Cruise

3 statements across 3 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Mar 7, 2018 by Michael Seibel · said 24 times in 10 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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2018 7 mentions in 2 episodes 4 per episode
2017 5 mentions in 2 episodes 3 per episode

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Everything said about Cruise, oldest first

Mar 7, 2018
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Seibel: His 4.5-year angel record includes 50 deals and one billion-dollar exit
“I've been angel investing for 4.5 years. I've made 50 total investments, invested in four angel funds, 47 companies, ah, only three of them were not YC companies. 46 of them were early stage. One was, ah, late stage. It's a little company called Reddit. I hope…”
Michael Seibel Mar 7, 2018 ▶ 3:18 Michael Seibel - Startup Investor School Day 2 · Y Combinator
Mar 7, 2018 bullish
Assertion Supported
Buchheit: GM Acquired Cruise for ~$1 Billion, Generating a 50x Return
“GM bought them for like a billion, which was about a 50 extra turn.”
Paul Buchheit Mar 7, 2018 ▶ 22:41 Paul Buchheit - Startup Investor School Day 2 · Y Combinator
Sep 20, 2019 positive
Assertion Supported
Kyle Vogt built the original Cruise self-driving MVP in three months
“The original Cruise car Was built in less than three months during YC. Kyle basically just, like, was in a garage building this car and writing code for, like, three months solid, and by the end of YC he had an MVP that he could use to drive on the highway to …”
Jared Friedman Sep 20, 2019 ▶ 17:59 Jared Friedman - Advice for Hard-tech and Biotech Founders · Y Combinator
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