marc andreessen, innovation, 2009Top VC firm Andreessen Horowitz invested a whopping $49 million in Jawbone, a maker of high-end headsets for smartphones, AllThingsD says.

On its face, this seems odd: why would a VC firm best known for bets on social media and software invest in a gadget maker?

But we remember an old video of Marc Andreessen, who was an angel investor in Jawbone, back when he'd just started Andreessen Horowitz. He mentioned Jawbone as a company worth investing in, because it's in a usually under-appreciated sector, and has huge potential. Why?




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