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Elon Musk is steamrolling Wall Street to become a trillionaire

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Elon Musk is steamrolling Wall Street to become a trillionaire

Decoder with Nilay Patel

16 HOURS AGO
Decoder with Nilay Patel

Decoder with Nilay Patel

16 HOURS AGO
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My guest today is Ryan Mac, a technology reporter at The New York Times and co-author of the excellent book Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter, which came out in 2024. I wanted to have Ryan on today because we’re on the cusp of the SpaceX IPO...

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This podcast explores the upcoming SpaceX IPO, a massive financial event that intertwines with the fate of X (formerly Twitter). The discussion reveals how Elon Musk's personal power and wealth have grown despite X's business failures, and examines the unprecedented rules and governance concerns surrounding the SpaceX public offering.
00:00
SpaceX IPO bends market rules.
05:49
Musk bought X as a distribution platform for his own tweets
11:28
SpaceX is insulated by its launch monopoly.
20:07
85% voting control allows domination of board and compensation.
31:18
Musk shifts narratives to maintain hype and value.
36:39
Starlink is the only profitable segment

Chapters

The Unprecedented Scale of the SpaceX IPO and the Ghost of Twitter Inside It
00:00
Why X is a Business Disaster, Yet Musk is More Powerful Than Ever
05:49
Reputational Damage: Why SpaceX is Immune While Tesla and X Suffer
11:28
The Corporate Governance Nightmare: Musk's 85% Voting Control
20:07
How Relaxed IPO Rules and FOMO Are Fueling a Buying Frenzy
28:49
The Real Numbers: Starlink is Profitable, But the Rest of SpaceX is Not
36:39

Transcript

Nilay Patel: Support for this show comes from Klaviyo. Imagine hiring two brilliant employees. The first takes your marketing from idea to full campaign, email, SMS, push, and the time it takes to describe it. The second handles every customer conversation...