Anthropic Passes OpenAI ($30B ARR), SpaceX Lost $5B & How EquityBee Unlocks Employee Equity | Ep. 30
Trading Places is the only VC secondary podcast on the internet. Each week, Dave McClure and Aman Verjee break down the biggest stories in venture capital, tech, and private markets — with the insider perspective most shows don't have access to.
This week's guest is Oren Barzilai, founder and CEO of EquityBee — the platform that funds startup employees' stock option exercises via forward contracts, giving them access to liquidity most never see.
00:00 — cold open
00:45 — [ tech and vc news ]
01:28 — Iran war vs. markets 💥
03:49 — OpenAI c-suite shakeup 🪇
05:29 — Anthropic $30B ARR goes BRRR 💸…
The skinny
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