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Anthropic S-1 Shocker, Greatest Business Ever? Google's $500B Wipeout, Midterm Predictions

(0:00) Bestie Intros (3:22) Anthropic S-1 Breakdown: Greatest Business Ever? (32:47) AI's Biggest Problem and Anthropic's Doomer Showdown (1:01:57) Google Sheds $500B Market Cap in Worst Day Ever: What Went Wrong? (1:14:17) Final Midterms Predictions and Scenarios Follow the besties: https://x.com/chamath https://x.com/Jason https://x.com/DavidSacks…

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  1. What Does Anthropic's S-1 Reveal? at 3:23

    Jason Calacanis says Anthropic's S-1 targets a $100 billion public offering, large enough to pass SpaceX and rank as the largest ever. Full answer

  2. Is Anthropic's $80 Billion Loss Real? at 6:47

    David Sacks says the widely reported $80 billion Anthropic loss is a phantom number, not a cash loss. Full answer

  3. How Does One Nvidia Dollar Become $18? at 11:25

    David Friedberg says a dollar Nvidia spends turns into $18 that Anthropic makes selling to customers. Full answer

  4. How Did Microsoft Nearly Double Revenue? at 16:45

    Chamath Palihapitiya says Microsoft's revenue went from $198 billion to $332 billion in the last four years while staff increased by only 2,000 people. Full answer

  5. What Is Anthropic's Biggest Risk? at 19:24

    Chamath Palihapitiya says Ant's biggest risk is compute, and the biggest piece of that problem is data centers, then the financing commitments, then power. Full answer

  6. How Big Can Anthropic Revenue Get? at 27:00

    Chamath Palihapitiya says Anthropic can become a revenue business in the hundreds of billions of dollars within about three to seven years if it reaches 25 or… Full answer

  7. How Much Debt Does the AI Complex Owe? at 32:52

    Chamath Palihapitiya says the AI complex now owes $340 to $400 billion to the market, and the entire United States economy is levered to that complex. Full answer

  8. Why Will Governments Regulate AI Compute? at 36:49

    David Friedberg argues that governments will regulate AI compute and assign who gets access to how much of it. Full answer

  9. Why Does the AI Complex Compete With Treasuries? at 46:41

    Chamath Palihapitiya says the AI complex has gotten so big that it now competes with US treasuries, so somebody is going to have to pay more. Full answer

  10. What Revenue Targets Did Anthropic Lay Out? at 51:08

    Jason Calacanis says Anthropic's targets put revenue at 100 billion dollars, then 300 billion, and eventually 600 billion. Full answer

  11. Why Do Companies Block AI at Work? at 58:52

    Jason Calacanis says Gallup still has frequent and daily AI use at work at about 10% and 20%. Full answer

  12. Why Did Google Lose $500 Billion? at 1:01:58

    Jason Calacanis says Google lost about $500 billion of market cap on Thursday, falling 10 to 15 percent, after Q3 earnings missed search revenue for two… Full answer

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