Europe

10 statements across 9 episodes · 3 bullish · 2 bearish · 9 people on the record · first statement Jun 16, 2017 by Tim Hwang · said 54 times in 30 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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2017 7 mentions in 5 episodes 1 per episode

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Everything said about Europe, oldest first

Jun 16, 2017 neutral
Assertion Supported
Hwang: GDPR introduces a potential right to explanation for automated decisions
“So, one of the most interesting aspects of the GDPR, which is a new privacy regulation in Europe, is the potential for this, what they call kind of a right to explanation. So the idea is, for certain kinds of automated decision making, it might be so significa…”
Tim Hwang Jun 16, 2017 ▶ 18:40 At the Intersection of AI, Governments, and Google - Tim Hwang · Y Combinator
Jul 1, 2017 negative
Opinion
Benet: 2013-2014 blockchain thought in New York and Europe far surpassed Silicon Valley
“I think in 2013 and 14, a lot of the blockchain tech was being built in New York and Europe and far ahead of Silicon Valley. And I remember having a lot of conversations with people here in New York and Europe and just the level of thought outside of Silicon V…”
Juan Benet Jul 1, 2017 ▶ 29:53 IPFS, CoinList, and the Filecoin ICO with Juan Benet and Dalton Caldwell · Y Combinator
Mar 9, 2018 neutral
Assertion Supported
Bromberg: European ICOs have raised as much capital as US ICOs
“Right now, it is a very global phenomenon, so about as much money has been raised by ICOs based in Europe as based in the United States”
Andy Bromberg Mar 9, 2018 ▶ 45:01 Andy Bromberg - Startup Investor School Day 4 · Y Combinator
Apr 25, 2018 neutral
Insight
Hwang: US AI regulation is domain-specific while Europe uses broad horizontal rules
“I would say in general, I think the US moves on a very case-by-case basis. So the regulatory mode is basically to say, look, in medical, that seems to be a situation where, like, there's, like, particularly high risks. And like, we want to create a bunch of re…”
Tim Hwang Apr 25, 2018 ▶ 20:06 A.I. Policy and Public Perception - Miles Brundage and Tim Hwang · Y Combinator
Jul 27, 2018
Assertion Supported
Gil: Facebook used email scrapers and European name ads to acquire users
“So with Facebook, that was email scrapers, and it was, you know, they were literally running ads against people's names in Europe to try and acquire European users, for example.”
Elad Gil Jul 27, 2018 ▶ 20:29 Elad Gil Shares Advice from the High Growth Handbook, a Guide to Scaling Startups · Y Combinator
Jul 31, 2025 positive
Opinion
Arne Englander: Hiring top engineering talent is easier in Europe than Bay Area
“Whereas in the UK, I think the level is Still really, really strong, but the competition is less, so your ability to hire that top class talent, I think is probably stronger in Europe.”
Arne Englander Jul 31, 2025 ▶ 44:11 The Finance Startup Bringing Agentic AI to Wall Street · Y Combinator
Jul 31, 2025 negative
Opinion
Englander: European culture fundamentally rejects seven-day startup workweeks
“Us being from Europe working seven days a week, it's very unusual to say the least, and there's not many people that we can call on. And in fact, a lot of the people that we surround ourselves with outside of work, they fundamentally disagree with the way that…”
Chas Englander Jul 31, 2025 ▶ 40:36 The Finance Startup Bringing Agentic AI to Wall Street · Y Combinator
Aug 26, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
EU legal AI requires zero retention and human-review cloud exemptions
“Especially building for Europe. You've got to go through a lot of hassle to kind of conform with all the data processing requirements. So, you know, all data hosted within Europe, nothing for training, no retention. Exemption from human review when you look at…”
Max Junestrand Aug 26, 2025 ▶ 3:12 How This 25-Year-Old Built A $675M Legal AI Startup (With No Legal Experience) · Y Combinator
Mar 9, 2026 positive
Assertion Supported
Hodak: Science conducted a clinical trial across 17 sites in Europe
“There's a big clinical trial in Europe across 17 sites, and there's a huge effect.”
Max Hodak Mar 9, 2026 ▶ 1:43 The Future Of Brain-Computer Interfaces · Y Combinator
May 13, 2026 positive
Opinion
Graham: The title of Europe's Silicon Valley is still up for grabs
“You could make it the Silicon Valley of Europe. That job is still up for grabs.”
Paul Graham May 13, 2026 ▶ 20:24 Paul Graham, Founder of Y Combinator, Live from Stockholm · Y Combinator
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