Magnificent Seven

7 statements across 7 episodes · 1 bullish · 5 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Sep 22, 2023 by Chamath Palihapitiya · said 23 times in 11 episodes since 2023 · across every show →

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brought up most by Jason Calacanis (8), Thomas Laffont (7), Chamath Palihapitiya (4), David Sacks (2), Ben Shapiro (1), Andrew Ross Sorkin (1)

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Everything said about Magnificent Seven, oldest first

Sep 22, 2023 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Chamath: Fed rate stance benefits Big Tech while hurting broader market
“So it's really good for the magnificent seven. I think it's really bad for everything else. And we're going to be in a holding pattern for awhile.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Sep 22, 2023 ▶ 1:16:49 E146: Did the Fed break the VC model? Plus IPOs, M&A, revaluing unicorns & more
Oct 27, 2023 bearish
Assertion Supported
Sacks: Excluding the 'Magnificent Seven,' the S&P 500 is flat in 2023
“The whole stock market this year is being held up by seven stocks. The so-called Magnificent Seven is the top seven tech names in the S&P. If you look at the overall S&P. Excluding those names, it's flat for the year.”
David Sacks Oct 27, 2023 ▶ 1:04:44 E151: WW3 risk, War with Iran?, 4.9% GDP, startup failures growing, new Speaker & more
Dec 29, 2023 positive
Assertion Supported
Sacks: Magnificent Seven stock gains dwarfed the rest of the S&P 500
“I think that the S and P four, 93 had a 12% gain this year, which isn't bad, but it was dwarfed by the mean interest in seven, which was almost 80%.”
David Sacks Dec 29, 2023 ▶ 24:17 E159: The Bestie Awards! Recapping the best and worst of 2023
Jan 6, 2024 bearish
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Sacks predicts S&P 493 will outperform the Magnificent Seven in 2024
“I would bet against the magnificent seven just because I believe that what goes up must come down, and the hotter they are, the harder they fall. I'm not saying that the magnificent seven are actually going to go down. I'm just saying that the S&P four 93 Are …”
David Sacks Jan 6, 2024 ▶ 57:12 E160: 2024 Predictions! Markets, tech, politics, and more
Jan 4, 2025 bearish
Prediction Held up
Chamath predicts a trillion-dollar drawdown for Magnificent Seven stocks in 2025
“I don't know what the percentage drawdown from here will be, but I think when we look back, the absolute dollar drawdown of the mag seven will be in the trillions of dollars.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Jan 4, 2025 ▶ 40:01 2025 Predictions: Tech, Business, Media, Politics!
May 9, 2025 bearish
Opinion
Laffont: AI market shifts signify the end of the Magnificent Seven
“To me, it's a little bit like the end of the Mac seven.”
Philippe Laffont May 9, 2025 ▶ 42:51 Fed Hesitates on Tariffs, The New Mag 7, Death of VC, Google's Value in a Post-Search World
Aug 9, 2025 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Shapiro: Magnificent Seven drive 60-70% of S&P 500 gains
“60, 70% of all S&P 500 gains are happening in the Magnificent Seven.”
Ben Shapiro Aug 9, 2025 ▶ 18:20 OpenAI's GPT-5 Flop, AI's Unlimited Market, China's Big Advantage, Rise in Socialism, Housing Crisis
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