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Robert Hackett is the head of content and editorial for a16z crypto at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. Previously, Robert was a senior writer and tech editor at Fortune where he co-chaired the Brainstorm Tech and Brainstorm Finance conferences, cofounded Fortune’s crypto franchise The Ledger, co-managed the 40 Under 40 list, and wrote newsletters including Data Sheet. He received national recognition for his reporting, including as a finalist for the 2018 Larry Birger Young Business Journalist Award. His work on the Aug./Sept. 2021 issue of the magazine, “Crypto vs. Wall Street,” helped raise millions of dollars in NFT sales and won “best innovation project” and runner-up for “best business reporting” at the 2021 EPPY Awards.