Benchmark

also referred to as: benchmark capital

2 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Aug 16, 2026 by Travis Kalanick · said 10 times in 4 episodes since 2025 · across every show →

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2026 7 mentions in 3 episodes 2 per episode

Excellence Is the Capacity To Take Pain | Travis Kalanick, Founder of Uber Aug 16, 2026 · 5 mentions · from 58:34
How to Dominate for Decades | Doug Leone, Sequoia Capital Aug 30, 2026 · 1 mention · from 1:17:19
Marc Andreessen: The World Is More Malleable Than You Think Mar 15, 2026 · 1 mention · from 39:29
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2025 3 mentions in 1 episode

My Conversation With Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Founder of Colossus & Positive Sum | David Senra Dec 21, 2025 · 3 mentions · from 57:42
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Aug 16, 2026 negative

Assertion Not checkable as stated

Kalanick: Benchmark ran an activist war room creating weekly crises at Uber

“Benchmark was running a war room. They were an unspoken activist investor that was creating a once a week crisis.”

Travis Kalanick Aug 16, 2026 ▶ 59:00 Excellence Is the Capacity To Take Pain | Travis Kalanick, Founder of Uber

Aug 16, 2026 negative

Opinion

Kalanick: Founders definitely should not raise capital from Benchmark Capital

“You definitely shouldn't raise from benchmark capital.”

Travis Kalanick Aug 16, 2026 ▶ 58:34 Excellence Is the Capacity To Take Pain | Travis Kalanick, Founder of Uber

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