New York

9 statements across 8 episodes · 4 bullish · 2 bearish · 8 people on the record · first statement Jul 1, 2017 by Juan Benet · said 11 times in 7 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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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
Oct 20, 2017
Assertion Partly supported
Kuo: E.A.T. Linked Global Cities via Telex to Discuss Future
“They explored telex communication with, they set up telex stations for adults on the occasion of another project In, ah, Ahmedabad, India, in Stockholm, in Tokyo, in New York, in LA, and they were Having people ask questions about what they thought the future …”
Michelle Kuo Oct 20, 2017 ▶ 52:29 Experiments in Art and Technology with Artforum Editor Michelle Kuo · Y Combinator
Feb 23, 2018 positive
Assertion Contradicted
Altman: LA produced more billion-dollar startups than New York recently
“In fact, I bet there's more billion plus dollar companies in LA in the last few years than New York, or at least more total market cap.”
Sam Altman Feb 23, 2018 ▶ 46:09 Uncut Interview with Sam Altman on Masters of Scale [Audio] · Y Combinator
May 4, 2018
Disclosure
Mitchell: Rezi targets apartments renting for $2,000 to $6,000 per month
“So you know, we're alive in, in the Bay Area and in New York at the moment. A typical apartment, you know, our price ranges are, you know, probably anywhere from 2000 to maybe on the upper end, 6000 dollars on a given unit.”
Sean Mitchell May 4, 2018 ▶ 8:15 Helping Landlords Find Tenants – Sean Mitchell of Rezi · Y Combinator
May 4, 2018 neutral
Assertion Supported
Mitchell: Saturated new development in New York City drives up rental concessions
“New York, In particular is very interesting because of the saturation of new development. Has forced a meaningful increase in the concessions that landlords have to offer in order to get their units leased.”
Sean Mitchell May 4, 2018 ▶ 39:00 Helping Landlords Find Tenants – Sean Mitchell of Rezi · Y Combinator
Jun 8, 2022 positive
Opinion
Caldwell: Tech workers and founders are moving back to SF and NYC
“I think a lot of folks are moving back right now. New York too. It just seems like people are going back to the big centers because they're getting bored and lonely and feel kind of over it.”
Dalton Caldwell Jun 8, 2022 ▶ 5:46 Y Combinator Is Back In Person · Y Combinator
Aug 1, 2023 negative
Insight
Seibel: Building in Austin, Seattle, or New York is settling
“It's really easy to say, well, you know, I can be in the game in Austin. I can be in the game in Seattle. There are investors there. There are people there. I can be in the game in New York. And I wish that we were more honest that like, yeah, you can play bas…”
Michael Seibel Aug 1, 2023 ▶ 12:03 Does Your Startup Need To Be In San Francisco? · Y Combinator
Jul 31, 2025 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Englander: Global finance technology buyers are surprisingly based in San Francisco
“There's a surprising number of decision makers for global firms around sort of technology implementation in San Francisco. It's not out of New York or out of London, it's out of San Francisco.”
Chas Englander Jul 31, 2025 ▶ 45:23 The Finance Startup Bringing Agentic AI to Wall Street · Y Combinator
Jun 10, 2026 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Brex Data: SF and NY Drive Token Consumption and Faster Growth
“When you look into the sort of ten-mile radius we're in now and maybe you include New York tons of token consumption and you could probably argue, and we see in the data also faster revenue growth.”
Pedro Franceschi Jun 10, 2026 ▶ 32:04 The Most AI-Pilled CEO We Know · Y Combinator
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