Houston

7 statements across 7 episodes · 5 bullish · 1 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement May 22, 2017 by Rod Canion · said 163 times in 45 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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Everything said about Houston, oldest first

May 22, 2017
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Compaq secretly stockpiled 20 tractor-trailers of computers across Houston in 1984
“By mid-February, we had about 20 of these trailers full of computers sitting around Houston.”
Rod Canion May 22, 2017 ▶ 18:12 Compaq Computers: Rod Canion
Mar 25, 2019 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Canion: Unsold Compaq computers filled 20 tractor trailers across Houston in 1984
“When that filled up, we borrowed space in friends' parking lots around the town, and by mid-February, we had about 20 of these trailers full of computers sitting around Houston.”
Rod Canion Mar 25, 2019 ▶ 18:35 Compaq Computers: Rod Canion (2019)
Apr 15, 2019 positive
Opinion
Houston's rapid economic growth masked Zimmer's early ignorance of retail
“Dallas was old money, Houston was new money, so that for a young upstart like myself trying to create a business, the chances were much greater in Houston, and in fact since I didn't really know anything about the retail business when I opened Men's warehouse.…”
George Zimmer Apr 15, 2019 ▶ 17:44 Men's Wearhouse: George Zimmer
Apr 25, 2022 negative
Assertion Partly supported
Graves: Raising Cane's struggled heavily during 2004-2005 Texas expansion
“My first expansion, you know, out of the state of Louisiana was around 2004, 2005... Dallas and Houston, and this is eight, eight, nine years into it, and we got our butt kicked.”
Todd Graves Apr 25, 2022 ▶ 1:07:46 Raising Cane's: Todd Graves
Aug 29, 2022 positive
Opinion
Zimmer: Houston's Rapid Growth Saved Men's Wearhouse From Early Mistakes
“Dallas was old money, Houston was new money, so that for a young upstart like myself trying to create a business, the chances were much greater in Houston, and in fact since I didn't really know anything about the retail business when I opened Men's warehouse.…”
George Zimmer Aug 29, 2022 ▶ 19:08 Men's Wearhouse: George Zimmer (2019)
Jan 19, 2023 positive
Assertion Supported
Ferguson: Nuro operates regular driverless vehicle services in the Bay Area and Houston
“We have regular operation, fully driverless custom vehicles in both the Bay Area and in Houston, and we're constantly expanding the regions over which we're operating.”
Dave Ferguson Jan 19, 2023 ▶ 26:39 HIBT Lab! Nuro: Dave Ferguson
Jul 20, 2023 bullish
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Aurora expects fully driverless freight operations by late 2024 starting in Texas
“And so, yes, our expectation is by the end of next year, there will be no human. Yeah. And, you know, the way we're going to launch this is initially it'll be on one lane, Which is what you call kind of a trucking route, and that'll be between Dallas and Houst…”
Chris Urmson Jul 20, 2023 ▶ 33:17 When trucks drive themselves with Chris Urmson of Aurora
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