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Intermountain breaks ground on Nevada's first stand-alone children's hospital

Committed $150 million to the hospital with wife Felicia

Nevada's first stand-alone children's hospital broke ground on October 26 in southwest Las Vegas. The Felicia and Ben Horowitz Children's Hospital, an Intermountain Health project costing more than $1 billion, will occupy a 33-acre site at UNLV's Harry Reid Research and Technology Park and open with 180 inpatient beds in 2030.

Updated Oct 31

Andreessen Horowitz launches SF academy for 'builders' with no grades or degree

New Capabilities

As of September 2026: Active

Horowitz Andreessen Academy, announced September 22 by venture firm Andreessen Horowitz, is a for-profit San Francisco school for high school graduates who want to build startups instead of earning a degree. The founding class of about 50 students attends tuition-free for one year starting September 2027, with no grades, tests, or homework.

Updated Sep 23

Notable Quotes

"I don't want anyone in Las Vegas to lose a child because we don't have the right health care."

from Intermountain breaks ground on Nevada's first stand-alone children's hospital · Updated Oct 31

If you want to be a main character, we can help you do that. If you want to be a cog in a machine, then this isn’t going to be the best place for you.

from Andreessen Horowitz launches SF academy for 'builders' with no grades or degree · Updated Sep 23

The training that worked for the Industrial Revolution isn't going to map perfectly onto the AI revolution, so somebody has to pioneer how you train a person for this new world.

from Andreessen Horowitz launches SF academy for 'builders' with no grades or degree · Updated Sep 23