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Gerstner: SpaceX investors can triple their money over 3 to 4 years
“And now you have a company at 1.4 trillion that I think if you take a three or four year view, you can see yourself tripling your money in this business at a very reasonable valuation on the Morgan Stanley numbers or on the Elon numbers or whatever.”
Brad Gerstner Aug 7, 2026 ▶ 33:34 Google’s AI Brain Drain, SpaceX's Huge Quarter, Airtable’s 90% Collapse, US Data Fuels China AI
Assertion Partly supported
Gerstner: Nadella reports over 30% ROIC for Microsoft token infrastructure
“Satya is out this week saying, you know, citing Morgan Stanley's report and saying they're seeing over a 30% return on invested capital in tokens as a service, right?”
Brad Gerstner Aug 7, 2026 ▶ 7:15 Google’s AI Brain Drain, SpaceX's Huge Quarter, Airtable’s 90% Collapse, US Data Fuels China AI
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Chamath: Morgan Stanley custom stock baskets are limited to top clients
“Morgan Stanley is particularly good at these basket creations, and they tend to make it for their biggest hedge fund clients and their richest families. So it tends to be pretty isolated. They give an edge to a few folks. So these things are not broadly publis…”
Chamath Palihapitiya Oct 20, 2023 ▶ 1:25:51 E150: Israel/Gaza escalating or not? EU censorship regime, Penn donors revolt, GLP-1 hype cycle
Assertion Supported
Gurley: Morgan Stanley study found regulation boosts incumbent market returns
“Conclude that landmark regulatory action has a tendency to improve returns for the largest players in the targeted industry.”
Bill Gurley Sep 16, 2023 ▶ 10:33 All-In Summit: Bill Gurley presents 2,851 Miles
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