America

part of Americas

28 statements across 26 episodes · 9 bullish · 6 bearish · 24 people on the record · first statement Apr 3, 2017 by Steve Case · across every show →

Everything said about America, oldest first

Apr 3, 2017
Assertion Supported
Case: Only 3% of Americans Were Online in Mid-1980s
“About three percent of America was online an average of one hour a week.”
Steve Case Apr 3, 2017 ▶ 6:07 AOL: Steve Case
Dec 18, 2017 negative
Assertion Supported
Von Tobel: Big brokerage firms ignore clients with under $250,000
“Big brokerage firms don't really want to talk to you unless you have over 250,000 dollars, which most of America doesn't.”
Alexa von Tobel Dec 18, 2017 ▶ 28:03 LearnVest: Alexa von Tobel
Jul 2, 2018 positive
Assertion Supported
Raz: Chicken Salad Chick is among fastest-growing US restaurant chains
“Now, today, Chicken Salad Chick is one of the fastest growing restaurant chains in America.”
Guy Raz Jul 2, 2018 ▶ 2:30 Chicken Salad Chick: Stacy Brown
Dec 30, 2019 bullish
Assertion Supported
Guy Raz: Chicken Salad Chick is among fastest-growing US restaurant chains
“Now, today, Chicken Salad Chick is one of the fastest growing restaurant chains in America.”
Guy Raz Dec 30, 2019 ▶ 2:39 Chicken Salad Chick: Stacy Brown (2018)
Apr 30, 2020
Assertion Supported
Andrés: World Central Kitchen has mobilized over 500 US restaurants
“We have more than 500 restaurants that Across America, and we are adding new restaurants almost every day.”
José Andrés Apr 30, 2020 ▶ 5:17 How I Built Resilience: Live with José Andrés
Apr 30, 2020
Assertion Supported
Andrés: NGOs are the third largest employer in America
“We forget that NGOs are the third biggest employer in America.”
José Andrés Apr 30, 2020 ▶ 6:08 How I Built Resilience: Live with José Andrés
Aug 31, 2020 bullish
Opinion
Chilewich Forces Retailers to Drop Knockoff Competitors or Lose Her Inventory
“In America, we don't have any competition, to be honest. I mean, within the stores that we're in, if they carry somebody else's, we've told them, If you carry this, we're pulling out, and nobody lets us pull out.”
Sandy Chilewich Aug 31, 2020 ▶ 39:21 Chilewich: Sandy Chilewich
Sep 7, 2020 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Radenbaugh: E-Bike Supply Chains Will Never Exist in the United States
“The supply chains for electric bikes, they don't exist in America. They're not going to exist.”
Mike Radenbaugh Sep 7, 2020 ▶ 59:10 Rad Power Bikes: Mike Radenbaugh
Sep 14, 2020 negative
Opinion
Awotona: Being an immigrant's child hindered navigating the corporate world early
“I think being the child of immigrants, I think maybe hurt my understanding of how to be successful in the business world in America. And so I didn't do some of the things that my peers were doing, like internships, I didn't do those things.”
Tope Awotona Sep 14, 2020 ▶ 17:50 Calendly: Tope Awotona
Nov 16, 2020
Insight
Americans wouldn't go barefoot for 15 years if all shoe stores closed
“If every shoe store in America closed its doors tomorrow at 12 o'clock, hardly an American would go barefoot for 15 years.”
Kenneth Cole Nov 16, 2020 ▶ 37:19 Kenneth Cole: Kenneth Cole
Jan 25, 2021 positive
Assertion Supported
Newman: Magic Hat became a top 10 US craft brewery
“And it kept the demand for our beer growing until, you know, we were in the top 10 largest craft breweries in America.”
Alan Newman Jan 25, 2021 ▶ 1:21:27 Seventh Generation: Alan Newman and Jeffrey Hollender
Feb 25, 2021 negative
Insight
Troy Carter: Wealth doesn't protect Black Americans from systemic racial bias
“Money doesn't matter, and power doesn't matter. It's just this bias that, that's sort of baked in and the recipe of America that we've had to live with,”
Troy Carter Feb 25, 2021 ▶ 5:30 How I Built Resilience: Troy Carter of Q&A (June, 2020)
Jun 7, 2021 positive
Insight
Bartolucci: American food must move toward natural ingredients without additives
“America needs to be natural. It doesn't have to be, you know, hippie natural, but we can't keep eating all this, these additives.”
Carla Bartolucci Jun 7, 2021 ▶ 21:41 Jovial Foods: Carla Bartolucci
Aug 1, 2022 negative
Opinion
Calagione: 1990s American beer market was dominated by generic light lagers
“There's all these super cool, very unique, very vibrant different beers around the world, but you can't really find them in America, and America's dominated by these samey, you know, monolithic, generic, frankly, in my view, light lagers made by giant companie…”
Sam Calagione Aug 1, 2022 ▶ 13:17 Dogfish Head Craft Brewery: Sam and Mariah Calagione
Dec 26, 2022
Disclosure
Copeland acquired foreign-language acts cheaply because the American market undervalued them
“World music was not considered a big music. You know, acts that sang in foreign language were not doing well in America. So you could pick up a lot of these acts for very little money. So a lot of the acts that I would sign later on in life were acts that were…”
Miles Copeland Dec 26, 2022 ▶ 53:27 I.R.S. Records: Miles Copeland
Apr 6, 2023 neutral
Insight
Yassin: Separating private and public sectors outside the US is impossible
“Yes, you can do that separation in America, but you really can't do that separation in many countries around the world.”
Nuseir Yassin Apr 6, 2023 ▶ 34:55 HIBT Lab! Nas Company: Nuseir Yassin
May 4, 2023 positive
Disclosure
Kitson planned Babcock Ranch as America's first solar-powered town
“We wanted to be the first solar power town in America.”
Syd Kitson May 4, 2023 ▶ 13:42 HIBT Lab! Babcock Ranch: Syd Kitson
May 29, 2023 positive
Opinion
Keller: The Polo Lounge Produced Some of America's Most Cutting-Edge Cuisine
“I mean, I come from the Polo Lounge. I mean, this is, this was some of the most cutting edge cuisine in America.”
Thomas Keller May 29, 2023 ▶ 22:01 Chef and Restaurateur: Thomas Keller
Dec 14, 2023
Assertion Supported
Blumenthal: Roughly 2% of American optometrists are Black
“Roughly two percent of optometrists in America are Black.”
Neil Blumenthal Dec 14, 2023 ▶ 35:11 Framing the future of eyecare with Neil Blumenthal and Dave Gilboa of Warby Parker
Jan 4, 2024 neutral
Insight
Yassin: Global media ethics cannot center purely on American interests
“My compass is very different from an American perspective compass. And that's what many Americans need to realize is that the world does not center around America and American interests.”
Nuseir Yassin Jan 4, 2024 ▶ 26:59 Sharing the 2023 HIBT Lab Highlight Reel
Jan 25, 2024 bullish
Opinion
Jim Koch: America replaced Europe as the global center of brewing innovation
“The place where brewers from all over the world look for inspiration and innovation is not Germany. It's not Belgium. It's not England. It's America. We are teaching the rest of the world how to make great beer.”
Jim Koch Jan 25, 2024 ▶ 4:10 Brewing creativity with Jim Koch of Boston Beer Company
Mar 4, 2024 neutral
Insight
Sourcing whiskey to scale an American brand is structurally harder than Scotch
“In Scotland, the distilleries produce enough for themselves, but they also produce enough for a ton of others to be able to purchase from them. It's a part of their overall business model. That's not our business model in America. There's basically not enough …”
Fawn Weaver Mar 4, 2024 ▶ 42:35 Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey: Fawn Weaver (2021)
Aug 4, 2025
Disclosure
Simon Cowell demanded he not fake praise to join American Idol.
“When I agreed to do the show in America, I said, look, just so we're clear, I'm not going to pretend to like people I don't like. I'm just not.”
Simon Cowell Aug 4, 2025 ▶ 50:21 Simon Cowell: Music Mogul
Jan 12, 2026 negative
Opinion
Pre-1990s American espresso was too abrasive to consume without milk or sugar
“Because espresso in America up to that point was an abrasive liquid. It was not to be consumed without tons of sugar or milk on it.”
Todd Carmichael Jan 12, 2026 ▶ 40:20 La Colombe Coffee Roasters: Todd Carmichael and J.P. Iberti. A Brotherhood Built on Coffee (2020)
Feb 5, 2026 neutral
Assertion Contradicted
Harden Furniture Was Once America's Largest Family-Owned Furniture Company
“And that became this company, Hardin Furniture, which at a time was the largest family owned furniture company in America.”
Jon Stein Feb 5, 2026 ▶ 22:00 Advice Line with Jon Stein of Betterment
Jun 1, 2026
Disclosure
Smith: Originally came to California seeking products to export to Australia
“Yeah, and I was really literally on a search for something to take back to Australia. I had no desire to stay and live in America.”
Brian Smith Jun 1, 2026 ▶ 6:47 UGG: Brian Smith. How an epiphany, surfers, and $500 launched an iconic sheepskin footwear company.
Jun 1, 2026
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Smith: Half of Australians owned sheepskin boots while America had none
“Oh my god, you know, one in two Australians has some sort of sheepskin footwear, and there's none in America.”
Brian Smith Jun 1, 2026 ▶ 7:49 UGG: Brian Smith. How an epiphany, surfers, and $500 launched an iconic sheepskin footwear company.
Jul 20, 2026 bullish
Assertion Contradicted
Toast's share of US restaurant sales volume exceeds its location share
“Even though we have 20 plus percent of the restaurants, we actually have more of the sales volume, because the average restaurant that's on toast has more sales than the average restaurant in America”
Aman Narang Jul 20, 2026 ▶ 44:32 Toast: Aman Narang. How a Long Wait for the Dinner Check Launched a $2 Billion Business.
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