Asia

7 statements across 7 episodes · 3 bullish · 2 bearish · 7 people on the record · first statement Feb 20, 2015 by Frank Meehan · said 138 times in 73 episodes since 2015 · across every show →

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Everything said about Asia, oldest first

Feb 20, 2015 bullish
Assertion Supported
Meehan: Asian e-commerce is early-stage and rapidly growing
“So in Asia, we don't do e-commerce really anywhere except in Asia, but in Asia, e-commerce is so early and so, and growing so fast that it's a fantastic opportunity.”
Frank Meehan Feb 20, 2015 ▶ 15:25 20 VC 013: Frank Meehan Series A, Spark Labs and The Future of The Asian Tech Market
Apr 27, 2015 bullish
Prediction Didn’t hold up
The RealReal plans to open outposts in Asia within two years
“The plan is in the next year or two to expand and put an outpost somewhere in Asia, if not two outposts in Asia, just because the demand for luxury goods there is so exceptional.”
Maha Ibrahim Apr 27, 2015 ▶ 11:20 20 VC 031: Investing in Gaming, Luxury Goods and Disruption with Maha Ibrahim, General Partner @ Canaan Partners
Feb 26, 2016 negative
Opinion
Gary Liu argues most tech blogs fail to cover Asia properly
“Tech blogs don't cover Asia properly. John happens to be embedded in Asia and knows the market really, really well. It's a fascinating marketplace, and I think he's the best at distilling what's going on there.”
Gary Liu Feb 26, 2016 ▶ 24:02 20VC: Digg CEO, Gary Liu on The Rebirth Of Digg & The Evolution Of Content
Apr 1, 2016 bullish
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Robinhood aims to expand globally across four continents within five years
“I would like to see Robin hood become an international financial services company. I would like to see us scale like internet company scale, not like tech or not like financial services companies. I would love to be live across. All of Europe, I would love to …”
Baiju Bhatt Apr 1, 2016 ▶ 22:12 20VC: RobinHood's Baiju Bhatt on The Importance Of Design in Fintech and Having A 10X Better Product
Jun 1, 2016
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Basu Trivedi: US AV adoption will be hybrid, Europe and Asia fleet-dominant
“So in Europe and Asia, where public transport is more prevalent and more used, I do think that a fleet-based approach, where you take out your phone, press a button, and an autonomous car comes and picks you up, But you don't necessarily own that car. It's sha…”
Nikhil Basu Trivedi Jun 1, 2016 ▶ 13:45 20VC: The Future For Autonomous Vehicles & How Software Is Eating Cars with Nikhil Basu Trivedi, Investor @ Shasta Ventures
Dec 2, 2024 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Storonsky: Asia will be harder than US to win due to licensing
“Well, because they don't allow your banking licenses, right?”
Nik Storonsky Dec 2, 2024 ▶ 32:29 Nik Storonsky, Revolut Founder: What Revolut Needs to Do to Hit $100BN Valuation | E1233 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Aug 31, 2026 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Katz: Over half of ClickHouse revenue and customers are outside North America
“Over half of our revenue comes from outside of the US. 40% here in EMEA, 10% in Asia. Over half of our customers are outside of North America.”
Aaron Katz Aug 31, 2026 ▶ 42:55 ClickHouse CEO: AI Margins Need to Improve | Revenue Concentration Should be a Concern
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