Roy Lee
11 statements across 3 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Apr 25, 2025 by Roy Lee · said 19 times in 5 episodes since 2025 · across every show →
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2025 19 mentions in 5 episodes 4 per episode
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Apr 25, 2025 negative
Columbia suspended Roy Lee for a year after his Amazon interview stunt
“Amazon reported me to Columbia. Amazon is mad. Columbia is mad. And this ends up being a spat that I sort of publicize on my Twitter. It becomes this big spectacle and I eventually get kicked out of Columbia or suspended for a year. And I'm blacklisted from mo…”
Apr 25, 2025
Roy Lee claims every Columbia undergrad he met uses AI to cheat
“I mean, the percentages get even more skewed at the higher level schools, but I will say out of every single person I've met at Columbia campus, there is not a single undergraduate who hasn't cheated on at least one assignment using AI.”
Apr 25, 2025 neutral
Roy Lee: Amazon interview stunt was aimed at viral distribution, not employment
“I was never intending on taking the job at Amazon. The impetus for everything was I did a bunch of legal questions thinking that I would work at a big tech company one day. I really hated it. And at a certain point I kind of just thought I really want to build…”
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Apr 25, 2025 bullish
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Jun 7, 2025
Roy Lee: No Company Ever Dies From Founder Controversy
“There's no company that ever died from a founder being too controversial. You got deal fucking infiltrating with genuine spies. And they're still doing fine, bro. Worker, 17 guys. They're still kicking. Like, no company ever dies from being too controversial. …”