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Substack

6 statements across 6 episodes · 4 bullish · 0 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Jul 31, 2020 by Chamath Palihapitiya · said 114 times in 62 episodes since 2020 · across every show →

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brought up most by Jason Calacanis (48), David Sacks (32), Chamath Palihapitiya (19), David Friedberg (5), Bari Weiss (3), Jonathan Haidt (2), Thomas Laffont (1), Scott Bessent (1)

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Everything said about Substack, oldest first

Jul 31, 2020 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Chamath: Substack and paid subscriptions will rebuild journalism from the bottom up
“The first place where I think that goes is places like Substack, which is going to rebuild it bottoms up, where people will vote with their subscription dollars, what to believe and what not to believe. And then on top of that, people will overlay aggregation …”
Chamath Palihapitiya Jul 31, 2020 ▶ 49:44 E6: Big Tech antitrust aftermath, potential effects of an M&A clampdown on Silicon Valley & more
Sep 9, 2020 positive
Opinion
Sacks: Canceled writers are moving to Substack
“All, all my favorite writers seem to have been canceled at some previous publication, and now they've set themselves up on Substack”
David Sacks Sep 9, 2020 ▶ 1:13:05 E7: California's collapse, how SPACs are opening the markets for growth stocks & more
May 31, 2021 positive
Assertion Supported
Calacanis: Substack creators retain Stripe accounts and subscribers upon leaving
“If you leave sub stack, you get to take your stripe account with you. You use your Stripe account. So now it's portable. You can go on Substack for a year, leave and keep all your subscribers.”
Jason Calacanis May 31, 2021 ▶ 1:02:42 E34: Wuhan lab leak theory, India's traceability law, Coinbase fact check, Big Tech takes Hollywood
Jun 25, 2021 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Calacanis: Antonio García Martínez makes $300K-$700K on Substack after Apple firing
“He is getting paid probably 300,000 to 700,000 dollars To write on Stubstack after getting fired, and after getting a giant settlement from Apple, whatever that's gonna be.”
Jason Calacanis Jun 25, 2021 ▶ 1:10:19 E37: NYC rejects far-left candidates, new developments in lab leak theory, App Store breakup & more
Feb 17, 2023
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Calacanis: Americans check social platforms before trusting The New York Times
“Now it's become, I think, where a lot of Americans are by default saying, let me read the tick, let me read the substacks, TikToks, and Twitter before I trust the New York Times.”
Jason Calacanis Feb 17, 2023 ▶ 16:12 E116: Toxic out-of-control trains, regulators, and AI
Apr 3, 2025 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Chris Williamson: Substack will continue to gain media market share
“I would continue to bet on Substack.”
Chris Williamson Apr 3, 2025 ▶ 1:13:24 All-In Live from Austin: Colin and Samir, Chris Williamson, and Bryan Johnson
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