Los Angeles

also referred to as: la

12 statements across 9 episodes · 5 bullish · 3 bearish · 9 people on the record · first statement Jun 2, 2018 by Ted Sarandos · said 137 times in 64 episodes since 2018 · across every show →

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brought up most by Marc Andreessen (36), Bryon Hargis (13), Ted Sarandos (9), Saswat Panigrahi (9), Joshua Schenck (4), Alex Rampell (4), Tyler Cowen (3), Benedict Evans (3)

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2025 40 mentions in 9 episodes 4 per episode
2024 7 mentions in 4 episodes 2 per episode
2023 20 mentions in 7 episodes 3 per episode
2022 3 mentions in 2 episodes 2 per episode
2020 1 mention in 1 episode
2019 50 mentions in 32 episodes 2 per episode
2018 7 mentions in 3 episodes 2 per episode

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Everything said about Los Angeles, oldest first

Jun 2, 2018
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Sarandos: Netflix employs 1,000 content staff in LA and 4,000 in Silicon Valley
“The people who work for me in LA, there's about a thousand people who work in LA that, on all the aspects of content they all think they work at the greatest entertainment company in the world. And I hope they, I think they're right. And I think there's about …”
Ted Sarandos Jun 2, 2018 ▶ 4:11 In Conversation: Netflix' Ted Sarandos and Marc Andreessen
Jan 2, 2019 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Rhinehart: Tourists will visit LA to see Soylent's glowing photobioreactors
“Going to the Soylent factory in LA in a few years is going, people are going to come from all over the world to see these giant blue glowing, glowing orbs.”
Rob Reinhart Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 13:50 a16z Podcast | The Future of Food
Jan 2, 2019 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Schenck: Cities will reallocate car street space to transit and bikes
“I think that what you'll see as we try to move towards many alternatives to vehicles is that the streets are going to Have a very different look to them, but not just for bikes, right? Because right now, most of Los Angeles, every street is designed with cars …”
Joshua Schenck Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 20:43 a16z Podcast | All about Bike Sharing
Jan 2, 2019
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Netflix employs 1,000 LA content staff and 4,000 Silicon Valley tech staff
“There's about a thousand people who work in LA that, on all the aspects of content, they all think they work at the greatest entertainment company in the world. And there's about 4000 people in Silicon Valley who think they work for the best tech company in th…”
Ted Sarandos Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 7:39 a16z Podcast | The Internet of Taste, Streaming Content to Culture
Jun 26, 2023 bullish
Insight
Solving San Francisco and Phoenix traffic allows autonomous driving to generalize globally
“Pretty much every good weather city is like a linear combination of those two things, right? So in Los Angeles, Exactly. So you go to West Hollywood, you're much more like a SF style driving. Lots of pedestrians, cyclists, and so on. You go to the LA's you kno…”
Saswat Panigrahi Jun 26, 2023 ▶ 23:09 Are Autonomous Vehicles Finally Here? Buckle up!
Aug 5, 2024
Assertion Partly supported
Waymo operates 24/7 across San Francisco, Phoenix, LA, and Austin
“In terms of where we are today, you know, we are up, you know, driving in all kinds of conditions. We're driving, you know 24 seven in San Francisco, in Phoenix, you know, a little bit those are the most mature markets, but also in L.A. And in Austin, and, you…”
Dmitry Dolgov Aug 5, 2024 ▶ 19:19 How Waymo Is Using GenAI to Build a Better Driver
May 1, 2025 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Apex waited 10 months for Los Angeles permits before four-week buildout
“We got our building, we filed for our permits, we waited nine months, no permits, 10 months in, we got our permits, and then it took four weeks to build up the building.”
Ian Cinnamon May 1, 2025 ▶ 6:51 How to Enable a Manufacturing Renaissance
May 1, 2025 positive
Opinion
Los Angeles uniquely combines traditional aerospace, new space, and software talent
“And there's really only one place on the planet that has All three of those, and that is Los Angeles, right?”
Ian Cinnamon May 1, 2025 ▶ 4:00 How to Enable a Manufacturing Renaissance
May 1, 2025 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Castelion will leave Los Angeles due to electrical grid and permitting issues
“This for us is like going to be a reason that, that we will end up not manufacturing in LA.”
Bryon Hargis May 1, 2025 ▶ 5:25 How to Enable a Manufacturing Renaissance
Oct 6, 2025 negative
Assertion Supported
Wang: Zero passengers have ridden California High Speed Rail 15 years post-approval
“Not far away is the California High Speed Rail Project meant to connect San Francisco and Los Angeles. It's been more than 15 years since voters approved this referendum to build this train. How many people have taken this train? Precisely zero.”
Dan Wang Oct 6, 2025 ▶ 1:01 The Lawyerly Society vs. The Engineering State: Who Owns the Future?
Oct 24, 2025 positive
Insight
Andreessen: Los Angeles is the ultimate "fake it until you make it" city
“Los Angeles, you could argue, is the ultimate American city because it was the ultimate fake it until you make it thing.”
Marc Andreessen Oct 24, 2025 ▶ 2:02 Marc Andreessen: How Movies Explain America
Oct 24, 2025 neutral
Opinion
Andreessen: Los Angeles Is the Archetypal American City
“LA in a lot of ways is sort of, you could describe it as like it's the archetypal American city.”
Marc Andreessen Oct 24, 2025 ▶ 0:00 Marc Andreessen: How Movies Explain America
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