California

5 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 4 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Oct 13, 2023 by Sam Lessin · across every show →

Everything said about California, oldest first

Oct 13, 2023 negative
Opinion
Sam Lessin: California's VC diversity reporting mandate is ridiculous
“I think it's ridiculous.”
Sam Lessin Oct 13, 2023 ▶ 37:12 #18: Why This Week Changed Social Media Forever · More or Less Podcast
Oct 13, 2023 negative
Assertion Contradicted
Brit Morin: California VCs must report portfolio diversity starting March 2025
“Yeah, starting March, twenty-twenty-five, we are all going to be reporting our Diversity status of all of our portfolio vendors, which I think is going to get really murky.”
Brit Morin Oct 13, 2023 ▶ 37:02 #18: Why This Week Changed Social Media Forever · More or Less Podcast
Apr 19, 2024 negative
Opinion
Lessin: New York lacks tech giants because founders aren't empire-building
“I mean, there have been good New York startups, but I do think, like, the problem is, is like, look, there's just, There are too many places for talent to go. There's too much fun to be had, right? Like, if you want to live in New York and have a billion, a si…”
Sam Lessin Apr 19, 2024 ▶ 11:21 #43: TikTok’s New App, Tesla’s Sunken Stock, Are Tech Workers Leaving Silicon Valley For Good? · More or Less Podcast
Apr 19, 2024 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Lessin predicts AI tech jobs will concentrate heavily in California
“If you really believe in the AI leverage story, like it's highly centralized in terms of like which companies are going to benefit from it. And I think within those companies, which teams drive the value from it is a small subset of those teams, right? And I d…”
Sam Lessin Apr 19, 2024 ▶ 9:24 #43: TikTok’s New App, Tesla’s Sunken Stock, Are Tech Workers Leaving Silicon Valley For Good? · More or Less Podcast
Jan 9, 2026 negative
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Sam Lessin: If California wealth tax passes, Gavin Newsom cannot be President
“Even like, I think Gavin Newsom understands that it's a, it's also, by the way, terrible for his political career, because if this passes, he will never be president, which is clearly what he wants.”
Sam Lessin Jan 9, 2026 ▶ 19:32 Founders Beware: Illiquid Valuations vs. Real‑World Taxes · More or Less Podcast
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