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also referred to as: saudi · saudi arabia · saudis

3 statements across 3 episodes · 7 bullish · 2 bearish · 7 people on the record · first statement May 16, 2022 by David Fialkow · said 50 times in 25 episodes since 2018 · across every show →

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brought up most by Harry Stebbings (10), Shaun Maguire (9), Jonathan Ross (5), Sheel Mohnot (3), Emil Michael (3), Andrew Feldman (3), Shervin Pishevar (2), Mudassir Sheikha (2)

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2026 2 mentions in 2 episodes 1 per episode
2025 13 mentions in 8 episodes 2 per episode
2024 16 mentions in 5 episodes 3 per episode
2023 12 mentions in 6 episodes 2 per episode
2022 6 mentions in 3 episodes 2 per episode
2018 1 mention in 1 episode

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Everything said about saudi-arabia, oldest first

May 16, 2022 negative
Assertion Partly supported
Fialkow: Distributors refused to buy 'The Dissident' over Saudi fears
“Couldn't get the film sold. It was one of the best films that we ever made, and no film company would buy it. No film company would distribute it, because they honestly were all scared of the Saudis. And it taught me a lesson. Right after winning an Academy Aw…”
David Fialkow May 16, 2022 ▶ 46:01 20VC: The Founding of General Catalyst, What it Takes to Build a Firm That Stands the Test of Time, Why VCs Need to Give Founders Greater Permission to Go For It & Why Venture Capital is Like Tennis with David Fialkow, Co-Founder @ General Catalyst
Jul 17, 2023 negative
Disclosure
Mohnot: VCs who opposed Saudi money are now hypocritically seeking it
“We haven't, but I think it is very hypocritical that all these folks who were anti-Saudi money are now over there just praising everything.”
Sheel Mohnot Jul 17, 2023 ▶ 5:59 Sheel Mohnot: How I Got Married in the Metaverse; Founder vs Product vs Market | E1035 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Sep 4, 2023 positive
Disclosure
Careem Outcompeted Uber in Saudi Arabia by Enabling Cash Payments
“Early in Saudi Saudi Arabia, which is of course the largest market in the region not many people at that time had credit cards, or even if they had credit cards, they were not able to use credit cards, and people just preferred paying in cash. So this was some…”
Mudassir Sheikha Sep 4, 2023 ▶ 22:25 Mudassir Sheikha: The Meeting that Led to $3.1BN Buyout: The Battle Between Uber and Careem | E1056 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Sep 4, 2023 positive
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Sheikha: Middle East Stock Exchanges Will Resolve Regional Tech IPO Constraints
“You can see a line of sight to that problem being solved. I think in Dubai, in Abu Dhabi, in Saudi, there are local and regional exchanges that are open for business. Some ideas have happened already and inshallah more will happen. So I feel that over time tha…”
Mudassir Sheikha Sep 4, 2023 ▶ 46:53 Mudassir Sheikha: The Meeting that Led to $3.1BN Buyout: The Battle Between Uber and Careem | E1056 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Aug 12, 2024 positive
Opinion
Maguire: MBS is a fantastic reformer modernizing Saudi Arabia rapidly
“From my perspective, Saudi Arabia, despite what the media says, Saudi Arabia has been modernizing at an unbelievable rate. I'm personally a big fan of MBS. I think he's been a fantastic reformer.”
Shaun Maguire Aug 12, 2024 ▶ 9:03 Shaun Maguire: Why Iran is the World's Greatest Evil & Trump is the Only Hope for Peace | E1189 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Sep 30, 2024 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Tang: SHEIN has established a massive customer following in Saudi Arabia
“By the way, we have a huge, very, very grateful that we have a very good following in Saudi Arabia, for example.”
Donald Tang Sep 30, 2024 ▶ 32:27 Donald Tang: How SHEIN Got So Big So Fast - The Fastest Growing Company in History | E1208 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Feb 17, 2025 positive
Assertion Supported
Groq Completed Saudi AI Deployment in 51 Days
“Ah, the recent deployment we did in, in Saudi Arabia 51 days from contract to the first tokens being served in production in country.”
Jonathan Ross Feb 17, 2025 ▶ 23:05 Jonathan Ross, Founder & CEO @ Groq: NVIDIA vs Groq - The Future of Training vs Inference | E1260 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Sep 29, 2025 bullish
Prediction Open · timeframe Sep 2030
Ross: Saudi Arabia will build 4 gigawatts of data center power
“They're going to build out three to four gigawatts in the very near future.”
Jonathan Ross Sep 29, 2025 ▶ 39:42 Groq Founder, Jonathan Ross: OpenAI & Anthropic Will Build Their Own Chips & Will NVIDIA Hit $10TRN · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Mar 30, 2026 positive
Opinion
Andreessen praises Gulf State leaders as the most compelling political figures
“In the last five years it's the heads of, I would say in particular UAE Saudi Qatar Kuwait. There is something really special happening in those countries.”
Marc Andreessen Mar 30, 2026 ▶ 53:16 Marc Andreessen: Will a16z Go Public & Why Labour Displacement with AI is Wrong? · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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