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4 statements across 4 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Mar 12, 2023 by Sriram Krishnan · said 9 times in 4 episodes since 2023 · across every show →

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brought up most by Sriram Krishnan (3), David Placek (3), Sachin Kansal (1), Nancy Duarte (1), Lenny Rachitsky (1)

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Mar 12, 2023
Assertion Partly supported
Krishnan: Windows Mobile 5.0 was codenamed 'Crossbow' because it kills BlackBerries
“The code name for Windows mobile five dot O Was crossbow and kind of a little secret, which I think kind of public now crossbow was a weed killer. It killed blackberries.”
Sriram Krishnan Mar 12, 2023 ▶ 1:06:54 Hot takes and techno-optimism from tech’s top power couple | Sriram and Aarthi
Jan 9, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Houston: BlackBerry and Nokia's peak sales occurred after iPhone's launch
“It was like Blackberry's and Nokia's best sales years happened in the lot, the years after launching the iPhone. So it doesn't, these things don't actually change immediately.”
Drew Houston Jan 9, 2025 ▶ 25:21 Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)
Jun 29, 2025
Insight
Placek: The sound of the letter 'B' evokes reliability in branding
“B the sound of the letter B is, is one of the most reliable sounds in the English alphabet. That was one of our rationales, by the way, for Blackberry, right?”
David Placek Jun 29, 2025 ▶ 47:07 Naming expert shares process for creating billion-dollar brands: Vercel, Azure, Windsurf, Sonos
Jun 7, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
Fadell: Only 1-2% of phone users had BlackBerries during early iPhone development
“Only one percent or two percent of mobile phone users at the time had a Blackberry, knew what a Blackberry was.”
Tony Fadell Jun 7, 2026 ▶ 3:27 Tony Fadell: How to build real taste (and why AI makes it matter more)
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