'It's Time to Build' was an 🏷️#article published by 📝Marc Andreessen, founder of 📝Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), and published on April 18, 2020, during the early months of the 📝COVID-19 pandemic. The essay critiques the institutional failures across Western governments and societies in responding to the crisis, arguing that these failures stem not only from poor foresight but from a broader cultural reluctance to take action. Andreessen calls for a renewed emphasis on building—spanning infrastructure, manufacturing, education, housing, healthcare, and more—as a way to restore economic dynamism, societal progress, and the American dream. He frames this imperative as both nonpartisan and urgent, urging individuals, institutions, and political factions alike to recommit to tangible production and innovation.
