Americans

also referred to as: american

13 statements across 12 episodes · 2 bullish · 4 bearish · 11 people on the record · first statement Jan 21, 2018 by Angela Strange · said 3 times in 3 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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brought up most by Matthew Turk (1), Marc Andreessen (1), Daisy Wolf (1)

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Everything said about Americans, oldest first

Jan 21, 2018
Assertion Supported
Strange: 46% of Americans cannot pay a $400 emergency expense
“46% of Americans can't even pay a 400 dollar emergency bill.”
Angela Strange Jan 21, 2018 ▶ 7:48 The Next 3 Billion in Financial Services
Jan 21, 2018 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Strange: 90 million Americans are mispriced by traditional credit scoring
“By some estimates, there are ninety million Americans that are mispriced.”
Angela Strange Jan 21, 2018 ▶ 13:59 The Next 3 Billion in Financial Services
Jan 2, 2019 neutral
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Sanchez: One in four Americans will be Hispanic within a few years
“Well, we know that just in a few years, one out of every four Americans will be of Hispanic descent.”
Loretta Sanchez Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 1:38 a16z Podcast | Latinos and the Tech Economy -- U.S. Reps. Sanchez and Gallego Talk Bridging the Gaps
Jan 2, 2019
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Strange: 90 million Americans are mispriced by traditional credit scoring
“Ninety million Americans are mispriced.”
Angela Strange Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 7:46 a16z Podcast | Fintech for the People
Jan 2, 2019 negative
Prediction Open · timeframe Mar 2023
Snyder: Cancer will affect over 40% of Americans and rate will rise
“40% of Americans will get cancer, and that number is only going to go up.”
Mike Snyder Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 1:35 a16z Podcast | How to Live Longer and Better
Jan 25, 2023
Assertion Supported
Skates: Americans with a regular local third place dropped post-2019
“In 2019, two-thirds of Americans said they had a favorite local place they went to regularly, but that two-thirds has actually dropped to just a little more than half.”
Anne Lee Skates Jan 25, 2023 ▶ 19:47 2023 Big Ideas in Technology (Part 1)
Feb 6, 2023
Assertion Supported
Jimmy Chen: 90 million Americans earn under $40,000 per year
“That there are ninety million Americans who make under 40,000 dollars per year.”
Jimmy Chen Feb 6, 2023 ▶ 5:31 Modernizing America's Safety Net Through Public Interest Technology
Feb 6, 2023 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Neumann: 60% of average American equity is tied up in homeownership
“For 80 years, owning a home used to be the way that, that was the majority of us creating equity, and 60% of Americans today, in average, their equity is in the home.”
Adam Neumann Feb 6, 2023 ▶ 43:04 Disrupting the World's Largest Asset Class with Adam Neumann
May 9, 2023 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Haber: Half of all Americans currently carry medical debt
“Half of Americans, you know, carry medical debt today.”
David Haber May 9, 2023 ▶ 11:09 When Two Giants Intersect: Healthcare Meets Fintech
May 20, 2024 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Horowitz: Anyone can become American, unlike Chinese, Swedish, or French identities
“Anybody can become an American. Like, not anybody can become Chinese. Not anybody can become Swedish. Not anybody can become French.”
Ben Horowitz May 20, 2024 ▶ 17:36 The Future of the American Dream
Nov 14, 2024
Assertion Supported
Ellis: One in six Americans stays in a job to keep healthcare
“You have this situation today where, you know, one out of six Americans actually stays In a job they would otherwise leave for fear of losing their health care coverage.”
Chris Ellis Nov 14, 2024 ▶ 5:30 The Future of Health Insurance in a Work Remote World
May 30, 2025 negative
Assertion Partly supported
Wolf: 88% of Americans are metabolically unhealthy
“88% of Americans are metabolically unhealthy. Half of people don't go to the PCP, half of medications that are prescribed are never taken”
Daisy Wolf May 30, 2025 ▶ 4:08 Hey Tech, Come to Healthcare
Mar 9, 2026 bullish
Prediction Open · timeframe Mar 2031
Huberman: Over 50% of Americans will take GLP-1s within five years
“I'm guessing that more than half, especially people who come from families or communities where there's a lot of obesity are gonna be taking them.”
Dr. Andrew Huberman Mar 9, 2026 ▶ 15:27 Andrew Huberman: Peptides, Sleep Tech, and the End of Obesity
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