Elon Musk

also referred to as: elon

9 statements across 7 episodes · 6 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Nov 3, 2022 by Alex Lieberman · said 121 times in 26 episodes since 2021 · across every show →

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Everything said about Elon Musk, oldest first

Nov 3, 2022 positive
Opinion
Lieberman: Musk operates like a PE CEO for high-growth companies
“He feels like the like the classic private equity CEO, but for exciting high growth companies. And what I mean by that is like, you know, there's these private equity CEOs who are put into business after business because they have the playbook in a binder and …”
Alex Lieberman Nov 3, 2022 ▶ 27:51 Can Elon Turn the Twitter Ship Around?
Nov 3, 2022 positive
Insight
Pujji: Top founders act on conviction over conventional business rules
“People like him don't ask what's Correct or incorrect or what's right or wrong in the sense of running a business. They just do what they know and what they want. And I think there's something about entrepreneurs not worrying whether or not it's, is this the r…”
Jesse Pujji Nov 3, 2022 ▶ 27:22 Can Elon Turn the Twitter Ship Around?
Nov 3, 2022 positive
Opinion
Amoruso: Musk's Twitter Will Be Way More Interesting Even If It Fails
“Like, if this guy takes anything on, he's taking real moonshots, and even if it blows up, it's probably going to be way more interesting than whatever was happening at Twitter.”
Sophia Amoruso Nov 3, 2022 ▶ 6:19 Can Elon Turn the Twitter Ship Around?
Dec 6, 2022 bearish
Prediction Open · timeframe Dec 2028
Lieberman: Twitter will not 5x revenue to $26.4B by 2028
“I just think that it is going to take more than Call it, let's call it five years to five X revenue, given they haven't even really proven that they can scale one revenue stream, let alone what I believe will need to be multiple to get it to twenty six billion…”
Alex Lieberman Dec 6, 2022 ▶ 45:33 The Genius of Spotify Wrapped and How to Copy It, and How to Sell Your Business for 9 Figures
Jan 10, 2023 positive
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Lieberman: Musk will step down as Twitter CEO by end of 2023
“Elon will no longer be the CEO of Twitter by the end of 20, 23, but Twitter as a platform will be thriving.”
Alex Lieberman Jan 10, 2023 ▶ 25:43 Our 2023 Predictions, from AI to the Creator Economy
Jun 21, 2023 bullish
Assertion Partly supported
SpaceX's 99 percent launch cost reduction enables Varda's space manufacturing model
“What they're doing is only possible because the cost of launches of things into space has come down by 99% since 1970. This business was not possible two years ago or 20 years ago, and it's only become possible because Elon Musk and SpaceX have brought down t…”
Alex Lieberman Jun 21, 2023 ▶ 22:16 Why Successful Business Minds Have Paranoid Brains
Feb 21, 2024
Insight
Ambitious missions are as effective at recruiting as having celebrity founders
“I think big ideas are the greatest recruiters. Smart, ambitious people want to work on big, ambitious ideas. Sure, Elon Musk or Sam Altman can attract any top one percent employee, and especially an engineer, because of their reputation, but I believe just as …”
Alex Lieberman Feb 21, 2024 ▶ 4:24 17 Startup Principles by Sam Altman
Apr 16, 2024
Insight
Lieberman: Multi-decade founder-CEOs like Bezos and Zuckerberg are rare exceptions
“Most entrepreneurs don't run their businesses for 25 years. Those people who were on my Mount Rushmore were literally the exceptions to the rule, not the rule.”
Alex Lieberman Apr 16, 2024 ▶ 25:01 Why I Stepped Down As CEO
Mar 10, 2025 positive
Assertion Supported
Elon Musk's retweet drove 9 million impressions for Pieter Levels' game
“When Levels announced an update that his game supported multiplayer, Elon Musk, quote, retweeted the post, which drove nine million impressions to Levels' post, or roughly 38% of the impressions he has gotten so far.”
Alex Lieberman Mar 10, 2025 ▶ 10:16 How Pieter Levels Hit $67k MRR in 3 Weeks
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