VisiCalc
product on 12 shows · 3 statements across 2 episodes · said 56 times in 23 episodes since 2013
the Knowledge Project 13 
Acquired 10 
the MAD Podcast 10 
the a16z Podcast 7 
Another Podcast 5 
20VC 4 
In Depth 3 
Innovators & Investors 1 
Latent Space 1 
WTF is with Nikhil Kamath 1 
All-In 1 
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the Knowledge Project 13the MAD Podcast 10Acquired 10the a16z Podcast 7Another Podcast 520VC 4In Depth 3Latent Space 13 more shows
2026 9 mentions in 5 episodes 2 per episode
- The AI Opportunity that goes beyond Models
- Benedict Evans: OpenAI’s Moat Problem & the Future of Software
- Alex Rampell: The Best Founders Materialise Capital, Customers & Labour | The Future of Venture · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- AI Sovereignty Wars, Palantir-Nvidia Deal, SCOTUS Birthright Ruling, Newsom’s CA Budget Lie
- Elon Musk vs Sam Altman | The Implosion of Thinking Machines | Can VC Survive Public Pricing? · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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2025 19 mentions in 6 episodes 3 per episode
- Steve Wozniak: The Engineer Who Built Apple [Outliers]
- Why AI Moats Still Matter (And How They've Changed)
- The Steve Ballmer Interview · Acquired
- Why Everyone Is Wrong About AI (Including You) | Benedict Evans
- Howard Morgan on AI, Global Venture Investing & Founder Insights | NVCA Award Recipient Series
- Nikhil Kamath ft. Perplexity CEO, Aravind Srinivas | WTF Online Ep 1. · Nikhil Kamath
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2024 23 mentions in 7 episodes 3 per episode
- Microsoft Volume I: The Complete History and Strategy of founding through Windows 95 (Audio) · Acquired
- Looking for AI use-cases
- From Business to Warfare: How AI Affects the Modern World | Azeem Azhar
- Developing technical taste: A guide for next-gen engineers | Sam Schillace (Microsoft, Google Docs)
- Is AI a platform shift or a paradigm shift? With Benedict Evans
- How AI is Eating Finance - with Mike Conover of Brightwave
- Frank Quattrone: Lessons from 650 M&A Deals Worth Over $1TRN & Taking Amazon and Cisco Public| E1121 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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2023 1 mention in 1 episode
2019 2 mentions in 2 episodes 1 per episode
2015 1 mention in 1 episode
2013 1 mention in 1 episode
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3 statements about VisiCalc, every show
Evans: Claude Code is to software development what VisiCalc was to accounting
“Software developers are the accountancy of VisiCalc. Like, oh my God, this changes everything. Like before VisiCalc and after VisiCalc. Before, before Claude Code and after Claude Code.”
Parrish: VisiCalc initially ran exclusively on the Apple II by accident
“VisiCalc could only run on the Apple II. And this wasn't because of some brilliant strategy. It was completely accidental. The Apple II just happened to be the only computer with everything VisiCalc needed. Enough RAM to hold the spreadsheet, a proper keyboard…”