California

16 statements across 16 episodes · 4 bullish · 1 bearish · 15 people on the record · first statement Jun 25, 2018 by John Zimmer · said 655 times in 295 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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brought up most by Guy Raz (313), Lara Merriken (10), Janice Bryant Howroyd (8), Jane Wurwand (8), Paige Mycoskie (7), Kat Hantas (7), Brian Smith (7), Robin McBride (6)

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2020 63 mentions in 29 episodes 2 per episode
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2018 38 mentions in 15 episodes 3 per episode
2017 38 mentions in 19 episodes 2 per episode
2016 10 mentions in 5 episodes 2 per episode

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Everything said about California, oldest first

Jun 25, 2018
Assertion Supported
Zimmer: California does not require background checks for limousine drivers
“We've gone above and beyond on the background checks, which actually still to this day for, ah, limos in, in California are not required.”
John Zimmer Jun 25, 2018 ▶ 24:58 Lyft: John Zimmer (2017)
Sep 26, 2020
Assertion Supported
Zimmer: 86% of California Lyft drivers work under 20 hours a week
“The majority, something like 80% of our drivers Maybe in California it's 86% of drivers drive less than 20 hours a week.”
John Zimmer Sep 26, 2020 ▶ 14:11 How I Built Resilience: John Zimmer of Lyft
Oct 8, 2020 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Bossy Cosmetics shifted its supply chain to Italy, China, and Germany
“When we first started the business, a hundred percent of our supply chain was in California. And then of course, as we started to grow and I decided, okay, look, this is actually going really well. I want to go into eyeliners, eyeshadows, all these, I want to …”
Aishetu Dozie Oct 8, 2020 ▶ 14:48 How I Built Resilience: Aishetu Dozie of Bossy Cosmetics
Oct 26, 2020
Assertion Not checkable as stated
McBride Sisters used $1,500 life savings to buy a federal wine license
“A federal importer's license that was like 1500 dollars. It was like our total life savings, and we could import other people's wines”
Andréa McBride John Oct 26, 2020 ▶ 4:57 McBride Sisters Wine (Part 2 of 2): Robin McBride and Andréa McBride John
Dec 28, 2020
Assertion Supported
Howroyd: Gwen Moore authored California legislation mandating utility diversity spend
“Gwen Moore was an elected official congresswoman out of California here, and she had been very active in championing, and I believe she was one of the original authors of legislation that required public utility companies in California to have diversity spend”
Janice Bryant Howroyd Dec 28, 2020 ▶ 26:20 ActOne Group: Janice Bryant Howroyd (2018)
Feb 18, 2021 negative
Opinion
Guy Raz: The United States has too many elections and unwieldy ballots
“I think some people might totally disagree with me and want to, you know, bring up their pitchforks, but I think we have too many elections. I mean, I live in California And if you look at the ballot in California, it's really, really unwieldy. I mean, there a…”
Guy Raz Feb 18, 2021 ▶ 19:48 How I Built Resilience: Beverly Leon of Local Civics
Nov 24, 2022 positive
Assertion Supported
CA, NY, and NJ are making it illegal to discard food
“There are states like California, New York, and New Jersey That are introducing legislation that makes it illegal for businesses to throw away their food. They have to recycle it or donate it.”
Jasmine Crowe-Houston Nov 24, 2022 ▶ 37:44 HIBT Lab! Goodr: Jasmine Crowe-Houston
Jan 19, 2023
Assertion Supported
Ferguson: Nuro secured federal exemption to operate vehicles without controls
“That was actually our second generation vehicle. So a couple years ago we got that exemption for the vehicle that we are today actively operating out in, in California and Texas.”
Dave Ferguson Jan 19, 2023 ▶ 17:54 HIBT Lab! Nuro: Dave Ferguson
Feb 9, 2023
Disclosure
Biobot monitors wastewater for enterprise office campuses and Manhattan skyscrapers
“So we do work with some enterprise clients as well. So these are namely office buildings or campuses that are so large that they somewhat operate like a small city or a mini city. So the types of buildings we monitor can range from large office campuses or par…”
Newsha Ghaeli Feb 9, 2023 ▶ 20:43 HIBT Lab! Biobot Analytics: Mariana Matus and Newsha Ghaeli
Jan 1, 2024
Assertion Partly supported
Mycoskie: Aviator Nation manufactures all of its products in California
“Yeah, everything's made in California.”
Paige Mycoskie Jan 1, 2024 ▶ 55:31 Aviator Nation: Paige Mycoskie
May 27, 2024
Disclosure
Concept2 Co-Founders Chose Their Rural Location Before Their Business Plan
“We had a clearer vision of the place that we wanted to move to live, to do this business than we had of what the business was going to be.”
Peter Dreissigacker May 27, 2024 ▶ 19:59 Concept2 Rowing Machines: Dick and Peter Dreissigacker
Jan 30, 2025 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Gebbia: Samara Completed a California ADU Install in 23 Minutes
“Guy, our last install in California, from the time it arrived on the truck and we took it off with the crane to the time it got installed on our foundation was 23 minutes.”
Joe Gebbia Jan 30, 2025 ▶ 4:45 Advice Line with Joe Gebbia of Airbnb
Nov 6, 2025 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Filipino Americans are the largest Asian demographic in 11 US states
“I did some data and research, and I found out that Filipinos are one of the largest Asian American groups in the U.S., the largest in 11 states, including California, and our cuisine is the fastest growing as well, yet there's almost zero representation of our…”
Jake DeLeon Nov 6, 2025 ▶ 7:27 Advice Line with Tariq Farid of Edible Arrangements
Nov 13, 2025 positive
Assertion Supported
Moll: Hotel mini-bottle bans in CA, NY, and WA create business tailwinds
“The thing that's working in our favor is that there is some incoming legislation that is banning many bottles in hotels, so they've already been banned in California back in twenty-twenty-three, this year in New York, in Washington by twenty-twenty-seven.”
Daniel Moll Nov 13, 2025 ▶ 12:09 Advice Line with Chet Pipkin of Belkin International
Jan 19, 2026 neutral
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Joan Barnes claims she was California's first individual business franchisor
“I was probably the first person, not a corporation, franchising.”
Joan Barnes Jan 19, 2026 ▶ 21:37 Gymboree: Joan Barnes. How Building a Beloved Brand Nearly Destroyed Its Founder
Jun 25, 2026
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Culture Wine Company Sees 80% Reorder Rate in California Wholesale
“70% of my business is coming from the California Direct. Channel. And 80% of that reorders.”
Peter Andrews Jun 25, 2026 ▶ 23:01 Advice Line with Susan Griffin-Black of EO Products
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