John Epstein

Everything John Epstein said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Supported

Epstein: Sentient runs the first fully AI-traded hedge fund

“One of Senian's products through a subsidiary called Senian Investment Management is a hedge fund that is, we think the first Fully AI-traded hedge fund.”

John Epstein May 21, 2017 ▶ 12:37 666: Sentient $100M+ Raised, A/B Testing With Artificial Intelligence with Exited Founder and SVP Jon Epstein

TOP FOUNDERS Prediction Not checkable as stated

Epstein: AI will make the world unrecognizable within 5 to 10 years

“The world will not be recognizable from a technology standpoint 10 years from now, and some would even say five.”

John Epstein May 21, 2017 ▶ 19:05 666: Sentient $100M+ Raised, A/B Testing With Artificial Intelligence with Exited Founder and SVP Jon Epstein

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated

Epstein: GameSpot was the first professional online game review site

“So GameSpot was the first really professional online reviews site for games.”

John Epstein May 21, 2017 ▶ 3:48 666: Sentient $100M+ Raised, A/B Testing With Artificial Intelligence with Exited Founder and SVP Jon Epstein

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Supported

Epstein: GameSpot sold for ZDNet stock peaking at about $45 million

“We sold we sold it for stock in CD net. So at the peak, it was worth about forty five million as an exit.”

John Epstein May 21, 2017 ▶ 7:35 666: Sentient $100M+ Raised, A/B Testing With Artificial Intelligence with Exited Founder and SVP Jon Epstein

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Partly supported

Epstein: GameSpy sold to IGN for around $61 million

“That one was around sixty one million dollar. If I recall.”

John Epstein May 21, 2017 ▶ 10:00 666: Sentient $100M+ Raised, A/B Testing With Artificial Intelligence with Exited Founder and SVP Jon Epstein

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated

Epstein: Sentient runs AI across millions of CPUs and thousands of GPUs

“It's able to run, you know, AI problems across millions of CPUs and thousands of GPUs using a proprietary distributed computing middleware layer.”

John Epstein May 21, 2017 ▶ 11:36 666: Sentient $100M+ Raised, A/B Testing With Artificial Intelligence with Exited Founder and SVP Jon Epstein

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated

Epstein: Sentient Ascend has about 25 paying customers

“We have we launched in September. We have about 25 paying customers about the same number in trial.”

John Epstein May 21, 2017 ▶ 15:40 666: Sentient $100M+ Raised, A/B Testing With Artificial Intelligence with Exited Founder and SVP Jon Epstein

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated

Epstein: Sentient Ascend averages $8,000 to $10,000 a month per customer

“So they range anywhere from 3000 a month to 30,000 a month. And so, you know, the average is sort of probably in the eight to 10.”

John Epstein May 21, 2017 ▶ 15:52 666: Sentient $100M+ Raised, A/B Testing With Artificial Intelligence with Exited Founder and SVP Jon Epstein

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated

Epstein: Sentient Ascend has had zero customer churn

“No one has churned yet.”

John Epstein May 21, 2017 ▶ 16:13 666: Sentient $100M+ Raised, A/B Testing With Artificial Intelligence with Exited Founder and SVP Jon Epstein

TOP FOUNDERS Disclosure

Epstein: Sentient Technologies has raised $143 million to date

“So far to date has been a hundred and forty three million dollars.”

John Epstein May 21, 2017 ▶ 17:40 666: Sentient $100M+ Raised, A/B Testing With Artificial Intelligence with Exited Founder and SVP Jon Epstein

The other half of the tape: John Epstein's own voice is left out of every number here. Other people bring the name up 1 time in 1 episode across the shows. every mention, with the transcript →

Who brings them up most Nathan Latka 1

Every mention by year

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens John's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
TOP FOUNDERSLEDGER	Chief Strategy Officer, WaveClear	1	10	67% 2/3	full record on Top Founders →