iMessage
2 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Frank Chen · said 18 times in 11 episodes since 2019 · across every show →
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2019 14 mentions in 8 episodes 2 per episode
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- a16z Podcast | Innovation vs. Invention at Google I/O
- a16z Podcast | Apple Watch -- Looking for New Things Done in New Ways
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- a16z Podcast | So Where Are We on the 'S-curve' for PC Devices?
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- a16z Podcast | Mobile is Eating the World (and Apple is Gobbling Fastest)
- a16z Podcast | The Apple WWDC 2014 Deep Dive
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Everything said about iMessage, oldest first
Jan 2, 2019 bullish
Oct 22, 2025 positive
Acharya: Poke operates via iMessage and forces users to negotiate price
“One interesting thing they've done is actually the interface is iMessage. So you're texting with it. So, you know, of course, iMessage, you're typically only texting with people. So right away, that's subliminally sort of setting you up to expect to have a hum…”