Lionel Messi
2 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jul 27, 2025 by Fernando Fanton · said 39 times in 19 episodes since 2015 · across every show →
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brought up most by Tarek Mansour (12), Harry Stebbings (8), Niccolo De Masi (4), Des Traynor (4), Richard Socher (2), Alexis Ohanian (2), Matt Lerner (1), Mario Schlosser (1)
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2026 3 mentions in 2 episodes 2 per episode
2025 13 mentions in 3 episodes 4 per episode
- Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour on Raising $1BN, CNN and CNBC Deals & the Polymarket Feud · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- Predictions for 2026: Top Buy & Biggest Short | Why Salesforce Could Win & NVIDIA’s Challenges · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- 20Product: Should We Kill the PM Role Entirely | How Does Product Design Change Most in a World of AI | How Do Monzo Build Product Today: What Works, What Does Not | Why Most Product Sucks and What Makes Truly Great Product
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2024 7 mentions in 5 episodes 1 per episode
- Alexis Ohanian: The Full P&L Breakdown of the World's Most Valuable Women's Sports Team | E1187 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- Ara Mahdessian: ServiceTitan Would Not Be the Success if We Raised VC Earlier | E1175 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- Dax Dasilva: $900M ARR at $2.6BN Market Cap?! Lightspeed, The Most Undervalued Public Company |E1188 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- Alex Wang: Why Data Not Compute is the Bottleneck to Foundation Model Performance | E1164 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- Mario Schlosser: "How to Deal with a 94% Decline in Market Cap" | E1136 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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2023 10 mentions in 6 episodes 2 per episode
- Adam Mosseri: Why Video Is Bad For Business; Does Feed Matter Anymore? | E1039 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- The Ultimate AI Roundtable: What Happens Now in AI, Why Google are Vulnerable | E1085 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- Des Traynor: How to Survive and Thrive in a World of OpenAI | E1082 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- Danny Cohen: From Leading the BBC to Leading Venture Capitalist |E1079 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- 20VC: The Biggest AI Leaders on What Matters More; Model Size or Data Size & Where Does The Value in AI Accrue; to Startups or to Incumbents
- Richard Socher: The 3 Biggest Barriers to Building AGI; AI Startups vs Incumbents | E1050 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- every mention in 2023, scene by scene →
2022 1 mention in 1 episode
2016 4 mentions in 1 episode
Everything said about Lionel Messi, oldest first
Jul 27, 2025
Fanton: Top Athletes Are Distinguished By Competitive Mindset Over Raw Talent
“If you look at the number one players in the world, in any sports, it's the mind. Jordan, Federer, Nadal, Ronaldo. You think Messi's chill? They're not chill, right? They're like freaks, competitive. It's all about their own improvement.”