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The biggest IPO in history is done. SpaceX went public Friday at a $1.77T valuation, ~4x oversubscribed, then popped ~19% on day one to a ~$2T close — minting ~4,000 millionaires. The chingus recorded on the eve of it and spent the night on the catch: most of the "I'm in SpaceX" crowd got there through SPVs stacked four and five layers deep. The same week, Jeff Bezos raises a $12B pre-seed at a $4...

Money is doing two contradictory things at once this week. The front door is wide open: Anthropic filed its confidential S-1 ahead of OpenAI, SpaceX priced a $75 billion listing for June 12, and Masa Son is on CNBC calling AI “50x bigger” than the dot-com boom. The back door is bolted shut: Cliffwater could only return a third of what its LPs asked for, and Partners Group gated its flagship buyout...

Join us as we dive into the spicy world of tech and business in this episode of the Three Commas Podcast! 🚀 In this episode, we discuss the latest drama surrounding OpenAI, Elon Musk's lawsuit, and the implications for the AI industry. We also explore GameStop's bold move to acquire eBay and what it means for the future of meme stocks. Key takeaways: * The fallout from Elon Musk's lawsuit against...

Three VCs, one mic, three opinions you won’t hear at a fund meeting. Hosted by Eric, Ian, and Kevin. ---------------------------------------- Toma Bravo just handed Medallia to its creditors and ate an estimated $5.7 billion in equity value — the largest LBO write-off since 2008. The story sounds like a one-firm miscalculation, but underneath it is something bigger: AI is starting to reprice every...

This week, Sam Bankman-Fried tweeted from prison about the FTX portfolio he could have held — Anthropic, SpaceX, Cursor, Solana, Robinhood — and the boys spent half the episode doing the math on what might have been the greatest VC fund ever assembled by an alleged fraudster. Meanwhile, Elon quietly admitted that 4 million Tesla owners were lied to about Full Self-Driving, SpaceX put a $60 billion...

EP2: Three Commas Podcast 00:00 Intro — Disneyland, Tequila Brands & The AI Editorial Bot 02:35 Anthropic Passes OpenAI: $30B ARR — Can You Trust the Numbers? 11:56 Claude Mythos Finds 27-Year-Old Bugs — Groundbreaking AI or Just Great PR? 18:06 Meta Mu Spark Launches to Crickets — What Went Wrong 32:00 The SaaS-pocalypse: Multiples Down 70% & Ian Built 25 Tools for $200 39:09 OpenAI's Dum...

00:00 - Intro & weekly roundup 01:07 - Uber invests $1.25B in Rivian for robotaxis 04:17 - Ian: why he stopped caring about cars 06:15 - SpaceX IPO — no lockups, biggest offering ever? 09:28 - Google's TurboQuant: the "Middle Out" compression breakthrough 14:10 - Helium, the Middle East war, and chip supply chains 16:03 - Apple opens Siri to Claude, GPT, and all AI models 18:51 - Kevin: Apple...

Elon admits XAI was "not built right" and needs a full rebuild — bad news for SpaceX investors. Finance bros still won't let go of Bloomberg terminals, and a new poll shows most Americans are skeptical about AI. Meanwhile, Yann LeCun raises $1B for a company with no product, and Ian reveals a matchmaking startup that got 1,000 signups in 5 days with zero funding. 0:00 Intro 1:03 Elon Says XAI Was...

This week on Not Investment Advice, Eric, Ian, and Kevin break down the Anthropic vs. OpenAI drama after Trump's DOD labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk — and Sam Altman swooped in to sign the contract hours later. Plus, NVIDIA scales back its AI investments, OpenAI's IPO march raises WeWork comparisons, Apple drops a $499 MacBook aimed at killing Chromebooks, and Cluely's founder admits he lied...

00:05 - Anthropic, DoD, Supply-Chain Risk, and Political Risk for AI Vendors 01:02 - Government Alignment and OpenAI vs. Government Stance 02:27 - Supply Chain Risk and Vendor Diversity 07:27 - Open Letter Discussion and Investor Dynamics 12:56 - Middle Eastern Capital in AI 15:34 - The “Agent Future” and AI Representations 17:11 - AI Clones and Founder Outreach Experiments 23:39 - Personal Update...

Follow the Hosts: Eric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericbahn/ Ian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/park-ian/ Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jiangkevin Chapters * 00:00 Introduction and Catching Up * 21:50 The Advancement of Chinese Robotics and AI * 27:20 Robinhood's Entry into Private Credit * 33:27 Private Credit Market * 40:28 Lucid Motors and EV Industry * 47:12 Venture Capital and Accelerator...

Follow the Hosts: Eric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericbahn/ Ian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/park-ian/ Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jiangkevin 00:00 The Exhausting Pace of Silicon Valley News 02:54 Anthropic's Rise and Competition with OpenAI 05:49 The Twitter Culture and Its Impact on AI Leaders 08:40 The Introduction of Ads in AI Models 11:50 The Future of AI: Local Models and Customizat...

Follow the Hosts: Eric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericbahn/ Ian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/park-ian/ Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jiangkevin 00:00 Super Bowl Predictions and Initial Thoughts 00:58 The SaaS Apocalypse: Market Reactions 05:59 The Future of SaaS Pricing Models 08:40 Elon Musk's Consolidation of Assets 12:07 The Anthropic vs. OpenAI Ad War 18:23 Waymo's Expansion and the Fut...

EP 7 : SpaceX & XAi, Clawdbot, Claude Cowork, Future of Work Chapters * 00:00 Tech Market Volatility * 05:27 Impact of Automated Excel on Finance * 11:03 Tesla's Business Strategy and SpaceX Merger * 26:29 Voice Interfaces and AI in Technology * 33:32 Literacy Challenges and Reduced Reading * 40:57 AI Bots and Their Impact on Society Follow the Hosts: Eric: https://x.com/ericbahn?lang=en Ian:...

Chapters - 00:00 Early Morning Podcast - 05:10 Comparing Brex and Ramp - 12:10 OpenAI and Trillion-Dollar Valuations - 18:46 Anthropic and Valuation Trends - 24:09 Funding Frenzy in the Tech Industry - 35:36 Strategies of Tech Giants Follow the Hosts: Eric: https://x.com/ericbahn?lang=en Ian: https://ianpark.vc/ Kevin: @jiangkevin

In this New Year 2026 episode, Eric, Kevin, and Ian kick off the season with a wide‑ranging conversation on Sam Altman’s circular investing and OpenAI conflicts, Google Gemini’s “personal intelligence,” on‑device AI and voice interfaces, Meta’s acquisition of Manis, and whether 2026 will be the year of mega IPOs and overhyped “AGI” claims. [00:00]Intro: CES, Koreans in Vegas, and networking vs. re...

(01:00) K-Beauty Boom, (12:55) OpenAI invests in Thrive, (24:52) New form factor for AI (Zuck’s New Bet) (36:55) Sachs vs NYT Follow the Hosts: Eric: https://x.com/ericbahn?lang=en Ian: https://ianpark.vc/ Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jiangkevin/

In this pre-Thanksgiving episode, Eric, Kevin, and Ian break down Nvidia's earnings, the looming Private Credit bubble, and why Google’s Gemini 3 might finally win the AI race. They also debate Cursor’s $2.3B valuation, expose the misuse of "ARR" metrics by startups, and discuss the internal turmoil at Sequoia Capital. 00:00 - Intro: VC hibernation mode 01:26 - Nvidia Earnings & AI Bubble anxi...

In this week’s episode of Not Investment Advice, Eric, Kevin, and Ian break down the most important tech and AI stories from the past few weeks in Silicon Valley. As always, this show reflects our personal views and is not investment advice. 00:00 – Introduction 00:35 – Why Silicon Valley news cycles feel faster 02:10 – AI-generated music reaches Billboard #1 05:10 – Personalization and the rise o...

In the inaugural episode of "Not Investment Advice," emerging managers Eric Bahn, Ian Park, and Kevin Jiang, VCs of Asian descent, tackle representation and cultural barriers in Silicon Valley before diving into the week's hottest market debates. Topics include the legitimacy of prediction markets (Koshi/PolyMarket), the AI infrastructure "bubble" theory (trillion-dollar commitments and model conv...