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Musk's Early Investor: What the Next 3 Years Actually Look Like | Steve Jurvetson

July 7, 2026ยท42 min
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Steve Jurvetson has worked with Elon Musk for 29 years and was one of the earliest investors in SpaceX and Tesla, back when space wasn't even a category for venture capital. Today he runs Future Ventures, where he bets on nuclear fusion, epigenetic editing, and analog AI chips.We recorded this live on stage, with audience Q&A at the end.We cover:Why compute has compounded for 130 years, and what that curve says about the next 3 yearsSuperintelligence odds: why Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark gives it a 30% chance of arriving next yearWhat 29 years next to Elon taught Steve: focus, learning loops, and spotting talent (Tesla collects more AI training data in 4 days than Waymo has in its entire history)The 50-year question Steve asks every founder before writing a checkHis 30-day plan if you're one person with a crazy ideaWhere he's investing now: fusion, meat without slaughter, free healthcare via your phoneWhen machines do everything, what's left for usLinks: ๐Ÿ“Œ Subscribe to my free newsletter where I go deeper on AI tools, career strategies, and building with AI: https://siliconvalleygirl.beehiiv.com/subscribe?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=futureproof-sub&utm_content=SteveJurvetson ๐Ÿ”— Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/ ๐• : https://x.com/siliconvalleymm ๐Ÿ’ผ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinamogilko ๐Ÿ’ผ My Companies & Products: https://Marinamogilko.co

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