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Disclosure
Browder invests all personal earnings into land instead of stocks or cash
“In terms of like my diversification retirement I take all the money I make and I buy land. I don't put it in the stock market. I don't buy, I don't keep it in cash because I think that the dollar is, it doesn't have a good future. I don't buy bonds or anything…”
Josh Browder May 18, 2026 ▶ 1:09:28 Turning Peter Thiel's $100K into $10M Angel Portfolio & Why VCs Can Be Sharks | Josh Browder · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Summers: US dollar will remain the world's dominant reserve currency
“So if we don't make grave mistakes, I think the dollar's gonna remain the world's reserve currency.”
Larry Summers Jun 12, 2023 ▶ 29:19 Larry Summers: How the Fed screwed up; What a Trump win would do to the economy | E1024 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Opinion
Freise: The Euro is currently the only credible alternative to the US dollar
“Right now, the only credible alternative is the Euro, and we in Europe, we need to get our act together.”
Philipp Freise Jun 30, 2025 ▶ 40:32 KKR's Head of European PE, Philipp Freise: Do Andreessen & General Catalyst Scare KKR? · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Opinion
Marcus: Overuse of sanctions is driving US allies away from the dollar
“You can see all kinds of countries that used to be allies of the US trying to pull away from the dollar and the magnetic force field, so to speak of the dollar. And I think that's the result of, You know, overuse of sanctions and, you know, misalignment intern…”
David Marcus Apr 14, 2023 ▶ 19:50 David Marcus: How I Came to Lead PayPal; Why FB's Crypto Failed; How AI Fixes Inequality | E1001 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Opinion
Hockey: US dollar strength makes America's financial system the world's best
“The US has a massive, like the US has the dollar, right? Which is probably the strongest implement. And so that probably inherently bar none makes the US the best financial system, but it's really because of our currency.”
William Hockey Dec 3, 2022 ▶ 40:32 William Hockey: How I Founded Plaid; The Ultimate Cold Email Tip; Hiring Lessons | 20VC #955 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Prediction Open · timeframe Jun 2035
Freise: US dollar's share of global reserves will decline slightly over ten years
“I do think in 10 years time, the percentage of reserves the US represents will probably have reduced slightly.”
Philipp Freise Jun 30, 2025 ▶ 40:18 KKR's Head of European PE, Philipp Freise: Do Andreessen & General Catalyst Scare KKR? · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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