The Argument Index
Debate potential by speaker, the highest-scored statement each year, and the companies with the most bearish calls on record. All of it clickable, all of it playable.
People
Average debate potential by speaker
All 55 guests with 5 or more scored statements, ranked. 1 more have fewer than 5, too few for a fair average, and the host is scored on his own page. Sort or filter below.
| # | Person | Avg debate potential | Statements scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah Pearl Founder, Stella | 2.29 | 14 |
| 2 | Steph France AI Consultant and Marketing Strategist | 2.2 | 5 |
| 3 | Beau (Bo) Co-founder, Savvy Nomad | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Steven Cravotta Founder, Posted | 2 | 31 |
| 5 | Ian Myers Founder & CEO, Oceans | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Andre Heckel Jr. | 1.92 | 13 |
| 7 | Tim Stoddart Founder & Operator, Tim Stodz Enterprises | 1.91 | 11 |
| 8 | Thomas Smale Founder & CEO, FE International | 1.91 | 11 |
| 9 | Jake Glacer Founder & Developer, Erly | 1.89 | 9 |
| 10 | An Nial Founder, Agniverse | 1.88 | 8 |
| 11 | David Park Founder & CEO, Jenni AI | 1.88 | 16 |
| 12 | Brian Shin Co-founder, Once | 1.86 | 7 |
| 13 | Blake Anderson Co-Founder, Apex | 1.86 | 22 |
| 14 | Colin McIntosh Founder & CEO, Sheets & Giggles | 1.85 | 20 |
| 15 | Lara Acosta Co-Founder, Kleo | 1.8 | 10 |
| 16 | Lotz (Lots) Founder | 1.8 | 15 |
| 17 | Umberto Mezzadra Founder, Floga | 1.79 | 14 |
| 18 | Florin Pop Independent Software Developer & Content Creator | 1.75 | 8 |
| 19 | Lane Wagoner Founder & CEO, Boot.dev | 1.75 | 12 |
| 20 | Ben Leavitt Founder, FollowBuddy | 1.73 | 11 |
| 21 | Fernando Pessagno Founder, AICarousels & ResumeMaker.online | 1.71 | 14 |
| 22 | Sam Adeniyi Founder, Algrow | 1.67 | 9 |
| 23 | Leandro Zubrezki Founder and Developer, Sync2Sheets | 1.67 | 9 |
| 24 | John Rush Founder & CEO, MarsX | 1.67 | 15 |
| 25 | Mal Baron Founder & Developer, Prayer Lock | 1.65 | 17 |
| 26 | Julian Gargicevich Co-Founder and Developer, Gravl | 1.62 | 16 |
| 27 | Matt Giovanisci Website Founder | 1.62 | 13 |
| 28 | Romàn Czerny Co-founder and CMO, Gojiberry AI | 1.58 | 12 |
| 29 | Jeremy Redman Founder, LeadQuest | 1.56 | 9 |
| 30 | George Lampropoulos Founder, WrestleAI | 1.56 | 16 |
| 31 | Deven Bhooshan CEO & Co-founder, Supergrow | 1.56 | 16 |
| 32 | Alex Lieberman Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Morning Brew | 1.46 | 13 |
| 33 | Thomas Frank Founder & Digital Creator, College Info Geek | 1.44 | 9 |
| 34 | Dmytro Krasun | 1.43 | 14 |
| 35 | Julian Nahum SaaS Founder & Developer | 1.43 | 14 |
| 36 | Karthik Shanadi Co-Founder and CEO, Athlete's Thread | 1.43 | 7 |
| 37 | Jack Fricks Founder, PostBridge | 1.41 | 17 |
| 38 | Jonathan Fischner Co-Founder & CEO, ChartDB | 1.4 | 10 |
| 39 | Jozef Gherman Founder and CEO, StealthGPT | 1.4 | 10 |
| 40 | Dickie Bush Co-Founder, Ship 30 for 30 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 41 | Maddox Schmidlkoffer Founder, Tallow | 1.38 | 8 |
| 42 | Nick Buzz Founder and Lead Designer, Baked Design | 1.36 | 11 |
| 43 | Katie Keith Co-Founder and CEO, Barn2 Plugins | 1.33 | 9 |
| 44 | CJ (Sajilah Mazafar) Founder, CodeGuide | 1.33 | 12 |
| 45 | Gil Hildebrand Founder, Subscribr | 1.3 | 10 |
| 46 | David Bressler Founder & CEO, Formula Bot | 1.29 | 7 |
| 47 | Guillaume Moubeche Founder & CEO, lempire | 1.27 | 11 |
| 48 | Ania Wysocka Founder & CEO, Rootd | 1.25 | 8 |
| 49 | Alex Patis General Partner, Riverside Ventures | 1.25 | 8 |
| 50 | Marc Lou Founder, ShipFast | 1.22 | 9 |
| 51 | Ryan Chen Co-Founder and CFO, Neuro | 1.2 | 10 |
| 52 | Sebastian Georgiou Founder and CEO, Atlas | 1.17 | 6 |
| 53 | Adam Lytle Indie App Developer, Apps by Adam Lyttle | 1.12 | 8 |
| 54 | Rob Hallam Co-Founder, SuperX | 1 | 7 |
| 55 | Sabba Keynejad Co-Founder and CEO, VEED | 1 | 6 |
Companies
The most bearish calls
Debate potential is an AI score of how much a statement invites disagreement. Bearish counts tally what was said about a company on the show; they describe the conversation, not the company. Every count opens to the exact tape. full disclaimer →
All 35 companies, funds and products with at least one bearish claim on the record.
| Company | Bearish statements | Of which 4–5 |
|---|---|---|
| YouTube company | 3 ↓ | — |
| ChatGPT product | 3 ↓ | — |
| Product Hunt company | 2 ↓ | — |
| ListKit company | 2 ↓ | — |
| Boot.dev company | 2 ↓ | — |
| Apple company | 2 ↓ | — |
| Wix company | 1 ↓ | — |
| WhatsApp product | 1 ↓ | — |
| Twitter company | 1 ↓ | 1 |
| Trends.google.com product | 1 ↓ | — |
| TechCrunch company | 1 ↓ | — |
| Taplio company | 1 ↓ | — |
| Tapleo company | 1 ↓ | — |
| Sync To Sheets product | 1 ↓ | — |
| Supergrow product | 1 ↓ | — |
| Squarespace company | 1 ↓ | — |
| Reddit company | 1 ↓ | — |
| Postiz product | 1 ↓ | — |
| OpenAI company | 1 ↓ | — |
| ONCE company | 1 ↓ | — |
| Notion company | 1 ↓ | — |
| Noteforms company | 1 ↓ | — |
| Mixpanel company | 1 ↓ | — |
| J Squared Invest fund | 1 ↓ | — |
| IOS product | 1 ↓ | — |
| Hacker News product | 1 ↓ | — |
| Google Search product | 1 ↓ | — |
| Flame product | 1 ↓ | — |
| Fitbot product | 1 ↓ | — |
| ChartDB product | 1 ↓ | — |
| Barn2 Plugins company | 1 ↓ | — |
| App Store product | 1 ↓ | — |
| Apollo Global Management fund | 1 ↓ | — |
| Amplitude company | 1 ↓ | — |
| AlarmKit API product | 1 ↓ | — |
Highest debate potential, by year
2026
2024
Andre Heckel Jr.: Lebanese hires match US talent for $1,000 monthly
“You're paying anywhere from a thousand to 2000 dollars a month to get someone full time from Lebanon who's as good as, or better in my opinion, than someone in the U.S. That you might have to pay anywhere from five to 8000 dollars a month.”