The term „speedrun” is usually reserved for Super Mario.
„In games, a speedrun is a runthrough where you try to beat the game as fast as you possibly can,” said Josh Lu, principal at Andreessen Horowitz. „A canonical example is Super Mario Brothers, where there’s a set number of levels and you have to beat them all as fast as you can. You don’t get extra credit for getting more coins, larger Marios, flower Marios. You just get credit for how quickly you beat the game.”
And, in startups, certain principles of this can apply.
„Speed really matters in early-stage startups, the speed by which teams execute, the speed by which they answer the important questions,” said Lu. „Can you get to product-market fit? Do you know your audience? Are you able to hire great people to fill out your team? Speed matters.”
Lu helps run a16z speedrun, an accelerator the firm started in 2023 in San Francisco and Los Angeles to focus on games. Since its founding, speedrun has backed more t
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