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5 min readSpaceX is preparing for what the hosts call the largest IPO in history, raising $75 billion — three times the previous record set by Saudi Aramco in 2019. Demand has already reached $250 billion, with some institutions offering $10 billion chunks to participate. The initial S1 prospectus set a share price of $135, valuing the company at $1.75 trillion, but recent reports from Financial Times and Bloomberg suggest the price has climbed closer to $162 per share, pushing the valuation to $2.1 trillion. Crucially, 30% of the share allocation has been reserved for retail investors — three to five times the typical amount — meaning many ordinary people may already hold shares at the listing price.
Why the hosts believe SpaceX is undervalued at $2.1 trillion
The central argument of the episode is that SpaceX at its current valuation is not overpriced but actually undervalued, because investors are effectively getting three companies for the price of one share. The hosts identify three pillars supporting this thesis: Starlink, advanced manufacturing, and AI data centers in space. The third pillar is the most transformative and the one they spend the most time explaining.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **SpaceX IPO: The Core Question** - Hosts introduce the episode's central thesis: whether to buy the SpaceX IPO, which they frame as the largest in history at a ~$2.1 trillion pre-IPO valuation.
- 2 (01:01) **IPO Mechanics and Insane Demand** - Details on the $75 billion raise (3x larger than Saudi Aramco's record) and the $250 billion in oversubscribed demand.
- 3 (03:24) **Three Pillars of SpaceX's Value** - The hosts outline the three key business units justifying the valuation: Starlink internet, Starship manufacturing, and AI data centers in space.
- 4 (03:45) **AI-1 Satellite: Data Centers in Space** - Deep dive into the newly revealed AI-1 satellite specs, which is the core evidence for the "undervalued" thesis.
- 5 (07:55) **Three Companies for One Share** - The hosts argue the IPO price bundles SpaceX (the space highway), the AI compute payloads (SpaceX as a GPU utility), and the xAI/Grok model distribution.
- 6 (08:52) **Starlink Version 3 and Monopoly Power** - Comparison of Starlink satellite generations, highlighting the 20x bandwidth jump per launch with Starship (61,000 Gbps per launch).
- 7 (12:18) **Elon's Hardware Scaling Superpower** - The hosts argue Elon Musk's unique ability is scaling hardware from zero to one, and that AI-1 satellites are easier to manufacture than Starlink terminals.
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Show Notes
This Week in AI, we discuss SpaceX as a possible buy ahead of a major IPO, focusing on its valuation, Starlink growth, and the company’s plans for space-based AI data centers.
We also cover OpenAI’s reported data center deal and S-1 filing, Anthropic’s Fable 5 model, and Apple’s WWDC updates on Siri.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 SpaceX IPO Frenzy
3:19 AI Data Centers in Space
8:38 Starlink’s Explosive Growth
14:26 Hardware Scaling Advantage
17:00 Valuing SpaceX’s Future
22:09 OpenAI’s Gigawatt Gamble
26:40 Fable 5 and Safety
29:35 Siri’s Big Comeback
33:18 Closing Thoughts and Reactions
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