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California

5 statements across 4 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Oct 19, 2021 by Ben Gilbert · said 157 times in 36 episodes since 2021 · across every show →

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brought up most by David Rosenthal (99), Ben Gilbert (35), Howard Schultz (5), Steve Ballmer (3), Sam Bankman-Fried (2), Jason Calacanis (2), Packy McCormick (1), Morris Chang (1)

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2026 7 mentions in 3 episodes 2 per episode
2025 48 mentions in 7 episodes 7 per episode
2024 18 mentions in 3 episodes 6 per episode
2023 35 mentions in 7 episodes 5 per episode
2022 37 mentions in 12 episodes 3 per episode
2021 12 mentions in 4 episodes 3 per episode

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Everything said about California, oldest first

Oct 19, 2021 neutral
Assertion Supported
Gilbert: Chevron operates 'Standard'-branded gas stations in California to keep trademark
“In many of these states, including California, where Chevron owns the standard trademark, there is one or two gas stations that will carry the logo of the company you're familiar with, but say the word standard.”
Ben Gilbert Oct 19, 2021 ▶ 2:22:25 Standard Oil Part II (Extended Cut) · Acquired
Oct 4, 2022 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Calacanis: California will be damaged for a decade or two
“I think Austin's kind of the future. I think California's gonna be damaged for a decade or two. So I think for the rest of our adult lives, this town.”
Jason Calacanis Oct 4, 2022 ▶ 52:23 ACQ Sessions: Jason Calacanis · Acquired
Nov 27, 2023
Assertion Supported
Bank of America Signed 2M Cardholders in BankAmericard's First California Year
“They sign up 20,000 merchants in California and get this. Do you know how many cardholders they sign up in that first year? No. Two million California cardholders signed up using the card in the first year.”
David Rosenthal Nov 27, 2023 ▶ 35:31 Visa (Audio) · Acquired
Nov 27, 2023 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
California was uniquely structured to build large consumer banks
“California happened to be unique in that you could actually have branches all over the state, and California happened to have quite a large population, so it was kind of the only place you could pull off a large consumer bank.”
Ben Gilbert Nov 27, 2023 ▶ 9:02 Visa (Audio) · Acquired
Oct 27, 2025 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Rosenthal: Trader Joe's became California's largest wine retailer by 1970
“So by 1970, the year they launched the Insider's Report, and three years after this first Trader Joe's launches on Arroyo Boulevard, Trader Joe's becomes the largest wine retailer in California.”
David Rosenthal Oct 27, 2025 ▶ 1:12:44 Trader Joe’s: Hawaiian shirts and counter positioning (Audio) · Acquired
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