Podbit · The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway
The SpaceX IPO barred Chinese investors, but the surprising part is that Beijing is doing just as much to keep mainland capital at home. China's securities regulator cracked down on cross-border brokerages, and the government wants its capital allocated to domestic AI and semiconductor companies — not boosting US tech valuations.
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Ed Elson digs into the SpaceX IPO in detail, noting it originally targeted $75 billion before demand pushed the raise to $86 billion — making it the largest IPO in history by a wide margin. The $135 per share issuance price saw an initial 10–11% pop on the first day, below Ed's 25% prediction, but the stock subsequently climbed over 30% by the end of the first week. He calls this an early test of market appetite but warns that the next six months will be more telling, particularly as lockup periods expire and early investors may sell. More broadly, he flags that SpaceX is just the first in a wave of massive equity offerings: Google's $86 billion, Nvidia, Amazon, Meta, OpenAI, and Anthropic could collectively inject close to half a trillion dollars of new equity supply into markets — raising the question of whether there is enough investor capital to absorb it all without forcing liquidations of existing positions.
SpaceX's IPO became the largest in history, raising $86 billion after strong demand pushed it above the initial $75 billion target.
SpaceX raised $86 billion in its IPO — the largest in history — after demand blew past the initial $75 billion target. The stock rose over 30% in the first week, but Ed Elson warns lockup expirations will put serious downward pressure over the next six months.
SiteGPT attracted over 1 million visitors and $500K in total revenue without spending a cent on paid marketing. The secret: engineering as marketing — building free tools that rank on Google.
Bhanu quit his first job after just 8 months, moved back to his parents' house to cut costs, and started building. One product sold for $250K; the next hit $10K MRR in its first month.
90% of SiteGPT's Google search traffic comes not from the main product but from ~50 free tools Bhanu built. Each tool targets a low-competition keyword and funnels users back to the paid product.
50,000 monthly visitors become 200 leads, 60 trials, and roughly 15–24 new customers per month at ~$100 average revenue each. Add a $1,700–$1,800 LTV and you have a very healthy SaaS.
Start with a blank Ahrefs search, layer in keyword filters (include term, KD < 10, volume > 1,000), list candidates in Notion, design a CTA linking to your main product, then score by volume, difficulty, build effort, and product relevance. That's the whole playbook.
Marketing feels painful for most builders. Engineering as marketing flips the script: instead of writing cold emails or blog posts, you build things — and those things rank on Google forever.
Don't spend months perfecting before launch. Ship the core feature, get real users, and let their feedback dictate the product roadmap. Premature polish is a trap.
SiteGPT launched and hit $10,000 MRR within its first month. That momentum was so overwhelming that Bhanu sold his existing SaaS, Feather, for $250,000 to free up all his time.
PropGPT launched with 20 downloads a day and strong influencer marketing but hit a ceiling at $1,000–$2,000 MRR. High download numbers masked a critical flaw: almost nobody stuck around after the free trial ended.
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