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🚀 SpaceX may have just solved the biggest problem in IPO history. The company is reportedly targeting a $75B IPO float — roughly 3x larger than the biggest IPO ever. 😳 So the question was: Who’s actually going to buy all those shares? Now we may have the answer. NASDAQ is reportedly changing its rules so Elon Musk's SpaceX can enter the NASDAQ-100 almost immediately after IPO. That could force passive index funds to automatically buy ~$25B worth of SpaceX stock. NASDAQ normally makes companies wait 6+ months before inclusion. Dave McClure and Aman Verjee discuss why NASDAQ may be bending the rules for the most anticipated IPO in years. Check out the full conversation on Trading Places Podcast EP34!

🚀 SpaceX may have just solved the biggest problem in IPO history. The company is reportedly targeting a $75B IPO float — roughly 3x larger than the biggest IPO ever. 😳 So the question was: Who’s actually going to buy all those shares? Now we may have the answer. NASDAQ is reportedly changing its rules so Elon Musk's SpaceX can enter the NASDAQ-100 almost immediately after IPO. That could force passive index funds to automatically buy ~$25B worth of SpaceX stock. NASDAQ normally makes companies wait 6+ months before inclusion. Dave McClure and Aman Verjee discuss why NASDAQ may be bending the rules for the most anticipated IPO in years. Check out the full conversation on Trading Places Podcast EP34!

50,775 次观看 • 18 天前

the 5 chapters of secondary selling 🧵 never sell i didn’t sell… and regret it sell 10–20% teach your founders set up your own SPV & sell to yourself @jason & Dave McClure break it down on This Week in Startups full episode coming soon on [trading places]

the 5 chapters of secondary selling 🧵 never sell i didn’t sell… and regret it sell 10–20% teach your founders set up your own SPV & sell to yourself @jason & Dave McClure break it down on This Week in Startups full episode coming soon on [trading places]

69,225 次观看 • 9 个月前

🚀 SpaceX just filed its confidential IPO prospectus — and prediction markets say it will be June 3rd, Elon Musk's birthday, during a rare 6-planet alignment. Anthropic is on a generational heater — Opus 4.6, Cowork, enterprise momentum — while OpenAI cuts Sora and kills the Disney deal trying to find focus. Prediction markets now say Anthropic IPOs first, 60/40 chance. In Episode 29 of Trading Places, Dave McClure and Aman Verjee reshuffle the Private Mag7 – Anthropic jumps, OpenAI slides. Shield AI breaks into the conversation after closing at a $12.7B valuation Jeff Bezos announces a $100B AI manufacturing fund — and Dave says it's 100% getting raised, probably oversubscribed. A breakdown of the Meta/YouTube social media addiction verdict that spooked the entire tech sector. Plus a deep dive with Shri, COO of Sydecar, on how SPVs are becoming a permanent part of every investor's toolkit — and why layered SPVs aren't always the villain people think they are. Timestamps: 00:00 — cold open 00:49 — [ tech and vc news ] 00:49 — #7 of private Mag7 02:21 — Iran war end when 03:35 — Why June for SpaceX IPO 05:34 — First to go public: Anthropic or OpenAI 10:23 — Bezos seeks $100B 14:02 — Meta & YouTube found liable 19:12 — Ex-Kalshi launch 5cc 21:27 — [ intvw: Shri Bhashyam @ Sydecar] 21:52 — Forge ➡️ EquityZen 24:22 — SPV secondaries vs primaries 29:04 — Trajectory to $4B AUA 41:40 — SPV fee structure warning 51:05 — DEAL act to set privates free 54:50 — [ valuation corner: Shield AI @ $12.7B ] 55:59 — Shield AI marvel story 56:40 — What Shield AI does 57:41 — Anduril Industries playbook 1:01:04 — Future of defense tech 1:02:02 — second takes

🚀 SpaceX just filed its confidential IPO prospectus — and prediction markets say it will be June 3rd, Elon Musk's birthday, during a rare 6-planet alignment. Anthropic is on a generational heater — Opus 4.6, Cowork, enterprise momentum — while OpenAI cuts Sora and kills the Disney deal trying to find focus. Prediction markets now say Anthropic IPOs first, 60/40 chance. In Episode 29 of Trading Places, Dave McClure and Aman Verjee reshuffle the Private Mag7 – Anthropic jumps, OpenAI slides. Shield AI breaks into the conversation after closing at a $12.7B valuation Jeff Bezos announces a $100B AI manufacturing fund — and Dave says it's 100% getting raised, probably oversubscribed. A breakdown of the Meta/YouTube social media addiction verdict that spooked the entire tech sector. Plus a deep dive with Shri, COO of Sydecar, on how SPVs are becoming a permanent part of every investor's toolkit — and why layered SPVs aren't always the villain people think they are. Timestamps: 00:00 — cold open 00:49 — [ tech and vc news ] 00:49 — #7 of private Mag7 02:21 — Iran war end when 03:35 — Why June for SpaceX IPO 05:34 — First to go public: Anthropic or OpenAI 10:23 — Bezos seeks $100B 14:02 — Meta & YouTube found liable 19:12 — Ex-Kalshi launch 5cc 21:27 — [ intvw: Shri Bhashyam @ Sydecar] 21:52 — Forge ➡️ EquityZen 24:22 — SPV secondaries vs primaries 29:04 — Trajectory to $4B AUA 41:40 — SPV fee structure warning 51:05 — DEAL act to set privates free 54:50 — [ valuation corner: Shield AI @ $12.7B ] 55:59 — Shield AI marvel story 56:40 — What Shield AI does 57:41 — Anduril Industries playbook 1:01:04 — Future of defense tech 1:02:02 — second takes

16,473 次观看 • 2 个月前

Episode 18 of the @TradingPlacesPod featuring James Riney from Coral Capital is out now! This week: Dave McClure and Aman Verjee kick off 2026 with their macroeconomic predictions (GDP growth, Fed rate cuts, and tax refunds), break down the IPO market outlook (SpaceX at $1.6T?!, OpenAI, Anthropic, Databricks), and dive deep into the secondary market dynamics for companies that won't go public in 2026. Plus, we explore the private Mag 7 vs. public Mag 7 in our [valuation corner] to answer the big question: where would you rather be—public or private markets? Then, Dave sits down with James Riney🐠Coral Capital, founder and managing partner of Coral Capital in Tokyo, Japan. James shares how he went from J.P. Morgan to founding one of Japan's largest crypto exchanges (Coin Check) to launching 500 Startups Japan (now Coral Capital) at age 26. They discuss Japan's explosive VC growth (from $700M to $7-10B annually), the rise of "hidden unicorns" (companies that IPO'd before hitting $1B), why secondaries weren't a thing in Japan until recently, and Coral's massive $100M secondary sale in SmartHR—the largest secondary exit ever in Japan that returned 6X on their fund while still holding half their stake. [ timestamps ] 00:00 – cold open 01:07 – [ tech & vc news ] 01:29 – macro growth picture 🖼️ 07:40 – 2026 IPO predictions 🔮 10:24 – 2ndry market game plan 🏈 16:43 – NVIDIA gives Groq Inc $20B 💰 22:00 – SoftBank buys DigitalBridge $4B 🌉 23:01 – Google acquires Intersect $4.75B 💸 25:42 – Meta hands Manus $2B 👋 27:25 – hot IPO Market in China 31:35 – [ intvw: James Riney / Coral Capital ] 31:46 – $100M 2ndry sale of SmartHR 🧠 34:44 – Japanese founding story 🏯 36:15 – Japan startup scene 🇯🇵 41:35 – Coral Capital strategy 🪸 43:54 – China vs Japan vs USA 🌏 1:13:59 – [ val corner: mag7 public vs private ] 1:13:59 – public mag7 analysis 🔔 1:18:38 – Tesla Elon Musk magic 🪄 1:22:00 – private mag7 deep dive 🕵️ 1:27:10 – 2026 2ndry strategy 🧐 1:30:51 – second takes Pod highlights this week: -2026 macro setup is strong: 4% GDP growth, Fed quantitative easing starting, and the biggest tax refunds ever hitting Q1 (tips, social security, overtime exemptions) -IPO predictions: SpaceX targeting $1.6T valuation, OpenAI and Anthropic likely to go public, plus Databricks, Stripe, Canva, Kraken in the mix -Private market reality check: top 10 AI companies getting all the attention, but the real secondary opportunities are in the next 200-300 companies trading at discounts -Nvidia's shopping spree: $20B for Groq (talent + inference tech), $100B in annual free cash flow to deploy—expect more acquisitions -Japan VC market exploded: from $700M (2015) to $7-10B today, with companies IPO'ing at series B/C stage instead of staying private for 12 years -SmartHR secondary: Coral Capital's $100M sale to General Atlantic = largest secondary in Japan history, 6X return on fund, still holding half their stake for the IPO -Hidden unicorns in Japan: 42+ companies hit $1B valuation within 12 years but were already public—so they don't count in "unicorn" stats (definition = private company) -Why secondaries are new in Japan: companies used to IPO at $60M revenue (series B/C stage), so no need for secondary liquidity—but now top companies raising $100M+ private rounds and staying private longer -Valuation corner showdown: Public Mag 7 trading at 7-10X revenue with profits; Private Mag 7 top tier (OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI) at 20-30X revenue with no profits—priced for perfection -Dave's take: avoid the froth at the top (OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX), hunt for value in second-tier private companies (Canva at 7X revenue, Databricks at 20X revenue) trading at discounts outside organized tender windows -James Riney's journey: from 26-year-old startup founder to launching 500 Startups Japan (now Coral Capital) to closing the largest secondary in Japanese VC history -US-Japan partnership thesis: Japan is the largest foreign investor in the US ($500B+), critical manufacturing ally in the China pullback, and Coral Capital now investing in US companies that can win Japan

Episode 18 of the @TradingPlacesPod featuring James Riney from Coral Capital is out now! This week: Dave McClure and Aman Verjee kick off 2026 with their macroeconomic predictions (GDP growth, Fed rate cuts, and tax refunds), break down the IPO market outlook (SpaceX at $1.6T?!, OpenAI, Anthropic, Databricks), and dive deep into the secondary market dynamics for companies that won't go public in 2026. Plus, we explore the private Mag 7 vs. public Mag 7 in our [valuation corner] to answer the big question: where would you rather be—public or private markets? Then, Dave sits down with James Riney🐠Coral Capital, founder and managing partner of Coral Capital in Tokyo, Japan. James shares how he went from J.P. Morgan to founding one of Japan's largest crypto exchanges (Coin Check) to launching 500 Startups Japan (now Coral Capital) at age 26. They discuss Japan's explosive VC growth (from $700M to $7-10B annually), the rise of "hidden unicorns" (companies that IPO'd before hitting $1B), why secondaries weren't a thing in Japan until recently, and Coral's massive $100M secondary sale in SmartHR—the largest secondary exit ever in Japan that returned 6X on their fund while still holding half their stake. [ timestamps ] 00:00 – cold open 01:07 – [ tech & vc news ] 01:29 – macro growth picture 🖼️ 07:40 – 2026 IPO predictions 🔮 10:24 – 2ndry market game plan 🏈 16:43 – NVIDIA gives Groq Inc $20B 💰 22:00 – SoftBank buys DigitalBridge $4B 🌉 23:01 – Google acquires Intersect $4.75B 💸 25:42 – Meta hands Manus $2B 👋 27:25 – hot IPO Market in China 31:35 – [ intvw: James Riney / Coral Capital ] 31:46 – $100M 2ndry sale of SmartHR 🧠 34:44 – Japanese founding story 🏯 36:15 – Japan startup scene 🇯🇵 41:35 – Coral Capital strategy 🪸 43:54 – China vs Japan vs USA 🌏 1:13:59 – [ val corner: mag7 public vs private ] 1:13:59 – public mag7 analysis 🔔 1:18:38 – Tesla Elon Musk magic 🪄 1:22:00 – private mag7 deep dive 🕵️ 1:27:10 – 2026 2ndry strategy 🧐 1:30:51 – second takes Pod highlights this week: -2026 macro setup is strong: 4% GDP growth, Fed quantitative easing starting, and the biggest tax refunds ever hitting Q1 (tips, social security, overtime exemptions) -IPO predictions: SpaceX targeting $1.6T valuation, OpenAI and Anthropic likely to go public, plus Databricks, Stripe, Canva, Kraken in the mix -Private market reality check: top 10 AI companies getting all the attention, but the real secondary opportunities are in the next 200-300 companies trading at discounts -Nvidia's shopping spree: $20B for Groq (talent + inference tech), $100B in annual free cash flow to deploy—expect more acquisitions -Japan VC market exploded: from $700M (2015) to $7-10B today, with companies IPO'ing at series B/C stage instead of staying private for 12 years -SmartHR secondary: Coral Capital's $100M sale to General Atlantic = largest secondary in Japan history, 6X return on fund, still holding half their stake for the IPO -Hidden unicorns in Japan: 42+ companies hit $1B valuation within 12 years but were already public—so they don't count in "unicorn" stats (definition = private company) -Why secondaries are new in Japan: companies used to IPO at $60M revenue (series B/C stage), so no need for secondary liquidity—but now top companies raising $100M+ private rounds and staying private longer -Valuation corner showdown: Public Mag 7 trading at 7-10X revenue with profits; Private Mag 7 top tier (OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI) at 20-30X revenue with no profits—priced for perfection -Dave's take: avoid the froth at the top (OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX), hunt for value in second-tier private companies (Canva at 7X revenue, Databricks at 20X revenue) trading at discounts outside organized tender windows -James Riney's journey: from 26-year-old startup founder to launching 500 Startups Japan (now Coral Capital) to closing the largest secondary in Japanese VC history -US-Japan partnership thesis: Japan is the largest foreign investor in the US ($500B+), critical manufacturing ally in the China pullback, and Coral Capital now investing in US companies that can win Japan

23,748 次观看 • 4 个月前

The price is wrong. ❌ AI valuations are all over the place: $23B for Cerebras vs $4.4T for NVIDIA and both might still be mispriced. Meanwhile, Anthropic just added $5B in ARR in one month. In Ep. 27, Dave McClure, Aman Verjee, and Nick Fusco of PM Insights dive in 👇 00:00 — cold open [ tech & vc news ] 00:50 — Private Mag 7 + 3 Impostors 🧐 04:34 — Anthropic vs OpenAI 🥊 05:23 — Figure $39B val 🤪 08:00 — Iran: Straits of Hormuz vs. Price of Oil 🔮 15:00 — Oracle & Meta Layoffs 🚶‍♂️‍➡️ 19:43 — VC MAG 7 🏆 28:11 — Atoms: travis kalanick is BACK 🤖 30:20 — Mind Robotics of Rivian raises $500M 💰 31:17 — Replit ⠕ $9B val 💸 [ intvw: Nick Fusco, PM Insights ] 33:16 — From public to private markets 🙇‍♂️ 41:05 — Their competitive advantage 💪 42:40 — Databricks example 📝 49:58 — Down rounds and repricing 📉 1:02:43 — SpaceX IPO & Robinhood private stock 🤔 [ val corner: Cerebras @ $23B ] 1:04:17 — Cerebras vs NVIDIA 🤺 1:06:37 — 5x revenue in one year 📈 1:07:01 — S1 weakness 💣 1:12:05 — second takes 😂 thanks for sharing this with someone who likes very bad vc podcasts

The price is wrong. ❌ AI valuations are all over the place: $23B for Cerebras vs $4.4T for NVIDIA and both might still be mispriced. Meanwhile, Anthropic just added $5B in ARR in one month. In Ep. 27, Dave McClure, Aman Verjee, and Nick Fusco of PM Insights dive in 👇 00:00 — cold open [ tech & vc news ] 00:50 — Private Mag 7 + 3 Impostors 🧐 04:34 — Anthropic vs OpenAI 🥊 05:23 — Figure $39B val 🤪 08:00 — Iran: Straits of Hormuz vs. Price of Oil 🔮 15:00 — Oracle & Meta Layoffs 🚶‍♂️‍➡️ 19:43 — VC MAG 7 🏆 28:11 — Atoms: travis kalanick is BACK 🤖 30:20 — Mind Robotics of Rivian raises $500M 💰 31:17 — Replit ⠕ $9B val 💸 [ intvw: Nick Fusco, PM Insights ] 33:16 — From public to private markets 🙇‍♂️ 41:05 — Their competitive advantage 💪 42:40 — Databricks example 📝 49:58 — Down rounds and repricing 📉 1:02:43 — SpaceX IPO & Robinhood private stock 🤔 [ val corner: Cerebras @ $23B ] 1:04:17 — Cerebras vs NVIDIA 🤺 1:06:37 — 5x revenue in one year 📈 1:07:01 — S1 weakness 💣 1:12:05 — second takes 😂 thanks for sharing this with someone who likes very bad vc podcasts

10,477 次观看 • 2 个月前

Episode 26 of Trading Places is here! Dave McClure and Aman Verjee break down the week's top news, and analyze ByteDance at $550B valuation. Plus, PitchBook’s Emily Zheng and CB Insights’ Jason Saltzman join to talk 2025 trends & 2026 predictions. Dive in 🤿 00:53 - [ tech & vc news ] 01:04 - Augment Power 20 🏆 01:53 - Anduril Industries $4B raise on $60B 🛸 03:00 - Palmer Luckey vs Dario Amodei 🤼‍♂️ 06:30 - Iran war shocks Nasdaq, oil, & IPO markets 💥🛢️ 11:28 - Can Cerebras IPO in 2026? 🤷‍♂️ 13:27 - Robinhood public VC fund $RVI launch 🏁 16:51 - Secondary deals hit $226B in 2025 🚀 20:17 - Decagon tender offer @ $4.5B 💰 25:09 - Kraken connects to Fed 🐙 27:46 - [ intvw: Emily Zheng & Jason Saltzman ] 28:23 - Emily gives Pitchbook 2025 recap 🙇🏻‍♀️ 31:36 - Jason gives CB Insights 2025 recap 🙇‍♂️ 35:50 - Emily gives Pitchbook 2026 predictions 🔮 57:53 - Jason gives CB Insights 2026 predictions 🔮 1:00:56 - [ val corner: ByteDance @ $550B ] 1:01:20 - Sum of Parts analysis 🧩 1:05:09 - What is TikTok US worth? 💃 1:09:33 - China still controls algorithm 🇨🇳 1:12:53 - second takes 😂 Share trading places with a friend who’s tired of good VC podcasts.

Episode 26 of Trading Places is here! Dave McClure and Aman Verjee break down the week's top news, and analyze ByteDance at $550B valuation. Plus, PitchBook’s Emily Zheng and CB Insights’ Jason Saltzman join to talk 2025 trends & 2026 predictions. Dive in 🤿 00:53 - [ tech & vc news ] 01:04 - Augment Power 20 🏆 01:53 - Anduril Industries $4B raise on $60B 🛸 03:00 - Palmer Luckey vs Dario Amodei 🤼‍♂️ 06:30 - Iran war shocks Nasdaq, oil, & IPO markets 💥🛢️ 11:28 - Can Cerebras IPO in 2026? 🤷‍♂️ 13:27 - Robinhood public VC fund $RVI launch 🏁 16:51 - Secondary deals hit $226B in 2025 🚀 20:17 - Decagon tender offer @ $4.5B 💰 25:09 - Kraken connects to Fed 🐙 27:46 - [ intvw: Emily Zheng & Jason Saltzman ] 28:23 - Emily gives Pitchbook 2025 recap 🙇🏻‍♀️ 31:36 - Jason gives CB Insights 2025 recap 🙇‍♂️ 35:50 - Emily gives Pitchbook 2026 predictions 🔮 57:53 - Jason gives CB Insights 2026 predictions 🔮 1:00:56 - [ val corner: ByteDance @ $550B ] 1:01:20 - Sum of Parts analysis 🧩 1:05:09 - What is TikTok US worth? 💃 1:09:33 - China still controls algorithm 🇨🇳 1:12:53 - second takes 😂 Share trading places with a friend who’s tired of good VC podcasts.

10,219 次观看 • 2 个月前

[ trading places ] #4: a very bad 💩podcast about VC #secondary 2️⃣, broken unicorns 🦄💔& busted carry 😱 this week in 2ndry: we talk #SPVs #KYC and #liquidity w/ Nik Talreja CEO Sydecar [ tech + vc news ] 01:14 — the #IPO window is WIDE OPEN: Klarna Figma Netskope StubHub 07:00 — Trump + Xi say US TikTok US deal is happening — Oracle takeover @bytedance 10:16 — Fed cuts 25bps → bullish for tech [ intvw: Nik Talreja CEO Sydecar ] 13:30 — lawyer → LP → #sydecar 20:00 — “you can buy a barge in Alaska w/ an SPV” 26:00 — continuation vehicles & liquidity [ valuation: Stripe @ $91B] 57:59 — #stripe vs Adyen comps 01:03:00 — 2021 $100B val = bubble outlier 01:06:00 — conclusion: $90B = just right ✅ [ opp: omni ventures ] 01:06:14 — sushant sharma on Omni Venture Labs 01:09:20 — exits via corp m&a > unicorn daydreams 01:11:00 — unlocking alpha: niche vc thesis thx for following our very bad 💩VC podcast — SMASH that FOLLOW button and maybe we can afford a happy meal 🍔🤓 & a beer 🍺

[ trading places ] #4: a very bad 💩podcast about VC #secondary 2️⃣, broken unicorns 🦄💔& busted carry 😱 this week in 2ndry: we talk #SPVs #KYC and #liquidity w/ Nik Talreja CEO Sydecar [ tech + vc news ] 01:14 — the #IPO window is WIDE OPEN: Klarna Figma Netskope StubHub 07:00 — Trump + Xi say US TikTok US deal is happening — Oracle takeover @bytedance 10:16 — Fed cuts 25bps → bullish for tech [ intvw: Nik Talreja CEO Sydecar ] 13:30 — lawyer → LP → #sydecar 20:00 — “you can buy a barge in Alaska w/ an SPV” 26:00 — continuation vehicles & liquidity [ valuation: Stripe @ $91B] 57:59 — #stripe vs Adyen comps 01:03:00 — 2021 $100B val = bubble outlier 01:06:00 — conclusion: $90B = just right ✅ [ opp: omni ventures ] 01:06:14 — sushant sharma on Omni Venture Labs 01:09:20 — exits via corp m&a > unicorn daydreams 01:11:00 — unlocking alpha: niche vc thesis thx for following our very bad 💩VC podcast — SMASH that FOLLOW button and maybe we can afford a happy meal 🍔🤓 & a beer 🍺

19,153 次观看 • 8 个月前

moolah in the coolah: the science of selling & how to turn tvpi into dpi via secondary sales. this is just the teaser. full [trading places] ep1 drops tuesday morning. Dave McClure Aman Verjee David ☕

moolah in the coolah: the science of selling & how to turn tvpi into dpi via secondary sales. this is just the teaser. full [trading places] ep1 drops tuesday morning. Dave McClure Aman Verjee David ☕

18,808 次观看 • 9 个月前

[trading places] ep.3 IPOs are overrated. secondaries are booming. ft: • Emily Zheng (PitchBook) — $61b secondaries receipts • Sim Desai (Hiive) — liquidity, kraken, SPVs, reality • Vlad Voroninski (Helm.ai) + vitaly golomb — autonomy for OEMs without the cosplay • Aman Verjee — bytedance/tiktok: premium or garage sale? timestamps: 00:00 — [intro] 00:44 — [emily zheng, pitchbook] 11:24 — [interview: sim desai, hiive] 46:27 — [news + tech: revolut, klarna, affirm] 54:34 — [valuation corner: bytedance / tiktok] 01:05:07 — [deal spotlight: ft. vlad voroninski + vitaly golomb] thank you for watching [trading places], the 137th best vc podcast w/ Dave McClure

[trading places] ep.3 IPOs are overrated. secondaries are booming. ft: • Emily Zheng (PitchBook) — $61b secondaries receipts • Sim Desai (Hiive) — liquidity, kraken, SPVs, reality • Vlad Voroninski (Helm.ai) + vitaly golomb — autonomy for OEMs without the cosplay • Aman Verjee — bytedance/tiktok: premium or garage sale? timestamps: 00:00 — [intro] 00:44 — [emily zheng, pitchbook] 11:24 — [interview: sim desai, hiive] 46:27 — [news + tech: revolut, klarna, affirm] 54:34 — [valuation corner: bytedance / tiktok] 01:05:07 — [deal spotlight: ft. vlad voroninski + vitaly golomb] thank you for watching [trading places], the 137th best vc podcast w/ Dave McClure

15,083 次观看 • 8 个月前

Episode 11 of the [trading places] podcast featuring Daniel Blake from UI Charitable is out now! This week: the IRS as your secret secondary buyer, donor-advised fund (DAF) strategies that turn illiquid assets into tax savings, and the wild world of prediction markets—where Polymarket and Kalshi are coming for DraftKings' and FanDuel's lunch money. Timestamps: - Intro - Tech VC secondary news - Big tech selloff? - OpenAI / Amazon deal - Anthropic leaks revenue numbers - Charles Schwab Corp acquires Forge - IPOs: Beta Technologies, BillionToOne - Ripple raises $500M @ $40B valuation - Metropolis raises $1.6B - David Sacks a16z interview - Interview: Daniel Blake, UI Charitable - UI Charitable = tax-efficient impact philanthropy - What is a Donor Advised Fund (DAF)? - Founder journey / acquisition - Donating illiquid assets (startups, VC funds) - Fair Market Value (FMV) and tax deductions - Donating crypto / bitcoin / digital assets - Val Corner: Prediction Markets - PVC SPV: Helm.ai Highlights: • Daniel Blake explains why donating appreciated stock beats cash—and how you can reset your cost basis while earning tax deductions. • The IRS as your secondary buyer: fair market value appraisals on 2021-era valuations can generate 30–50¢ on the dollar in tax savings. • Charitable UI accepts everything: S-corps, carried interest, crypto, even your hobby farm greenhouse. • Schwab pays a 75% premium for Forge Global at $660M—the third major secondary platform acquisition after Goldman/Industry Ventures and Morgan Stanley/EquityZen. • Aman Verjee on how Polymarket ($9B) and Kalshi ($5B) are positioning to eat DraftKings’ and FanDuel’s $45B+ sports-betting duopoly. • Dave McClure's hot take: donate your worst illiquid assets (2020–21 vintage anyone?) before values drop further—capture the tax savings now. • PVC SPV: Co-invest with Practical Venture Capital in Helm.ai —the AI autonomous driving software democratizing Full Self-Driving (FSD) for every automaker not named Tesla or Waymo. DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Nothing discussed should be construed as investment advice. Always conduct your own research and consult with qualified professionals before making investment decisions.

Episode 11 of the [trading places] podcast featuring Daniel Blake from UI Charitable is out now! This week: the IRS as your secret secondary buyer, donor-advised fund (DAF) strategies that turn illiquid assets into tax savings, and the wild world of prediction markets—where Polymarket and Kalshi are coming for DraftKings' and FanDuel's lunch money. Timestamps: - Intro - Tech VC secondary news - Big tech selloff? - OpenAI / Amazon deal - Anthropic leaks revenue numbers - Charles Schwab Corp acquires Forge - IPOs: Beta Technologies, BillionToOne - Ripple raises $500M @ $40B valuation - Metropolis raises $1.6B - David Sacks a16z interview - Interview: Daniel Blake, UI Charitable - UI Charitable = tax-efficient impact philanthropy - What is a Donor Advised Fund (DAF)? - Founder journey / acquisition - Donating illiquid assets (startups, VC funds) - Fair Market Value (FMV) and tax deductions - Donating crypto / bitcoin / digital assets - Val Corner: Prediction Markets - PVC SPV: Helm.ai Highlights: • Daniel Blake explains why donating appreciated stock beats cash—and how you can reset your cost basis while earning tax deductions. • The IRS as your secondary buyer: fair market value appraisals on 2021-era valuations can generate 30–50¢ on the dollar in tax savings. • Charitable UI accepts everything: S-corps, carried interest, crypto, even your hobby farm greenhouse. • Schwab pays a 75% premium for Forge Global at $660M—the third major secondary platform acquisition after Goldman/Industry Ventures and Morgan Stanley/EquityZen. • Aman Verjee on how Polymarket ($9B) and Kalshi ($5B) are positioning to eat DraftKings’ and FanDuel’s $45B+ sports-betting duopoly. • Dave McClure's hot take: donate your worst illiquid assets (2020–21 vintage anyone?) before values drop further—capture the tax savings now. • PVC SPV: Co-invest with Practical Venture Capital in Helm.ai —the AI autonomous driving software democratizing Full Self-Driving (FSD) for every automaker not named Tesla or Waymo. DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Nothing discussed should be construed as investment advice. Always conduct your own research and consult with qualified professionals before making investment decisions.

11,936 次观看 • 6 个月前

🎙️ Episode 10 of [trading places] featuring Rick Baker from Blackbird Ventures is out now. This week on trading places, hosts Dave McClure and Aman Verjee cover the latest tech news, including OpenAI's path to a trillion-dollar IPO, Big Tech's massive AI spending spree, and Tether's $500 billion valuation. Plus, we sit down with Rick Baker, Managing Partner at Blackbird Venture Capital, to discuss the incredible Canva story, secondary transactions, and building Australia's venture ecosystem from the ground up. 📰 THIS WEEK'S NEWS 🤖 OpenAI's IPO Plans -Potential $1 trillion IPO target -Microsoft ownership restructure (49% → 27%) -California AG blesses for-profit transition -Sam Altman hints at revenue north of $100B 💰 Big Tech AI Spending -Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta spending $125B/quarter on AI infrastructure -Meta raises $30B in corporate bonds -Oracle raises $38B for data center expansion -Power constraints emerging as key bottleneck 📈 Secondary Market Consolidation -Morgan Stanley acquires EquityZen -Goldman Sachs acquired Industry Ventures -Signals expansion of secondary market opportunities 🚀 IPO & Funding News -Navan's challenging IPO (down 20% on day one) -Mer raises $350M Series C at $10B valuation (5x step-up) -Securitize going public via SPAC at $1.2B valuation 🪙 Stablecoin Market - considering $500B valuation round -Coinbase 🛡️ reportedly pursuing $2B acquisition of BVNK -Stablecoin revenue growing 300M+ per quarter 🎙️ FEATURED GUEST: RICK BAKER, MANAGING PARTNER @ BLACKBIRD VENTURES The Canva Story -Rick shares the incredible journey of Blackbird's investment in Canva—from a $250K seed investment to a company now valued at $40B. -GP-Led Secondary Transactions -Rick walks through Blackbird's 2019 secondary sale: -Sold ~$120M (1/3 of Fund I) at 93% of NAV -Returned 3.5x to LPs while maintaining 9.5x exposure -Used Lazard to run a competitive process -StepStone + Australian super fund won the bid Managing Concentration Risk -Owned 15% of Canva at peak, now ~11% -Balance between maximizing returns and managing risk -LP perspectives range from "sell everything" to "hold forever" -Strategic sales during primary rounds to unlock growth capital Australian VC Ecosystem -Superannuation system: 12% of salary mandated into pension funds -$4T AUD pool of long-term capital -Reset after GFC: Blackbird, Square Peg, Airtree, Main Sequence -Circle of life: Atlassian/Canva alumni starting next wave 💎 VALUATION CORNER: TETHER @ $500 BILLION -Deep Dive on Tether -Aman analyzes whether the world's largest stablecoin issuer is worth a $500B valuation: -$13B+ in annual profit (2x BlackRock's profitability) -75% market share vs. Circle's 20% -36x P/E ratio vs. Circle at 240x -Medium transparency, aggressive reserve policy -Regulatory uncertainty in U.S. market 0:00 - Intro 01:12 -[ tech & vc news ] 01:21 - OpenAI Restructuring | $1T IPO? 08:24 - Big Tech Hyperscalers' Earnings and $125 Billion in Quarterly AI Spending 10:47 - Why This AI Boom is Different 15:58 - Morgan Stanley Acquires EquityZen 17:39 - Navan's Public Offering Performance 21:05 - Mercor Raises at a $10 Billion Valuation 22:23 - Securitize Going Public via SPAC ($1.25B) 24:37 - Tether's $500B Valuation Rumor 28:05 - [ interview: blackbird vc / rick baker ] 28:49 - Rick Baker's Background and Founding the MLC Venture Program 35:56 - The Canva Story 45:06 - The Australian Venture Capital Market 01:07:44 - How the Secondary Market Solves the Liquidity Problem 01:15:48 - [ valuation corner: tether] 01:13:30 - Tether's Aggressive vs. $CIRC’s Conservative Reserve Policy 01:16:32 - Calculating Tether's Valuation Based on P/E 01:24:00 - The Regulatory Uncertainty for Stablecoins 01:31:30 - Final Thoughts on Tether's $500B Valuation & Stablecoin Market DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Nothing discussed should be construed as investment advice. Always conduct your own research and consult with qualified professionals before making investment decisions.

🎙️ Episode 10 of [trading places] featuring Rick Baker from Blackbird Ventures is out now. This week on trading places, hosts Dave McClure and Aman Verjee cover the latest tech news, including OpenAI's path to a trillion-dollar IPO, Big Tech's massive AI spending spree, and Tether's $500 billion valuation. Plus, we sit down with Rick Baker, Managing Partner at Blackbird Venture Capital, to discuss the incredible Canva story, secondary transactions, and building Australia's venture ecosystem from the ground up. 📰 THIS WEEK'S NEWS 🤖 OpenAI's IPO Plans -Potential $1 trillion IPO target -Microsoft ownership restructure (49% → 27%) -California AG blesses for-profit transition -Sam Altman hints at revenue north of $100B 💰 Big Tech AI Spending -Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta spending $125B/quarter on AI infrastructure -Meta raises $30B in corporate bonds -Oracle raises $38B for data center expansion -Power constraints emerging as key bottleneck 📈 Secondary Market Consolidation -Morgan Stanley acquires EquityZen -Goldman Sachs acquired Industry Ventures -Signals expansion of secondary market opportunities 🚀 IPO & Funding News -Navan's challenging IPO (down 20% on day one) -Mer raises $350M Series C at $10B valuation (5x step-up) -Securitize going public via SPAC at $1.2B valuation 🪙 Stablecoin Market - considering $500B valuation round -Coinbase 🛡️ reportedly pursuing $2B acquisition of BVNK -Stablecoin revenue growing 300M+ per quarter 🎙️ FEATURED GUEST: RICK BAKER, MANAGING PARTNER @ BLACKBIRD VENTURES The Canva Story -Rick shares the incredible journey of Blackbird's investment in Canva—from a $250K seed investment to a company now valued at $40B. -GP-Led Secondary Transactions -Rick walks through Blackbird's 2019 secondary sale: -Sold ~$120M (1/3 of Fund I) at 93% of NAV -Returned 3.5x to LPs while maintaining 9.5x exposure -Used Lazard to run a competitive process -StepStone + Australian super fund won the bid Managing Concentration Risk -Owned 15% of Canva at peak, now ~11% -Balance between maximizing returns and managing risk -LP perspectives range from "sell everything" to "hold forever" -Strategic sales during primary rounds to unlock growth capital Australian VC Ecosystem -Superannuation system: 12% of salary mandated into pension funds -$4T AUD pool of long-term capital -Reset after GFC: Blackbird, Square Peg, Airtree, Main Sequence -Circle of life: Atlassian/Canva alumni starting next wave 💎 VALUATION CORNER: TETHER @ $500 BILLION -Deep Dive on Tether -Aman analyzes whether the world's largest stablecoin issuer is worth a $500B valuation: -$13B+ in annual profit (2x BlackRock's profitability) -75% market share vs. Circle's 20% -36x P/E ratio vs. Circle at 240x -Medium transparency, aggressive reserve policy -Regulatory uncertainty in U.S. market 0:00 - Intro 01:12 -[ tech & vc news ] 01:21 - OpenAI Restructuring | $1T IPO? 08:24 - Big Tech Hyperscalers' Earnings and $125 Billion in Quarterly AI Spending 10:47 - Why This AI Boom is Different 15:58 - Morgan Stanley Acquires EquityZen 17:39 - Navan's Public Offering Performance 21:05 - Mercor Raises at a $10 Billion Valuation 22:23 - Securitize Going Public via SPAC ($1.25B) 24:37 - Tether's $500B Valuation Rumor 28:05 - [ interview: blackbird vc / rick baker ] 28:49 - Rick Baker's Background and Founding the MLC Venture Program 35:56 - The Canva Story 45:06 - The Australian Venture Capital Market 01:07:44 - How the Secondary Market Solves the Liquidity Problem 01:15:48 - [ valuation corner: tether] 01:13:30 - Tether's Aggressive vs. $CIRC’s Conservative Reserve Policy 01:16:32 - Calculating Tether's Valuation Based on P/E 01:24:00 - The Regulatory Uncertainty for Stablecoins 01:31:30 - Final Thoughts on Tether's $500B Valuation & Stablecoin Market DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Nothing discussed should be construed as investment advice. Always conduct your own research and consult with qualified professionals before making investment decisions.

11,519 次观看 • 7 个月前

Iron Man is DEAD but [trading places] #2 is ALIVE! come watch our very bad podcast on VC #secondary before Thanos makes half of all broken unicorns disappear. this week on [trading places] with Dave McClure Aman Verjee: •⁠ ⁠Mark Suster 5️⃣rules for buying secondary •⁠ ⁠Bytedance tender @ $330B is a steal 🥷🏾 •⁠ ⁠Klarna’s IPO rollercoaster 🎢 •⁠ ⁠AI is killing SaaS unicorns 🦄☠️ •⁠ ⁠Canva vs Figma valuation comparison 📈 plus all the dad jokes and bad memes you never asked for but can’t live without…

Iron Man is DEAD but [trading places] #2 is ALIVE! come watch our very bad podcast on VC #secondary before Thanos makes half of all broken unicorns disappear. this week on [trading places] with Dave McClure Aman Verjee: •⁠ ⁠Mark Suster 5️⃣rules for buying secondary •⁠ ⁠Bytedance tender @ $330B is a steal 🥷🏾 •⁠ ⁠Klarna’s IPO rollercoaster 🎢 •⁠ ⁠AI is killing SaaS unicorns 🦄☠️ •⁠ ⁠Canva vs Figma valuation comparison 📈 plus all the dad jokes and bad memes you never asked for but can’t live without…

13,163 次观看 • 8 个月前

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