London

11 statements across 9 episodes · 4 bullish · 1 bearish · 9 people on the record · first statement May 8, 2017 by Maureen Wheeler · said 357 times in 101 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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2016 4 mentions in 3 episodes 1 per episode

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Everything said about London, oldest first

May 8, 2017
Assertion Not checkable as stated
The Wheelers began their 1972 Asia trip with just 400 pounds
“We left London with 400 pounds, so that was our money.”
Maureen Wheeler May 8, 2017 ▶ 7:58 Lonely Planet: Maureen & Tony Wheeler
Jul 9, 2018
Assertion Supported
Lonely Planet founders left London for Asia with only 400 pounds
“See, we had so little money. We left London with 400 pounds, so that was our money.”
Maureen Wheeler Jul 9, 2018 ▶ 5:50 Lonely Planet: Maureen & Tony Wheeler (2017)
Jul 18, 2020
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Foley: Peloton spent $50M each on New York and London studios
“We have these fancy studios in New York and London, and we've spent, you know, fifty million dollars a piece, I believe, on these two studios, so real investments.”
John Foley Jul 18, 2020 ▶ 17:18 How I Built Resilience: Live with John Foley
Jan 3, 2022
Disclosure
Puddicombe Chose An Integrative London Clinic To Make Meditation Feel Mainstream
“I deliberately chose that clinic or that kind of approach because I didn't want it to be in a, an alternative kind of health clinic or something like, you know, I wanted it to feel really kind of mainstream.”
Andy Puddicombe Jan 3, 2022 ▶ 22:36 Headspace: Andy Puddicombe and Rich Pierson (2019)
Jun 9, 2022 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Google's New York and London offices quickly returned to 65-70% occupancy
“In our urban offices like New York or London, very quickly we get back to 65, 70% occupancy right away, so it's a strong sense of people wanting to come in.”
Sundar Pichai Jun 9, 2022 ▶ 26:46 HIBT Lab! Google: Sundar Pichai
Jul 11, 2022 neutral
What-if
Solivan: TaskRabbit would have abandoned direct booking without London pilot validation
“Thank God we launched that London product, because if we hadn't, we would have been completely overwhelmed by that vocal minority, and we could have pulled back. We could have completely decided not to move forward, just based on the feedback, because it was s…”
Leah Solivan Jul 11, 2022 ▶ 1:07:31 TaskRabbit: Leah Solivan
Jul 11, 2022 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Solivan: TaskRabbit's direct booking model doubled metrics in London pilot
“Thank God we launched this new product in London, because we saw it work. We saw the mobile product work, this on-demand booking platform. It worked. The metrics doubled, the repeat usage, and we're like, ok, this works.”
Leah Solivan Jul 11, 2022 ▶ 1:06:54 TaskRabbit: Leah Solivan
Jul 24, 2023 negative
Assertion Supported
Ally Svenson: 1990s London completely lacked customizable specialty coffee
“Decent tasting coffee, but nobody had what we were used to, which was a customizable coffee offering that we all now know, you know, it's everywhere, but it was nowhere there.”
Ally Svenson Jul 24, 2023 ▶ 11:57 MOD Pizza & Seattle Coffee Company: Scott and Ally Svenson
Jul 24, 2023 positive
Disclosure
Scott Svenson: London coffee venture depended on Starbucks' success in New York
“Starbucks had expanded to New York, and the hypothesis we had was, well, gosh, if it works in New York, given how international and diverse that city is, it'll work in London.”
Scott Svenson Jul 24, 2023 ▶ 14:02 MOD Pizza & Seattle Coffee Company: Scott and Ally Svenson
May 26, 2025 positive
Opinion
Acton Smith: Silicon Valley offered scaling talent and openness lacking in London
“Silicon Valley was the place to build this business. You know, the, there was more investors who were open to ideas like this. The climate was more open to it as well. A lot of our friends and people we knew in London were very, very skeptical of meditation an…”
Michael Acton Smith May 26, 2025 ▶ 49:59 Calm: Alex Tew and Michael Acton Smith
Jun 26, 2025 neutral
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Eric Ryan drank Method toilet cleaner to prove it was non-toxic
“I was in London, you know, I love the British press, they're so skeptical, and she said, is it, you know, safe enough to drink? I was like, sure. So we both took a shot at the toilet bowl cleaner.”
Eric Ryan Jun 26, 2025 ▶ 45:04 Advice Line with Eric Ryan of Method
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