Surge AI

4 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jun 21, 2025 by John Coogan · said 22 times in 3 episodes since 2025 · across every show →

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Jun 21, 2025 bullish
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Coogan: Surge AI has been profitable since inception, unlike Scale AI
“And unlike scale, surge was profitable and has been from the beginning, Chen said.”
John Coogan Jun 21, 2025 ▶ 43:38 Weekly Recap: Elon's Starship Explodes, OpenAI's Defense Contract, Nvidia's Robots, We Test Cluely
Jun 21, 2025 bullish
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Coogan: Surge AI generated over $1B in 2024, surpassing Scale AI
“The company generated more than one billion dollars in revenue last year. Surge has told employees, a previously reported figure that exceeds The eight hundred and seventy million dollars scale generated in revenue during the same time period.”
John Coogan Jun 21, 2025 ▶ 43:25 Weekly Recap: Elon's Starship Explodes, OpenAI's Defense Contract, Nvidia's Robots, We Test Cluely
Jun 21, 2025 neutral
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Coogan: Surge AI bills two to five times more than Scale AI
“Chen has distinguished Surge by making it the high-end shop, charging premium rates often two to five times what scale might bill.”
John Coogan Jun 21, 2025 ▶ 46:04 Weekly Recap: Elon's Starship Explodes, OpenAI's Defense Contract, Nvidia's Robots, We Test Cluely
Jun 21, 2025 neutral
Insight
Hays: Bootstrapped startups struggle for hype without venture investors pushing them
“It's so incredibly hard to have any hype around your business if you're bootstrapped because you're not having your investors aren't hitting the timeline for you on a daily basis. And also you have, if you're not trying to raise capital, you have less need to …”
Jordi Hays Jun 21, 2025 ▶ 42:38 Weekly Recap: Elon's Starship Explodes, OpenAI's Defense Contract, Nvidia's Robots, We Test Cluely
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