Broadcom

8 statements across 4 episodes · 4 bullish · 0 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Nov 24, 2025 by Philip Clark · said 40 times in 9 episodes since 2025 · across every show →

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brought up most by Molly O'Shea (21), Ken Venner (6), Michael Hurlston (4), Tony Kim (2), Navin Chaddha (2), Thomas Laffont (1), Philip Clark (1), Jordan Black (1)

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Nov 24, 2025 positive
Assertion Supported
Clark: Five of the ten most valuable companies are hardware companies
“Even right now, five to 10 most valuable companies in the world are hardware companies. Apple, Nvidia, Broadcom, Tesla, TSMC.”
Philip Clark Nov 24, 2025 ▶ 28:25 Inside Thrive Capital: Investing in OpenAI, Wiz, Cursor, Nudge, Physical Intelligence · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Mar 6, 2026 bullish
Assertion Partly supported
Laffont: Broadcom grows at 40% while trading cheaper than SaaS companies
“Avago, as an example, is growing almost 40%, right, Avago Broadcom, and it's trading at a cheaper multiple of gap earnings.”
Thomas Laffont Mar 6, 2026 ▶ 12:12 Thomas Laffont, Coatue - Anthropic, Citrini Paper, AI Volatility & Next Mag 7 · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Jul 15, 2026 positive
Assertion Supported
Black: Ken Venner built the operating systems that scaled SpaceX and Broadcom
“Ken built the operating system that helped scale SpaceX from hundreds of people to thousands of people and did the same thing at Broadcom in like the eighties.”
Jordan Black Jul 15, 2026 ▶ 25:42 Senra Systems' $65M Series B: Fixing Aerospace & Defense's Biggest Bottleneck · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Jul 15, 2026 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Venner: Broadcom grew from $400M to $8.6B revenue across 52 acquisitions
“When I was at Broadcom, I joined them and there were a thousand people, four hundred million in revenue. And the goal was to scale. And we, in the 11 years I was there, grew to 10,000 employees and 8.6 billion in revenue, did 52 mergers and acquisitions.”
Ken Venner Jul 15, 2026 ▶ 40:36 Senra Systems' $65M Series B: Fixing Aerospace & Defense's Biggest Bottleneck · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Jul 16, 2026 positive
Opinion
Venner: Shotwell and Musk's dynamic mirrored Broadcom's founders
“So, so Gwen was to Elon what Henry was to Nick at Broadcon. Like, Nick was the aggressive, make it happen, drive people to the very last ounce of juice they had, and Henry was pick up the mess that gets created, help people figure out really what they're tryin…”
Ken Venner Jul 16, 2026 ▶ 7:56 SpaceX's Former CIO: "Never Worked Harder in My Life" · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Jul 16, 2026
Insight
Venner: Adding process too early constrains companies and stunts growth
“The biggest lessons is each size you are as you grow requires a different behavior from the company. When you're 10 people, It's a network of us just talking to each other. I need very little processor systems. It's smart people just doing the right thing. You…”
Ken Venner Jul 16, 2026 ▶ 2:27 SpaceX's Former CIO: "Never Worked Harder in My Life" · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Jul 16, 2026
Insight
Venner: Scaling requires process automation to avoid linear headcount growth
“Playbook is get it defined, get it working consistently and reliably in such a way that you can now replicate it, and then go out and replicate it multiple times, and then every time look for ways to improve what you're doing. Make that improvement, and then m…”
Ken Venner Jul 16, 2026 ▶ 1:29 SpaceX's Former CIO: "Never Worked Harder in My Life" · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Jul 16, 2026
Assertion Partly supported
Venner: Broadcom scaled from $400M to $8.6B across 52 acquisitions
“When I was at Broadcom, I joined them and there were a thousand people, four hundred million in revenue. And the goal was to scale. And we, in the 11 years I was there, grew to 10,000 employees and 8.6 billion in revenue, did 52 mergers and acquisitions.”
Ken Venner Jul 16, 2026 ▶ 1:03 SpaceX's Former CIO: "Never Worked Harder in My Life" · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
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