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United States

also referred to as: u s · us

32 statements across 25 episodes · 6 bullish · 7 bearish · 24 people on the record · first statement Sep 13, 2023 by Jim Brown · said 446 times in 119 episodes since 2023 · across every show →

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brought up most by Josh Muccio (65), Michele Callegari (29), Phil Nadel (13), Elizabeth Yin (13), Anastasia Trofimova (13), Jesse Middleton (10), Charles Hudson (10), Louis Medina (9)

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2023 23 mentions in 10 episodes 2 per episode

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Everything said about United States, oldest first

Sep 13, 2023
Assertion Supported
Brown: Only 57% of US Homicides Result in Finding the Killer
“Did you know that if you're murdered in this country, there's only a 57% chance that your killer is found?”
Jim Brown Sep 13, 2023 ▶ 2:19 “VCs React to a Bold True Crime Startup—Is Crowdsourced Crime Solving the Future?”
Nov 23, 2023 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Robbins: Handle's U.S. TAM is $1B Across 500 Universities
“So there are 500 universities in the U.S. Where, that we've identified are viable markets for this, and if you just do the napkin math, our average store at maturity is going to be doing two million a year, so it's a billion in revenue, and then it's about 25%…”
Chase Robbins Nov 23, 2023 ▶ 10:23 VCs Debate: Is This Hyperlocal Delivery Business Worth a $3 Million Seed Round?
Apr 10, 2024
Assertion Supported
Brown: Over 5,000 building-less church startups exist in the US
“There are about 5000 or more of them that exist in the United States.”
Emmanuel Brown Apr 10, 2024 ▶ 13:19 $1.2M at Stake! Will This Food Entrepreneurs Startup Dominate the Peer-to-Peer Space Rental Market?
May 29, 2024 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Kennison: 65M US Women Style Hair Daily With Curling Irons
“So in the US, you got sixty-five million women waking up every morning, styling their hair with a curling iron.”
Emily Kennison May 29, 2024 ▶ 2:47 $3M in Sales – But Can This Heatless Hair Care Innovation Win the Startup Funding Competition?
Sep 11, 2024 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Calvin: Vital Audio prepares rollout to five partners and 4M US lives
“And our technology is ready to go live with our five first partners covering six states and over four million lives across the U.S. Alone.”
Nehomitza Calvin Sep 11, 2024 ▶ 2:27 Will VCs Invest in Vital Audio's Voice-Based Health Monitoring Tech?
Oct 30, 2024 bullish
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Doppel on track to launch first US telerobotic ultrasound system
“Yes, so right now, all of the big ultrasound manufacturers have been trying to tap into the rural market, but they can't because the specialists aren't there, and so we're on track to be first to market with a telerobotic ultrasound system in the U.S., and tha…”
Ryan James Oct 30, 2024 ▶ 5:49 Will VCs Bet $4M on This Robot Healthcare Startup?
Mar 3, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Josh Muccio: CDC data shows 60% of obese US children live above poverty
“The CDC reports that about 60% of obese children in the U.S. Live above the poverty level.”
Josh Muccio Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 15:22 #9 Tuckrbox
Mar 3, 2025 negative
Assertion Contradicted
Carreau: One in three American children are obese
“One in three American children are obese.”
Meghan Carreau Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 2:36 #9 Tuckrbox
Mar 3, 2025 bearish
Opinion
Amado Galoi: USDA subsidies make US agriculture a bad market for agtech
“One of the things we've realized over the past two years is the United States is not a fertile market for agriculture tech. And that's primarily because the USDA gives so many subsidies that it's still cheaper for a farmer to cull their animals because they're…”
Amado Guloy Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 13:57 #25 Rex
Mar 3, 2025 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Amado Galoi says US livestock suffers annual epidemics impacting national GDP
“The United States is one of the most advanced agricultural economies in the world. We still have at least one endemic or epidemic in, in the herd every year, and that grossly affects things to the GDP.”
Amado Guloy Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 6:17 #25 Rex
Mar 3, 2025 neutral
Assertion Contradicted
One million of the 8 million US vending machines are smart
“One million of those are considered smart, which means they have a touchscreen and they can accept credit cards.”
Dawn Dixon Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 2:22 #31 Are Vending Machines the Future of Retail?
Mar 3, 2025 neutral
Assertion Contradicted
There are 8 million vending machines in the United States
“Right now, there's eight million vending machines in the United States.”
Dawn Dixon Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 2:18 #31 Are Vending Machines the Future of Retail?
Mar 3, 2025
Assertion Partly supported
Wang: Over 60% of 9M eligible immigrants don't naturalize due to lack of information
“There are nine million people who are eligible to naturalize and don't, and when they did a nationwide survey, they found that, like, over 60% was because they had no information about how to naturalize, and that's, like, exactly what we did.”
Xiao Wang Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 12:40 #32 Is Immigration the Next Venture-Scale Business?
Mar 3, 2025
Assertion Supported
Wang: 400,000 marriage green card applications are filed annually
“So there are 400,000 marriage green card applications a year.”
Xiao Wang Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 4:52 #32 Is Immigration the Next Venture-Scale Business?
Mar 3, 2025 negative
Assertion Supported
Xiao Wang: U.S. Immigration Lawyer Count Has Grown 10x in 30 Years
“In the 30 years since I went through this journey, the only thing that has changed in this industry are that legal fees have gone up, and there are 10 times as many immigration lawyers in this country.”
Xiao Wang Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 1:50 #32 Is Immigration the Next Venture-Scale Business?
Mar 3, 2025
Assertion Partly supported
Lee: Average cost to ship a package in the US is $12
“The average to ship a package in the U.S. Is 12 dollars per, per package.”
Chelsea Lee Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 7:12 #41 Can This Startup Help Retailers Take on Amazon?
Mar 3, 2025
Assertion Contradicted
Kubik: The US has 52,000 fire departments with ~100 firefighters each
“In the U.S. There are 52,000 fire departments and there are about a hundred firefighters per department.”
James Kubik Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 13:40 #46 Never Get Lost Again
Mar 3, 2025
Assertion Supported
Sirota: Over 60M US households consider dogs family members
“This is happening every day in over sixty million homes in the US alone who consider their dogs to be a member of their family.”
Susan Sirota Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 1:49 #52 Fitbit … for Dogs
Mar 3, 2025 bullish
Assertion Contradicted
Dixon: 1 million of 8 million US vending machines are now smart
“Right now, there's eight million vending machines in the United States. One million of those are considered smart, which means they have a touch screen and they can accept credit cards. That number of smart machines is growing 30% year over year”
Dawn Dixon Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 2:48 Is the ICO Gold Rush Over?
Mar 3, 2025 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Galoi: US livestock herds face at least one epidemic every year
“We, the United States is one of the most advanced agricultural economies in the world. We still have at least one endemic or epidemic in, in the herd every year, and that grossly affects things to the GDP.”
Amado Guloy Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 5:43 I’ve Looked Death in the Eye
Mar 3, 2025 bearish
Insight
Galoi: US is poor agtech market due to USDA subsidies
“One of the things we've realized over the past two years is the United States is not a fertile market for agriculture tech. And that's primarily because the USDA gives so many subsidies that it's still cheaper for a farmer to cull their animals because they're…”
Amado Guloy Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 11:54 I’ve Looked Death in the Eye
Mar 3, 2025
Assertion Partly supported
Hospitality Staff Replacement Costs $150 Billion Annually in the US
“It takes a month to replace an employee. And replacement costs alone are a staggering one hundred and fifty billion dollars Each year in the U S”
Thor Wood Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 2:13 #81 Jillian to the Rescue
Mar 4, 2025
Assertion Contradicted
Hussain was the top US loan originator for two straight years
“In fact, I was actually the top loan originator in the U S for two straight years.”
Christopher Hussain Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 2:53 #97 Secret Sauce or Snake Oil?
Mar 4, 2025 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Coder: Non-applicator tampons are 80% of European sales vs 6% in US
“80 or 86% of tampon sales in Europe are non-applicator tampons, while only six percent of purchases for tampons in the United States are non-applicator.”
Claire Coder Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 7:11 #96 A Test of Time
Mar 4, 2025
Assertion Contradicted
Wheaton: $334 billion in clothing assets sit in US women's closets
“There's three hundred thirty four billion dollars in assets sitting in women's closets across the U.S.”
Capri Wheaton Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 3:02 #104 Dressd: Red Carpet or Red Ocean?
Mar 4, 2025
Assertion Contradicted
The US has 60,000 jewelry retailers, but only 9,000 operate online
“Right now there are about 55 to 60,000 retailers just in the United States. So if I take that percentage of ones that are already online, that's about 9000 give or take brands.”
Madeline Fraser Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 9:10 #115 Gemist: The Crown Jewel of Venture
Mar 4, 2025
Disclosure
Wenger passes because her fund strictly mandates investing in US companies
“What I will tell you is I only invest in US-based companies, typically with US customers. So I've never invested in Africa before”
Erica Wenger Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 14:59 #116 Kimoyo: Is This African Startup Venture Backable?
Mar 4, 2025
Assertion Supported
Brown: Only 57% of US Murders Result in the Killer Being Found
“Did you know that if you're murdered in this country, there's only a 57% chance that your killer is found.”
Jim Brown Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 2:52 #118 Uncovered: The Business of True Crime
Mar 5, 2025 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Burton: Half of US Daily Car Trips Are Under Two Miles
“The billion car trips that we take in the United States each day, half of those are within two miles of their destinations, and cities are trying to figure out how to solve this problem.”
Mike Burton Mar 5, 2025 ▶ 4:16 Bike Theft is a $1B Crisis—Watch This Founder’s $1.5M VC Pitch
Mar 19, 2025 bearish
Opinion
Zises: Barberino's Should Fund Expansion Via Profits, Not Venture Capital
“I'm not quite sure venture capital is the best capital for this business. I think slower and steady growth just funded by the EBITDA, the profit from the Italy business to expand into the US might be a better approach.”
Ben Zeises Mar 19, 2025 ▶ 25:38 Will VCs Bet $1.5M on This Luxury Grooming Company’s U.S. Expansion?
Mar 19, 2025 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Callegari: 95% of New Shareholder Value Will Come From the US
“No, what we believe is that 95% of the shareholder value we're going to generate in the next year will come from the US.”
Michele Callegari Mar 19, 2025 ▶ 21:26 Will VCs Bet $1.5M on This Luxury Grooming Company’s U.S. Expansion?
Jun 18, 2025 bullish
Assertion Supported
Trofimova: US online grocery grew from 2-3% in 2019 to nearly 20%
“So I can tell you that in 2019, just in the US, online grocery shopping was two or three percent of the total market. Now it's almost 20%.”
Anastasia Trofimova Jun 18, 2025 ▶ 11:28 LTK for Food… Will VCs invest in this $10 TRILLION market!?
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