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At the end of 2022, our team at a16z asked dozens of partners across the firm to spotlight one big idea that startups in their fields could tackle in 2023.\n\nEmerging from this exercise came 40+ builder-worthy pursuits for the year, ranging from entertainment franchise games to precision delivery of medicine to small modular reactors, and of course loads of AI applications.\n\nIn our 2-part series, we\u2019ll be covering 12 of these big ideas with the partners that shared them.\n\nHere in part 1, we\u2019ll cover Consumer, Games, and Enterprise, with a little Fintech sprinkled in. Listen in as we chat with Connie Chan, Anne Lee Skates, Jack Soslow, Doug McCracken, Sarah Wang, and Sumeet Singh.\n\nAnd look out for part 2 dropping soon, covering Fintech, American Dynamism, and Bio & Health!\n\nAnd for the full list of 40+ ideas, check out the full article: https://a16z.com/2022/12/15/big-ideas-in-tech-2023/ \n\nTopics Covered:\n\n(1:30) Breakthroughs in Buying (Finally!) - Connie Chan\n(16:40) Unlocking the \u201cThird Place\u201d - Anne Lee Skates\n(30:14) Games as a Neverending Turing Test - Jack Soslow\n(46:09) The Metaverse Goes Fashion Forward - Doug McCracken\n(59:24) Generative AI Advances Beyond \u201cText to Image\u201d to Complex Workflows - Sarah Wang\n(1:12:23) Embracing Large Language Models and Maintaining Trust - Sumeet Singh