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Lemkin: Unemployed tech workers rejected jobs under $200k requiring direct individual work
“Enough that I had like a micro connection that had been out of work for six months and I gave them jobs. All of them in the end basically said, I want to make 200 K or more only to do meetings or manage teams. None of them were willing to do any work themselve…”
Jason Lemkin Jun 4, 2025 ▶ 1:10:54 How the smartest founders are winning in AI
Disclosure
Shah offers to write a $5M seed check for decentralized LinkedIn
“I will write the five million dollar check for you to go do it as far as a seed round or up to five million if you want to let other people in.”
Dharmesh Shah Jul 7, 2021 ▶ 37:24 Frameworks to Become a Billionaire with HubSpot Co-Founder Dharmesh Shah | My First Million #197
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Shah predicts LinkedIn's utility will asymptotically diminish over time
“Over time, the asymptotic move for LinkedIn is, Like diminishing utility, right? It's like, it's just going to become painful, and then there's a cap on where you can go with it.”
Dharmesh Shah Jul 7, 2021 ▶ 38:11 Frameworks to Become a Billionaire with HubSpot Co-Founder Dharmesh Shah | My First Million #197
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Puri predicts Twitter and LinkedIn will be decentralized in 1-10 years
“This is what the next Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebooks are going to look like in either one or 10 years.”
Shaan Puri Jul 7, 2021 ▶ 44:07 Frameworks to Become a Billionaire with HubSpot Co-Founder Dharmesh Shah | My First Million #197
Disclosure
Wilkinson: AI agent replaced assistant for pre-meeting research briefs
“Like I have a, I have an agent that preps me for every meeting. So, 30 minutes before every meeting, I get a text and it says, hey, you're meeting Sean and Sam. You were emailing them about this topic. You're going to invest in their company. And here's two bi…”
Andrew Wilkinson Jan 24, 2025 ▶ 2:17 I run a $180M+ company...here's how I'm using AI on a daily basis
Insight
Puri: You Cannot Beat LinkedIn Just With Better Features or Design
“You can't beat LinkedIn by just building LinkedIn again and being like, but I have better features. I have better design. That's not going to work.”
Shaan Puri May 21, 2021 ▶ 40:16 Making Millions Improving Mobility & How to Beat LinkedIn | My First Million #184
Assertion Not checkable as stated
MrBallen's nonprofit raised $500,000 in micro-donations purely through LinkedIn posts
“And it was very successful, not viral, but it raised, we raised like half a million dollars on micro donations that stemmed from these posts that we were doing, me and Jordan in particular, my co-founder,”
John B. Allen (MrBallen) Sep 27, 2024 ▶ 24:14 From Navy SEAL To Viral Content Creator - MrBallen’s Insane Story
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