Eric Schmidt

3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Nov 6, 2023 by Martin Casado · said 26 times in 16 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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2026 3 mentions in 2 episodes 2 per episode

Why Physical AI Is the Next Frontier | The a16z Show Jul 21, 2026 · 2 mentions · from 1:14:07
Why AI Demand Is Outrunning Compute Supply Aug 31, 2026 · 1 mention · from 8:02
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2025 7 mentions in 3 episodes 2 per episode

How Kong Was Born: APIs, Hustle, and the Future of AI Infrastructure Oct 21, 2025 · 5 mentions · from 11:31
Jack Altman & Martin Casado on the Future of Venture Capital Sep 3, 2025 · 1 mention · from 38:52
Steven Sinofsky & Balaji Srinivasan on the Future of M&A, AI & Tech Aug 8, 2025 · 1 mention · from 11:39
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2023 3 mentions in 2 episodes 2 per episode

Inside AI Town: What AI Can Teach Us About Being Human Nov 6, 2023 · 2 mentions · from 10:21
Rebooting the Arsenal of Democracy Feb 6, 2023 · 1 mention · from 6:36
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2019 9 mentions in 6 episodes 2 per episode

a16z Podcast | Open vs. Closed, Alpha Cities, and the Industries of the Future Jan 2, 2019 · 3 mentions · from 31:58
a16z Podcast | Old Food, New Tech -- 'Clean Meat' Jan 2, 2019 · 2 mentions · from 3:47
a16z Podcast | Improv'ing Leadership Jan 2, 2019 · 1 mention · from 22:55
a16z Podcast | Giving and Getting Feedback -- for Bosses and Employees Jan 2, 2019 · 1 mention · from 1:03
a16z Podcast | Technology and the Opening of Myanmar Jan 2, 2019 · 1 mention · from 25:40
a16z Podcast | What Makes the Valley Work Jan 2, 2019 · 1 mention · from 5:36
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2017 4 mentions in 3 episodes 1 per episode

Mobile Is Eating the World, 2015 Jul 15, 2017 · 2 mentions · from 18:03
Quantum Computing: A Primer Jul 15, 2017 · 1 mention · from 2:11
Mobile Is Eating the World, 2014 Jul 15, 2017 · 1 mention · from 8:21
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Everything said about Eric Schmidt, oldest first

Nov 6, 2023

Assertion Contradicted

Casado: Eric Schmidt banned web browsers while CTO at Sun

“I remember when Eric Schmidt fucking banned the browser. Like, he was like, you know, this is Eric Schmidt, the CTO of Sun. I was like, you can't have a browser because people aren't going to work, right?”

Martin Casado Nov 6, 2023 ▶ 10:21 Inside AI Town: What AI Can Teach Us About Being Human

Sep 3, 2025 negative

Opinion

Casado: Bostrom's book primed Elon Musk and Eric Schmidt toward AI doomerism

“I just think that there was an existing intellectual legacy that came from Bostrom that had some very influential people, right? Like Elon was pilled by that. You know, Eric Schmidt.”

Martin Casado Sep 3, 2025 ▶ 38:45 Jack Altman & Martin Casado on the Future of Venture Capital

Oct 21, 2025 positive

Disclosure

Jeff Bezos and Eric Schmidt invested in Mashape's 2011 seed round

“And then we got a long tail, which was, like, Jeff Bezos and Eric Schmidt into the funds.”

Augusto Marietti Oct 21, 2025 ▶ 11:31 How Kong Was Born: APIs, Hustle, and the Future of AI Infrastructure

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