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General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz · Nov 19, 2025 · Essay, Bitter Economics

There’s a reason the fastest-growing AI companies are hiring software engineers as fast as they can.

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Martin Casado, General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
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Bitter Economics
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Coding, Work
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Andreessen Horowitz
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