What we'll learn from Anthropic's $2-$3T IPO | E2325

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Today's show:

*Anthropic is likely headed for the largest IPO in history. A reported 2-3 trillion October debut would blow past SpaceX's recent record. Jason breaks down why the. numbers matter less than what they'll reveal about the entire AI economy.

Then, chats with a pair of founders: one who's selling subscription water filtration systems that will keep microplastics out of your brain (and other body parts), and another who's building the AI software that powers automated solar panel installation.

Guests

Sami Khoreibi: https://x.com/samikhoreibi

Wisewell: https://www.wisewell.com/

Puneet Puri: https://x.com/puneetp

Gritt Robotics: https://www.gritt.ai/

Relevant Links

Fortune: Anthropic reportedly plans $2T IPO in October: https://fortune.com/2026/08/13/anthropic-ipo-2-trillion-october-largest-ever-spacex/

Ramp AI Index: August update: https://ramp.com/data/ai-index-august-2026

Decart: https://decart.ai/

Bloomberg: Anthropic in talks to buy Decart: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-13/anthropic-said-in-talks-to-buy-ai-startup-decart-for-6-billion

Nat Geo: Profile of water sommelier Martin Riese: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/water-sommelier-martin-riese

Mailman School of Public Health: Nanoplastics study: https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/news/bottled-water-can-contain-hundreds-thousands-nanoplastics

Bryan Johnson microplastics post: https://x.com/bryan_johnson/status/1937194358027190637?lang=en

Topo Chico: https://www.coca-cola.com/us/en/brands/topo-chico

San Pellegrino: https://www.sanpellegrino.com/

Acqua Panna: https://www.acquapanna.com/intl/

Evian: https://www.evian.com/

Mountain Valley Spring Water: https://mountainvalleyspring.com

Fiji Water: https://www.fijiwater.com/

TechCrunch: Gritt exits stealth: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/21/gritt-exits-stealth-with-34-million-for-robots-to-build-solar-plants-then-everything-else/

Our World in Data: Solar panel prices: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/solar-pv-prices

Our World in Data: Solar module prices vs. cumulative capacity: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/solar-pv-prices-vs-cumulative-capacity

NYT: Do your emojis make you look old? https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/08/12/upshot/emoji-generations.html

DJI Mic 3: https://www.dji.com/mic-3

Ted Lasso S4 trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk1KdTMhFs8

Lanterns trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UIBOsuUwc4

Furious trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBSqPDxmNZs

The Shards trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zpm9HUOrZIc

Sporked: What are Tim Tams? https://sporked.com/article/what-are-tim-tams/

Timestamps:

0:00 New Segment: "Enough Already!"

3:36 Anthropic's record-breaking IPO plans

9:59 Why it's "Springtime for Trump and M&A"

10:39 PayPal - Built for payments, growth, and agentic. Paypal Open, built for all business. Visit https://paypalopen.com to get started

16:00 Sami Khoreibi of Wisewell joins

17:30 Hiring a water sommelier

20:23 CLA - Innovation takes balance. CLA's CPAs, consultants, and wealth advisors can help you get from startup to where you want to end up. Get started now at https://www.claconnect.com/withyou

29:00 The problems with tap and bottled water

30:34 Odoo - The all-in-one business platform. Get started for free at https://Odoo.com/twist

49:58 Puneet Puri of Gritt Robotics joins

54:35 Solar's version of "Moore's Law"

1:05:08 Are you using the Boomer emojis?

1:09:02 Why Jason loves the DJI Mic 3

1:11:36 Jason & Lon's streaming recommendations

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