In July 2025 leaked WhatsApp messages reviewed by Washington Post, Andreessen attacked Stanford and MIT as "political lobbying operations fighting American innovation" and said "the combination of DEI and immigration is politically lethal." Wrote "my people are furious and not going to take it anymore." Previously appeared on Joe Rogan as a full MAGA member in November 2024.
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Techno-Optimist Manifesto explicitly rejects DEI as part of "enemy" ideology. Called diversity initiatives "central planning." a16z has no diversity reports and minimal representation in leadership.
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See all →On the Lex Fridman Podcast (#458, January 2025), Andreessen stated he had argued "the pro high-skilled immigration argument many, many times, the H-1B argument many times" in Washington. Called the H-1B "a mechanism by which you can get super smart people from the rest of the world, import them in, keep them here to increase the productivity of US companies." Advocated doing both: bringing skilled immigrants while also training American talent, saying "what if we did both?" to "diffuse the issue."