France

5 statements across 5 episodes · 3 bullish · 0 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Thibaut Scola · said 107 times in 60 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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Jan 2, 2019 positive
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Scola: AgTech Development Is Much Easier in California Than in Europe
“So as a matter of fact, for us, it's much easier to develop our ideas in California, Which has a culture of a young society ready to embrace new technologies compared to the old world like France or Italy or Portugal.”
Thibaut Scola Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 15:47 a16z Podcast | Data Down on the Farm
Jan 2, 2019
Opinion
Khan: US market is far closer to UK than France is
“US is far similar to UK than France will ever be.”
Shaq (Shakil Khan) Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 13:28 a16z Podcast | Scaling Ideas and Startups in the U.K. and Europe
Mar 27, 2024 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
McEntush: Gigawatt-scale nuclear development requires government financial backing
“It really takes a government, which is why Nationally, you know, like Japan and France and even, like I said, our regulated utilities in the United States, a lot of our nuclear power plants are, you know, government supported. It's very, very hard to take on t…”
Ryan McEntush Mar 27, 2024 ▶ 28:59 The Electric Grid, Explained
Apr 2, 2024 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Horowitz: France resists EU AI rules to protect local startup Mistral
“France turns out to be leading a revolution in Europe on AI regulatory, where they're basically telling the EU to pound sand you know, and a large reason because they have a company there, Mistral, and, you know, they, it's a national, national jewel for the c…”
Ben Horowitz Apr 2, 2024 ▶ 1:33:28 Politics & the Future of Tech
Jan 3, 2025 positive
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Midha: France's nuclear investments created extraordinarily efficient data centers today
“You know, France for example's embrace of nuclear, 20 years ago, has positioned them to have extraordinarily efficient data centers today.”
Anjney Midha Jan 3, 2025 ▶ 14:51 AI Is Becoming a Regional Race
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