Pokémon GO

5 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Anu Hariharan · said 52 times in 11 episodes since 2018 · across every show →

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brought up most by Ryan Hoover (13), Sonal Chokshi (11), Yoko Li (6), Anu Hariharan (5), Marc Andreessen (4), Kyle Russell (4), Andrew Chen (2), Trevor McFedries (1)

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Everything said about Pokémon GO, oldest first

Jan 2, 2019 neutral
Opinion
Hariharan: Pokémon Go lacks true network effects
“My personal view is, it's too early to say whether they have a network effect. Given the gaming elements today, I don't think they have a network effect.”
Anu Hariharan Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 13:06 a16z Podcast | We Gotta Talk Pokémon Go
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Assertion Supported
Hoover: Nintendo stock rose 96% after Pokémon Go launch
“Nintendo is up to 96%. I just took this morning since early July.”
Ryan Hoover Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 12:23 a16z Podcast | We Gotta Talk Pokémon Go
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Assertion Supported
Hariharan: Pokémon Go is the first massive light-AR mobile game
“I think this was the first, I would say, like a massive game that showed light AR meaning You could get some experience of rudimentary augmented reality without an additional hardware.”
Anu Hariharan Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 8:20 a16z Podcast | We Gotta Talk Pokémon Go
Jan 2, 2019
Assertion Partly supported
Hariharan: Niantic uses micro-location and climate data for Pokémon spawns
“Because, so they like, they know the Andreessen Horowitz fountain, they know the fountain behind the Rosewood Hotel. They also know, they take information on climate and weather conditions, you know, for the gaming aspect of it, they decide, you know, if you'r…”
Anu Hariharan Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 10:11 a16z Podcast | We Gotta Talk Pokémon Go
May 2, 2025
Assertion Supported
Yoko Li: Pokémon GO charges thousands of times underlying storage costs
“And as an infrastructure investor, I invest in storage businesses. And then when I look at how much I need to pay for like, 30 extra Pokemon, it was thousands of times more expensive than what storage is.”
Yoko Li May 2, 2025 ▶ 24:06 What Is an AI Agent?
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