John Wu
Co-host, Second Order Effects · 1 appearance on the record.
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While an early-stage venture investor at FirstMark Capital, John Wu worked closely with partner Matt Turck, co-authoring the 2021 Machine Learning, AI & Data (MAD) Landscape. Following his time in venture capital, he transitioned into operational roles, serving as Chief of Staff at companies including Sift and Patreon.
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What the tape says about how John argues and how the claims held up. Everything they said, and everything said about them, is in the tabs below.
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249 words/min while actually speaking · 54.7 um and uh per 1k words
No argument clarity score for John Wu: no usable question→answer exchanges on raw tape (a fair score needs 8+). We do not score a sample that small. Roundtable and news formats yield far fewer direct exchanges than interviews.
Measured by listening to the audio itself: 3,528 words across 1 episode of raw-level tape, transcribed verbatim with every um and uh kept, each one attributed only where the alignment onto our timed stream is unambiguous. These are measurements of speaking style. We do not rank them: across this corpus, fluency and argument quality are nearly uncorrelated (ρ≈0.2), and smooth talking does not signal clear thinking. How it's measured →
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Appearances (1)
| Episode | Date | Speaking time |
|---|---|---|
| Top 10 Trends in AI, Machine Learning and Data for 2022 | Oct 27, 2021 | 17m |