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David Haber: General Partner, a16z
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Published 17th March, 2026.
Episode #249 features a rare in-depth conversation with David Haber, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, one of the world’s leading venture capital firms (managing $40B+), where he focuses on technology investments in B2B software and financial services. Before that, he founded Bond Street, a fintech startup acquired by Goldman Sachs, where he later worked on strategy, partnerships and new ventures.
In discussion with Vidit Agarwal, David reflects on his journey from growing up in a Mexican-Jewish family, sharing deeply personal and professional insights on identity, ambition and belonging. He unpacks what it really takes to build and sell a company from his own lived experience, the emotional comedown after an acquisition, and the shift from founder to operating inside institutions like Goldman Sachs.
Hear David's perspective on how to spot competitive compounding advantages in people and businesses, recognising talent early, and whether he'd pick Marc Andreessen or Ben Horowitz for his 5 person learning room. David also compares NYC to SF, and the pros and cons of each city. Please enjoy exploring your curiosity.
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The High Flyers Podcast features in-depth interviews with the world’s most relatable role models in business, tech, finance, government and sport in the US, Australia, India and New Zealand. Launched in 2020, it ranks in the global top ten ranked podcasts, with listeners in 27 countries, 250+ episodes released, and featured in Forbes, Daily Telegraph, and at SXSW.
Our 250+ guests over the past 6.5 years include: Malcolm Turnbull (Prime Minister of Australia), Jason Collins (CEO, BlackRock, Asia Pacific), Brad Banducci (CEO, Woolworths), Michael Schneider (CEO, Bunnings), Elena Verna (Head of Growth, Lovable), Vandita Pant (CFO, BHP), David Haber (Partner, a16z), Jodie Auster (Uber's Global Head of Travel), Rob Giglio (CCO, Canva), Jean-Michel Limieux (CTO, Shopify and Atlassian), David Eckstein (CFO, Legora), Stevie Case (CRO, Vanta), John Haddock (CBO, Harvey), Mark Suster (Partner, Upfront Ventures), Niki Scevak (Partner, Blackbird), Craig Tiley (CEO, USA Tennis), Jeanne DeWitt Grosser (COO, Vercel), Paul Bassat (Partner, Square Peg), Bowen Pan (Creator, Facebook Marketplace), Peter Varghese (Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Australian Government), Sam Sicilia (CIO, Hostplus), Jack Zhang (CEO, Airwallex), Tim Doyle (CEO, Eucalyptus), Sukhinder Singh Cassidy (CEO, Xero), Sanjeev Gandhi (CEO, Orica), Philip Green (Australia's Ambassador/High Commissioner to India), Vivek Bhatia (CEO, MUFG), Cristina Cordova (COO, Linear) and Gautam Chari (Head of Capital Commitments, Bank of America).
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