Summary List PlacementAn analysis by newsletter writer Eric Newcomer on Andreessen Horowitz's (a16z's) strategy to stop talking with tech journalists and instead publish its own news and content directly made waves in the venture world last week. This was in large part because it discussed a16z's powerhouse communications pro, and party-thrower extraordinaire, Margit Wennmachers. But VCs tell Insider that a16z's strategy is neither new or unique.