Solyndra

2 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jun 24, 2023 by David Sacks · said 11 times in 7 episodes since 2022 · across every show →

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Jun 24, 2023 bearish
Opinion
Sacks: Department of Energy loan portfolio is all Solyndras without Tesla
“So Elon was basically a fluke. I mean, you get like a once in a generation entrepreneur who happened to be working on this EV problem and he got that loan. If you're to take Elon out of that government portfolio, it all looks like Solyndra.”
David Sacks Jun 24, 2023 ▶ 1:23:10 E134: Ukraine counteroffensive, China tensions, COVID Patient Zero, RFK Jr reaction & more
Jul 23, 2025 bullish
What-if
Calacanis: A 10% Tesla equity stake would have funded 100 Solyndras
“If the government had gotten just 10% of that in equity, that would have paid for a hundred cylinders and mistakes.”
Jason Calacanis Jul 23, 2025 ▶ 1:32:38 Winning the AI Race Part 1: Michael Kratsios, Kelly Loeffler, Shyam Sankar, Chris Power
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