Meet the second cohort of a16z New Media Fellows
A new group of 65 storytellers, creators, substackers, and comms leaders shaping the future of new media
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The a16z New Media Fellowship is back for round two! We’re excited to introduce a brand-new cohort of 65 generational storytellers, podcasters, X-poasters, and substackers at the frontier of new media.
The fellowship kicks off next week and will run through the summer. Here’s a glimpse into the group:
Noah Smith, Economist and writer, Noahpinion
Chris Painter, President of METR
Aly Pavela, Head of Community Communications at Stripe
Rohan Kumar, Head of Vertical Platforms at MrBeast
Hannah Broadhurst, Head of Entertainment & Content Marketing at Amazon
Danielle Meister Lurie, Head of Global Comms, Social Media, & Film at Zipline
Thijs Simonian, Co-Director of Stanford TreeHacks
Ian Curtis, Technical Staff Member at World Labs
Madison Kanna, Software Engineer at Baseten
Grace Werner, VP of Growth at the Foundation for American Innovation
Katherine Dee, Writer of default.blog
Austin Schumacher, prev VP of Marketing at UTA, VP of Brand at Coinbase, Head of Brand Marketing at Lyft
Anu Atluru, Writer of Working Theorys
Adel Wu, Growth at Reducto, prev SWE at Meta
Christian Catalini, Founder of the MIT Cryptoeconomics Lab
We hope you’ll join us in celebrating this group for everything they’ve accomplished so far - and in following their journey ahead!
If you’re interested, you can also sign up here to stay in the loop about future fellowships and new media opportunities.
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