The Giving Pledge

also referred to as: giving pledge

3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Apr 11, 2020 by Chamath Palihapitiya · said 7 times in 3 episodes since 2020 · across every show →

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Apr 11, 2020 negative
Opinion
Chamath: The Giving Pledge lacks accountability and real commitment
“It's basically, pretend you're going to give your money away. We don't need to know how much. You don't really need to do it. There's no accountability, but we have this fun party once a year.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Apr 11, 2020 ▶ 1:12:38 E2: Rebooting economy, understanding corporate debt, avoiding a depression & more with David Sacks
Apr 17, 2021 positive
Opinion
Chamath: 'Invest America' baby bond concept is more practical than Giving Pledge
“That's actually a more practical giving pledge than the giving pledge.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Apr 17, 2021 ▶ 1:14:12 E29: Coinbase goes public, direct listings vs. IPOs, unions & more with Bestie Guestie Brad Gerstner
May 8, 2026 negative
Opinion
Calacanis: The Giving Pledge was virtue signaling rather than real philanthropy
“We had this giving pledge, which was a little bit of virtue signaling, and it wasn't real. It was just, you know, at the end of your life, you promised to give away half your money.”
Jason Calacanis May 8, 2026 ▶ 52:56 Elon’s Anthropic Deal, The Next AI Monopoly?, “FDA for AI” Panic, Trading the AI Boom
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