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How Elon Musk is rewriting the rules on founder power | Equity Podcast

Elon Musk has merged SpaceX and xAI, creating what might be the blueprint for a new Silicon Valley power structure. With his $800 billion net worth already rivaling historic conglomerate GE’s peak market cap, and Musk being vocal about his view that “tech victory is decided by velocity of innovation,” the question isn’t whether a…

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February 6, 2026

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Today on Equity, we’re unpacking this new era of the “everything” business, whether we’ll see others like Sam Altman follow suit, and more of the week’s headlines.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro
02:03 The many lives of OpenClaw (formerly Moltbot, formerly Clawdbot)
04:33 Waymo raises $16B at $126B valuation
07:13 How will Waymo investors get their return?
10:11 Manufacturing challenges & Chinese partnerships
12:38 ElevenLabs raises $500M at $11B valuation
15:16 What does consolidation look like for AI labs?
18:46 Positron takes on Nvidia with $230M Series B
21:02 Is there room for AI chip competitors?
28:26 Musk’s SpaceX-xAI merger and the rise of the personal conglomerate
37:07 Outro

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4 Comments

@hungcapitalll

February 6, 2026 at 3:32 pm

Musk is the Rockefeller of our time. We are here to get rich along side him. 1 trillion net worth individual will be here in less than 5 years.

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@hungcapitalll

February 6, 2026 at 3:34 pm

34:00 mark. As he should. Fuck norms and regulations if it’s for the greater good.

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@joebrvn

February 7, 2026 at 6:19 am

great listen!

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@Sunday8916

February 7, 2026 at 7:49 am

Epstein linked creep

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VC’s Gender Gap is Closing (But Not Fast Enough) with Paige Hendrix Buckner

Women and non-binary investors have doubled their share of partner seats at U.S. venture firms in less than a decade. But a title doesn’t always come with power. In this episode of Build Mode () , host Isabelle Johannesen sits down with Paige Hendrix Buckner, CEO of All Raise, a national nonprofit helping women and…

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Women and non-binary investors have doubled their share of partner seats at U.S. venture firms in less than a decade. But a title doesn’t always come with power.

In this episode of Build Mode () , host Isabelle Johannesen sits down with Paige Hendrix Buckner, CEO of All Raise, a national nonprofit helping women and non-binary venture capitalists grow their power and influence.

Paige shares how the share of women and non-binary people in partner-plus roles at U.S. VC firms grew from 9% to 18.8%, and why All Raise is now focused on a new measurement. She explains why a partner title doesn’t guarantee check-writing authority, board seats, carry, or credit for deals, and how the attribution gap makes it harder for investors to build the track record they need to raise their own funds.

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What All Raise does and its strategy of community, data, and “lore”

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How diverse VC firms change which founders get funded

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What the $124 trillion wealth transfer could mean for women LPs

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The different paths into a venture career

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Hosted by Isabelle Johannesen. Produced and edited by Maggie Nye. Audience development led by Morgan Little. Special thanks to the Foundry and Cheddar video teams.