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9 statements across 5 episodes · 5 bullish · 1 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Dec 3, 2021 by Packy McCormick · said 225 times in 48 episodes since 2021 · across every show →
Mentions by year, the whole family
brought up most by Ben Gilbert (59), David Rosenthal (53), Ben Thompson (34), Packy McCormick (25), David Senra (7), Katherine Boyle (5), Dara Khosrowshahi (5), Brad Gerstner (4)
tap a year for its mentions
2026 5 mentions in 2 episodes 3 per episode
2025 8 mentions in 5 episodes 2 per episode
2024 21 mentions in 7 episodes 3 per episode
- Meta (Audio) · Acquired
- Acquired LIVE from Chase Center (with Daniel Ek, Emily Chang, Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg) · Acquired
- Hermès (Audio) · Acquired
- Mars Inc. - The Chocolate Story (Audio) · Acquired
- The Mark Zuckerberg Interview · Acquired
- Starbucks (with Howard Schultz) · Acquired
- Novo Nordisk (Ozempic) · Acquired
- every mention in 2024, scene by scene →
2023 37 mentions in 9 episodes 4 per episode
- Sessions: David Senra (Founders Podcast) · Acquired
- Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi · Acquired
- Spotify CEO Daniel Ek · Acquired
- Porsche (with Doug DeMuro) · Acquired
- Benchmark’s Mitch Lasky and Blake Robbins on The Art of Business in Gaming · Acquired
- Lockheed Martin (Audio) · Acquired
- Doug Demuro on Analyzing the Car Industry, Creator-Led Businesses, and Porsche Follow Up (Raw Video) · Acquired
- Costco (Audio) · Acquired
- 1 more episode that year, every mention in 2023 →
2022 119 mentions in 19 episodes 6 per episode
- Stratechery (with Ben Thompson) · Acquired
- Arena Show Part I: Idea Dinner + YC Continuity · Acquired
- Holiday Special 2022 · Acquired
- Benchmark Part II: The Dinner · Acquired
- Benchmark Part I · Acquired
- Taylor Swift (Acquired’s Version) · Acquired
- American Dynamism (with Katherine Boyle) · Acquired
- Amazon.com · Acquired
- 11 more episodes that year, every mention in 2022 →
2021 35 mentions in 6 episodes 6 per episode
- Not Boring (with Packy McCormick) - Extended Cut · Acquired
- Complexity Investing & Semiconductors with NZS Capital (Extended Cut) · Acquired
- FTX with Sam Bankman-Fried & Mario Gabriele (Extended Cut) · Acquired
- Standard Oil Part II (Extended Cut) · Acquired
- Michael Mauboussin Master Class — Moats, Skill, Luck, Decision Making and a Whole Lot More · Acquired
- Standard Oil Part I · Acquired
- every mention in 2021, scene by scene →
Everything said about Twitter, oldest first
Dec 3, 2021 neutral
Sep 28, 2022 positive
Oct 17, 2022 neutral
Fenton: Company culture is permanently set by its first few employees
“The founding two or three employees set the culture. And it doesn't change unless there's some catastrophic event where it has to get reborn, but good luck with Elon at Twitter. You know, that culture was set in motion, and its root system goes so deep.”
Dec 6, 2022 positive
Dec 6, 2022 negative
Thompson: Twitter Should Have Had Disappearing Tweets from Day One
“I think actually one of the biggest mistakes Twitter made, and it's understandable. No one could have seen it at the time, but Twitter should have had disappearing tweets from day one. It should have always been a just in the moment sort of social network. I t…”
Dec 6, 2022 positive
Thompson: Social media's value is giving readers a sharing platform
“If you have a new business model with a very low cost structure, Social media is a godsend because you basically get free marketing. What a lot of people don't understand is I think a lot of writers give away way too much content on Twitter and they're out the…”
Dec 6, 2022 positive
Thompson: Meta's targeted ads are essential for niche online businesses
“And actually one of the reasons I actually am in general favorable towards meta is I think they're an essential component in the broader ecosystem of niche businesses, because if the entire world is your audience, how does the world find out about you? I'm luc…”
Dec 6, 2022 neutral