Joined a16z in 2019 and has led its growth investments in companies including OpenAI, Stripe, SpaceX and Databricks; spent seven years at General Atlantic before that.
Why their word counts: Host of the interview, not the source of the numbers. George's firm invests in Stripe (a16z is named among the funders of Stripe's 2026 tender offer), so George is not a neutral party.
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As a journalist, host or interviewer.
“ about 30% of our PRs in that week came from Minions” Will Gaybrick President, Technology and Business (also styled President of Product and Business) · Executive ,
Interview: Tokens Are the New Dollars | Stripe's Will Gaybrick & David George (podcast episode: "Stripe’s AI Strategy: Build More, Not Less") , The a16z Show (podcast and YouTube channel of Andreessen Horowitz, an investor in Stripe) , August 17, 2026. Reported by David George .
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“ last week, I think 7,000 PRs came from minions” Will Gaybrick President, Technology and Business (also styled President of Product and Business) · Executive ,
Interview: Tokens Are the New Dollars | Stripe's Will Gaybrick & David George (podcast episode: "Stripe’s AI Strategy: Build More, Not Less") , The a16z Show (podcast and YouTube channel of Andreessen Horowitz, an investor in Stripe) , August 17, 2026. Reported by David George .
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“ seller productivity has increased by 20%” Will Gaybrick President, Technology and Business (also styled President of Product and Business) · Executive ,
Interview: Tokens Are the New Dollars | Stripe's Will Gaybrick & David George (podcast episode: "Stripe’s AI Strategy: Build More, Not Less") , The a16z Show (podcast and YouTube channel of Andreessen Horowitz, an investor in Stripe) , August 17, 2026. Reported by David George .
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“ He's orchestrating 16 agents and he's going a whole lot faster.” Will Gaybrick President, Technology and Business (also styled President of Product and Business) · Executive ,
Interview: Tokens Are the New Dollars | Stripe's Will Gaybrick & David George (podcast episode: "Stripe’s AI Strategy: Build More, Not Less") , The a16z Show (podcast and YouTube channel of Andreessen Horowitz, an investor in Stripe) , August 17, 2026. Reported by David George .
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“ we're not saying, "Wow, we need fewer sellers." We're saying, "So, we need a lot more sellers."” Will Gaybrick President, Technology and Business (also styled President of Product and Business) · Executive ,
Interview: Tokens Are the New Dollars | Stripe's Will Gaybrick & David George (podcast episode: "Stripe’s AI Strategy: Build More, Not Less") , The a16z Show (podcast and YouTube channel of Andreessen Horowitz, an investor in Stripe) , August 17, 2026. Reported by David George .
[ Grade C ] Said in the last year Passage page
Stripe