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Sharon Chang
Sharon Chang is an Operating Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), where she manages fund and deal operations across the Venture, Seed, and speedrun funds. A seasoned operator with over 15 years in product marketing and product management, she previously led marketing at Rockmelt (acquired by Yahoo), directed Yahoo's Digital Magazines initiative, and honed her craft at Opsware and NEC. At a16z she's published definitive playbooks on product marketing and co-hosted podcasts with Ben Horowitz. Beyond the portfolio, she chairs the board of trustees at Woodland School in Portola Valley, runs half marathons, and is deeply rooted in the Bay Area community.
Eric Vishria
Eric Vishria is a General Partner at Benchmark Capital, one of Silicon Valley's most selective venture firms, where he has led investments in companies like Confluent, Cerebras Systems, Benchling, and Amplitude. Before venture, he co-founded RockMelt (acquired by Yahoo in 2013) and spent years at Loudcloud/Opsware through its $1.65B HP acquisition - an experience he describes as a graduate education in startup warfare. Known for his 'slope over starting point' framework for evaluating founders and his early warnings about AI capital implosion, Vishria brings rare operator depth to a firm built on equal-economics, no-hierarchy partnerships.