Block

company on 8 shows · 3 statements across 3 episodes · said 21 times in 12 episodes since 2022

In Depth 13 Acquired 4 Founder's Journal 1 Innovators & Investors 1 Cheeky Pint 1 the Knowledge Project 1 the Y Combinator Startup Podcast Another Podcast

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In Depth 13Acquired 4Founder's Journal 1Innovators & Investors 1the Knowledge Project 1Cheeky Pint 1

2026 4 mentions in 3 episodes 1 per episode
2025 4 mentions in 4 episodes 1 per episode
2024 9 mentions in 3 episodes 3 per episode
2023 3 mentions in 1 episode
2022 1 mention in 1 episode

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3 statements about Block, every show

Y COMBINATOR Assertion Not checkable as stated
Tan: Jack Dorsey is turning Block into a mini AGI for payments
“Jack Dorsey talk about what he's doing with Block. He basically is trying to turn Block into a mini AGI around helping people in the world make payments to one another, right?”
Garry Tan May 27, 2026 ▶ 23:14 Inside YC's AI Playbook · Y Combinator
ANOTHER PODCAST Assertion Supported
Evans: a16z and Sequoia are RIAs buying public equities like Block
“Andreessen Horowitz is now a registered advisor, so is Sequoia, which means they can own public stocks. They own public stocks. I've read that Andreessen Horowitz bought stocks in Square, which is now in, which is now called Block. They bought it in the stock …”
Benedict Evans Aug 23, 2022 ▶ 13:24 A new wave of company creation
Evans: Tech has fragmented into siloed conversations with no overlap
“It used to be that you basically, the thing was to understand what was happening in web two, and then the thing is to understand what was happening in smartphones. And now there's a fintech thing. So how do we think about the intersection of Square, which is n…”
Benedict Evans May 26, 2022 ▶ 2:08 Shein, TikTok and Netflix - thinking about limits

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