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Welcome to 16 Minutes, our show on the a16z podcast network where we talk about tech trends that are dominating news headlines, industry buzz, and where we are on the long arc of innovation. \n\nToday\u2019s episode actually features a look back at the GameStop saga \u2014 the stock market drama that some headlines described as a \u201cDavid-and-Goliath battle\u201d that quote \u201cupended Wall Street.\u201d \n\nFor quick basic context, here\u2019s what happened: A group of Reddit users mass-purchased and drove up prices of stock in the video game retailer GameStop, forcing short sellers including hedge funds and institutional investors to back out in a short squeeze, pushing prices even higher. But beyond the news, this also portended other, broader trends including redefining the power of retail investors, the phenomenon of meme stocks, and more. \n\nSo in this episode \u2014 which is from a conversation that originally took place live on Clubhouse (and which, by the way, can also be found on the a16z Live feed) \u2014 a16z co-founder Marc Andreessen talks to Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of the hedge fund Citadel, which was a key player in GameStop as both a market maker and investor. You\u2019ll also hear a16z general partner and fintech expert Alex Rampell join later in the conversation.\n \nGriffin also just purchased (in a Sotheby\u2019s auction a little over 2 weeks ago) one of the original copies of the U.S. Constitution, an auction in which a decentralized autonomous organization called ConstitutionDAO also bid on buying it. Marc and Ken touch briefly on this at the very end.