Wait But Why
3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement May 21, 2021 by Shaan Puri · said 13 times in 7 episodes since 2021 · across every show →
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2025 1 mention in 1 episode
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2021 8 mentions in 3 episodes 3 per episode
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May 21, 2021
Aug 25, 2021 negative
Shapiro: Publishing thought leadership on a fixed deadline is a trap
“They're publishing when they truly have something to say, they're not publishing try to hit a deadline, which I think is a trap because you're then forced to try to be a creative genius on account on a schedule, which is like near impossible.”
Oct 10, 2024 positive
Elon Musk recruited Tim Urban directly for deep dives on his companies
“Elon basically says, I would love for you to write. I, he's like a bunch of people want to interview me. You know, they want me on 60 minutes. They want me on this. They want me on that. But I actually want you to write about what we're doing with AI, with Neu…”