{"id":20376,"date":"2023-06-08T23:56:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T15:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/?p=20376"},"modified":"2025-06-09T11:37:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T03:37:28","slug":"essays-by-marc-anderson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/06\/08\/essays-by-marc-anderson\/","title":{"rendered":"Two famous essays by Marc Anderson on software and artificial intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/06\/08\/essays-by-marc-anderson\/#Who_is_Marc_Anderson\" >Who is Marc Anderson?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/06\/08\/essays-by-marc-anderson\/#Related_content_in_my_book\" >Related content in my book<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/06\/08\/essays-by-marc-anderson\/#His_two_most_famous_articles\" >His two most famous articles<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/06\/08\/essays-by-marc-anderson\/#The_importance_of_these_two_articles\" >The importance of these two articles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/06\/08\/essays-by-marc-anderson\/#Web_links_to_these_two_articles\" >Web links to these two articles<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/06\/08\/essays-by-marc-anderson\/#Why_software_is_eating_the_world\" >Why software is eating the world<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/06\/08\/essays-by-marc-anderson\/#Why_artificial_intelligence_will_save_the_world\" >Why artificial intelligence will save the world?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/06\/08\/essays-by-marc-anderson\/#Related_articles\" >Related articles<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_Marc_Anderson\"><\/span>Who is Marc Anderson?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marc_Andreessen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marc Andreessen<\/a> is a well-known figure in the American technology world and silicon valley. His famous achievements are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He was the software engineer behind Mosaic, the world&#8217;s first web browser with a graphical user interface.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Co-founder of Netscape Corporation, Netscape acquired by America Online in 1998, and America Online merged with&nbsp;Time Warner  in 2010. AT&amp;T (: T) and Time Warner officially closed their merger in June 2018.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Co-founder and general partner of well-known venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (aka a16z).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Co-founder of the software company Opsware, which was later sold to Hewlett-Packard (ticker: HPQ).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Co-founder of Ning, a company that provides a platform for social networking sites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_content_in_my_book\"><\/span>Related content in my book<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In my book &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.books.com.tw\/products\/0010889106?sloc=main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Rules of Super Growth Stocks Investing<\/a>&#8220;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Section 3-2, pp. 158-159.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"His_two_most_famous_articles\"><\/span>His two most famous articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_importance_of_these_two_articles\"><\/span>The importance of these two articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to his lofty status in the software and venture capital industry, Marc Anderson is a well-known figure in the AAmerican technology world and silicon valley, and has published two famous articles with great influence. His published articles will attract wide attention and citations, and the importance of these two articles is no less than his contribution to the technology industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Web_links_to_these_two_articles\"><\/span>Web links to these two articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_software_is_eating_the_world\"><\/span>Why software is eating the world<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The article was published on August 20, 2011. The links to the Chinese and English versions are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chinese version: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/kknews.cc\/zh-tw\/finance\/x6ozkgr.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why Software Is Eating the World<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Original English version: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/SB10001424053111903480904576512250915629460\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why Software Is Eating the World<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_artificial_intelligence_will_save_the_world\"><\/span>Why artificial intelligence will save the world?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The article was published on June 6, 2023. The links to the Chinese and English versions are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chinese version: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/36kr.com\/p\/2291075569951362\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why Artificial Intelligence Will Save the World<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Original English version: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/a16z.com\/2023\/06\/06\/ai-will-save-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why AI Will Save The World<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"182\" height=\"121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Marc_Andreessen-1600x1200-1.jpg\" alt=\"Marc Anderson\" class=\"wp-image-20377\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">credit: wiki<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_articles\"><\/span>Related articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/10\/09\/geoffrey-hinton-nobel-prize\/\">Geoffrey Hinton, 2024 Nobel Physics winner, inadvertently helped Nvida transform to AI overlord<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/06\/08\/secrets-of-sand-hill-road\/\">a16z&#8217;s &#8220;Secrets of sand hill road&#8221; to investors and entrepreneurs<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/04\/29\/y-combinator\/\">How is Y Combinator different from other venture capital firms?<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/10\/12\/nobel-chemistry-ai-expert\/\">2024 Nobel Chemistry Prize awarded to 3 AI experts, accurately predict the 3D structure of proteins<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/06\/08\/essays-by-marc-anderson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Two famous essays by Marc Anderson on software and artificial intelligence<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/08\/19\/schmidts-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Schmidt&#8217;s removed speech deserves investors to read. 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