WhatsApp

5 statements across 5 episodes · 3 bullish · 0 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Jan 25, 2025 by John Coogan · said 95 times in 50 episodes since 2024 · across every show →

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brought up most by John Coogan (26), Jordi Hays (16), Peter Steinberger (8), Adam Kovacevich (3), Sean Frank (2), Logan Bartlett (2), Chris Dixon (2), Andrew Bosworth (Boz) (2)

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2026 33 mentions in 17 episodes 2 per episode
2025 56 mentions in 29 episodes 2 per episode
2024 6 mentions in 4 episodes 2 per episode

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Everything said about WhatsApp, oldest first

Jan 25, 2025 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Coogan: Most future consumer AI usage will occur through existing platforms
“Most future consumer LLM usage will go through existing platforms, Google, Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, iPhone, Android.”
John Coogan Jan 25, 2025 ▶ 14:34 DeepSeek, Stargate Update, Bees Do Enjoy Honey, Golden Retriever Maxxing, Bring on the Trilly
Mar 17, 2025 bullish
Prediction Held up
Bartlett: AI-native startups will create hundreds of billions in equity value
“But I still think we'll end up with hundreds of billions of dollars of equity value created for, you know, the derivative companies akin to the, Yeah. To the Ubers and the WhatsApps and whoever else.”
Logan Bartlett Mar 17, 2025 ▶ 26:10 Logan Bartlett talks about the history of VC, current sentiment, and are we back to 2021?
Apr 26, 2025 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Torenberg: Sriram Krishnan built dozens of vertical WhatsApp chats at a16z
“I worked for Shriram when he was at introducing, because he built out their group chat operation. They basically have dozens of chats, different verticals, different categories in WhatsApp. It's all separate chats.”
Erik Torenberg Apr 26, 2025 ▶ 21:25 The Future of Media in VC | Erik Torenberg on TBPN
Jun 7, 2025 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Lovett: Shutting down cell networks impairs Russian military coordination on WhatsApp
“This is like a dirty little secret that nobody talks about. You know, yes, you have your military systems that are protected and all that, But a lot of coordination is happening through WhatsApp, a lot of coordination on, and so all of a sudden you turn off th…”
Connor Lovett Jun 7, 2025 ▶ 12:53 Weekly Recap - Elon Vs Trump, Ukraine's Drone Attack, Cluely Update & OpenAI CRO
Apr 7, 2026 positive
Prediction Open · timeframe Apr 2031
AI will monitor employee messages and calls for real-time behavioral coaching
“I think to me what will happen is the analytics are going to get so much better. And these systems are going to know and they're going to be able to look at your, WhatsApp, and your messages, and your emails, and all of your calls, and they're going to be able…”
Thomas Laffont Apr 7, 2026 ▶ 54:45 FULL INTERVIEW: Thomas Laffont’s Journey From Hollywood Assistant to Legendary Tech Investor
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