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    RECEIPT #HANK-G

    FEB 15, 2023

    Called it.

    PREDICTION BY

    Hank Green
    “Like any business, you're looking at, ‘What's their moat? What's the thing that prevents competitors from competing with them?’ And I think TikTok's biggest moat by far is that it's cool and YouTube and Instagram aren't cool. And that's a bad moat because cool is fleeting. And like MTV isn't cool anymore and it was once.”

    FOLLOW-UP

    As of August 2026, TikTok faces significant regulatory challenges and increased competition from short-form video formats on other platforms (YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels). Its early reputation as uniquely 'cool' has somewhat eroded as short-form video has become commoditized. This supports Green’s core claim that TikTok’s coolness advantage would be unstable and erode, even if the platform remains popular.

    ORIGINAL SOURCE

    www.acs.org
    TikTokSocial MediaCompetitionBusiness Strategy

    RECEIPT #SCOTT-

    AUG 21, 2024

    Too early to tell.

    PREDICTION BY

    Scott Galloway
    “Scott Galloway says big tech is about to get broken up, Bytedance will usurp Meta within two years and that at least one big streaming service will soon go pop.”

    FOLLOW-UP

    As of mid-2026, within the implied two-year window, there is no widely accepted evidence that ByteDance has overtaken Meta in overall revenue, user base, or global economic power. Meta remains a publicly traded giant with higher reported user numbers and ad revenue.

    ORIGINAL SOURCE

    www.mi-3.com.au
    Social MediaCompetition

    RECEIPT #ALEX-K

    APR 09, 2024

    Called it.

    PREDICTION BY

    Alex Kantrowitz
    “Big Tech’s Alex Kantrowitz doesn’t believe Google or Intel’s chips will cut into Nvidia’s lead.”

    FOLLOW-UP

    As of late 2024 and mid-2025, Nvidia has maintained its dominant market position in AI accelerators, with high demand for its GPUs. Google and Intel's offerings have not significantly eroded Nvidia's lead in the way some had predicted. Nvidia's revenue and market performance support this outcome.

    ORIGINAL SOURCE

    CNBC Closing Bell
    AIChipsNvidiaGoogleIntelCompetition

    RECEIPT #DEBRA-

    FEB 27, 2020

    Called it.

    PREDICTION BY

    Debra Aho Williamson
    ““This year, we expect new entrants like Firework and legacy players like Instagram and Facebook to take on TikTok,” said Williamson. “Instagram is a particularly large threat; it recently added new tools to its Boomerang looping-effect feature that mimic similar features on TikTok.””

    FOLLOW-UP

    The outcome matches the prediction that Instagram would be a 'particularly large threat' via TikTok-like features, with the launch and prioritization of Instagram Reels.

    ORIGINAL SOURCE

    www.netimperative.com
    TikTokInstagramCompetition