Starlink

includes Starlink Mini

20 statements across 17 episodes · 12 bullish · 3 bearish · 7 people on the record · first statement Dec 17, 2024 by John Coogan · said 175 times in 74 episodes since 2024 · across every show →

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brought up most by John Coogan (84), Jordi Hays (15), Shaun Maguire (8), Delian Asparouhov (6), Chris Dixon (2), Casey Handmer (2), John Gedmark (1), Gwynne Shotwell (1)

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2026 67 mentions in 28 episodes 2 per episode
2025 78 mentions in 34 episodes 2 per episode
2024 30 mentions in 12 episodes 3 per episode

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Everything said about Starlink, oldest first

Dec 17, 2024 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Coogan: Starlink's manufacturing innovations will become universally adopted standard
“There's probably something in here that's a new way of thinking about how to mass manufacture that Will eventually be canonized and used everywhere and copy-pasted and that, that will be like the future of manufacturing and it will all be new.”
John Coogan Dec 17, 2024 ▶ 1:20:05 CHRISTIANITY: Why it's making a comeback (ep23)
Jan 8, 2025 bullish
Insight
Coogan: Every founder and CEO should buy a Starlink for travel
“I do think that every founder, CEO should buy a Starlink and have it, because you cannot afford to not have good internet whenever you're traveling. Like, you're gonna be in some weird place, the internet's not gonna be good, you're gonna miss calls, and the c…”
John Coogan Jan 8, 2025 ▶ 11:34 How to WIN in 2025? (INSANE Predictions List)
Jan 9, 2025 positive
Assertion Supported
Coogan: Elon Musk Distributes Starlink Units in Disaster Areas
“Elon's giving out a bunch to people that are in affected disaster areas and hopefully keeping people Online and communicating.”
John Coogan Jan 9, 2025 ▶ 2:37 Can This Man Save Los Angeles? (Rick Caruso)
Jan 25, 2025 negative
What-if
Hays: Meta's metaverse budget could have launched a Starlink competitor
“Meta could have probably almost launched a Starlink competitor with how much they spent on the metaverse.”
Jordi Hays Jan 25, 2025 ▶ 15:24 DeepSeek, Stargate Update, Bees Do Enjoy Honey, Golden Retriever Maxxing, Bring on the Trilly
Mar 7, 2025 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Maguire: Starlink's 10x cost advantage will replace subsea fiber optics
“Almost all long-range data movements in the future is gonna be done via Starlink, in my opinion. I think Starlink has, like, a 10 X plus cost advantage per gigabyte for long-haul data transmission compared to, say, putting a fiber optic cable line under the oc…”
Shaun Maguire Mar 7, 2025 ▶ 18:24 "Don't listen to anyone" - Shaun Maguire talks Elon, Robots, Space, and the Mars Mission.
Mar 14, 2025 bearish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Asparouhov: A Russian LEO nuclear detonation would destroy commercial space economics
“The thing that would be really bad is if like Russia basically, you know, nuked low earth orbit, you know, detonated through nuclear weapon. And you had a bunch of like highly charged ion particles, you know, basically orbiting around earth at a much lower lev…”
Delian Asparouhov Mar 14, 2025 ▶ 28:13 Delian Asparouhov on Near Death Experiences, Deflecting Asteroids, and the Magic of Venture.
Mar 21, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Holland: Starlink equipment installation costs $150k to $350k per jet
“It's anywhere from 150 to 350,000 dollars to install the equipment.”
Preston Holland Mar 21, 2025 ▶ 9:32 Preston Holland talks Jets, Clients, and the Future of Private Aviation.
Mar 21, 2025 bullish
Assertion Supported
Holland: Starlink is gaining private jet market share faster than rivals
“Starlink is gobbling up market share, but as a percentage of the overall fleet installation base, it's still pretty small. I don't know exactly off the top of my head what the, what kind of the percentage penetration is, but it's growing faster than any of the…”
Preston Holland Mar 21, 2025 ▶ 8:40 Preston Holland talks Jets, Clients, and the Future of Private Aviation.
Mar 21, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Holland: Starlink charges $10k/month for aircraft flying over 300 mph
“So if you go under 300 miles an hour, it's like 200 bucks a month, and if you go over that, it's like 10,000 a month, so it's pretty significantly different.”
Preston Holland Mar 21, 2025 ▶ 9:53 Preston Holland talks Jets, Clients, and the Future of Private Aviation.
Apr 26, 2025 positive
Insight
Gedmark: Telecoms demand dedicated, SLA-backed satellite capacity over shared networks
“What they are really looking for is dedicated capacity. That is set aside for their exclusive use. And it's on these what we call SLA service level agreements. You know, guaranteed uptimes where they, and they know it's there, whether they are using it or not.…”
John Gedmark Apr 26, 2025 ▶ 15:22 Why the Moon Matters More Than Ever | John Gedmark on TBPN
Apr 28, 2025 bearish
Assertion Supported
Asparouhov: China lacks commercial space revenue comparable to Starlink
“They have nothing equivalent to like Starlink generating billions of dollars, you know, of commercial, you know, sort of revenues that you can use as infrastructure to build off of.”
Delian Asparouhov Apr 28, 2025 ▶ 19:51 The Risk of Losing the Moon to China | Delian Asparouhov on TBPN
Jun 5, 2025 positive
Assertion Supported
Dixon: SpaceX uses stablecoins for cross-border treasury management on Starlink sales
“SpaceX has a program where they move, you know, they'll sell a Starlink in, I think it's like some, south of like Brazil or something, and then they'll immediately, you know, use stablecoins for so-called treasury management.”
Chris Dixon Jun 5, 2025 ▶ 3:02 Read Write Own - A16Z Partner Chris Dixon on TBPN
Jun 7, 2025 bullish
Prediction Open · timeframe Jun 2027
Asparouhov: Starlink Revenue Will Pass NASA's Budget Within Two Years
“Starlink's total top line revenue is going to be passing the NASA budget in the next year or two.”
Delian Asparouhov Jun 7, 2025 ▶ 24:53 Weekly Recap - Elon Vs Trump, Ukraine's Drone Attack, Cluely Update & OpenAI CRO
Dec 12, 2025 bullish
Assertion Partly supported
Coogan: Starlink has over 10,000 satellites in orbit
“Starlink has over 10,000 up there already, I believe.”
John Coogan Dec 12, 2025 ▶ 1:42 Disney Partners with OpenAI, Breaking Down SpaceX’s IPO Plans, Oracle Slips | Diet TBPN
Jan 23, 2026 positive
Assertion Supported
Coogan: Starlink has over 9,000 satellites and 9 million customers
“Starlink has more than 9000 satellites in orbit and roughly nine million customers.”
John Coogan Jan 23, 2026 ▶ 10:30 Capital One Acquires Brex for $5B, Davos’s $500M business, Apple’s Siri rebuild | Diet TBPN
Jan 30, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
Hays: SpaceX and xAI in merger talks ahead of planned IPO
“So, they're in discussions ahead of a blockbuster IPO planned for later this year. The combination would bring Musk's rockets, Starlink satellites, and X social media platform, and the Grok AI chatbot under one roof.”
Jordi Hays Jan 30, 2026 ▶ 21:11 Big Tech Earnings, Elon’s SpaceX–xAI Merge, Genie 3 | Diet TBPN
Feb 3, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
Coogan: SpaceX operates 9,500 satellites serving over 9M Starlink users
“The rapid launch of 9500 Starlink satellites since 2019 has made SpaceX the world's largest satellite operator with only not over nine million users of the broadband internet service”
John Coogan Feb 3, 2026 ▶ 29:03 Moltbook goes viral, $100B OpenAI-Nvidia deal stalled, SpaceX merges with xAI | Diet TBPN
Feb 3, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
Coogan: Starlink accounts for 50% to 80% of SpaceX's total revenue
“Starlink is the main revenue driver accounting for about 50 to 80% of the total revenue.”
John Coogan Feb 3, 2026 ▶ 28:58 Moltbook goes viral, $100B OpenAI-Nvidia deal stalled, SpaceX merges with xAI | Diet TBPN
Apr 16, 2026 bullish
Assertion Supported
Starlink Deployed Over 650 Direct-to-Cell Satellites to Connect 12 Million Users
“Starlink has deployed more than 650 satellites dedicated to providing connections to cell phones as of the end of last year, connecting more than twelve million people, according to the company.”
John Coogan Apr 16, 2026 ▶ 23:01 Allbirds’ AI Pivot, Snap Cuts 16% of Workforce, Amazon’s GlobalStar Deal | Diet TBPN
Jun 13, 2026 positive
Assertion Supported
Coogan: SpaceX leveraged excess launch capacity to create Starlink
“SpaceX built basically more launch capacity than there was demand for, but then Because there was space on every SpaceX rocket, and they were able to build them so, so efficiently, so affordably, they were able to put up a massive constellation of internet con…”
John Coogan Jun 13, 2026 ▶ 12:32 🚀 SpaceX IPO Liftoff | Diet TBPN
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