Singapore

6 statements across 6 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Apr 11, 2020 by Chamath Palihapitiya · said 112 times in 58 episodes since 2020 · across every show →

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Everything said about Singapore, oldest first

Apr 11, 2020 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Palihapitiya: Countries with elite, well-paid civil services handled COVID-19 better
“It's also true that the countries that had robust civil services filled with people who are at the top of their class also did well. Singapore, South Korea, where it is a stature, it's a point of pride to work for the government, where it's some of the best pa…”
Chamath Palihapitiya Apr 11, 2020 ▶ 27:52 E2: Rebooting economy, understanding corporate debt, avoiding a depression & more with David Sacks
Feb 5, 2022 positive
Assertion Supported
Petersen: Singapore invested $20B to build an automated port
“Singapore put twenty billion dollars to build a badass automated port.”
Ryan Petersen Feb 5, 2022 ▶ 41:09 E66: $FB's big drop, Rogan/Spotify mess, Xi/Putin meetup & supply chain issues with Ryan Petersen
Jul 14, 2022
Assertion Partly supported
Chamath: Singapore GDP reached $360B in 2022 compared to Sri Lanka's $80B
“Jamaica's GDP is about thirteen billion. Singapore's GDP has grown to about three hundred and sixty billion and Sri Lanka's GDP is eighty billion.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Jul 14, 2022 ▶ 8:48 E87: Emerging markets, Sri Lanka, 9.1% CPI, market sentiment, NASA's Webb telescope & more
Nov 3, 2023 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Friedberg: Regulating US AI will cause the US to fall behind China and India
“If we don't allow our market to develop in the United States, India, and China, and Singapore, and other markets will get well ahead of us in terms of their model development and their capabilities as a nation and their capabilities as an industry.”
David Friedberg Nov 3, 2023 ▶ 50:18 E152: Real estate chaos, WeWork bankruptcy, Biden regulates AI, Ukraine's “Cronkite Moment” & more
Feb 23, 2025 neutral
Disclosure
Collison: Most Stripe employees work from offices in major cities
“I would say Stripe broadly, Is in a pretty similar spot to where it was beforehand, which is most people go into an office. Like most people are, you know part of our San Francisco office or New York or Dublin or Singapore or wherever. And then we have a bunch…”
John Collison Feb 23, 2025 ▶ 1:37 Remote Work Under Fire: All-In Podcast Unpacks Jamie Dimon’s Leaked Rant!
Apr 26, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Chamath: Nvidia SEC filings show 47% of revenue in China, Singapore, Taiwan
“When you look at the SEC filings for Nvidia and you add up all the revenue, it says that about 47% of the revenue goes to China, Singapore, Taiwan, I think it was.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Apr 26, 2025 ▶ 54:33 Trump Rally or Bessent Put? Elon Back at Tesla, Google's Gemini Problem, China's Thorium Discovery
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