Good morning, fellas — it is Wednesday, April 8th, 2026. You are watching Mornings in the Lab, your daily accountability partner, Show 3021. I'm Keith. And I'm Jon. And today — we are talking about the LARGEST stock market listing in the history of human civilization. Not an exaggeration. Not clickbait. FACT. SpaceX — Elon Musk's rocket company — has officially laid out its IPO roadshow plan. They're targeting a valuation of ONE POINT SEVENTY-FIVE TRILLION DOLLARS. And they're aiming to raise SEVENTY-FIVE BILLION in fresh capital. According to CNBC, that roadshow kicks off the week of June 8th. This is happening, fellas. And here is the part that should make every regular guy watching sit up straight — Musk is reserving up to THIRTY PERCENT of shares for everyday retail investors. Thirty. Percent. That's YOU. That's US. This is a complete break from how Wall Street has always done it. Start your day right, men — let's get into it.
Here's why this is a MASSIVE deal. The typical IPO gives retail investors — normal people, not hedge funds — about five to ten percent of shares. Institutions get the bulk. Insiders get fed first. You and I show up to the table when it's already cold. SpaceX CFO Bret Johnsen said it directly at the bank syndicate meeting — "Retail investors will play an essential role in this process, and their involvement will surpass that of any previous IPO." He also said these are people who have been supportive of Musk for a long time — and they want to acknowledge that. That's not corporate speak. That's a real signal. On June 11th, SpaceX plans to host 1,500 retail investors at a full investor event — US, UK, Australia, Canada, Korea — this is a GLOBAL retail moment. And it matters for our men's conversations and real talk — because this is one of those rare windows where the game changes for regular guys.
Alright fellas — here are FIVE ways to talk about this today. At the office. In the gym. At the dinner table.
NUMBER ONE — "SpaceX's IPO valuation would be HALF of Apple's entire market cap." Apple sits at about $3.8 trillion right now. SpaceX comes in at $1.75 trillion on DAY ONE. That's not a startup. That's a country.
NUMBER TWO — "This raise would be nearly THREE TIMES the previous world record IPO." Saudi Aramco raised $25.6 billion in 2019 — the all-time record. SpaceX is targeting $75 BILLION. Almost three times as much.
NUMBER THREE — "Twenty-one banks are working this deal." Morgan Stanley. Bank of America. Citi. JPMorgan. Goldman Sachs — and sixteen more. This is a coordinated global financial event, not a startup moment.
NUMBER FOUR — "SpaceX actually MAKES money." $15 to $16 billion in revenue last year. Around $8 billion in profit. That's a real business with real margins.
NUMBER FIVE — "What would YOU do with SpaceX stock?" Hold for five years? Flip day one? DCA after the hype cools? These are the informative conversations and entertaining conversations we need to be having.
Let's put $1.75 TRILLION in CONTEXT. Amazon's entire market cap is roughly $2 trillion. SpaceX — never traded publicly — would come in at 87% of Amazon on day one. Saudi Aramco's 2019 IPO was the previous world record — $25.6 billion raised, $1.7 trillion valuation. SpaceX beats that valuation AND raises nearly three times the cash. This isn't just rockets. SpaceX merged with Musk's AI company xAI in February. So now you've got Starlink — 9 million subscribers and climbing. Falcon 9 — controlling 60 to 70 percent of global commercial launches. Starship — most powerful rocket ever built. Government and defense contracts. xAI and Grok. That's not a company. That's an ECOSYSTEM. The prospectus drops by late May — we'll see the real books before June. Technology, business, and AI watchers — pay attention. Fair warning: analysts at FutureSearch put fair value closer to $1.25 trillion — meaning the IPO price is "everything goes right" pricing. Starlink hitting 50 million subscribers. Starship commercial. xAI scaling. If that happens — genius. If it doesn't — this is still SpaceX.
Fellas — here is your PRACTICAL play. Not financial advice — talk to your advisor. But here's what informed men need to know. ONE — Watch for the prospectus in late May. Revenue. Margins. Debt. Read it. TWO — Know HOW to access the retail allocation. It'll flow through brokerage platforms — Fidelity, Schwab, Robinhood. Watch which platforms get access and be early. Demand will be extraordinary. THREE — Decide your position size BEFORE the hype hits. Financial discipline is just like fitness — set your limits before emotions run. FOUR — Understand what happens after the IPO. Lock-up expirations 90 to 180 days post-listing can bring price pressure. If you believe the 5-to-10-year thesis — short-term noise shouldn't move you. Morning accountability partner moment: Don't buy the hype. Buy the thesis.
Fellas — sit with this for a second. We talk about fitness, healthy lifestyle, business, and AI on this show every morning. And the throughline is always the same — INFORMED action beats emotional reaction every single time. SpaceX going public is a watershed moment. It's a technology story. A business story. An AI story. And it's a story about ACCESS — who gets in and on what terms. For maybe the first time in a mega-IPO, regular guys are being invited to the table. That's worth paying attention to. Understanding what's happening here is part of being a fully engaged, sharp man in 2026.
We want to hear from you, fellas. Drop it in the comments RIGHT NOW — Are you buying SpaceX at IPO? What's your number — how much would you put in? And if you wouldn't touch it — tell us why. No judgment. This is real talk. Tag someone who needs to see this. Share this episode with a guy who's serious about his financial future. And if you're new to the show — welcome to Mornings in the Lab. Show 3021. Every morning. Conversations that matter.
Fellas — let me leave you with this. Apple went public in 1980 at $22 a share. Amazon in 1997 at $18. Nobody knew then what those companies would become. SpaceX is not a guaranteed moon shot — pun intended. But it is one of the most consequential financial events of our generation. And you are watching it unfold in real time. That's not luck. That's showing up. Every morning. Staying informed. Staying ready. This is bapl culture — being alert, being prepared, being in the GAME. Have a great Wednesday. We'll see you tomorrow morning. I'm Keith. I'm Jon. You're watching Mornings in the Lab.
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