Episode · a16z Podcast · 2025-04-30

Books mentioned on The Software Crisis Behind America's Infrastructure

1 book · With Phillip Buckendorf, Lt. Gen. Leonard J. Kosinski · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Today’s critical infrastructure—air traffic, logistics, defense—is powered by legacy software. And that’s a problem.

Mentioned: The Hundred-Year Marathon by Michael Pillsbury.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   The Hundred-Year Marathon

   Michael Pillsbury · at 39:07

   The Hundred-Year Marathon by Michael Pillsbury is a geopolitical book examining China's long-term strategy to surpass the United States as a global superpower.

   Discussed

   “There's a book out there called the hundred-year marathon by Michael Pillsbury. Just some of the background, the premise of the book is that adversaries like China have been looking at our vulnerabilities and supply chains for quite some time.”

   Speaker The Software Crisis Behind America's Infrastructure 2025-04-30 Listen at 39:07

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