Replit CEO Amjad Masad on HAA: A School With No Grades Where Trust Is the Design Principle
a16z · x · 2026-09-24
In conversation with a16z, Replit CEO Amjad Masad explains the thesis behind the Horowitz Andreessen Academy: ideal education today is a space to meander, go heads-down on obsessions, and work alongside unconventional peers. No grades, no tests—trust is the design principle, and 'side quests shouldn't be on the side.' Masad argues young people are needed to break molds, question deeply held beliefs, and attempt the impossible.
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