Maguire: xAI will shock people with how quickly it scales
Shaun Maguire · Elon Musk & The SpaceX IPO: Largest Wealth Event in History? | Shaun Maguire, Sequoia · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea · Jan 28, 2026 · at 29:28
Sequoia partner Shaun Maguire explains why he believes xAI is severely underrated compared to OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.
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“I just think XAI is gonna shock people with the scale that it gets to quickly.”
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