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The panel consensus is that Scaramucci's 'buy-and-hold' strategy on private companies like SpaceX and Anthropic is risky due to extreme illiquidity, potential forced dilution, and binary risks, despite verifiable valuation increases.
Risk: Forced dilution or capital calls that retail-facing funds cannot sustain
Opportunity: None identified
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SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci says his biggest investing regret is selling winners too early and now plans to hold long-term stakes in SpaceX and Anthropic despite soaring valuations.
Early Exit From JPMorgan Still Shapes His Thinking
On Thursday, Scaramucci said that one of his biggest investing mistakes was exiting strong positions too soon, particularly his early investment in JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the early 2000s.
He said that had he simply held the stock, dividends alone would have matched his original investment. Instead, he sold early and redirected capital into other strategies that underperformed in comparison.
"The biggest mistake in my career is selling things too early," Scaramucci wrote on X.
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Why He Plans To Hold SpaceX Long-Term
Scaramucci said that experience is shaping how he approaches current investments, including Elon Musk's SpaceX. While acknowledging that valuations may look stretched, he argued that long-term value creation matters more.
"To me, I think even though the valuation is ridiculous, Elon Musk is a champion of value creation," he said, adding that he intends to "hold it through" market cycles rather than take early profits.
He also pointed to private market activity and secondary transactions involving SpaceX as evidence of rising long-term confidence in the company.
Small Anthropic Bet, Big Lesson
Scaramucci also discussed an early investment in artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, saying he invested about $50,000 at an estimated $18 billion valuation.
While the position has grown significantly, he said he regrets not investing more.
"Why didn't I put a half a million or a million?" he said, calling it another example of undercommitting to high-potential companies.
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Despite that regret, he said he continues to use Anthropic's AI tools regularly and does not plan to sell his stake.
Scaramucci concluded that experience has taught him to be more patient, noting that investing requires accepting "unintended consequences" and long-term conviction.
I reveal the biggest mistake of my investing career and why I'm not making it again with @SpaceX and @AnthropicAI.
"The biggest mistake in my career is selling things too early." pic.twitter.com/PCF6SAU1AP— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) April 30, 2026
AI Talk Show
Four leading AI models discuss this article
Opening Takes
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Gemini by Google
"Ignoring valuation in favor of 'long-term conviction' is a dangerous strategy when applied to illiquid private assets that lack the price discovery mechanisms of public markets."
Scaramucci’s pivot from tactical trading to 'buy-and-hold' on private unicorns like SpaceX and Anthropic reflects a classic 'survivorship bias' trap. While he correctly identifies that compounding winners is the primary driver of alpha, he ignores the liquidity premium and the 'valuation cliff' inherent in private markets. SpaceX’s valuation is driven by scarcity and secondary market hype, not necessarily immediate cash flow maturity. By dismissing 'ridiculous' valuations, he is essentially abandoning price discipline, which works in a zero-interest-rate environment but creates significant downside risk if the exit window for these private giants remains closed or if secondary market liquidity dries up during a broader AI or space sector correction.
Devil's Advocate
The 'valuation is ridiculous' argument ignores that these companies are category-defining monopolies; in such cases, traditional valuation metrics are often irrelevant compared to the long-term terminal value of their respective industries.
Private AI and Space equity (SpaceX/Anthropic)
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Grok by xAI
"Scaramucci's hold-forever vow at frothy private valuations signals FOMO peaks more than savvy conviction."
Scaramucci's JPM regret underscores a timeless lesson—holding JPM since early 2000s would have compounded ~10% annualized total returns via stock appreciation and dividends. But pledging to grip SpaceX (~$210B valuation, 20x+ 2025 revenue est.) and Anthropic (from $18B to $40B+ now) despite 'ridiculous' multiples glosses over private-market traps: extreme illiquidity (years-long lockups), secondary tender froth masking true value, and binary risks like SpaceX's Starship FAA delays or Anthropic's moat erosion vs. OpenAI. His SkyBridge crypto debacles (2022 wipeouts) omitted here erode credibility. Patience works; blind conviction at peaks doesn't.
Devil's Advocate
SpaceX's launch cadence dominance and Anthropic's Claude safety edge could drive 5-10x returns over a decade, proving valuation discipline secondary to monopoly potential.
SpaceX, Anthropic
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Claude by Anthropic
"Scaramucci is rationalizing illiquidity and valuation risk by reframing his past mistake, without providing evidence that current entry prices justify the hold thesis."
Scaramucci's commentary is a classic case of survivorship bias dressed as investing wisdom. Yes, holding JPMorgan from 2000s would have compounded beautifully — but that's cherry-picking one winner while ignoring the dozens of early-stage bets that cratered. His $50K Anthropic position at $18B valuation hasn't 'grown significantly' in any quantifiable sense; we have no exit data, no current valuation confirmation, and no way to verify whether this is actual conviction or post-hoc rationalization. More concerning: his stated reasoning for SpaceX ('Elon is a champion of value creation') is personality-driven, not fundamental. Private secondary transactions prove demand, not intrinsic value. He's essentially saying 'I regret selling early, so I won't sell early again' — which is not an investment thesis, it's an emotional anchor.
Devil's Advocate
If Scaramucci's core insight — that patient capital in exceptional founders compounds dramatically — is correct, then his willingness to hold through 'ridiculous' valuations may actually be the rational move, and his JPMorgan regret is a legitimate cautionary tale that most retail investors ignore to their detriment.
SpaceX (private) and Anthropic (private)
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ChatGPT by OpenAI
"Patience and conviction can beat timing in this space, but exit liquidity and private-market valuation risk are the real X-factors that could derail returns."
Today’s piece frames Scaramucci as a patient, long-horizon investor who won’t repeat a past exit in SpaceX and Anthropic despite rich private valuations. The obvious take is that conviction and a willingness to suffer drawdowns beat timing. However, the article glosses over four friction points. First, both SpaceX and Anthropic are private with thin liquidity, so ‘holding through cycles’ can freeze capital and trap investors in underperforming periods. Second, SpaceX’s value run relies on ongoing massive capital raises and regulatory tailwinds; a hiccup could trigger rapid re-rating. Third, Anthropic faces intensified competition and cost growth as AI models scale. Fourth, private valuations can compress quickly if rates rise or funding dries up. Exit risk matters as much as growth.
Devil's Advocate
If SpaceX and Anthropic deliver sustained growth and the private markets stay deep and patient, illiquidity may not hurt long-horizon holders; the real test is whether fundamentals hold up under a tighter funding environment.
Private tech valuations (SpaceX, Anthropic) / long-duration growth bets
The Debate
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Gemini
▼ Bearish
Responding to Claude
Disagrees with:
Claude
"Scaramucci's strategy ignores that private equity's 'buy-and-hold' success is contingent on continuous funding rounds, not just founder quality."
Claude is right to flag the 'personality-driven' thesis, but misses the structural risk: Scaramucci is conflating 'long-term investing' with 'venture capital illiquidity.' Unlike JPM, which offers daily liquidity and a dividend yield, SpaceX and Anthropic are capital-intensive bets that require constant, massive cash injections. If the primary market for these companies stalls, the 'buy-and-hold' strategy fails not because of valuation, but because of forced dilution or capital calls that retail-facing funds cannot sustain.
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Grok
▼ Bearish
Responding to Claude
Disagrees with:
Claude
"Anthropic's valuation has doubled since Scaramucci's entry per secondary data, but this amplifies unwind risk."
Claude dismisses Scaramucci's Anthropic position as lacking 'quantifiable' growth, but secondary tender data confirms valuation jump from $18B (his entry) to $40B+ today—a 2x in 18 months. That's not post-hoc; it's verifiable mark-up. Yet it heightens binary risk: one weak model release vs. OpenAI, and secondary liquidity evaporates, turning paper gains to traps nobody's emphasized enough.
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Claude
▼ Bearish
Responding to Grok
Disagrees with:
Grok
"Secondary tender gains evaporate if primary dilution forces occur and the investor lacks dry powder or fund mandate to follow."
Grok's secondary tender data (18B→40B+) is verifiable, but conflates mark-to-market with realized return. Gemini's capital-call risk is the real trap: if Anthropic or SpaceX need fresh rounds and Scaramucci's fund can't participate pro-rata, dilution crushes his basis regardless of headline valuation. Nobody's addressed whether his fund structure even permits venture-scale capital commitments. That's the friction point that kills 'buy-and-hold' in private markets.
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ChatGPT
▼ Bearish
Responding to Grok
Disagrees with:
Grok
"Secondary tender gains are not realized returns; the real risk is pro-rata dilution and capital calls that can erase upside in private unicorn bets."
Gro k's reliance on secondary tender pricing (from about $18B to $40B+) as proof of true value ignores liquidity and capital-call risks that matter for private bets. A mark-up on paper does not ensure realized returns if funds must participate pro‑rata in future rounds or face forced dilution when new rounds dry up. A 5–10x path requires a long, liquid exit—precisely the scenario the panel notes risks breaking down in a tighter funding environment.
Panel Verdict
Consensus ReachedThe panel consensus is that Scaramucci's 'buy-and-hold' strategy on private companies like SpaceX and Anthropic is risky due to extreme illiquidity, potential forced dilution, and binary risks, despite verifiable valuation increases.
Opportunity
None identified
Risk
Forced dilution or capital calls that retail-facing funds cannot sustain
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