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Assertion Partly supported
Lavingia: Over 90% of startup value comes from engineer-founded giants
“If you look at startups and you say, okay, 99% of the public value is basically, or 90 plus percent is basically in four or five companies. Right? If you get rid of, like, Google, Amazon, Meta, like, we haven't done shit as an industry, right? In terms of actu…”
Sahil Lavingia Jan 13, 2023 ▶ 27:02 Sahil Lavingia Gets Radically Honest
Assertion Supported
Finkelstein: Shopify GMV ranks second behind Amazon in US online retail
“If you pretend we were retailer, we would be the second largest online retailer in America after Amazon.”
Harley Finkelstein Feb 10, 2022 ▶ 45:01 Forget Zero Sum, Be Positive Sum with Harley Finkelstein | Where It Happens
Assertion Contradicted
Dogecoin Beat Apple and Amazon in Retail Trading Volume Last Year
“Doge was the, over the past 12 months, the fourth most traded asset across all retail brokers and exchanges. And it was, it beat out by the way, it beat out Apple, Amazon, and the SPY index, the S&P. It was literally behind Tesla, Bitcoin, and Ethereum”
Sahil Bloom Jan 19, 2022 ▶ 39:08 Memes Rule The World with Dogecoin Creator Billy Markus | Where It Happens
Assertion Supported
Finkelstein: Amazon controls 35% to 45% of US e-commerce
“In the neighborhood of 35 to 45% of all e-commerce in the United States is done on Amazon.”
Harley Finkelstein Feb 10, 2022 ▶ 40:40 Forget Zero Sum, Be Positive Sum with Harley Finkelstein | Where It Happens
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