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BG2 Thanksgiving Roundtable: DOGE, EV Tax Credit, Tariffs, Conspiracy Theories, Invest America

2024/11/27
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BG2Pod with Brad Gerstner and Bill Gurley

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Bill Gurley 认为中国在科技创新方面取得了显著进展,美国不应盲目乐观,而应专注于提升自身竞争力,避免保护主义。他强调中国在半导体制造和人工智能等领域的快速发展,以及美国在 STEM 教育和人才培养方面的不足。他认为,与中国脱钩并非明智之举,美国应集中精力提升自身实力。 Brad Gerstner 则关注美国预算赤字问题,他认为美国有机会在 2029 年前实现预算平衡,这需要在未来四年内每年减少约 3% 的政府开支,同时保持税收收入的增长。他认为,这不仅是财政上的必要,也是对下一代的责任。他还讨论了加州州长 Newsom 针对特斯拉的电动汽车税收抵免政策,认为这是政治操弄,并赞扬了反对这一政策的议员。他认为,与其提供补贴,不如提高燃油税来增加政府收入。 Brad Gerstner 认为,ServiceTitan 的 IPO 中出现的“复合棘轮条款”可能导致利益错位,不利于员工和早期投资者。他呼吁创业公司在合适的时机上市,不必过于担心 IPO 定价的下跌。他同时对美国落后的支付系统表示担忧,认为 FedNow 的推出值得期待,这将促进金融科技创新。他还认为,关税可以作为有效的谈判策略,并对 Anthropic 开源其数据连接工具表示赞赏,认为这将促进人工智能市场的创新和竞争。最后,他表达了对巴菲特慈善行为的赞赏,并认为“投资美国”项目能够通过为每个孩子设立投资账户来提升他们的经济机会,这将促进长期经济增长。

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The discussion focuses on China's rapid technological advancements and the U.S.'s need to enhance its own competitiveness to avoid falling behind.
  • China's Mate 70 phone showcases significant semiconductor advancements.
  • U.S. exceptionalism may be blinding it to the need for innovation.
  • Elon Musk emphasizes the importance of U.S. economic and innovative growth.

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Open Source bi-weekly convo w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner on all things tech, markets, investing & capitalism. This week they get in the Thanksgiving spirit, and discuss China, DOGE, Governor Newsom’s EV Tax Credit, Service Titan IPO, FedNow, Tariffs, Anthropic Open Source, Warren Buffet’s Thanksgiving letter, Conspiracy Theories, Invest America, & more. Enjoy another episode of BG2.

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(01:40) Innovation in China & U.S. Competitiveness

(05:43) DOGE & Balancing the Budget

(10:43) Service Titan IPO & “Compounding Ratchet”

(15:36) Gov Newsom Attack on Tesla

(18:33) FedNow + Innovations in Payment Systems

(23:44) Tariffs as Negotiation Tactics

(27:36) Anthropic Open Source AI

(30:39) Warren Buffett's Philanthropy

(40:06) Invest America

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