World Economic Forum

includes World Economic Forum Annual Meeting

7 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 5 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jan 20, 2023 by Chamath Palihapitiya · said 44 times in 12 episodes since 2023 · across every show →

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brought up most by Jason Calacanis (27), David Sacks (11), David Friedberg (4), Tucker Carlson (1), Jeremy Allaire (1)

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2026 11 mentions in 4 episodes 3 per episode
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2024 7 mentions in 3 episodes 2 per episode
2023 21 mentions in 4 episodes 5 per episode

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Jan 20, 2023 negative
Opinion
Chamath: Nobody building real businesses cares about Davos
“Nobody building anything really gives a shit about Davos. Nobody is thinking what's going on. Nobody even knows when it happens.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Jan 20, 2023 ▶ 27:55 E112: Is Davos a grift? Plus: globalist mishaps, debt ceilings, TikTok's endgame & more
Jan 20, 2023 negative
Disclosure
Calacanis: World Economic Forum charged $40,000 fee for Young Global Leaders
“They recruited me to be part of their world leaders, 15 years ago, after I had sold my second company, and I met Claus, the guy who runs it, at some New York Four Seasons event, and then I got the bill, and to be a world leader, Was 40 fucking thousand dollars…”
Jason Calacanis Jan 20, 2023 ▶ 33:54 E112: Is Davos a grift? Plus: globalist mishaps, debt ceilings, TikTok's endgame & more
Jan 19, 2024 negative
Assertion Supported
Calacanis: WEF charges about $40,000 annually to attend Davos
“Basically they try to shake it down for about 40 grand a year to go to this thing.”
Jason Calacanis Jan 19, 2024 ▶ 5:06 E162: Live from Davos! Milei goes viral, Adam Neumann's headwinds, streaming's broken model & more
Jan 19, 2024 negative
Opinion
Calacanis: Attending Davos shifted from a flex to an embarrassment
“It's been a slow unraveling from this being something that people used to flex about going to Davos. Now people are literally apologizing on social media, ex Twitter, et cetera, explaining why they're going because they're kind of feeling shame and going to th…”
Jason Calacanis Jan 19, 2024 ▶ 5:22 E162: Live from Davos! Milei goes viral, Adam Neumann's headwinds, streaming's broken model & more
Jan 19, 2024 negative
Opinion
Chamath: Davos is now a glorified enterprise software sales conference
“What is it probably more than anything else now? A glorified enterprise software sales conference, where the reason to go to these conferences for a lot of these companies, I suspect, is that it allows you to close very big deals.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Jan 19, 2024 ▶ 10:48 E162: Live from Davos! Milei goes viral, Adam Neumann's headwinds, streaming's broken model & more
Jan 25, 2026 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Goldstein: The World Economic Forum in Davos discourages talk of defense
“There is another element where, you know, Davos is sort of a non-defense oriented. They don't like you to talk about defense here.”
Adam Goldstein Jan 25, 2026 ▶ 1:36:40 The Future of Everything: What CEOs of Circle, CrowdStrike & More See Coming in 2026
Jan 25, 2026 neutral
Disclosure
Goldstein: Davos Attendees Are Obsessed With Potential U.S. Greenland Purchase
“And I will get asked that question in nearly every meeting. And I mean, literally, back in Silicon Valley, I, like, no one, I mean, yes, we've heard it on the news, of course, yes, of course, it's important, but people aren't talking about it on an every hour …”
Adam Goldstein Jan 25, 2026 ▶ 1:41:40 The Future of Everything: What CEOs of Circle, CrowdStrike & More See Coming in 2026
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