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A conversation with Vivas Kumar about potential strategies for Tesla to enter the India market. With only ~4M passenger vehicles sold in India each year, the addressable market for Tesla's 4-wheeled vehicles is small. On the other hand, the opportunity for Powerpack/Powerwall + Solarroof to fix the grid, is massive. Additionally, there could be a huge opportunity to leverage Tesla's battery technology to create a two-wheel or three-wheel EV product ... What are your thoughts on how Tesla should enter what is soon to be the world's most populous economy.

New reports indicate that just ~8% of Quibi's free trial users are converting to the service. My estimate is that Quibi has ~144K paying subscribers, generating about $12M in annual revenue. This is wayyyy below the company's targets, and is not a good sign for the future. Quibi is running out of money and will need to show massive user growth to convince investors to keep pouring in capital. Raising ~$2B before ever launching a consumer product (and finding product market fit) is looking more and more like a huge mistake. I think Quibi will be out of business, or sold at fire sale prices soon. What are your thoughts?

A conversation with Sean Mehta, a battery scientist at Sila Nanotechnologies, about the potential of transition metal-free Cathodes & their potential to disrupt the battery materials supply chain. I learned a ton in this interview!! What are your thoughts about this exciting technology & lab results??

SpaceX's low earth orbit satellite project, Starlink, continues to progress at a rapid clip. I got an email last night, asking me to enter my exact address to see if I'm eligible for the beta testing.  Starlink is planning to begin delivering internet service THIS SUMMER. With 500+ satellite's already in orbit, and many launches planned in the near future, this seems like it's already a done deal. The potential for Starlink to become a massive, global, internet service provider is real. This won't be sci-fi for much longer folks ... 🛰️

My interview from last month with the Motley Fool. We cover all things Tesla and my long-term investing thesis on the company. Huge shoutout to Buck Hartzell & The Motley Fool for inviting me!! This interview was recorded on June 11th, 2020.

Tesla has raised the price of it's Full-Self Driving (FSD) packaged yet again, from $7K to $8K. Elon Musk has hinted that the long-term value could be $100K+, once general autonomy and regulatory approval has been achieved. In the meantime, incremental gross margin expansion because of raising FSD prices will be a massive financial tailwind for the company. This will justify the 'Computers on Wheels' thesis and Tesla's significantly higher P/S, P/EBIT ratio than the rest of the auto industry. What are you predictions for the price of FSD???

Interview with Tom Smith, the CEO/Founder of Brooklyn-based male-fertility startup Dadi. Previously, Tom worked at Apple HQ and then founded Imoji, a sticker company that sold to GIPHY in 2017. His newest venture, Dadi, offers direct to consumer at-home sperm testing, and storage. He's bringing much needed disruption to the male fertility space, by leveraging the power of technology to help families get started. I'm a huge fan of Tom, Dadi and the company's mission, so I decide to invest in Dadi!

Tesla has opened Cybertruck pre-orders in the world's 2nd largest pickup market, China! This is a huge clue that Tesla is moving forward with possible local Cybertruck production plans in China, and will be selling the truck there soon! What are your estimates for Chinese Cybertruck demand??

This is not a drill. Tesla has released official Short Shorts in its merch store for $69.420. These limited edition red & gold shorts wit 'S3XY' on the butt are an inside joke for Tesla shareholders. Tesla has been one of the most shorted & criticized stocks for years... with numerous billionaire short-sellers/skeptics. Now those haters have been proven wrong, as the stock is up 228% so far in 2020, and 415% in the past year. Tesla now trades at a market valuation of ~$250B, and may be on the cusp of reporting its 4th profitable quarter in a row!! Congrats Tesla & Elon! I hope you were able to snag a pair of Short Shorts, I know I got mine!

Amazon has purchased Zoox for $1.2B. The San Francisco based startup is developing autonomous vehicle technology. Zoox has raised more than $1B in funding, and was valued at over $3B in 2018. The question is why did Amazon get the on the cheap and what technology was so valuable? What we do know, is that Amazon continues to vertically integrate its logistics network, and is constantly testing new way to get us packages faster ;)