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20VC: SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink: Elon's Empire After the Firestorm | Are Circle and Coreweave Meme Stocks: IPO Analysis | Anduril Raises $2.6BN & Becomes Founders Fund's 1st and 2nd Largest Check Ever | Cursor Now 20% of SaaS Spend and the SaaS Slowdown

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

2025/06/12
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

2025/06/12
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Agenda: 00:03 – Circle's IPO: Investors Just Left $BNs on the Table 00:06 – CoreWeave & Circle: Are We Back to Meme Stock Madness? 00:11 – Should Stripe and Databricks Finally Go Public? 00:17 – US Stock Markets: How They DOMINATE the Global Game 00:2...

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This podcast delves into the current landscape of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) and their impact on market trends, focusing on recent successes like Circle's IPO. It examines the dynamics of tech companies going public, the challenges faced by unicorns, and the potential for AI to reshape corporate budgets. Additionally, it explores Elon Musk's ventures and their future prospects.
03:02
Circle's IPO went from a closed window to a successful opening.
06:01
Most recent IPOs, except one, are up materially with an average increase of 76.8%
15:46
CoreWeave went from near debt-repayment trouble to a stable position with a 2.5x return in four months.
17:03
Speaker regrets not buying CoreWeave stock, citing 2.5x potential returns.
21:04
Rich Wong predicts 20% of unicorns will fail.
25:06
Anduril raised a billion in Series G funding from Founders Fund.
31:26
Doubling down on top 5% deals up to a billion dollars can maximize ownership and capital.
40:39
Investors may bet on deals with great founders, large TAM, and right price.
44:01
AI is sucking up budgets, impacting SaaS growth.
47:03
AI is not a zero-sum game for the SaaS industry.
50:30
AI in contact centers may only double or triple the market size despite replacing significant human labor.
1:06:02
New York Times likely to win or settle lawsuit against OpenAI

Chapters

Circle’s IPO: Investors Just Left $BNs on the Table
00:03:00
CoreWeave & Circle: Are We Back to Meme Stock Madness?
00:06:00
Should Stripe and Databricks Finally Go Public?
00:11:00
US Stock Markets: How They DOMINATE the Global Game
00:17:00
50% of Unicorns Are DOOMED. What Happens Now?
00:21:00
Founders Fund Just Dropped $1B on Anduril. Why?!
00:25:00
What Would You Do If LPs Let You Go Wild?
00:29:00
What Missing Out on Millions for Docusign Taught Rory
00:36:00
Cursor is 20% of SaaS Spend: The Shocking Data Behind the SaaS Slowdown
00:44:00
AI vs. SaaS: The Great Budget War Begins
00:47:00
Can AI Take Budget from the Talent Budget or Will It Remain in Software Budgets?
00:48:00
SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink: Elon’s Empire After the Firestorm
00:56:00

Transcript

Jason Lemkin: How freaking awesome the US capitalist system is. I mean, the big, I was thinking, the soundbite on this is. The United States has 4% of the world's people. We have roughly 23% of the world's GDP. We have 67% of the world's market cap. And th...