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The Office That Came Before the Company
Sakebomb rented an office before it had a business, then turned Hollywood movie sites, skate culture and a taste for mischief into a working model for the early web. Its surviving portfolio is a time capsule of what happened when a tiny studio was allowed to make the campaign part of the entertainment.
Step
Step is a new-media and events company that runs one of the largest technology festivals in the Middle East and North Africa. Founded by Ray Dargham in 2011, it stages the annual Step Conference in Dubai and Saudi Arabia, publishes tech newsletters and social platforms like StepFeed, and connects founders, investors and builders. From a first edition of roughly 100 people, it has grown to draw more than 8,000 attendees, with startups featured on its stages collectively raising billions in funding. In 2026 the company extended its model to San Francisco with an AI-focused edition.
Zoe Wang
Zoe Wang is the Operations Partner on the New Media team at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), the storied Silicon Valley venture firm that manages over $39 billion in assets. She came to a16z through the firm's acquihire of Turpentine, the fast-growing podcast network that became the backbone of a16z's media ambitions. Before Turpentine, Wang built a career spanning venture capital operations, capital markets, and investor relations at firms including 10X Capital and SAX Capital. Based in New York, she sits at the intersection of media, operations, and venture — the rare ops executive who understands both the spreadsheet and the microphone.