In a small Wisconsin town, far from the neon glow of Silicon Valley, a boy sat in a bedroom, typing code into a computer that hummed with possibility. That boy was Marc Andreessen, and his story; woven through the pages of this book; is the story of the internet itself. From those quiet beginnings in New Lisbon, where ambition was a private act, Marc built Mosaic, a browser that threw open the doors of the World Wide Web, and Netscape, a juggernaut that made the internet a household necessity. He battled giants, weathered setbacks, and emerged as a venture capitalist whose firm, Andreessen Horowitz, funded the future; Facebook, Airbnb, Coinbase, and more. His 2023 Techno-Optimist Manifesto dared us to dream of a “golden age” driven by AI and crypto, a vision as bold as his first lines of code. This book is more than a biography; it’s a journey through the digital age, seen through the eyes of a man who didn’t just witness it but shaped it. Marc’s life; from a self-taught coder to a billionaire kingmaker; is a testament to what happens when curiosity meets grit. His work changed how we live, work, and connect, from the websites we browse to the apps we tap. Yet his story also sparks questions: How far can technology take us? Can it, as Marc believes, solve our greatest challenges? As you turn these pages, you’ll meet a man who’s both visionary and provocateur, whose ideas inspire and divide, and whose legacy is coded into every corner of our digital world. For readers, this is an invitation to reflect on the technology that surrounds you; its power, its promise, its risks. Marc Andreessen’s blueprint, from Mosaic’s pixels to blockchain’s decentralized dream, challenges us to imagine what’s next. Will he continue to steer the future, as he has for decades, or will new pioneers build on his foundation? One thing is clear: his code changed the world, and his story will leave you inspired, curious, and ready to ponder your own role in the digital age.