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Assertion Partly supported
Goldstein: Boeing sued Archer immediately after its public listing announcement
“So when you have an industry that's so heavily consolidated, they don't want new entrants. And so Boeing sued us instantly.”
Adam Goldstein Jan 17, 2026 ▶ 14:14 I Tried Flying an Air Taxi With Archer’s CEO (Midnight Simulator) · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Assertion Partly supported
Archer reached piloted flight milestones in half the time of competitors
“And don't forget, we've done this in half the time as our competitors have done this. And so we have moved at incredible speeds. And when you look at it, when you kind of zoom in, it looks like we're at the same space, maybe we're ahead. But if you like zoom o…”
Adam Goldstein Sep 7, 2025 ▶ 12:42 The CEOs Behind America’s Next Frontier in Air & Sea Travel · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Assertion Contradicted
Archer is the only major eVTOL manufacturer selling directly to airlines
“We're kind of the only game in town. Our competitor really wants to operate. And so if you want to buy aircraft, we're kind of the only game in town to really do that from.”
Adam Goldstein Sep 7, 2025 ▶ 22:05 The CEOs Behind America’s Next Frontier in Air & Sea Travel · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Assertion Supported
Goldstein: Jim Cramer's constant attacks on Archer only increase public attention
“Like, Kramer has always hated us and just gashes us at every chance he can get. And in a way, it just brings more, almost like, attention to it.”
Adam Goldstein Jan 17, 2026 ▶ 19:33 I Tried Flying an Air Taxi With Archer’s CEO (Midnight Simulator) · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Assertion Supported
Goldstein: eVTOL is the first new FAA aircraft category in 60 years
“So you have a new platform that's really, it's like day one of that, first new category at the FAA in 60 years, and it's an opportunity to build a whole next generation of aviation.”
Adam Goldstein Jan 17, 2026 ▶ 7:58 I Tried Flying an Air Taxi With Archer’s CEO (Midnight Simulator) · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Prediction Partly held up
Goldstein: eVTOL aircraft will begin flying in US cities next year
“And so we came up with this concept around what they called the EIPP or eVTOL integration pilot program. And that was to allow these aircrafts to start flying in the cities in the U.S. As soon as next year. And so what they're going to do is they're actually g…”
Adam Goldstein Jan 17, 2026 ▶ 2:49 I Tried Flying an Air Taxi With Archer’s CEO (Midnight Simulator) · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Assertion Supported
Goldstein: Retail investors frequently push Archer into NYSE top 10 volume
“But if you look at a volume traded throughout our stock, we will often be a top 10 most heavily traded stock on the New York Stock Exchange. That will happen all the time. That is because of the retail.”
Adam Goldstein Jan 17, 2026 ▶ 15:58 I Tried Flying an Air Taxi With Archer’s CEO (Midnight Simulator) · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Assertion Supported
Goldstein: Archer Aviation is a 2028 Los Angeles Olympics sponsor
“Archer is the twenty-twenty-eight Los Angeles Summer Olympic sponsor.”
Adam Goldstein Jan 17, 2026 ▶ 45:01 I Tried Flying an Air Taxi With Archer’s CEO (Midnight Simulator) · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Assertion Supported
Goldstein: Archer filed a 'Giraffa' trademark for its retail investor apes
“As a sort of a shout out back to the Archer Apes we did file a trademark under we called it a Giraffa and the people went nuts online because it was as if we're gonna name a plane Giraffa.”
Adam Goldstein Jan 17, 2026 ▶ 42:42 I Tried Flying an Air Taxi With Archer’s CEO (Midnight Simulator) · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Assertion Partly supported
Goldstein: Archer had only 50 employees when it announced going public
“So when we announced we were going public, we were actually 50 people.”
Adam Goldstein Jan 17, 2026 ▶ 13:15 I Tried Flying an Air Taxi With Archer’s CEO (Midnight Simulator) · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
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