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retardmaxxing as anti-introspection meme

April 3, 2026a16z, Marc Andreessen

Marc Andreessen and a16z amplify 'retardmaxxing' as a work-and-execution ethos, with Andreessen joking it spreads into finance as 'valuationmaxx.'

There's this guy on YouTube who has basically a hundred videos on retardmaxxing.
It's basically just—retardmaxx. Go to work, do a good
Overheard in Silicon Valley: “My finance guy says he was watching your interview about retardmaxxing and he realized all we need to do is valuationmaxx. Proud moment.”
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