Hollywood

6 statements across 6 episodes · 1 bullish · 3 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Apr 10, 2017 by Apoorva Mehta · said 127 times in 66 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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brought up most by Guy Raz (70), Jimmy Fallon (4), Hernán López (4), Rhett McLaughlin (3), Nuseir Yassin (3), Meredith Baer (3), Issa Rae (3), Beatriz Acevedo (3)

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Everything said about Hollywood, oldest first

Apr 10, 2017 positive
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Mehta: Tech founders should be in Silicon Valley like actors in Hollywood
“To me, it was like, if you're an acting, you're probably a good idea for you to be in Hollywood.”
Apoorva Mehta Apr 10, 2017 ▶ 5:18 Instacart: Apoorva Mehta
Dec 15, 2022 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Acevedo: Hollywood executives refused to hire Latino talent brought directly to them
“Even if heads of networks and studios would say, we can't find the Latinos, and you would bring them to them, they would Still not hire them.”
Beatriz Acevedo Dec 15, 2022 ▶ 9:28 HIBT Lab! mitú and SUMA Wealth: Beatriz Acevedo
Apr 6, 2023 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Yassin: 195 localized media hubs will eventually replace Hollywood's dominance
“In the future, there is a room for a 195 more Hollywoods to be created. The days in which the whole world is watching Will Smith on TV and Tom Cruise for the 55th movie are done.”
Nuseir Yassin Apr 6, 2023 ▶ 37:57 HIBT Lab! Nas Company: Nuseir Yassin
Dec 11, 2023 neutral
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López: Listeners won't recommend narrative shows that lack clear endings
“One of the most tried and true things in Hollywood is that you need to have a satisfying ending to a story. And when you don't have a clear ending, people will not recommend the show to other people.”
Hernán López Dec 11, 2023 ▶ 59:22 Wondery: Hernan Lopez
Jan 4, 2024 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Yassin: Room exists globally for 195 localized 'Hollywoods' to emerge
“In the future, there is a room for a 195 more Hollywoods to be created. The days in which the whole world is watching Will Smith on TV and Tom Cruise for the 55th movie are done.”
Nuseir Yassin Jan 4, 2024 ▶ 31:14 Sharing the 2023 HIBT Lab Highlight Reel
Jun 1, 2026
Disclosure
UGG gifted free boots to 400 Hollywood stylists to secure celebrity placement
“I found a mailing list of stylists in Hollywood and sent a letter to them, and about 400 people responded, and so I sent them all a pair of Ugg boots, you know, no questions asked, and it was a couple of months before I started seeing them on Celebrities”
Brian Smith Jun 1, 2026 ▶ 1:09:01 UGG: Brian Smith. How an epiphany, surfers, and $500 launched an iconic sheepskin footwear company.
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