Rebuilding the Internet for Privacy | Barrett Lyon on DoxxNet
The a16z Show
- Published
- October 1, 2026
- Duration
- 45:23
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- Last updated
- Oct 4, 2026
Discusses a16z’s Joel de la Garza sits down with DoxxNet founder Barrett Lyon to discuss what it would take to…
Summary
a16z’s Joel de la Garza sits down with DoxxNet founder Barrett Lyon to discuss what it would take to rebuild the internet around privacy, direct communication, and less dependence on centralized intermediaries.Barrett explains why he thinks traditional VPNs only solve part of the problem and how DoxxNet is building a parallel mesh network where users can …
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a16z’s Joel de la Garza sits down with DoxxNet founder Barrett Lyon to discuss what it would take to rebuild the internet around privacy, direct communication, and less dependence on centralized intermediaries.Barrett explains why he thinks traditional VPNs only solve part of the problem and how DoxxNet is building a parallel mesh network where users can communicate peer-to-peer, transfer large files, make calls, and message without routing those interactions through a central application server