hi, i'm richard.  18, la/sf

i make videos for founders & startups.
i dropped out of college (@ northwestern '29) to join @ andreesen horowitz (a16z).

previously head of marketing at aviato ($2.3m raised, backed by 8vc & soma). fmr partner at forbes venture arm, directed campaigns for cluely, un, more. founded unhrd (backed by forbes & randi zuckerberg). 

i also angel invest in young founders, so feel free to reach out.

 

let's connect: X, LinkedIn, Instagram

email: rzheng@a16z.com | richard@unhrd.xyz

wanna chat? let's do it. 

recent: 

•  aug 6, 2025 (rillet x a16z): Rillet $70M Series B  ssssLaunch Video Announcement (Director & Producer - New Media)

•  jul 31, 2025 (fal x a16z): Fal $125M Series C Launch Video Announcement (Creative Producer - New Media)

•  jun 17, 2025 (browserbase): Director Launch Video - 500k+ impressions (Director)

• apr 25, 2025 (sperm racing): The World's First Sperm Race - 500m+ impressions (Creative Director) 

• apr 20, 2025 (cluely): Cluely - Launch Video (Director)

• jan 26, 2025 (z fellows): Z Fellows Cohort - January

• oct 4, 2024 (united nations): SDG Exhibition - United Nations SDG Action Campaign, Creating a Hopeful Future: Summit of the Future Youth Action Day (Marketing)

• apr 7, 2024 (forbes): UNHRD X ForbesWeb3 Partnership (Partner)

• jan 18, 2024 (axiom space & spacex): Gemni Exchange: Space Grails, Axiom Space Interview (Artist)

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here's some of my values & beliefs:

1. "live a good story."

2. "it is in the roots, not the branches, that a tree's greatest strength lies. never forget your roots."

3. "listen to your heart kid and you'll never go wrong."

4. "the brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."

5. "be the person you wish you had in your life. that is the epiphany. for yourself. for others."

6. "how do you expect others to believe in you when you don't believe in yourself?"

7. "no matter where you are in life, you always have more to learn and see."

8. "see life with childlike wonder. believe in magic."

9. "don't think. just do."

10. "success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it."