Star Treatment
Does prominence change the questions? Every guest, plotted: their public prominence (rated 1–10 by an LLM, methodology below) against the host pushback they met, measured from every diarized word of their episodes.
An aggregate AI reading of public interviews: pushback per exchange, plotted against guest prominence. It describes questioning patterns across the whole catalogue, not any single guest, and every point opens to its episode. full disclaimer →
+0.08pushback per +1 prominence
0.0/10host pushback, prominence 8–10
4.7/10host pushback, prominence 1–4
201guests measured
dot size = rated episodes · gold line = average per prominence level · every dot links to the person
All guests, by prominence
| Guest | Prominence | Host pushback | Guest pushback | Eps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Walk Partner & Co-Founder, Homebrew | 7 | 1 | 1/10 | 1 |
| Alexa Von Tobel Founder & Managing Partner, Inspired Capital | 7 | 2.5 | 1.5/10 | 2 |
| James Altucher Host, The James Altucher Show | 7 | 5.1 | 2.9/10 | 8 |
| Cyan Banister General Partner, Long Journey Ventures | 6 | 3.2 | 1.6/10 | 20 |
| Elizabeth Yin Co-Founder and General Partner, Hustle Fund | 6 | 4.2 | 2.1/10 | 61 |
| Sheel Mohnot Co-Founder & General Partner, Better Tomorrow Ventures | 6 | 5.4 | 3/10 | 22 |
| Miki Agrawal Founder, TUSHY | 6 | 7 | 7/10 | 1 |
| Bill Smith Founder, Shipt | 5 | 3.5 | 1.5/10 | 2 |
| Mac Conwell Founder & Managing Partner, RareBreed Ventures | 5 | 3.9 | 2/10 | 24 |
| Charles Hudson Founder and Managing Partner, Precursor Ventures | 5 | 4.7 | 2.5/10 | 113 |
| Jillian Manus Managing Partner, Structure Capital | 5 | 5.3 | 3/10 | 106 |
| Soraya Daraby Co-Founder and Managing Partner, TMV | 5 | 6 | 4/10 | 3 |
| Jenny Fielding Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Everywhere Ventures | 4 | 3.7 | 1.7/10 | 6 |
| Tiffany Dufu President, Tory Burch Foundation | 4 | 4 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Paige Finn Doherty Founding Partner, Behind Genius Ventures | 4 | 4.1 | 2/10 | 22 |
| Martin Tobias Investor, Incisive Ventures bio Martin Tobias is an investor at Incisive Ventures. He appears on The Pitch to assess and back startup founders. | 4 | 4.5 | 2.2/10 | 6 |
| Neal Sales-Griffin Managing Director, Techstars | 4 | 5.1 | 2.7/10 | 13 |
| Daniel Gulati | 4 | 5.2 | 3.1/10 | 29 |
| Nicole Verkindt Investor | 4 | 5.3 | 3/10 | 12 |
| Michael Hyatt Executive Chairman, DataStealth | 4 | 6 | 3.5/10 | 42 |
| Alex Payne Co-Founder | 4 | 7 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Demetrius Gray Founder & CEO, Captain | 3 | 0 | 1/10 | 1 |
| Mike Slagh Founder and CEO, Shift | 3 | 2.5 | 0.5/10 | 2 |
| Jesse Middleton General Partner, Flybridge Capital Partners | 3 | 3.1 | 1.6/10 | 22 |
| Kenny Rose Founder & CEO, FranShares | 3 | 3.5 | 2.5/10 | 2 |
| Tina Hedges Founder and CEO, LOLI Beauty | 3 | 3.5 | 3.5/10 | 2 |
| Zahra Kassam Founder, Monti Kids | 3 | 4 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Al Doan Executive Chairman, Creativity, Inc. | 3 | 4.3 | 2.3/10 | 3 |
| Kate McAndrew Co-Founder & General Partner, Baukunst | 3 | 4.5 | 1.5/10 | 6 |
| Erica Wenger General Partner, Park Rangers Capital | 3 | 4.5 | 2.2/10 | 6 |
| Madeline Fraser Founder & CEO, Gemist | 3 | 4.5 | 3/10 | 2 |
| Debbie Wei Mullin Founder and CEO, Copper Cow Coffee | 3 | 4.5 | 2.5/10 | 2 |
| Courtney Caldwell Co-Founder, ShearShare | 3 | 4.5 | 3/10 | 2 |
| Beck Bamberger Founder & Managing Partner, Bad Ideas Group | 3 | 5 | 2.5/10 | 15 |
| Max Tuchman Co-Founder and Former CEO, Caribu | 3 | 5 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Jane Fisher Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Harper Wilde | 3 | 5 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Jenna Kerner Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Harper Wilde | 3 | 5 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Matthew Peltier Co-Founder, Community | 3 | 5 | 2/10 | 1 |
| David Goldberg Board Partner & Co-Founder, Alpaca VC | 3 | 5.3 | 2.8/10 | 4 |
| Phil Nadel Managing Director, Forefront Venture Partners | 3 | 5.4 | 3.1/10 | 91 |
| Jake Chapman Managing Partner, Marque Ventures | 3 | 5.4 | 3.1/10 | 19 |
| Howie Diamond Managing Partner, Pure Ventures | 3 | 5.7 | 3.2/10 | 29 |
| Sarah Downey Operating Partner, Accomplice VC | 3 | 6 | 3.5/10 | 16 |
| Cody Candee Co-founder & CEO, Bounce | 3 | 6 | 3/10 | 2 |
| Ofo Ezeugwu Founder and CEO, WhoseYourLandlord | 3 | 6 | 4/10 | 1 |
| Bobbi Racette Founder & President, Virtual Gurus | 3 | 6 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Jennifer Brandel Co-Founder and CEO, Hearken | 3 | 6 | 4/10 | 1 |
| Cesar Kuriyama Founder and CEO, 1 Second Everyday | 3 | 6 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Juan Pablo Segura Assistant Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State | 3 | 6 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Claire Coder Founder and CEO, Aunt Flow | 3 | 7 | 4/10 | 1 |
| Xiao Wang Co-Founder and CEO, Boundless Immigration | 3 | 7 | 3.5/10 | 2 |
| Hayden Sonnad Co-Founder & CCO, Carmiq | 3 | 7 | 4/10 | 1 |
| Jorge Rios Co-founder & CEO, Bridgefy | 2 | 2 | 2/10 | 2 |
| Philip Behn Partner, McKinsey & Company | 2 | 2 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Chelsea Brownridge Associate Director, Program Management, frog | 2 | 2 | 1/10 | 1 |
| Kelsey Willock Co-Founder and CEO, Aura Finance | 2 | 3 | 2.5/10 | 2 |
| Luisa Castellanos Co-Founder and COO, Science On Call | 2 | 3 | 1/10 | 1 |
| Virginia Frischkorn Founder & CEO, Partytrick | 2 | 3 | 2/10 | 2 |
| Sarah Cohn | 2 | 3 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Pierre Laguerre Founder, Fleeting | 2 | 3 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Tommy Duquette Co-Founder & Head of Content, FightCamp | 2 | 3 | 2.5/10 | 2 |
| Khalil Zahar Founder & CEO, FightCamp | 2 | 3 | 2.5/10 | 2 |
| Margot Schmorak Founder, Hostfully bio Margot Schmorak is the founder of Hostfully, a platform that helps vacation rental properties manage their online operations. She pitched her business to venture capitalists on The Pitch. | 2 | 3.3 | 3.3/10 | 3 |
| Ismail Salhi Co-Founder and CEO, Wildgrain | 2 | 3.5 | 2.5/10 | 2 |
| Alon Schwartz Co-Founder and COO, Trellis | 2 | 3.5 | 2/10 | 2 |
| Will Wiseman Founder & Managing Partner, KittyHawk Ventures | 2 | 3.8 | 2/10 | 5 |
| Whitman Kwok Founder & CEO, KAV | 2 | 4 | 3/10 | 2 |
| Mike Burton Founder, Lockstop | 2 | 4 | 3.5/10 | 2 |
| Gwyneth Borden Founder, Remynt | 2 | 4 | 3.5/10 | 2 |
| Ben Taft Founder & General Partner, Genius Ventures | 2 | 4 | 2.4/10 | 5 |
| Chinar Movsisian AI & Product Leader, ActiveCampaign | 2 | 4 | 3.5/10 | 2 |
| Georgia Grace Edwards Co-Founder & CEO, Gnara | 2 | 4 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Kalle Freese Co-Founder, COO & Head of Product, Taika | 2 | 4.5 | 2/10 | 2 |
| Joshua Zloof Founder, The Cozy Dragon | 2 | 4.5 | 2/10 | 2 |
| Mark Phillips Founder & Managing Partner, 11 Tribes Ventures | 2 | 4.7 | 2.3/10 | 19 |
| Ben Zeises Founder & General Partner, SuperAngel.Fund | 2 | 4.8 | 1.6/10 | 5 |
| Victor Gutwein Founder & Managing Partner, M25 | 2 | 4.8 | 2.8/10 | 4 |
| Julian Alvarez Co-founder & CEO, Jungle | 2 | 5 | 3/10 | 2 |
| Rohit Gupta Managing Director, Future Communities Capital | 2 | 5 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Emily Kennison Founder & CEO, RobeCurls | 2 | 5 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Edward Brawer Founder, Podcast AI | 2 | 5 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Andrew McHugh Founder & CEO, Wist Labs | 2 | 5 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Maryam Braima Founder & CEO, Kimoyo Insights | 2 | 5 | 3/10 | 2 |
| Jenna Sereni Founder, SALT + GROVE | 2 | 5 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Kate Flynn Co-Founder and CEO, Sun & Swell | 2 | 5 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Ray Lee Founder, Sene | 2 | 5 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Orion Brown Founder & CEO, The Black Travel Box | 2 | 5 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Jason Fox Vice President, Growe 3PL Real Estate | 2 | 5 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Jen Saxton Founder, Tot Squad | 2 | 5 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Leigh Isaacson Founder, Dig | 2 | 5 | 2.5/10 | 2 |
| Katherine Sizov Founder and CEO, Strella Biotechnology | 2 | 5 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Sofia Dominguez Founder, SVRF | 2 | 5 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Blake Sorensen Founder & CEO, Blake's Seed Based | 2 | 5 | 3/10 | 1 |
| James Kubik Founder, Somewear | 2 | 5 | 2/10 | 1 |
| William Kowalski Co-Founder and COO, Atomos Space | 2 | 5 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Vanessa Clark Co-Founder, Atomos | 2 | 5 | 3/10 | 1 |
| April Wachtel Founder and CEO, Cheeky Cocktails | 2 | 5 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Maria Schneider | 2 | 5 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Sterling Smith Founder & CEO, RightMatch AI | 2 | 5 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Anthony Gonzalez Co-CEO, Cobalt Service Partners | 2 | 5 | 4/10 | 1 |
| Alexandra Stanton CEO, Empire Global Ventures LLC | 2 | 5.3 | 2.6/10 | 8 |
| Maya Bittner Investment Partner, XFactor Ventures | 2 | 5.3 | 2.8/10 | 4 |
| Thor Wood Founder & CEO, SnapShyft | 2 | 5.5 | 3/10 | 2 |
| Al Bsharah Managing Partner, Interlock Capital | 2 | 5.8 | 2.8/10 | 8 |
| Elias Stahl Co-founder & CEO, HILOS | 2 | 6 | 4/10 | 1 |
| Claire Smith Founder & CEO, Teffola | 2 | 6 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Capri Wheaton Investor, Palm Drive Capital | 2 | 6 | 1/10 | 1 |
| Ryan Lee | 2 | 6 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Andrea Madho Founder, Lab141 | 2 | 6 | 6/10 | 1 |
| Andrew Hoagland Founder, Vetd | 2 | 6 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Jonathan Kumar Founder & Head of Outcomes, Samaritan | 2 | 6 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Adam Weinstein Founder & CEO, ThriveFantasy | 2 | 6 | 4/10 | 1 |
| Tom Impalameni Co-founder & CEO, Tribe XR | 2 | 6 | 4/10 | 1 |
| Paul Kesserwani Former Founder & CEO, Cushion | 2 | 6 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Julie Roth Novak CEO and Co-Founder, PartySlate | 2 | 6 | 3/10 | 1 |
| David Sarabia Founder & CEO, inRecovery | 2 | 6 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Laura Bilizarian Founder, SevenCommas | 2 | 6 | 5/10 | 1 |
| Amanda Weeks VP of Ambrosia, Recycle Track Systems | 2 | 6.5 | 3.5/10 | 2 |
| Dawn Dixon Founder & CEO, PopCom | 2 | 6.5 | 6/10 | 2 |
| Aparna Srinivasan Founder, SpotOn, null, | 2 | 7 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Ben Trenda Founder, Backchannel | 2 | 7 | 4/10 | 1 |
| Harold Hughes Founder & CEO, NFNTE Capital | 2 | 7 | 4/10 | 1 |
| Marquette Burton | 2 | 7 | 4/10 | 1 |
| Jared Kugel Founder & CEO, Tire Agent | 2 | 7 | 4/10 | 1 |
| John Rinaldi Founder, JiobitJohn Rinaldi is the founder of Jiobit, a company that makes geotracking devices for children. He pitched the startup to investors on The Pitch. | 2 | 7 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Meghan Carreau Group Director, UX & AI, Dentsu | 2 | 7 | 3/10 | 1 |
| David Dicko Airbus A220 Captain, Air France | 2 | 7 | 4/10 | 1 |
| Christopher Hussain Founder & CEO, RealKey | 2 | 9 | 6/10 | 1 |
| Matt Cohlmia | 1 | 0 | 1/10 | 1 |
| Hunter Rosenblum Co-Founder and CEO, Ordo | 1 | 0 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Kathy Wong Co-founder & CEO, FolioWorks | 1 | 1 | 1/10 | 1 |
| Julia Dixon Founder, ESAI | 1 | 1 | 2/10 | 2 |
| Nehomitza Calvin Co-Founder and CEO, Vital Audio | 1 | 1 | 0/10 | 1 |
| David Matthews Founder, Dotcal Corporation, Inc. / Dotcal (or just Founder, Dotcal) | 1 | 1 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Moses McCall Co-Founder & CTO, Effct | 1 | 1 | 1/10 | 1 |
| Ariel Puga Founder, Finnecto | 1 | 2 | 1/10 | 1 |
| Al Lagunas Founder & CEO, Levee | 1 | 2 | 1/10 | 1 |
| Kayla Epps Founder and CEO, Oma Health | 1 | 2 | 2/10 | 2 |
| Niamh Itza Calvin Co-Founder and CEO, Vital Audio Inc. | 1 | 2 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Jen Rahmani Co-founder & COO, Thoras AI | 1 | 2 | 1/10 | 1 |
| Nilo Rahmani Co-Founder & CEO, Thoras AI | 1 | 2 | 1/10 | 1 |
| Kavita Guy Co-founder and CEO, Nectir | 1 | 2 | 0/10 | 1 |
| Josh Israel Co-founder & CEO, Hale Therapeutics | 1 | 2 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Dean Eberhardt Founder & CTO, ReCraft | 1 | 2.5 | 2/10 | 2 |
| Ryan James Co-Founder and CEO, Dopl Technologies | 1 | 2.5 | 2/10 | 2 |
| Jim Brown Co-Founder and CEO, Uncovered | 1 | 2.5 | 1.5/10 | 2 |
| Andy Rosenband CEO & Co-founder, Morgan Li | 1 | 3 | 1/10 | 1 |
| Capella Kerst Founder, geCKo Materials | 1 | 3 | 2.5/10 | 2 |
| Phil Bearer Founder, FutureMoney | 1 | 3 | 1/10 | 1 |
| Monica Williams Co-Founder and CEO, Scarlet by RedDrop | 1 | 3 | 2.5/10 | 2 |
| Emmanuel Brown Co-Founder and Co-CEO, ChurchSpace | 1 | 3 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Jason Vigo Co-Founder & CEO, Bevz | 1 | 3 | 1.5/10 | 2 |
| Chelsea Lee Co-founder and CEO, Shipsi | 1 | 3 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Johanna Hartzheim Co-Founder, Wildgrain | 1 | 3.5 | 2.5/10 | 2 |
| Antonio Forenza Founder & CEO, AWEAR | 1 | 4 | 1/10 | 1 |
| Gabe Elias Co-Founder and CEO, Material | 1 | 4 | 3.5/10 | 2 |
| Anastasia Trofimova Founder, Sundae | 1 | 4 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Michele Callegari Co-founder & CEO, Barberino's | 1 | 4 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Davina Desai Founder & CEO, Kinometrix | 1 | 4 | 3/10 | 2 |
| Luis Sánchez Co-Founder & CEO, KredFeed | 1 | 4 | 1/10 | 1 |
| Paul Lehman Co-Founder and COO, AWSM Sauce | 1 | 4 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Kevin Allen Co-Founder & COO, Access Mode | 1 | 4 | 2/10 | 2 |
| Hector Morales Founder, Luxology Home | 1 | 4 | 2.5/10 | 2 |
| Troy Petty Sales Engineering Director, Acres Manufacturing | 1 | 4 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Evan Thomas Co-Founder, Guru Games | 1 | 4 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Pascal Unger Managing Partner & Co-founder, focal | 1 | 4.3 | 2.5/10 | 4 |
| Chad Wilson Founder & CEO, immersionED | 1 | 4.5 | 2.5/10 | 2 |
| Christine Locker Founder & CEO, Locker | 1 | 4.5 | 3/10 | 2 |
| Rowe Metzer Founder and CEO, Avelo Running | 1 | 5 | 1/10 | 1 |
| Vita Mallela Co-founder & CEO, Flock AI | 1 | 5 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Luke Barkley Young Co-founder & CEO, Outlines | 1 | 5 | 3/10 | 2 |
| Alex Besenval | 1 | 5 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Allie Kamenetsky Founder & CEO, Modern Picnic | 1 | 5 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Louis Medina Co-founder & CEO, Tether | 1 | 5 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Tiffany Walling McGarrity Co-Founder and CEO, Metapyxl | 1 | 5 | 2.5/10 | 2 |
| Edward Skisov Co-founder, KikSense | 1 | 5 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Ben Walters Head of Journeys, Fullscript | 1 | 5 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Munir Bhatak Head of Product, ReadySet | 1 | 5 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Susan Sirota Founder, Waggit | 1 | 5 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Max Pouvreau Founder, Petit Pot | 1 | 5 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Stefan Lobel Founder & CEO, Bluffworks | 1 | 5 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Chase Robbins Co-Founder and CEO, Handle Delivery | 1 | 5.5 | 2.5/10 | 2 |
| Dr. Therese Canaris Founder & CEO, CurieDx | 1 | 6 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Nicole Toole Founder & CEO, ECGO | 1 | 6 | 1/10 | 1 |
| Nicole Sewell Founder & CEO, ECGO | 1 | 6 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Ariana Vargas Head of Brand Media & Events, Populous | 1 | 6 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Jacqueline Fu Co-Founder and CEO, Pepper | 1 | 6 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Rachel Lee Co-Founder, BlueFoot | 1 | 6 | 4/10 | 1 |
| Ramya Passett Co-Founder, BlueFoot | 1 | 6 | 4/10 | 1 |
| Ryan Husk Lead of Partnerships, Pulley | 1 | 6 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Peter Bokoff Founder & CTO, Nobal Technologies | 1 | 6 | 4/10 | 1 |
| Kinzie Lux Co-Founder & CEO, Ride iQ | 1 | 6.5 | 2.5/10 | 2 |
| Jessa Lux Co-Founder, Ride iQ | 1 | 6.5 | 2.5/10 | 2 |
| Dan Hershberg Founder and General Manager, Amateur Golf Society | 1 | 7 | 2.5/10 | 2 |
| Duval Sanchez | 1 | 7 | 2/10 | 1 |
| Kelvin Johnson Co-Founder and CEO, Brevity | 1 | 7 | 5/10 | 1 |
| Dennis Meng | 1 | 7 | 5/10 | 1 |
| Spencer Shulam Founder and CEO, BuildBetter | 1 | 7 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Rama Poola Founder & CEO, SkyHi | 1 | 7 | 3/10 | 1 |
| Topias Soininen Co-founder & General Partner, Failup Ventures | 1 | 8 | 6/10 | 1 |
| Romy Rad Founder & Brand Strategist, Sunny Side Up | 1 | 8 | 3/10 | 1 |
host and guest pushback: scored 0-10 per topic segment by an LLM with a published rubric over the diarized transcript; an episode’s number is the peak-weighted p75 · prominence: rated 1–10 by an LLM from the person's public profile · full method on /methodology.