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James Altucher

Host, The James Altucher Show · 8 appearances on the record.

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James Altucher is the author of the bestselling book Choose Yourself and host of the interview podcast The James Altucher Show. Over his career, he has founded or co-founded over 20 companies, managed hedge funds, and published roughly 20 books on investing and entrepreneurship.

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The record, in short

What the tape says about how James argues and how the claims held up. Everything they said, and everything said about them, is in the tabs below.

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Everything James Altucher said on the Pitch that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →

Disclosure
Altucher Offers to Fill $150k Bridge Round for a Board Seat
“I'd be willing to fill up your round, which I think you said is about, there's about a hundred or a 150 left. So I'd be willing to fill up that round or work with Jillian on filling up that round. And I would require a board seat with some significant voting r…”
James Altucher Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 24:14 #19 Sandbox
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Altucher: Agrawal probably won't remain CEO of Tushy past a certain scale
“And I think probably you wouldn't be CEO of this past a certain level, is my guess.”
James Altucher Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 17:17 #14 The Ghost of Startups Past: Tushy
Disclosure
Altucher passes: $15M valuation limits angel upside on a realistic acquisition
“For me they're a venture capitalist. I'm an angel investor, so the valuation puts me out right away. I think for you, a great return on this is if you close this round, you show some use cases, Motorola or Google or whoever comes along and buys you for eighty …”
James Altucher Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 17:58 #23 Jiobit
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Altucher: I threw out 99.9% of my belongings
“About a year and a half ago, I threw out all of my belongings, like, 99.99% of my belongings, anything that could fit, I only have things that could fit in my carry-on bag, and that's it.”
James Altucher Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 24:49 #16 Qleek
Disclosure
Altucher passes on Dynofit without domain expert investor leading
“That said, that doesn't stop me from investing in something, but I do need someone smarter than me in the space investing, given that there's no professionals yet, ah, who are from the space in the round. I would be happy to be in if somebody else was in who k…”
James Altucher Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 20:07 #26 Dynofit

The other half of the tape: James Altucher's own voice is left out of every number here. 7 statements on the record name them. every mention, with the transcript →

Statements about James Altucher, by other people (7)

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Muccio: James Altucher ghosted every founder he committed to on The Pitch
“He did that to every founder he committed to on our show, and he also did it to the show.”
Josh Muccio Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 18:33 #96 A Test of Time
Assertion Supported
Josh Muccio: James Altucher never wrote checks to any Pitch founders
“He never actually wrote checks to any of the founders on our show.”
Josh Muccio Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 20:41 From Startup Novice to Veteran
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Smith: James Altucher Ghosted Sandbox Commerce After His On-Air Offer
“Yeah, so we, nothing happened. James has not invested yet.”
Sterling Smith Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 30:10 #19 Sandbox
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Host Josh Muccio reveals James Altucher ghosted the show and founders
“We never heard back from him and to our knowledge, neither have any of the founders who pitched him on our show.”
Josh Muccio Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 28:57 #26 Dynofit
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Coder: James Altucher ghosted Aunt Flow after offering an investment
“Never heard from him ever after the show.”
Claire Coder Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 18:06 #96 A Test of Time
Disclosure
The Pitch announces it will stop airing episodes featuring James Altucher
“And this will be the final pitch we air that we recorded with him.”
Josh Muccio Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 29:06 #26 Dynofit
Disclosure
Smith Accepts James Altucher's On-Air Investment Offer
“Oh. I accept your offer.”
Sterling Smith Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 25:09 #19 Sandbox

Appearances (8)

EpisodeDateSpeaking time
#96 A Test of Time Mar 4, 2025 1m
From Startup Novice to Veteran Mar 3, 2025 1m
#26 Dynofit Mar 3, 2025 51s
#23 Jiobit Mar 3, 2025 1m
#19 Sandbox Mar 3, 2025 1m
#16 Qleek Mar 3, 2025 2m
#15 A Veteran Starts a Startup: Shift Mar 3, 2025 1m
#14 The Ghost of Startups Past: Tushy Mar 3, 2025 1m
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