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Prediction Open · timeframe May 2031
Costolo: SpaceX will acquire Tesla
“I think SpaceX, I am one of the people that believes SpaceX will buy Tesla.”
Dick Costolo May 27, 2026 ▶ 8:59 Predicting the SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic IPOs — With Dick Costolo
Prediction Held up
Costolo: SpaceX could be worth over $2T on day one
“When SpaceX goes public, and I think it'll actually, could you could, it could end up being worth over two trillion dollars on day one, whether that's a fake price or not.”
Dick Costolo May 27, 2026 ▶ 9:25 Predicting the SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic IPOs — With Dick Costolo
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Costolo: OpenAI will pop on IPO day but face intense quarterly scrutiny
“It will still do really, really well on day one because people are going to be like, it's the next stigma. It's the next Cerebrus. I can't, I, you know, I haven't been able to buy secondary before I want to be an investor. You have to own one of these things, …”
Dick Costolo May 27, 2026 ▶ 15:00 Predicting the SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic IPOs — With Dick Costolo
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Costolo: AI data centers will stall without public buy-in from CEOs
“Again, writ large across the country, it goes back to the Darios and the Sams, et cetera, need to start painting a picture to the country about why this is great for us, or a lot of these data centers aren't going to get built.”
Dick Costolo May 27, 2026 ▶ 53:28 Predicting the SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic IPOs — With Dick Costolo
Prediction Open · timeframe May 2036
Costolo: Space data centers are at least 10 to 12 years away
“It's let's at least let's at least agree that it's at least 10 or 12 years away.”
Dick Costolo May 27, 2026 ▶ 12:10 Predicting the SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic IPOs — With Dick Costolo
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Costolo: Mega-cap IPO distributions will reignite early-stage VC fundraising
“You've got all these university endowments and, Venture LPs, et cetera, that haven't had their big liquidity events that are now gonna be, you know, flush with distributions of SpaceX and Anthropic and OpenAI that are gonna be able to turn around and pour a bu…”
Dick Costolo May 27, 2026 ▶ 24:54 Predicting the SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic IPOs — With Dick Costolo
Prediction Held up
Costolo: Elon Musk will become the first trillionaire
“Elon's gonna be the first trillionaire.”
Dick Costolo May 27, 2026 ▶ 50:55 Predicting the SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic IPOs — With Dick Costolo
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