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12 facts from 9 episodes, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
2011
In his August 2011 Wall Street Journal essay 'Software is eating the world', Marc Andreessen argued that public markets undervalued technology companies.
“Today's stock market actually hates technology, as shown by the all-time low price-to-earnings ratios for major public technology companies.”
2014
Taylor Swift wrote a Wall Street Journal op-ed in 2014 criticizing Spotify and the way the streaming industry paid artists.
“She writes an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal saying that she completely disagreed with Spotify and the music streaming industry”
2018
A 2018 Wall Street Journal article reported that Benchmark's 2011 fund was at a 25x gross multiple.
“according to a 2018 Wall Street Journal article, they reported that before fees, the 2011 fund was sitting on a 25x on that $550 million.”
2026
The Wall Street Journal reported that Kimberly Guilfoyle asked Trump donor Eric Dieter to pay off a $100,000 American Express bill shortly before her Senate confirmation hearing.
“after the Wall Street Journal reported that she asked Trump donor Eric Dieter's to pay off 100,000 American Express bill shortly before her Senate confirmation hearing”
2026
The Wall Street Journal reported that White House crypto adviser Bo Hines co-owned a consulting firm paid $6 million by a crypto company.
“the Wall Street Journal ran a story about White House crypto advisor Bo Hines, uh, who owns a consulting firm that was paid $6 million by a crypto company”
2026
Sarah Friar said the Wall Street Journal ran an article about OpenAI's work with PHP maintainers, which began at the end of the summer.
“the journal just ran an article about PHP, where we've been working with them since the end of the summer.”
2026
Tommy Vietor cited a Wall Street Journal piece saying the Strait of Hormuz escort mission requires 50,000 US troops, twenty Navy ships and two carrier strike groups, plus two to three billion dollars a month in extra spending.
“It requires 50,000 US. troops, twenty navy ships, two carrier strike groups, and additional, uh, two to $3 billion a month above normal military spending”
Undated
A Walter Mossberg review in the Wall Street Journal brought Zoom about 50,000 users overnight, though most left within weeks.
“And over the night, we got 50,000. 50,000 users from that article.”
Undated
David Rosenthal's second daughter was born at the end of April, and the Wall Street Journal profile of Acquired ran about two weeks later.
“My second daughter was born at the end of April and then the Wall Street Journal article about us came out, I think like two weeks later.”
Undated
Acquired gained 317,000 new followers across Apple and Spotify after the Wall Street Journal profile went live.
“317,000 new subscribers or followers, depending on whether you're using Apple or Spotify's parlance, have followed the show since the Wall Street Journal piece went live.”
Undated
The Wall Street Journal profile of Acquired was written by Ben Cohen, who writes the Science of Success column.
“Ben Cohen, who wrote it at the Journal, is an excellent journalist.”
Undated
One of the hosts briefly worked at the Wall Street Journal early in their career.
“hell, I used to work at the Wall Street Journal a long, long time ago, briefly, early in my career.”
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