SpaceX

10 statements across 10 episodes · 6 bullish · 0 bearish · 6 people on the record · first statement Jun 25, 2021 by Shaan Puri · said 81 times in 44 episodes since 2021 · across every show →

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Everything said about SpaceX, oldest first

Jun 25, 2021 neutral
Insight
Puri: Investors judge multi-company CEOs purely through outcome-based resulting bias
“It's like Elon can run Tesla and SpaceX and everyone's like, wow, he's amazing. And those businesses are amazing. And then Jack does the same thing with Twitter and square. And if Twitter's misses its earnings, it's like off with his head. How dare he, you kno…”
Shaan Puri Jun 25, 2021 ▶ 29:14 How to launch a $100M DTC brand | My First Million #194
Oct 25, 2022 neutral
Assertion Supported
Luckey: SpaceX and Palantir were the only defense unicorns in 35 years
“In the last 35 years, there were only two unicorns before Anderil in the defense space and 35 years, not just being chosen arbitrarily. It's basically since the end of the cold war during the cold war, we did turn small defense companies into major players. Bu…”
Palmer Luckey Oct 25, 2022 ▶ 58:59 From Flipping iPhones To Selling Oculus For $2 Billion To Facebook | Palmer Luckey (#378)
Jun 21, 2024 positive
What-if
Tesla and SpaceX wouldn't exist for 50 years without Elon Musk
“I think Tesla and SpaceX would not have happened and would not have happened at least for another 50 years had he not made those happen.”
Shaan Puri Jun 21, 2024 ▶ 3:03 3 Things You Need To Outperform 99% Of Entrepreneurs
Aug 7, 2024 positive
Assertion Supported
El Segundo is a concentrated hard tech hub including SpaceX and Varda
“There's 10 interesting companies all in this, like one block. Our buddy John Coogan did an amazing Video worth watching, 17 minutes, and it's basically, he goes to this area of El Segundo where he's like, you got SpaceX, Radiant Nuclear, Varda, ABL Space Syste…”
Shaan Puri Aug 7, 2024 ▶ 32:43 He Sold His Company For $15M, Then Got A Job At McDonald’s
Oct 8, 2024 positive
Disclosure
Gil: Passed on SpaceX at a $500M valuation due to check size minimums
“One of my big regrets is somebody pinged me on the SpaceX round when it was like a five hundred million dollar company, and I really was excited about it. I thought it was such a interesting game. And I just, I didn't have enough money for the minimum that the…”
Elad Gil Oct 8, 2024 ▶ 3:31 How Silicon Valley’s Most Prolific Investor Picks Unicorns | Elad Gil Interview
Oct 10, 2024 positive
Assertion Supported
Elon Musk recruited Tim Urban directly for deep dives on his companies
“Elon basically says, I would love for you to write. I, he's like a bunch of people want to interview me. You know, they want me on 60 minutes. They want me on this. They want me on that. But I actually want you to write about what we're doing with AI, with Neu…”
Shaan Puri Oct 10, 2024 ▶ 39:50 The Wild Story of Mike Lynch’s Rise From Janitor to Tech Billionaire
Apr 15, 2025 neutral
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Currier: Commercial space startup window will begin closing in 3 to 5 years
“I think the space window is still open for another three to five years. But it'll start to close here soon, because remember, SpaceX started 20 years ago.”
James Currier Apr 15, 2025 ▶ 1:06:16 From making $6/week selling worms to making $110M+
Apr 17, 2025 positive
Assertion Supported
Senra: Elon Musk personally interviewed SpaceX's first 3,000 employees
“Early days of SpaceX. He personally, Elon personally interviewed the first 3000 employees of SpaceX.”
David Senra Apr 17, 2025 ▶ 22:08 Anti-Business Billionaires: Lessons from Steve Jobs, James Dyson, and Yvon Chouinard
Feb 18, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
Puri: Elon Musk personally interviewed the first 1,000 SpaceX employees
“Because he hired, I guess, the first thousand people at SpaceX or thousand plus people at SpaceX. He interviewed them himself.”
Shaan Puri Feb 18, 2026 ▶ 6:26 Elon’s wildest interview yet — our reaction
Mar 11, 2026 positive
Assertion Supported
Coogan: Blue Origin's Heavy Rocket Landing Creates Real Launch Pricing Pressure
“So last year, Blue Origin landed their heavy rocket, and so now there's actual, there's actually two American companies. And so that means real pricing pressure, which is like very, very good.”
John Coogan Mar 11, 2026 ▶ 17:40 The Simplest Way To Make $1,000,000 Isn't Starting A Business (it's working in one of these 10)
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