Western world

1 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Apr 28, 2025 by Taavet Hinrikus · said 58 times in 29 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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brought up most by Matt Grimm (10), Harry Stebbings (7), Kevin Chou (6), Shaun Maguire (4), Sam Lessin (4), Matt Clifford (4), Alan Chang (3), Vinod Khosla (2)

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2026 7 mentions in 5 episodes 1 per episode

Fuse CEO Alan Chang: The Revolut Playbook of Speed & Ownership, Why Founders Aren’t Ambitious Enough · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Jan 5, 2026 · 3 mentions · from 26:15
Canva Slashes Growth | Talent Exodus at Google | Revolut's $50B CEO Package | Musk's $55B Terrafab Aug 12, 2026 · 1 mention · from 14:44
Should the US Ban Chinese Open-Source Models | OpenRouter's Chance To Sell | Stripe Buying PayPal Jul 23, 2026 · 1 mention · from 1:44
OpenAI vs Anthropic vs Open-Source | Token Maxing, AI Hangovers & The Coming ROI Reckoning · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Jun 13, 2026 · 1 mention · from 1:11:44
Marc Andreessen: Will a16z Go Public & Why Labour Displacement with AI is Wrong? · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Mar 30, 2026 · 1 mention · from 24:33
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2025 6 mentions in 6 episodes 1 per episode

AI Fund’s GP, Andrew Ng: LLMs as the Next Geopolitical Weapon & Do Margins Still Matter in AI? · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Nov 17, 2025 · 1 mention · from 58:03
General Catalyst CEO, Hemant Taneja: Lessons Scaling GC to $40BN in AUM · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Sep 22, 2025 · 1 mention · from 30:52
KKR's Head of European PE, Philipp Freise: Do Andreessen & General Catalyst Scare KKR? · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Jun 30, 2025 · 1 mention · from 52:27
Andrew Feldman, Cerebras Co-Founder and CEO: The AI Chip Wars & The Plan to Break Nvidia's Dominance · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Mar 24, 2025 · 1 mention · from 1:06:03
Jonathan Ross: DeepSeek Special - How Should OpenAI and the US Government Respond | E1253 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Jan 29, 2025 · 1 mention · from 32:44
Mike Maples: Three Frameworks to Evaluate Startups and Founders | E1242 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Jan 6, 2025 · 1 mention · from 1:11:46
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2024 23 mentions in 8 episodes 3 per episode

Matt Grimm, Co-Founder @Anduril: How a Trump Administration Changes the Defence Industry | E1224 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Nov 11, 2024 · 10 mentions · from 0:08
Shaun Maguire: Why Iran is the World's Greatest Evil & Trump is the Only Hope for Peace | E1189 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Aug 12, 2024 · 4 mentions · from 5:24
Matt Clifford: The Bull & Bear Case for China's Ability to Challenge the US' AI Capabilities | E1172 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Jul 1, 2024 · 4 mentions · from 19:32
Marc Benioff, Salesforce Founder: Why Salesforce Isn't Hiring Software Engineers | E1236 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Dec 9, 2024 · 1 mention · from 4:00
Vlad Tenev, Co-Founder & CEO @Robinhood: The GameStop Saga & The Future of AI | E1222 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Nov 1, 2024 · 1 mention · from 1:22
Eiso Kant, CTO @Poolside: Raising $600M To Compete in the Race for AGI | E1211 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Oct 7, 2024 · 1 mention · from 1:06:18
Michael Eisenberg: How China Could Overtake the US in the AI Race | E1167 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Jun 19, 2024 · 1 mention · from 28:29
Mike Schroepfer: Former Meta CTO on "Why The Best Leaders are Like Music Conductors" | E1158 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings May 29, 2024 · 1 mention · from 54:06
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2023 4 mentions in 3 episodes 1 per episode

Vinod Khosla: How AI Impacts Healthcare, Energy, Geo-Politics, Media and Climate Change | E1045 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Aug 7, 2023 · 2 mentions · from 10:35
Nico Wittenborn: Consumer Subscription Apps; Using Evolutionary Biology to Invest; Solo GP's | E1017 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings May 22, 2023 · 1 mention · from 57:07
Mike Maples: Lessons from SVB; Crisis Management Tips; USD's Status as the Reserve Currency | E993 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Mar 24, 2023 · 1 mention · from 0:00
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2022 4 mentions in 1 episode

Q-Commerce in Emerging Markets with the CEOs of Airlift, JOKR, & Zepto | 20VC #892 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Jun 4, 2022 · 4 mentions · from 1:01:05
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2021 1 mention in 1 episode

2019 4 mentions in 1 episode

2017 7 mentions in 2 episodes 4 per episode

20VC: Why Success in Gaming is Like Success in VC, The Key To Building An Enduring Game & Why Few Metrics Matter in Gaming with Kevin Chou, Founder & CEO @ Kabam Mar 17, 2017 · 6 mentions · from 15:41
20VC: Why Valley Investors Are Really Gamblers, Why The Business Model of Selling To The Biggest Sucker Is Wrong & Why The Best Potential Hires Don't Care Who Your VC is with David Barrett, Founder & CEO @ Expensify Nov 17, 2017 · 1 mention · from 21:15
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2016 2 mentions in 2 episodes 1 per episode

20VC: Why VC Is The Perfect Preparation For Founding A Startup & Changing The World Of Online Fashion with Chris Morton, Co-Founder & CEO @ Lyst May 6, 2016 · 1 mention · from 16:53
20VC: Niccolo De Masi on The Bursting Of The Tech Bubble and What It Takes To Be A Celebrity Partner with Glu Mobile Mar 11, 2016 · 1 mention · from 28:05
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Apr 28, 2025 bearish

Prediction Not checkable as stated

Hinrikus: The world is entering a period of technological decoupling

“I think we are going into a world of decoupling for a while. I'm kind of hopeful that Western world will come closer together after going through a rough patch, but you know, this is these are complex topics.”

Taavet Hinrikus Apr 28, 2025 ▶ 46:47 Plural Partner, Taavet Hinrikus: Why Founders Will Realise Multi-Stage Funds Damage Seed Rounds · 20VC with Harry Stebbings

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