remote work

7 statements across 6 episodes · 2 bullish · 4 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Mar 19, 2020 by Chamath Palihapitiya · across every show →

Everything said about remote work, oldest first

Mar 19, 2020 negative
Opinion
Palihapitiya: Claims of work-from-home productivity during lockdowns are a lie
“Jason, the shoe, guys, the shoe that hasn't dropped is this idea that everybody is at home working. Nobody's at home working. That's a joke. That's a lie.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Mar 19, 2020 ▶ 1:02:08 E1: US Response to COVID-19 & Impact on Startups, VC & Public Markets with David Friedberg
May 21, 2020 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Calacanis: Remote work could create unprecedented company efficiency and profitability
“My thesis on this in terms of getting out of the recession, I think remote work could lead to a level of efficiency and profitability in the companies that we have never seen before.”
Jason Calacanis May 21, 2020 ▶ 40:07 E3: Modern Cold War, politicizing the pandemic & more with David Sacks & David Friedberg
May 21, 2020 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
David Sacks predicts remote work will break Silicon Valley's network effect
“I think there is some chance that this whole remote work thing could break Silicon Valley's network effect, and that would be really bad for places like San Francisco, which, you know, otherwise might not be the greatest places to live.”
David Sacks May 21, 2020 ▶ 39:52 E3: Modern Cold War, politicizing the pandemic & more with David Sacks & David Friedberg
Oct 23, 2021 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
David Sacks: Anyone globally who learns to code can make six figures
“Anybody really anywhere in the world who can learn how to write code can now, you know, make a six figure plus salary because Of remote work.”
David Sacks Oct 23, 2021 ▶ 47:44 E52: Trump's SPAC, peak venture liquidity, tech as an economic ladder, Dems overplaying their hand
Jul 29, 2022 neutral
Insight
Sacks: Remote work eases hiring but weakens management, scaling, and culture
“I think where work from home is beneficial is on the hiring side, right? It's so much easier to hire for a job when your potential pool is anyone in the world. You're not just geographically limited to the city in which your office is. So that was the temptati…”
David Sacks Jul 29, 2022 ▶ 35:00 E89: GDP growth negative in Q2, $SHOP layoffs, Alzheimer's fraud, Ginkgo acquires Zymergen & more
Feb 22, 2025 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
John Collison: Remote work hurts early-career productivity, according to Stripe data
“The thing that we have seen, and interestingly, we measured this before COVID, because we were doing a lot of remote hiring, and we wanted to see how much we should lean into it, is that it is not good for early career people. We can actually measure it in our…”
John Collison Feb 22, 2025 ▶ 30:54 The Stablecoin Future, Milei's Memecoin, DOGE for the DoD, Grok 3, Why Stripe Stays Private
Feb 23, 2025 negative
Opinion
Dimon: Remote work damages and socially isolates the younger generation
“The young generation is being damaged by this. That means they may or may not be on your particular staff, but they are being left behind. They're being left behind socially, ideas, meeting people.”
Jamie Dimon Feb 23, 2025 ▶ 0:40 Remote Work Under Fire: All-In Podcast Unpacks Jamie Dimon’s Leaked Rant!
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