People
Everyone on the record. Click any column header to sort the whole table, hover a header for what the column means, and click through for the full record. Corpus average certainty is 3.9/5; deltas show each person against it. Argument clarity carries a full score for 663 people (gold bar, raw unedited tape) and a coarse estimate for 472 more (blue bar). Roles and titles are extracted from the episodes themselves: they are as of the recording, and people move on, so some are out of date today.
| Person | Eps | Statements | Claims | Supported | Partly supported | Contradicted | Full support rate | Certainty | Argument clarity | WPM | Fillers/1k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jeff Busgang Co-Founder & General Partner, Flybridge Capital Partners | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4.11/5 +0.2 | 4.5 | 243 | 9.7 |
 John Lilly Advising Partner, Gigascale Capital | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% 1/2 | 3.44/5 -0.5 | ≈4.0 | 281 | 11.4 |
| Jonathan Downey Founder & CEO, Airware | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% 1/1 | 3.67/5 -0.3 | 4.5 | 211 | 11.8 |
 Joseph Gordon-Levitt Co-founder & CEO, HitRecord | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4.11/5 +0.2 | ≈4.5 | ≈238 | ≥1.7 |
 Julia Hartz Co-Founder and former CEO, Eventbrite | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67% 2/3 | 4.67/5 +0.7 | ≈4.5 | ≈222 | ≥2.6 |
| Kuan Huang Managing Director, IOSG Ventures | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% 1/1 | 3.78/5 -0.2 | 4.3 | 242 | 23.1 |
| Lee Hower Co-Founder & Partner, NextView Ventures | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100% 5/5 | 4/5 +0.1 | ≈4.5 | ≈267 | ≥6.9 |
| Maren Nelson Founder & Chairperson, Interact | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3.78/5 -0.2 | 4.3 | 206 | 10.1 |
| Mike Shebat Co-founder & CEO, Traba | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% 1/2 | 4.11/5 +0.2 | ≈4.5 | ≈250 | ≥3.4 |
| Peter Csathy Founder & Chairman, Creative Media | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50% 3/6 | 4.44/5 +0.5 | 4.2 | 228 | 16.2 |
| Peter Weimershausen Co-founder & CEO, Humane Genomics | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33% 1/3 | 4/5 +0.1 | ≈4.0 | ≈248 | ≥2.6 |
| Randy Glein Co-Founder & Partner, DFJ Growth | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50% 2/4 | 4.11/5 +0.2 | 4.5 | 210 | 20.3 |
| Sameer Gandhi Partner, Accel | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% 1/1 | 4.11/5 +0.2 | ≈4.5 | ≈278 | ≥0 |
| Scott Taylor Co-founder & CEO, Memco | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% 1/1 | 3.78/5 -0.2 | 4.4 | 269 | 53.6 |
| Shabih "Shabby" Rizvi Co-Founder, Cymbal | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4.11/5 +0.2 | ≈4.5 | ≈269 | ≥4.2 |
| Steve Vassallo General Partner, Foundation Capital | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3.56/5 -0.4 | ≈4.5 | ≈262 | ≥5.6 |
| Tak Lo Managing Partner, Komputational Kulture | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33% 1/3 | 3.89/5 -0.1 | ≈4.0 | 249 | 57.2 |
| Tim Junio Co-Founder & CEO, Ultra | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3.89/5 -0.1 | ≈4.0 | 219 | 13.7 |
| Will Porteous General Partner & COO, RRE Ventures | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4/5 +0.1 | ≈4.5 | ≈216 | ≥8.3 |
| Ben Blumenfeld Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Designer Fund | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% 1/2 | 3.8/5 -0.1 | 4.5 | 232 | 7.4 |
| Ben Rubin Co-Founder & CEO, Here Not There Labs | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4/5 +0.1 | ≈4.0 | ≈219 | ≥0.8 |
| Bill Clerico Founder & Managing Partner, Convective Capital | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% 0/1 | 3.4/5 -0.5 | ≈4.5 | ≈264 | ≥6.8 |
| Brian O'Malley Founder and Managing Partner, Tactile Ventures | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% 0/1 | 3.7/5 -0.2 | 4.4 | 243 | 16.1 |
| Chris Morton Entrepreneur-in-Residence, University of Oxford | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80% 4/5 | 3.9/5 -0.0 | 4.4 | 298 | 14.2 |
| Chris Olsen Co-Founder and CEO, Drive Capital | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20% 1/5 | 3.9/5 -0.0 | ≈4.5 | ≈227 | ≥2.6 |
| Daniel Van Binsbergen CEO & Co-Founder, DraftPilot | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3.8/5 -0.1 | 4.6 | 257 | 45.5 |
| Dave Vasen Founder & CEO, brightwheel | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% 0/3 | 4.1/5 +0.2 | ≈4.5 | ≈275 | ≥1.6 |
| Doug Scott Angel Investor, AngelList | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% 3/3 | 4.2/5 +0.3 | — | 254 | 8.9 |
| Ethan Kurzweil Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Chemistry | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% 1/1 | 3.3/5 -0.6 | 4.5 | 238 | 6 |
| Frank Mycroft Co-founder & CEO, Booster | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% 1/2 | 3.6/5 -0.3 | 4.4 | 214 | 16.8 |
| Frederic Kerrest Vice Chairman & Co-Founder, Okta | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33% 1/3 | 4/5 +0.1 | ≈4.5 | ≈271 | ≥3.1 |
| Greg Rogers Senior Advisor, Techstars | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% 1/2 | 4/5 +0.1 | 4.3 | 232 | 36 |
 Guy Kawasaki Chief Evangelist, Canva | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4.2/5 +0.3 | — | ||
| Hardi Meybaum General Partner, Matrix Partners | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% 0/1 | 4.6/5 +0.7 | ≈4.5 | ≈217 | ≥3.3 |
| Ilkka Paananen Co-Founder & CEO, Supercell | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% 1/1 | 3.7/5 -0.2 | ≈4.0 | ≈263 | ≥6.1 |
| James Reinhart Co-Founder and CEO, ThredUp | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% 0/1 | 4.1/5 +0.2 | ≈4.5 | ≈247 | ≥2.2 |
| Jared Friedman Managing Partner, Y Combinator | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% 1/2 | 4/5 +0.1 | — | ≈220 | ≥1.7 |
| John Taylor Former Head of Research, NVCA | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 67% 6/9 | 3.9/5 -0.0 | 4.0 | 225 | 41 |
| Justin Caldbeck Managing Partner, DGV | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4.2/5 +0.3 | 4.5 | 229 | 21 |
 Kevin Rose Venture Partner, True Ventures | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% 2/2 | 4.3/5 +0.4 | 4.4 | 236 | 8.4 |
 Laura Deming Co-Founder & CEO, Until | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% 2/2 | 3.9/5 -0.0 | ≈4.5 | ≈264 | ≥6 |
| Leah Busque General Partner, Fuel Capital | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% 1/1 | 3.9/5 -0.0 | ≈4.0 | ≈207 | ≥2.5 |
| Maha Ibrahim General Partner, Canaan Partners | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33% 1/3 | 4/5 +0.1 | — | 204 | 23.4 |
 Mar Hershenson Founding Managing Partner, Pear VC | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% 2/2 | 4/5 +0.1 | ≈4.0 | ≈223 | ≥5.4 |
| Matt Switzer Partner, Northwest Capital Partners | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% 0/1 | 3.7/5 -0.2 | ≈4.5 | ≈224 | ≥3.4 |
| Micah Rosenbloom Managing Partner, Founder Collective | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% 0/1 | 3.9/5 -0.0 | ≈4.5 | ≈245 | ≥5.4 |
| Nick Beim Partner, Venrock | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75% 3/4 | 4/5 +0.1 | 4.5 | 237 | 30.4 |
| Philip Krim Founder & Managing Partner, Montauk Ventures | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% 1/2 | 4.2/5 +0.3 | ≈4.5 | ≈231 | ≥0 |
| Pierre Valade Co-founder & CEO, WorkflowAI | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% 1/1 | 4.1/5 +0.2 | — | 258 | 32.3 |
| Rachel Blumenthal Former Founder & CEO, Rockets of Awesome | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% 1/2 | 4.1/5 +0.2 | ≈4.5 | ≈186 | ≥0.9 |
| Rick Yang General Partner, NEA | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50% 3/6 | 4.1/5 +0.2 | ≈4.5 | ≈264 | ≥0 |
| Ryan McIntyre General Partner, Foundry | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33% 1/3 | 3.9/5 -0.0 | 4.4 | 221 | 16.7 |
| Spencer Lazar Co-Founder and CEO, Apply Stickers | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80% 4/5 | 4.1/5 +0.2 | 4.3 | 226 | 86.4 |
 Thomas Tull Founder, Chairman & CEO, Tulco | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% 0/2 | 4.5/5 +0.6 | ≈4.0 | ≈213 | ≥0.9 |
| Victoria Treyger Senior Venture Partner, Felicis | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0% 0/4 | 4.2/5 +0.3 | ≈4.5 | ≈159 | ≥0.8 |
| Aaron Harris Partner, Y Combinator | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% 2/2 | 3.55/5 -0.4 | 4.4 | 256 | 19.3 |
| Adam Draper Founder & Managing Director, Boost VC | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67% 2/3 | 4/5 +0.1 | 4.0 | 230 | 30.1 |
| Adam Leibsohn Founder & COO, Giphy | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25% 1/4 | 3.91/5 -0.0 | 4.3 | 273 | 15.2 |
| Alexa von Tobel Founder & Managing Partner, Inspired Capital | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% 0/2 | 4.09/5 +0.1 | ≈4.5 | ≈254 | ≥1.8 |
| Alyson Friedensohn Founder & Executive Chair, Modern Health | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% 0/1 | 3.64/5 -0.3 | ≈4.5 | ≈290 | ≥1.2 |
| Andrew Parker General Partner, Spark Capital | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% 1/1 | 3.91/5 -0.0 | 4.5 | 245 | 13.1 |
| Anna Shedletsky Founder & CEO, Instrumental | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4.18/5 +0.2 | ≈4.5 | ≈224 | ≥4.5 |
| Ari Helgason VC, Dawn Capital | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4/5 +0.1 | 4.5 | 208 | 53.5 |
| Ashish Walia Co-Founder & COO, Lawtrades | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% 1/2 | 3.82/5 -0.1 | 4.3 | 265 | 33.8 |
| Barry Schuler Managing Partner, DFJ Growth | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80% 4/5 | 4/5 +0.1 | ≈4.0 | ≈196 | ≥8.1 |
| Bob Ghoorah Co-Founder and Managing Director, Quarry Ventures | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% 1/2 | 3.82/5 -0.1 | — | 206 | 93.6 |
| Brad Lightcap Former COO, OpenAI | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% 1/1 | 3.9/5 -0.0 | ≈4.0 | 290 | 39.8 |
| Charles Hudson Founder and Managing Partner, Precursor Ventures | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3.82/5 -0.1 | ≈4.5 | ≈251 | ≥3.4 |
| Chris Douvos Founder & Managing Director, Ahoy Capital | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3.55/5 -0.4 | 3.9 | 248 | 23.4 |
 Dave Morin Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Offline Ventures | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3.73/5 -0.2 | 4.1 | 231 | 26.7 |
| David Beisel Co-Founder & Partner, NextView Ventures | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% 2/2 | 3.82/5 -0.1 | 4.4 | 224 | 9.2 |
| David Wu General Partner, Maveron | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% 1/2 | 3.73/5 -0.2 | 4.3 | 227 | 9.4 |
| Debbie Sterling Founder & CEO, GoldieBlox | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% 1/2 | 3.73/5 -0.2 | ≈4.5 | ≈204 | ≥5.9 |
| Dustin Dolginow Co-Founder, 43 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% 2/2 | 3.91/5 -0.0 | 4.3 | 260 | 23.7 |
 Ed Cooke Co-Founder & CEO, MindMax | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67% 2/3 | 4.36/5 +0.4 | 4.3 | 251 | 22.7 |
 Fritz Lanman CEO and Co-Founder, Playlist | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4.36/5 +0.4 | ≈4.0 | ≈252 | ≥2.7 |
| Gautam Gupta Co-founder & General Partner, Strata Capital Partners | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75% 3/4 | 4.18/5 +0.2 | 4.6 | 217 | 9.4 |
| Howard Lerman Founder & CEO, Roam | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% 0/1 | 4/5 +0.1 | ≈4.5 | ≈220 | ≥0.8 |
| Jeff Housenbold CEO, Beast Industries | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% 0/1 | 4.18/5 +0.2 | ≈4.5 | ≈193 | ≥1.6 |
| Joe Floyd General Partner, Emergence Capital | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% 2/4 | 3.64/5 -0.3 | — | 287 | 12.8 |
| John Borthwick Founder & CEO, Betaworks | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% 3/3 | 3.45/5 -0.5 | 3.9 | 221 | 8 |
| Kathleen Utecht Partner Emeritus, Core Innovation Capital | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% 1/1 | 3.73/5 -0.2 | ≈4.0 | ≈250 | ≥6.9 |
| Kelly Peeler Founder & Artist, Milos Art Residency | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100% 7/7 | 4.09/5 +0.1 | 4.5 | 244 | 44.4 |
| Kent Goldman Founder, Upside Partnership | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% 2/2 | 3.73/5 -0.2 | ≈4.5 | ≈264 | ≥1.1 |
| Kris Dickson Independent Director, Chewy | 1 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 90% 9/10 | 3.91/5 -0.0 | — | ||
| Lisa Wu Partner, Norwest Venture Partners | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% 1/1 | 3.82/5 -0.1 | ≈4.5 | 256 | 18.2 |
| Mariam Naficy Executive Chairman & Founder, Minted | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% 3/3 | 4.09/5 +0.1 | ≈4.5 | ≈245 | ≥1.5 |
| Mattias Ljungman ×2 Founder & Managing Partner, Moonfire Ventures | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 88% 7/8 | 4/5 +0.1 | 4.4 | 252 | 31.3 |
| Michael Ma Co-Founder, Liquid 2 Ventures | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75% 3/4 | 3.91/5 -0.0 | ≈4.5 | ≈279 | ≥4.8 |
| Mike Hirschland Co-Founder and Partner, Resolute Ventures | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3.91/5 -0.0 | ≈4.5 | ≈217 | ≥2.9 |
 Morten Lund Co-Founder and Chairman, Poshtel | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% 0/2 | 3.82/5 -0.1 | 4.2 | 251 | 14.8 |
| Nagraj Kashyap Co-Founder and General Partner, Touring Capital | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% 2/2 | 3.82/5 -0.1 | 4.4 | 257 | 18.5 |
| Neeraj Agrawal General Partner, Battery Ventures | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4.09/5 +0.1 | 4.5 | 272 | 18.3 |
| Nick Mehta Board Member & Special Advisor, Gainsight | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% 1/2 | 3.73/5 -0.2 | ≈4.5 | ≈272 | ≥1.5 |
| Olof Mathé Co-Founder & CEO, Mixmax | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3.64/5 -0.3 | ≈4.5 | ≈224 | ≥1 |
| Parker Thompson Partner, AngelList | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% 1/1 | 3.64/5 -0.3 | ≈4.0 | ≈250 | ≥1.1 |
| Patricia Nakache General Partner, Trinity Ventures | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67% 2/3 | 3.82/5 -0.1 | 4.3 | 232 | 51.3 |
| Patrick Spence Board Member, Snap Inc. | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67% 2/3 | 4.27/5 +0.3 | ≈4.5 | ≈257 | ≥1.2 |
| Richard Hanson Global Head of Data Science, WTW | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% 2/2 | 3.73/5 -0.2 | 4.2 | 223 | 38.3 |
| Rick Nucci Co-Founder & CEO, Guru | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4.18/5 +0.2 | ≈4.5 | ≈245 | ≥0.6 |
Why this person has no speaking number
We measure speaking style by listening to the audio itself: a model transcribes the tape verbatim, every "um" and "uh" kept, and articulation rate comes from the word timings. A fair number needs at least 2,000 words from one person on tape we have measured, and we have less of them than that. A rate from a smaller sample would be noise, so we print nothing. It says nothing about how they speak.
A plain figure in these columns comes from raw-level tape. A dim figure with ≈ or ≥ comes from the aired feed of an edited show, where the editor cut some hesitation before release, so it is a floor. See what editing does to the numbers →
eps counts appearances on the record; compilation re-airs and clips rolled into someone else's episode are left out, the same rule as the person page. statements counts everything they said on the record, the same number their page shows, compilation re-airs included. claims is the checkable subset: predictions and assertions, the statements the public record can support or contradict. Only claims can resolve to supported, partly supported or contradicted; claims not yet resolved are not yet assessed or name nothing precise enough to check, and re-air statements are never scored. full support rate = fully supported ÷ resolved, where resolved = supported + partly supported + contradicted, so partly supported claims sit in the denominator. Sorting that column puts records of five or more resolved claims first, so a 12/13 record outranks a lucky 3/3; percentages on fewer than 5 resolved statements are greyed. argument clarity = a 1–5 score against a rubric (directness, coherence, precision, compression), assessed with names hidden on question→answer exchanges. A gold bar is a full score: 8 or more exchanges on raw, unedited tape. A blue bar with ≈ is a coarse estimate at half point precision, pooled from whatever assessed exchanges exist when a full score is impossible; produced feed audio scores about 0.3 higher, which is why estimates stay coarse. A “—” never means zero. It means fewer than 3 scorable exchanges of that person exist anywhere (roundtables and news formats yield very few). Hover any bar or “—” for the exact basis. Argument clarity is a score, and we do not rank people on it: nobody is “worst”, and everyone scored has a number. WPM and fillers/1k are measurements of speaking style, made by listening to the audio itself rather than reading the cleaned transcript. They are not scores: across this corpus fluency and argument quality are nearly uncorrelated (ρ≈0.2). WPM is articulation rate while actually speaking, pauses excluded. A plain figure comes from raw-level tape. A dim ≈ or ≥ figure comes from the aired feed of an edited show, where some hesitation was cut before release, so the fillers figure there is a floor. A ? means under 2,000 words of measured tape.