#34 Alpha Score 95.6

David Sacks

General Partner, Craft Ventures
@DavidSacks · tracked since Jan 2026
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Alpha Score 95.6
Calls 9 156 Posts tracked · 1.3/day
Calls
7d 0
30d 0
90d 4
Best Calls
CRWD long +76.7%
PANW long +63.5%
IGV long +39.6%
Worst Calls
META long -6.6%
ITA long -1.2%
Most Mentioned
GOOGL ×2
META ×1
AMZN ×1
Recent Calls
PANW long 1 month ago
CRWD long 1 month ago
CRM long 1 month ago
Win Rate 78% Long 9 Short 0
Win Rate
7d 78%
30d 67%
90d 60%
Average Return +25.7% Long Return +25.7% Short Return -
Average Return
7d +5.8%
30d +18.1%
90d +8.1%
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Long
Jan 31
$337.10
+7.3%
Sacks argues that for AI agents (like "Claudebot") to be useful, they need access to personal data. "Google has all my email, my calendar, my documents." While open-source models are rising, the "Context Window" advantage belongs to whoever holds the user's life data. Google is the only major player with the full suite (G-Suite) to integrate an agent seamlessly without security friction. LONG. Google captures the "Personal AI Assistant" market due to data incumbency. Trust/Privacy concerns; Open-source tools finding ways to bypass Google's ecosystem.
Sacks argues that for AI agents (like "Claudebot") to be useful, they need access to personal data. "Google has all my email, my calendar, my documents." While open-source models are rising, the "Context Window" advantage belongs to whoever holds the user's life data. Google is the only major player with the full suite (G-Suite) to integrate an agent seamlessly without security friction. LONG. Google captures the "Personal AI Assistant" market due to data incumbency. Trust/Privacy concerns; Open-source tools finding ways to bypass Google's ecosystem.
AI/Semi
Long
May 01
$455.03
+76.7%
AI cyber boom benefits CrowdStrike, PaloAlto.
AI cybersecurity models (Mythos, GPT 5.5 cyber) will automate cyber attacks and defenses, triggering a massive one-time upgrade cycle for cybersecurity. CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks are directly positioned to benefit from this surge in demand for AI-powered cyber defense tools.
NatSec
Long
May 01
$180.99
+63.5%
AI cyber boom benefits CrowdStrike, PaloAlto.
AI cybersecurity models (Mythos, GPT 5.5 cyber) will automate cyber attacks and defenses, triggering a massive one-time upgrade cycle for cybersecurity. CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks are directly positioned to benefit from this surge in demand for AI-powered cyber defense tools.
NatSec
Long
Apr 24
$178.02
+12.8%
Salesforce is a bargain at under 10x free cash flow.
Salesforce is trading at less than 10x free cash flow, a historic low, while the company has strong free cash flow, a multi-product platform, and a founder-CEO (Marc Benioff) who has repeatedly adapted to technology shifts (social, mobile, big data, AI). The stock is a bargain given its scale, optionality, and the potential for Benioff to navigate the AI transition.
AI/Semi
Long
Apr 10
$74.74
+39.6%
Enterprise software stocks are oversold and offer value.
The sell-off in enterprise software stocks (as evidenced by the IGV index being down 30% year-to-date) may have created buying opportunities because the market is overly pessimistic about the impact of AI on these companies. Some software companies may be unfairly punished and could be value buys, as the market may be throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
AI/Semi
Long
Feb 13
$198.79
+29.0%
"The capex for this year that's expected just from the four leading hyperscalers is $600 billion... That's a roughly 2% tailwind to GDP growth right there." While bears focus on debt, the sheer magnitude of AI infrastructure spending by the "Hyperscalers" is creating a productivity boom and economic floor. These companies are not just spending; they are building the utility layer for the next decade of the economy. Long the Hyperscalers (Big Tech) as the primary drivers of the "New Golden Age." AI applications fail to generate ROI to justify the massive capex spend.
"The capex for this year that's expected just from the four leading hyperscalers is $600 billion... That's a roughly 2% tailwind to GDP growth right there." While bears focus on debt, the sheer magnitude of AI infrastructure spending by the "Hyperscalers" is creating a productivity boom and economic floor. These companies are not just spending; they are building the utility layer for the next decade of the economy. Long the Hyperscalers (Big Tech) as the primary drivers of the "New Golden Age." AI applications fail to generate ROI to justify the massive capex spend.
Consumer
Long
Feb 13
$639.77
-6.6%
"The capex for this year that's expected just from the four leading hyperscalers is $600 billion... That's a roughly 2% tailwind to GDP growth right there." While bears focus on debt, the sheer magnitude of AI infrastructure spending by the "Hyperscalers" is creating a productivity boom and economic floor. These companies are not just spending; they are building the utility layer for the next decade of the economy. Long the Hyperscalers (Big Tech) as the primary drivers of the "New Golden Age." AI applications fail to generate ROI to justify the massive capex spend.
"The capex for this year that's expected just from the four leading hyperscalers is $600 billion... That's a roughly 2% tailwind to GDP growth right there." While bears focus on debt, the sheer magnitude of AI infrastructure spending by the "Hyperscalers" is creating a productivity boom and economic floor. These companies are not just spending; they are building the utility layer for the next decade of the economy. Long the Hyperscalers (Big Tech) as the primary drivers of the "New Golden Age." AI applications fail to generate ROI to justify the massive capex spend.
AI/Semi
Long
Feb 13
$401.32
+10.0%
"The capex for this year that's expected just from the four leading hyperscalers is $600 billion... That's a roughly 2% tailwind to GDP growth right there." While bears focus on debt, the sheer magnitude of AI infrastructure spending by the "Hyperscalers" is creating a productivity boom and economic floor. These companies are not just spending; they are building the utility layer for the next decade of the economy. Long the Hyperscalers (Big Tech) as the primary drivers of the "New Golden Age." AI applications fail to generate ROI to justify the massive capex spend.
"The capex for this year that's expected just from the four leading hyperscalers is $600 billion... That's a roughly 2% tailwind to GDP growth right there." While bears focus on debt, the sheer magnitude of AI infrastructure spending by the "Hyperscalers" is creating a productivity boom and economic floor. These companies are not just spending; they are building the utility layer for the next decade of the economy. Long the Hyperscalers (Big Tech) as the primary drivers of the "New Golden Age." AI applications fail to generate ROI to justify the massive capex spend.
AI/Semi
Long
Jan 31
$232.38
-1.2%
Sacks notes that Trump is forcing NATO countries to increase spending from 3% to 5%. "They're going to have to start investing in those things, buying weapons." European domestic defense production is insufficient. To meet these targets and "keep the US in Europe," EU nations will be forced to buy American hardware. LONG. Direct revenue transfer from EU budgets to US defense primes. Geopolitical de-escalation (unlikely per speaker sentiment).
Sacks notes that Trump is forcing NATO countries to increase spending from 3% to 5%. "They're going to have to start investing in those things, buying weapons." European domestic defense production is insufficient. To meet these targets and "keep the US in Europe," EU nations will be forced to buy American hardware. LONG. Direct revenue transfer from EU budgets to US defense primes. Geopolitical de-escalation (unlikely per speaker sentiment).
NatSec
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