US economy

also referred to as: u.s. economy

5 statements across 5 episodes · 1 bullish · 4 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement May 3, 2017 by Brendan Wallace · across every show →

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May 3, 2017 bullish

Assertion Supported

Real estate represents 14 percent of the US economy

“Obviously, you have real estate, which is the largest industry in the U.S. It's 14% of the U.S. Economy. It's the largest asset class. It's the largest lending category. It's the largest store of consumer wealth.”

Brendan Wallace May 3, 2017 ▶ 4:47 20VC: How LPs Can Add Strategic Value To Portfolio Companies & Why Real Estate Is On Every Whiteboard In Silicon Valley with Brendan Wallace, Co-Founder @ Fifth Wall

May 26, 2020 bearish

Prediction Not checkable as stated

Elad Gil: Summer 2020 will be an economic 'valley of false hope'

“I think May to July or May to August or May to September, something like that is going to be the valley of false hope in some sense, and I hope I'm wrong.”

Elad Gil May 26, 2020 ▶ 16:19 20VC: Elad Gil on Startup Offense and Defence in a Recession, How The Venture Landscape Has Shifted & All Things Valuations, Secondaries and Layoffs

Apr 21, 2023 bearish

Prediction Not checkable as stated

Tunguz: Macroeconomic conditions will deteriorate by end of 2023

“I think we will probably be in a worse place by the end of 23.”

Tomasz Tunguz Apr 21, 2023 ▶ 52:22 Tomasz Tunguz: How I Raised $230M; ChatGPT vs. Google; How LLMs Work; Trump vs DeSantis | E1004 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings

May 1, 2023 bearish

Prediction Didn’t hold up

Carney: Banking turmoil will slow US growth and trigger a recession

“Let's say in the US, it'll probably slow growth by, you know, half to three quarters of a percentage point. It's probably enough if people felt that the US economy was on the cusp of you know, this narrow path between avoiding recession and having a recession.…”

Mark Carney May 1, 2023 ▶ 25:49 Mark Carney: First Republic Bank Fails; Will Interest Rates Rise? Global Warming's Net Zero | E1008 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings

Jul 7, 2025 negative

Assertion Partly supported

Galloway: Seven Companies Represent 34% of the S&P 500

“34% of the S&P is represented by seven companies, and 50% of the equity value of the world, and 70% of the enterprise value, if included the debt, is wrapped up in the U.S. Economy, which has seven companies, and if any of those seven companies sneeze, the who…”

Scott Galloway Jul 7, 2025 ▶ 1:06 Scott Galloway on Billionaire Happiness, Money & Self-Worth | Why We Should Drink More & Not WFH · 20VC with Harry Stebbings

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