The End of College? Inside a16z’s School for Tech Titans | Fortune Daily
Sep 30, 2026
Is the traditional college degree broken? Silicon Valley seems to think so. Andreessen Horowitz has officially launched a bold new experiment in San Francisco: a school for gifted high school graduates featuring no grades, no tests, no traditional teachers, and no accreditation. While the first cohort attends for free, future tuition could reach up to $90,000 a year. In this episode of Fortune Daily, Gagan Biyani, CEO of the Horowitz Andreessen Academy, joins us to discuss whether this unconventional model represents the future of higher education or an exclusive bet for the well-connected tech elite. Plus, Fortune Senior AI Reporter, Bea Nolan breaks down leaked Anthropic documents and what they reveal about the company's upcoming IPO. Additional images courtesy of Getty Images Subscribe to Fortune: https://fortune.com/subscribe/ 00:00 Gagan Biyani 17:32 Anthropic IPO
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