ClaimsMarc Andreessen

“I’ve, actually, still only seen the first season.”

Marc Andreessen, interviewee 1 January 2018 The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Marc Andreessen (#163) (Tim Ferriss blog) archived copy

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Marc Andreessen has only seen the first season of the TV show Silicon Valley.

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What shows Andreessen has personally watched is known only to him.

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Marc Andreessen, “Marc Andreessen has only seen the first season of the TV show Silicon Valley.” (said 1 January 2018). Verdict: own records only. Reliability API, claim c_4486ffe177ff, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_4486ffe177ff

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