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Prediction Didn’t hold up
Calacanis: Musk will buy Twitter at a lower price by year-end
“My prediction is the Board tries to fight it. Stock collapses. Nobody thinks it's going to get done. Elon lowers his offer, and he wins it by the end of the year, and gives him a lower offer.”
Jason Calacanis Apr 16, 2022 ▶ 55:26 E76: Elon vs. Twitter
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Sacks predicts elites and media will stop Musk from acquiring Twitter
“Elon is gonna be thwarted by these folks. He's not gonna get control of this company. They're, the vested interest in stopping him by the board, by the new CEO, and by the corporate media and the political elites is too great. They will find a way to stop him.”
David Sacks Apr 16, 2022 ▶ 48:53 E76: Elon vs. Twitter
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Chamath: Twitter-Elon lawsuit will end in settlement or price cut
“The most likely outcome here is a settlement where you have to pay the economic difference between where the stock is now and 54 20, which is more than a billion dollars, or you close at some number below 54 dollars and 20 cents a share.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Aug 26, 2022 ▶ 13:56 E93: Twitter whistleblower, cloud security vulnerabilities, student debt forgiveness & more
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Friedberg: Twitter board will reject offer and Musk will walk away
“They're gonna try and find the best price. They're gonna reject his offer. I don't think he's gonna up the offer significantly to the point to get it to get it done. They're gonna go out and run a long strategic process. Three months from now, we're still gonn…”
David Friedberg Apr 16, 2022 ▶ 51:22 E76: Elon vs. Twitter
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Sacks: Twitter stock will fall to pre-offer level if takeover rejected
“The stock is going right back to that previous level. If they turn down this proposal.”
David Sacks Apr 16, 2022 ▶ 21:20 E76: Elon vs. Twitter
Assertion Contradicted
Sacks claims YouTube removed the viral Pfizer CEO Davos clip
“YouTube banned that video. We had to watch it on Twitter because Elon Musk's Twitter is still free.”
David Sacks Jan 27, 2023 ▶ 42:16 E113: DOJ tries to break up Google, vaccine questions, Ukraine escalation & more
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