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2 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Sep 9, 2020 by Chamath Palihapitiya · said 35 times in 18 episodes since 2020 · across every show →

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2026 1 mention in 1 episode

Anthropic's Digital God, Pope vs AI, Job Loss Narrative Flips, Open Source Crackdown Coming? May 29, 2026 · 1 mention · from 4:42
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2025 3 mentions in 3 episodes 1 per episode

Sequoia’s Roelof Botha: Why Venture Capital is Broken & How Great Companies Are Built Oct 9, 2025 · 1 mention · from 11:15
OpenAI's GPT-5 Flop, AI's Unlimited Market, China's Big Advantage, Rise in Socialism, Housing Crisis Aug 9, 2025 · 1 mention · from 16:18
Trump's First 100 Days, Tariffs Impact Trade, AI Agents, Amazon Backs Down May 3, 2025 · 1 mention · from 1:04:37
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2024 1 mention in 1 episode

Big Fed rate cuts, AI killing call centers, $50B govt boondoggle, VC's rough years, Trump/Kamala Sep 20, 2024 · 1 mention · from 1:02:53
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2023 8 mentions in 3 episodes 3 per episode

E141: State of Series A's, VC dry powder, IPO window opens + more with Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner Aug 11, 2023 · 6 mentions · from 2:08
E132: SEC goes after crypto giants, Sequoia splits, LIV/PGA, Messi's deal + LIVE Q&A! Jun 10, 2023 · 1 mention · from 38:50
E117: Did Stripe miss its window? Plus: VC market update, AI comes for SaaS, Trump's savvy move Feb 24, 2023 · 1 mention · from 1:24:30
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2022 20 mentions in 8 episodes 3 per episode

E101: Ye acquires Parler, Snap drops 30%, macro outlook, VC metrics, valuing stocks & more Oct 22, 2022 · 5 mentions · from 53:23
E81: All-In Summit: Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner on markets, downturns & investment cycles May 23, 2022 · 4 mentions · from 14:45
E68: Trudeau invokes emergency powers, Bitcoin vs. government, Tiger Global's new strategy and more Feb 19, 2022 · 3 mentions · from 48:54
E108: Doxing debate, Nuclear fusion breakthrough, state of the markets & more Dec 16, 2022 · 2 mentions · from 1:09:23
E80: Recession deep dive: VC psychology, macro risks, Tiger Global, predictions and more May 13, 2022 · 2 mentions · from 39:15
E62: Elizabeth Holmes verdict, fraud origins & takeaways, navigating "The Great Markdown" & more Jan 8, 2022 · 2 mentions · from 19:19
E100: Reflecting on the first 100 shows, fan questions, nuclear threat, markets, Amazon & more Oct 14, 2022 · 1 mention · from 40:34
E91: SoftBank's $21B+ Vision Fund loss, signals of a bubble, macro picture, Trump raided by FBI Aug 13, 2022 · 1 mention · from 22:44
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2021 1 mention in 1 episode

E26: State of Venture Capital, plus fan questions on longevity, decentralization & quantum computing Mar 20, 2021 · 1 mention · from 58:59
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2020 1 mention in 1 episode

E7: California's collapse, how SPACs are opening the markets for growth stocks & more Sep 9, 2020 · 1 mention · from 48:47
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Everything said about Benchmark, oldest first

Sep 9, 2020 bullish

Opinion

Chamath claims top public stock pickers beat Sequoia and Benchmark returns

“I think that if you were a very good stock picker in the public markets, you're generating better returns than Sequoia, Benchmark, Name Your Best Venture Fund”

Chamath Palihapitiya Sep 9, 2020 ▶ 48:47 E7: California's collapse, how SPACs are opening the markets for growth stocks & more

May 23, 2022 neutral

Disclosure

Gurley: Benchmark distributes public stock over 3 to 6 quarters post-lockup

“We typically distribute over three to six quarters following the lockup release.”

Bill Gurley May 23, 2022 ▶ 33:02 E81: All-In Summit: Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner on markets, downturns & investment cycles

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