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People I think will be stars

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  1. Dhruv Gupta

    Product at a16z

    1. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

      Product

      2026-08 – Present

    2. Cosign

      Co-Founder

      Present

    3. Jane Street

      Strategy and Product Intern

      2026-05 – 2026-08

    Future lebron

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  2. Sophia Dew

    Host at MTS

    1. MTS

      Host

      2026-07 – Present

    2. Ethereum Foundation

      Developer Acceleration

      2026-02 – 2026-07

    3. Celo

      Developer Relations Engineering Lead

      2024-06 – 2026-02

    Super well spoken & always knows how to eloquently break ideas down / interact with guests on MTS

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  1. Sam Kaufman

    Content Partner at a16z; technology media and social

    1. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

      Content Partner, New Media

      2025 – Present

    2. Turpentine

      Podcast Producer

      2023 – 2025-04

    3. University of Virginia

      Undergraduate Researcher, Dolatshahi Systems Immunology Lab

      2021 – 2023

    Always knows exactly who to introduce someone to

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  2. Gajesh

    Engineer & Chaos Agent

    1. Eigen Labs

      Lead Research Engineer

      2023 – Present

    2. LayerZero

      Engineering

      2023-02 – 2023-09

    3. Solana Labs

      Engineering

      2022-12 – 2023-06

    Conscientious in every task and knows what people are exactly capable of.

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  1. Theo Jaffee

    Co-founder and host at MTS

    1. MTS

      Co-Founder and Host

      2026-04 – Present

    2. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

      Research Partner, New Media

      2026-04

  2. Steven Xiao

    Creative Partner at a16z

    1. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

      Creative Partner

      Present

    Extremely humble, knows how to fine tune deliverables & who’s right for what. Great to work with

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  1. Sophie

    Founding team at MTS

    1. MTS

      Internet Master

      2026-04 – Present

    2. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

      Head of Aura

      2025-02 – 2025-04

    I used to pray for times like when people would be as funny as @netcapgirl

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  1. Sofia Puccini

    Host at MTS

    1. MTS

      Host

      2026-04 – Present

    2. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

      New Media Fellow

      2026-01 – 2026

    Unbelievable aura outside of work, but also brings solid taste into whatever decisions are made

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