Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)Portfolio Services Partner
Sep 2025 — Present
Writer on the a16z Marketing Team.
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Cola Buskirk Gahm is a portfolio services partner at a16z. She founded Elessar Books to bring out-of-print works back into circulation and publishes its essays as Nicola Buskirk.
Cola Buskirk Gahm is a portfolio services partner at a16z. She founded Elessar Books to bring out-of-print works back into circulation and publishes its essays as Nicola Buskirk.
Career
Cubit CapitalInvestment Analyst
Apr 2024 — Apr 2025Dallas, Texas
Protocol LabsResearcher
Sep 2022 — Dec 2023
Co-founded, co-hosted, researched, and wrote scripts for the "Almost Impossible" podcast about the history of innovation.
Elessar BooksFounder / Owner
Jul 2020 — Apr 2023
Founded Elessar Books to republish out-of-print works for a new generation of readers.
The Hoover Institution, Stanford UniversityStudent Intern for Victor Davis Hanson
Sep 2019 — Jun 2022
Thiel FoundationResearch Intern
Jun 2021 — Aug 2021
Researched prospective foundation projects and reviewed Thiel Fellowship applications.
SubstackIntern
Apr 2021 — Jun 2021
Launched Substack’s "At Length" reading recommendations series and developed metrics to surface posts, newsletters, and authors.
American GreatnessResearch Intern
Jun 2017 — Jan 2021
Managed the daily newsletter and researched early U.S. history for radio segments.