▶ 85:27 · $SPCX · SpaceX capacity constrained for third parties, forcing new launch entrants

episode briefing

XBOX RIF, "Manual" Ferrari, SPV Hustle Debate, EV Truck Fraud

2026-07-06 · 7 company · 7 thematic

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speakers

Founder of Cowboy Space Corporation, building vertically integrated launch vehicles and orbital data centers to deliver compute from space; previously founded Robinhood.

michaela

President and Head of AI at Replit, led the development of Replit Agent from inception in September 2024; pioneered the vibe coding category and now advancing autonomous agent platforms for solopreneurs.

tyler cosgrove

Tyler Cosgrove is guest hosting this episode of TBPN, filling in for regular co-host Jordi Hays. He contributes analysis on AI model releases, business models, and geopolitical dynamics.

jordi hays

Co-host of TBPN, a live technology and business show covering startups, venture capital and Silicon Valley.

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“SpaceX is obviously running ahead with that but they're going to end up using a lot of that capacity for themselves. And so we knew that if we wanted to control our destiny, we'd have to go down this path.”

—baiju

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