What the SpaceX IPO Filing Teaches Us About AI and Tech Strategy (285)

June 6
44 mins

Episode Description

This week’s podcast is about the recent S-1 IPO filing of SpaceX. It has some pretty good lessons in both AI and tech strategy.

You can listen to this podcast here, which has the slides and graphics mentioned. Also available at iTunes and Google Podcasts.

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Here are the 3 mentioned steps in Elon's approach (in my opinion). This is an interesting example of a Shaping Strategy.

  • Step 1: Identify a huge TAM. Ideally over $1T. Ideally with a weak incumbent.
  • Step 2: Solve the problem with world-class engineering.
  • Step 3: Run an innovation marathon focused on rapid improvements and cost reductions. Vertical integration and repeatability are key to this.

Here is the book by Chris Zook on Repeatability.

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