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1. 1 Sep 22 8:35 AM

   Academy's educational model centers on "Pursuits" and mentorship

   The school replaces traditional curricula with student-directed projects called Pursuits and short courses (two days to four weeks) taught by tech founders. Faculty and guest speakers include Sam Altman, Brian Armstrong, Marc Andreessen, and Naval Ravikant.

   “Pursuits are the core unit of education at The Academy. They are personal projects, quests, startup ideas, and rabbit holes that define the student experience.”

   1. 9 outlets Andreessen Horowitz launches tech academy for high school graduates; Nvidia, OpenAI among founding partners

      first by ANI News, 1d ago · also The Tech Portal, Seeking Alpha, Bloomberg, Bloomberg Law, Forbes, CBS News +2

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      • Andreessen Horowitz launches AI academy as an alternative to college degree The Tech Portal · 1d ago
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      • Andreessen Horowitz Launches AI School as a College Alternative Bloomberg.com · 1d ago
      • Andreessen Horowitz Launches AI-Focused College Alternative Forbes · 1d ago
      • Andreessen Horowitz launches AI school as college alternative CBS News · 1d ago
      • What to know about the Horowitz Andreessen Academy, Silicon Valley's $42 million AI-era college alternative Business Insider · 16h ago
      • Andreessen Horowitz is launching a tuition-free AI school as a college alternative Quartz · 16h ago
   2. 7 outlets Tech elite's new school Horowitz Andreessen Academy aims to replace university

      first by The Economic Times, 1d ago · also Horowitz Andreessen Academy, a16z, Andreessen Horowitz, The Verge, SF Standard, The San Francisco Standard

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      • Horowitz Andreessen Academy Launches in San Francisco for the World's Most Ambitious Young Builders Horowitz Andreessen Academy · 1d ago
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      • Andreessen Horowitz is launching an ‘academy’ with no homework and partnerships with Palantir, Google, and Meta Mastodon · 1d ago
      • No grades, no tests, no degree: Andreessen Horowitz launching SF academy for ‘builders’ SF Standard · 1d ago
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     Today, we’re launching an ambitious new school called The Horowitz Andreessen Academy. Based in San Francisco, The Academy serves the most promising young high school graduates. We think this can be an elite institution that attracts top tier talent. One that prepares students

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     "The tuition for the two-year program is expected to be similar to that of elite private universities." https://www. cbsnews.com/news/andreessen-ho rowitz-ai-school-college-alternative/

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     BREAKING: a16z Launches The Horowitz Andreessen Academy with $42M in Funding Yes, a school. The Academy is an unaccredited, residential alternative to a 4-year degree in San Francisco, led by Founder & CEO Gagan Biyani (@gaganbiyani) (Udemy, Maven). Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) & Erik Torenberg (@...

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2. backgroundSep 22

   Academy announces 10 founding partner companies — The school launched with partnerships including Anduril, Anthropic, Coinbase, Google, Meta, NVIDIA, OpenAI, Palantir, Replit, and Stripe, who will provide compute access, curriculum collaboration, and hiring opportunities. Over 40 additional hiring partners will also consider students for internships and full-time roles.

3. backgroundSep 22

   Andreessen Horowitz announces The Horowitz Andreessen Academy — a16z launched a selective post-secondary school in San Francisco targeting ambitious young builders. The academy emphasizes project-based learning without traditional grades, short courses from tech founders, and real-world opportunities through founding partnerships with 10 major tech companies.