Suppose you develop a new technology that is valuable to some industry. The old approach was to sell or license your technology to the existing companies in that industry. The new approach is to build a complete, end-to-end product or service that bypasses existing companies. Andreessen Horowitz’s Chris Dixon, Balaji Srinivasan and Benedict Evans discuss the reasons behind, and advantages of, going “full stack.”

a16z Podcast: The Rise of Full Stack Startups

Lil Wayne ~ Believe Me (Feat. Drake)

This week on TiB, I'm joined by Liz Powers, co-founder and chief happiness spreader :) at ArtLifting.

ArtLifting empowers homeless and disabled individuals through the sale of their artwork (via ArtLifting's online art marketplace). Back in October, ArtLifting raised a $1.1 million seed round from Toms Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie, angel investor Joanne Wilson, author and entrepreneur Eric Ries, social impact accelerator Tumml and others after Liz Powers and her brother Spencer had bootstrapped the company to over six figures in revenue after launching in 2013.

ArtLifting Co-Founder Liz Powers [Tech In Boston #61]

Dave Gerhardt sits down with an entrepreneur or investor in the Boston startup community to talk about building a company in Boston. Learn more at techinboston.co.

ArtLifting Co-Founder Liz Powers [Tech In Boston #61]

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