Next to no one at A16Z is qualified to review new, correct, significant, powerful, valuable, useful technical material, review research papers in technical fields submitted to peer-reviewed journals of original research, be a problem sponsor at NSF, NIH, or DARPA, or be even an assistant professor at a research university in a technical field.

An entrepreneur with some new, correct, significant, powerful, valuable, useful technical material as the crucial, core technology of an information technology startup would face a serious threat with a partner at A16Z on their Board because that person would not be able to evaluate budgets and projects for new technical work for the company.