U.S.

5 statements across 4 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Jan 6, 2025 by Josh Reeves · across every show →

Everything said about U.S., oldest first

Jan 6, 2025
Assertion Supported
Reeves: 500,000 new US employers start yearly and only half survive five years
“There's about 500,000 new employers each year in the U.S., and only about half make it to year five.”
Josh Reeves Jan 6, 2025 ▶ 5:48 How Gusto’s $10B founder raised $6M, built a team of 5—& hit $5M ARR in just 2 years. | Josh Reev... · PMF Show
Jan 6, 2025
Assertion Supported
In 2011, 40% of US companies did payroll manually, risking massive fines
“When we started Gusto, you had close to 40% of companies in the U.S. Doing payroll by hand. You had close to that same percentage, you know, 30 to 40% getting fined, penalized by the government for making mistakes. You had billions and billions of dollars of p…”
Josh Reeves Jan 6, 2025 ▶ 5:58 How Gusto’s $10B founder raised $6M, built a team of 5—& hit $5M ARR in just 2 years. | Josh Reev... · PMF Show
Jan 20, 2025
Assertion Supported
Domingues: Global food waste is the third largest greenhouse gas emitter
“The statistic is if international food waste were a country, it'd be the third leading cause of greenhouse gas emission behind the U.S. And China”
Josh Domingues Jan 20, 2025 ▶ 2:38 He lost his only 2 customers & was ready to quit—then he grew to $1.5M ARR in a year. | Josh Domi... · PMF Show
Feb 3, 2025 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Van Gaal: Root built data centers at $3M–$3.5M/MW vs competitors' $10M/MW
“Our cost to build was three, three and a half million dollars per megawatt, and in Canada at the time, we were seeing our competitors build it, like, ten million dollars per megawatt in Canada. In the U.S., they were more competitive. They're more like, you kn…”
Jason Van Gaal Feb 3, 2025 ▶ 8:50 He exited for hundreds of millions—then invested in 20+ founders. Here's what he looks for. | Jas... · PMF Show
Nov 17, 2025 positive
Disclosure
Slavin used a South African underwriter to land the same US carrier
“And that first insurance company in South Africa provided the validation to go to the U.S. And meet with that same insurance company in the U.S. And say, we're already doing it with your counterparts. Why don't we just do it here?”
Wayne Slavin Nov 17, 2025 ▶ 16:27 He tested his idea in one weekend—then raised $120M. | Wayne Slavin, Founder of Sure · PMF Show
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