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Palmer Luckey

14 statements across 2 episodes · 4 bullish · 5 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement May 27, 2022 by Chamath Palihapitiya · said 92 times in 32 episodes since 2021 · across every show →

On the record as a speaker too: Palmer Luckey's record, appearances and statements → this page counts the times other people say the name.

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brought up most by Jason Calacanis (57), Chamath Palihapitiya (10), David Sacks (6), Brad Gerstner (6), Mar Hershenson (5), Ryan Petersen (2), Eric Weinstein (1), David Friedberg (1)

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2023 11 mentions in 5 episodes 2 per episode
2022 49 mentions in 13 episodes 4 per episode
2021 1 mention in 1 episode

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Everything said about Palmer Luckey, oldest first

May 27, 2022 positive
Assertion Supported
Chamath: Palmer Luckey founded two multi-billion dollar unicorns by age 29
“This is a 29 year old young man who has now started two multi-billion dollar unicorns.”
Chamath Palihapitiya May 27, 2022 ▶ 5:30 E83: Market slide continues, and how to address Uvalde
May 27, 2022 positive
Opinion
Calacanis: Most in Silicon Valley oppose building weapons systems
“Most people in Silicon Valley don't believe in building weapons systems, but I kind of am with you on this.”
Jason Calacanis May 27, 2022 ▶ 14:55 E83: Market slide continues, and how to address Uvalde
Jun 23, 2022 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Critics like Calacanis only changed their tune after Anduril became successful
“And Jason, like many influential people, some of them even in this room, who have treated me like shit for years, suddenly changed their tune as soon as Andrew was on the upswing.”
Palmer Luckey Jun 23, 2022 ▶ 24:17 #AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril
Jun 23, 2022 bullish
Insight
Virtual reality is the final computing platform, not just the next one
“VR is the final computing platform. It's not the next one. It's the final one, and people talk about augmented reality, and it's very interesting. I love AR. We did a lot of great AR foundational work, but at the end of the day, if you can make a tool that all…”
Palmer Luckey Jun 23, 2022 ▶ 40:32 #AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril
Jun 23, 2022 negative
Opinion
In 2017, Jason Calacanis called Palmer Luckey an idiot and a troll
“But this case, Palmer Luckey's just an idiot and a troll.”
Jason Calacanis Jun 23, 2022 ▶ 59:21 #AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril
Jun 23, 2022
What-if
Raising Anduril's initial capital would have been impossible without Oculus
“Imagine how hard it would have been to raise money if I hadn't founded Oculus. Would have been impossible.”
Palmer Luckey Jun 23, 2022 ▶ 6:33 #AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril
Jun 23, 2022 negative
Disclosure
Early Anduril VC pitches focused heavily on ethics over execution
“The vast majority of conversations that we had were about whether or not it was even ethically okay to ever build a company that would build weapons.”
Palmer Luckey Jun 23, 2022 ▶ 6:04 #AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril
Jun 23, 2022 neutral
Insight
Wars break out when opposing sides miscalculate their chance of winning
“Wars happen when one or both sides misestimate their probability of winning. If both sides agree that one side or the other is going to win, typically you end up with diplomatic resolution. It's when both sides disagree about the possibility of winning that co…”
Palmer Luckey Jun 23, 2022 ▶ 20:50 #AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril
Jun 23, 2022
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Luckey confirms a direct causal line from 2016 donation to Facebook ouster
“As you know, these things are very complex, but more or less, yes. I mean, there's a direct causal line from that to me being put on leave to me not being allowed to come back and then pushed out.”
Palmer Luckey Jun 23, 2022 ▶ 32:49 #AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril
Jun 23, 2022 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
VR will perfectly simulate fluorescent-lit conference rooms within 10 years
“On the other hand, being able to perfectly simulate the experience of being in a brightly lit fluorescent, you know, fluorescent conference room, that's gonna happen within 10 years. Like, the resolution will be there, the weight will be there, you'll be able …”
Palmer Luckey Jun 23, 2022 ▶ 42:17 #AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril
Jun 23, 2022 negative
Assertion Contradicted
More mattress unicorns than defense unicorns were created over 35 years
“There have actually been more mattress unicorns than defense unicorns in the last 35 years.”
Palmer Luckey Jun 23, 2022 ▶ 13:44 #AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril
Jun 23, 2022
What-if
Luckey: I would have stayed at Oculus for 50 years
“I started Oculus as a teenager, and I would have been there for another 50 years.”
Palmer Luckey Jun 23, 2022 ▶ 9:28 #AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril
Jun 23, 2022 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Media commentators like Jason Calacanis caused Luckey's firing from Oculus
“Jason and the people like him are the reason I was fired from my, from Oculus, my own company.”
Palmer Luckey Jun 23, 2022 ▶ 25:27 #AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril
Jun 23, 2022
Insight
Right-leaning founders should hide their political views until they are self-sufficient
“My advice to founders who are on the right has actually been, don't be public about your political leanings, because you won't accomplish anything. You will just, you will be terminated by the mob. You should focus on building, you should focus on creating val…”
Palmer Luckey Jun 23, 2022 ▶ 35:49 #AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril
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