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2 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Dec 5, 2013 by Mike Dauber · said 56 times in 26 episodes since 2013 · across every show →

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Dec 5, 2013
Disclosure
Battery Ventures saw 10 photo apps indistinguishable from early Instagram
“There were 10 companies that we saw on the photo sharing space that looked very similar to Instagram that were indistinguishable at the time, but ended up not being as successful.”
Mike Dauber Dec 5, 2013 ▶ 13:56 Mike Dauber, Battery Ventures // Data Driven NYC 19 // October 2013 (interviewed by Matt Turck)
May 22, 2025 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Evans: OpenAI lacks visibility into user search, purchases, and social media activity
“Back to open AI, they've got a partial view on you, but like, they don't know what you've bought. They don't know what you've searched for. They don't know where you go. They don't know what Instagram you look at and what TikTok you look at and what YouTube yo…”
Benedict Evans May 22, 2025 ▶ 55:06 AI Eats the World: Benedict Evans on What Really Matters Now
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