Every manufacturer is now legitimately in the EV game. I have started to drive a couple of them just to sort of see what the difference is between car makers who are switching to EVs and EV makers which are, you know, he's reinventing the car. Not everybody's going to want that. The competitive landscape question is going to be really interesting over the next year or two as it relates to that stock price.
Alex Wilhelm from TechCrunch joins Molly and Jason for a full episode. First, they breakdown Tesla's Q4 2021 earnings including its consistently increasing Model 3 production, profitability and charger network growth (3:08). Next up, they discuss why Alex thinks the IPO window is closed for most startups. We wrap with a review of some of 2022's most anticipated IPOs including Discord, Reddit, Stripe, Impossible Foods, Chime and Instacart (24:45).
(00:00) Jason & Molly intro the show
(01:49) Welcoming Alex to the pod
(03:08) Tesla's Q4 2021 earnings
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(10:14) Tesla's growing supercharger network
(14:34) Comparing valuations and EV offerings of automakers
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(20:59) Long distance road trips in EVs
(24:45) Is the IPO window closed?
(30:41) Assure - To get 20% off your first Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) visit https://Assure.co/twist
(32:19) Do public market investors have the ability to stomach speculative companies?
(36:09) Stripe - Potential 2022 IPO
(40:49) Discord - Potential 2022 IPO
(47:46) Reddit - Potential 2022 IPO
(57:33) "Yes, No, IPO" Impossible foods, Instacart, Chime, Gopuff
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