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The Next Unicorns: Adena Hefets CEO of Divvy Homes, forging a new path to home ownership | E1246
15 juli 2021 · 55 min
To kick off this season of "The Next Unicorns," Adena Hefets, CEO of Divvy Homes, joins to discuss how they are helping Americans blaze a path to owning a home (2:51), if we are in a real estate bubble (25:37), the American home shortage (34:53) and more! Lees meer
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Education's war on excellence, AWS atrophy, France fines Google + AppHarvest's Josh Lessing | E1245
14 juli 2021 · 1 uur 38 min
Jason covers the war on excellence in public education (2:05), signs of AWS maturity (19:04), France's $592M antitrust fine for Google (30:28). Then discusses AI Farms with AppHarvest CTO Josh Lessing (47:43) covering building with robots (1:16:03), improved crop yields (1:24:43), climate change & more. Lees meer
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China cracks down on US IPOs, winning founder qualities, Ask Jason: accelerators, investing | E1244
13 juli 2021 · 51 min
Jason covers the CCP crackdown on Chinese tech companies listing in the US, shares how he spots winning founders (14:02), then answers Ask Jason questions: finding a technical co-founder (36:47), signals for startup success (39:29), advice for new angel investors (45:18), and more. Lees meer
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Biden targets big corporations + Tether Investigation with Bitfinex'ed | E1243
10 juli 2021 · 1 uur 16 min
Jason covers Biden's executive order seeking to increase competition and weaken the power of Big Tech (2:21). Then, we continue our Tether Investigation with @Bitfinex'ed (18:16), covering how Tether works (36:09), and why he believes there is massive risk to the crypto markets (48:55) & more! Lees meer
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Nextdoor SPAC breakdown, Pelosi trading options + Morning Brew's Alex Lieberman | E1242
8 juli 2021 · 1 uur 17 min
First, Jason breaks down the highlights from Nextdoor's SPAC announcement (1:48) and covers the profits made by politicians trading tech company options (16:26). Then, Alex Lieberman, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of Morning Brew, joins to talk about growing a newsletter business (45:34), expanding as a media company (49:51), angel investing (57:19) & more! Lees meer
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Barclays blocks Binance, China pauses Didi downloads + Steezy CEO Evan Zhou | E1241
7 juli 2021 · 1 uur
Jason covers the red flags emerging around Binance (2:34), the Chinese government's swift action against Didi relating to data privacy (16:40). Then Steezy Founder & CEO Evan Zhou joins to discuss how simple an MVP can be (27:44), growing & monetizing a consumer SaaS company (32:56) & more. Lees meer
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Emergency Pod! Robinhood files to go public: S-1 breakdown | E1240
2 juli 2021 · 19 min
Robinhood is going public! Jason breaks down their recently filed S-1 and covers the most important metrics (1:56), comparisons against other major brokerages (8:45) and more!
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How to nail Monthly Investor Updates (FounderU) + Ginkgo Bioworks CEO Jason Kelly | E1239
1 juli 2021 · 1 uur 18 min
First Jason explains how to deliver great investor updates & the benefits of doing them well (1:36). Then, Ginkgo Bioworks CEO Jason Kelly joins to discuss the expanding capabilities of synthetic biology (24:48), how Ginkgo is currently helping customers make products more effectively (35:58), the ethics & risks of editing DNA (51:53) & more! Lees meer
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Sam Altman's "Worldcoin," Facebook hits $1T + Alchemy's Nikil Viswanathan on "AWS for Blockchain" | E1238
29 juni 2021 · 1 uur 4 min
In the opening News segment Jason covers Sam Altman launching a new cryptocurrency "Worldcoin" (2:18), and Facebook becoming the fastest company to ever reach a $1T market cap (11:16). Then, Alchemy CEO Nikil Viswanathan joins for an interview on his "AWS for the blockchain" (20:44), the limitations of the blockchain (29:24) & more! Podcast Notes: https://bit.ly/1238notes Lees meer
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News! Peter Thiel's $5B Roth IRA, Black creators strike on TikTok, BuzzFeed SPAC, Microsoft goes anti-Apple PLUS Ask Jason | E1237
26 juni 2021 · 48 min
News episode Jason talks about Peter Thiel's multi-billion dollar Roth IRA (1:27), Black creators striking on TikTok (13:32), BuzzFeed's SPAC (24:15), Microsoft's dig at Apple (31:28), and two Ask Jason questions (41:59)!
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The power of the SOD/EOD plus Bill Maris on early Google stories, origins of GV, bioterrorism & more | E1236
24 juni 2021 · 1 uur 23 min
First, Jason does a "Founder University" segment on the benefits of remote managing using a SOD-EOD format (1:31). Then Bill Maris joins to discuss what working at Google was like when Bill started GV (25:28), why Google didn't win on social (38:49), bioterrorism risks (1:07:39) & more. Lees meer
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China moves crypto mining to US + Overtime's Dan Porter on GenZ basketball league & network | E1235
22 juni 2021 · 1 uur 11 min
Jason covers the recent Chinese Bitcoin mining migration (1:56). Then, Dan Porter the CEO of Overtime joins to discuss how Overtime is building a next-generation sports network across Youtube, Twitch, & social media (15:12) and launching Overtime Elite a new basketball league where 16-18-year-olds can earn $100-$500K to prepare for the pros. Lees meer
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What startups need to succeed | Scaling Your Startup S2 E10 with Intercom's Des Traynor | E1234
18 juni 2021 · 54 min
Intercom CEO Des Traynor discusses why startups need to grow fast (7:44), how to execute at speed (10:48), build an effective culture (33:35) & more!
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GameStop poaches Amazon execs, Streaming stalls + Genies CEO Akash Nigam on Avatars & NFTs | E1233
17 juni 2021 · 1 uur 5 min
Jason kicks off the episode with the news: an update on the Tether (02:02), how Gamestop poached Amazon talent (06:17), and the first-ever decline in the average number of streaming accounts per household (19:04). Then, Akash Nigam joins to discuss his company Genies, why everyone will have an avatar, the metaverse, NTFs & more (25:10). Lees meer
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Tether: Crypto's Black Swan? Plus Alternative Asset Roundtable featuring the founders of Masterworks, Fundrise & Rally Rd | E1232
15 juni 2021 · 1 uur 27 min
Jason kicks off the episode with research into the claims against Tether Limited, the company behind USDT, the world's largest "stablecoin" and 3rd largest cryptocurrency (1:30). Then Jason is joined by 3 founders of Alternative Asset investing platforms (25:49), Chris Bruno of Rally, Scott Lynn of Masterworks, and Ben Miller of Fundrise. They discuss inflation, supply & demand, expanding company roadmaps (59:56) and more! Lees meer
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Zymergen CEO Josh Hoffman on Biofacturing PLUS Founder U Startup Math | E1231
12 juni 2021 · 1 uur 12 min
Jason opens with a Founder University segment on "Startup Math" (1:48), then interviews Zymergen CEO Josh Hoffman on Biofacturing (16:45), how DNA sequencing & machine learning are enabling materials science advancements (26:35), what human capital is needed for the industry (42:53) & more. Pod Notes: http://bit.ly/1231notes Lees meer
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News! The cult of Bitcoin maximalists, Bezos is going to space, & Facebook's smartwatch | E1230
11 juni 2021 · 48 min
First up, Jason covers "Bitcoin Toxicity." Are Bitcoin maximalists exhibiting cult-like behavior? (1:19) Then, he assesses the risks of Bezos going to space: is the potential upside worth the risk of ruin? (36:16) Finally, he wraps with news of Facebook's rumored smartwatch. Have Apple's recent privacy measures forced Facebook's hand into the wearables space? (40:59) Lees meer
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Customer Success | Scaling Your Startup S2E9 with Statusphere's Kristen Wiley & Techmate's Nicole Beals | E1229
9 juni 2021 · 52 min
Customer success is key to startup success. First, Statusphere CEO Kristen Wiley shares strategies from managing two customer success teams in B2B and B2C. (1:00) Then, find out why customers churn from Techmate COO Nicole Beals, who also shares how Techmate increased their customer retention rate from 70% to 98%. (27:07) To wrap, Jason leads a Q&A covering compensation, productizing customer moments, and more. (40:41) Lees meer
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Aurora CEO Chris Urmson on building the roadmap to fully autonomous vehicles | E1228
8 juni 2021 · 59 min
Chris Urmson the CEO of Aurora, a leading self-driving company, joins Jason to recount the history of autonomous vehicles (1:06), the roadmap for removing human drivers (16:47), what technology problems are left to solve (38:25) and more!
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Apple's WFH blowback, navigating current startup valuations PLUS Sugar's Fatima Dicko | 1227
8 juni 2021 · 1 uur 7 min
Jason gives his take on the letter from a group of employees to Tim Cook about Apple's return to work (1:00), then Fatima Dicko the CEO and Founder of Sugar discusses pivoting in the pandemic (25:54), what amenities apartments will offer in the future (45:39), and more. Then Jason wraps with a "button" on investing when valuations are high, where there is value to be found, and more (58:44). http://bit.ly/e1227tnotes Lees meer
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Katerra's collapse, Bill Ackman's SPAC merger plus Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi | E1226
5 juni 2021 · 1 uur 26 min
Jason covers the bankruptcy of the Softbank-backed construction startup Katerra, Bill Ackman's Universal Music SPAC, then interviews Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi about portable benefits for independent contractors, the expanding UberEats business, local commerce and more! Lees meer
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Launching Twitter Blue with Twitter's Head of Product Kayvon Beykpour | E1225
3 juni 2021 · 53 min
Kayvon Beykpour, Twitter's Head of Product shares the strategy behind Twitter's recent feature releases, what structural changes enabled Twitter to increase product velocity, how they segment composers & consumers, the Twitter blue launch & more!
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Low-Burn | Scaling Your Startup S2 E8 with Neyborly's Ben Seidl & Xendoo's Lil Roberts | E1224
3 juni 2021 · 57 min
A low-burn rate gives startups the agility they need to succeed and weather unforeseen challenges. Two CEOs join Jason to discuss how founders can make the most of their limited capital. Ben Seidl of Neyborly covers managing burn rate (2:58), Lil Roberts of Xendoo shares the steps needed to maintain financial health, then Jason joins for a Q&A on how to create a slingshot business(48:48), the appropriate level of runway (55:02) & more. Lees meer
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Citizen App's bounty blunder, "digital bodyguard" service + Coinbase launches "Fact Check" | E1223
28 mei 2021 · 44 min
Jason breaks down the Citizen App's recent mistake of putting a $30,000 bounty on an incorrect arson suspect (01:39), assesses the merits of an "Uber for private security" (17:15), and covers Coinbase's launch of their self-titled "Fact Check" media arm (37:32). Lees meer
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Acquired.FM's Ben Gilbert & David Rosenthal on Berkshire vs. Bitcoin, Amazon acquires James Bond IP, and more! | E1222
27 mei 2021 · 1 uur 2 min
Ben Gilbert & David Rosenthal of Acquired join Jason to talk about Bitcoin's recent price action (5:55), the cognitive dissonance of liking both Bitcoin and Berkshire (14:27), Amazon's acquisition of MGM (39:34), and more!
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Culture | Scaling Your Startup S2 E7: 15five's David Hassell & Balloon's Amanda Greenberg | E1221
25 mei 2021 · 1 uur 27 min
Two CEOs join to talk about intentionally creating and maintaining a workplace culture that delivers high performance. First, 15five's David Hassel shares how to build culture at scale (1:49), then Balloon's Amanda Greenberg shares a process to help leaders navigate hybrid work (26:00). To wrap, Jason joins for a Q&A session covering workplace political speech, compensation, remote work, and negotiations (42:00). Lees meer
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US initiates crypto regulation, Robinhood IPO access, Slack as a Trojan Horse PLUS Magic Spoon CEO Gabi Lewis | E1220
21 mei 2021 · 1 uur 4 min
Jason hits the recent restrictions on crypto from the U.S. and China, Robinhood allowing users to get in at IPO prices, and Antonio García Martínez's chat with Kara Swisher (1:15). Then in the main segment, Magic Soon Cereal Co-Founder Gabi Lewis discusses the difference between a good product and product-market fit (25:47), how Magic Spoon does influencer marketing (45:25), classic cereal flavors & more! Lees meer
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Emergency Pod! Huge Bitcoin correction, Robinhood IPO rumors, Squarespace direct listing | E1219
20 mei 2021 · 34 min
Emergency pod! Bitcoin sees a major correction due to China's crack down (1:46). What are the chances it could it go to zero, and could China banning crypto be a blessing in disguise? Robinhood is rumored to be going public next month (14:14), what will their market cap be at IPO? Plus Squarespace goes public via direct listing (26:10)! Lees meer
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Marketing SEO & Conversion Funnels | Scaling Your Startup S2 E6: Gravitr's Doriane Mouret & Outlaw's Danielle Vincent | E1218
20 mei 2021 · 1 uur 4 min
This episode is full of tactical advice for improving your marketing operations. Gravitr's Doriane Mouret explains how to improve your conversion funnels (3:28), Outlaw's Danielle Vincent shares how to improve your SEO (33:45), then Jason joins for a Q&A covering the right cadence, location, and quality of content to publish (47:21). Lees meer
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Amazon in talks to acquire MGM, AT&T offloading Warner Media, Dapper Labs lawsuit plus NYT's Taylor Lorenz on creator economy, Clubhouse & Jake Paul's venture fund | E1217
19 mei 2021 · 1 uur 29 min
Jason covers Amazon's talks to acquire MGM, AT&T's spin-off of WarnerMedia to Discovery, and Dapper Labs lawsuit about the nature of NFTs (1:00). Then, NYT journalist Taylor Lorenz joins to discuss the implications of social media & its more reckless influencers (15:21), why she prefers to write for the New York Times instead of a lucrative Substack offer (48:50), and more! Lees meer
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Emergency Pod! Twitter is reportedly building a paid subscription called "Twitter Blue" | E1216
18 mei 2021 · 33 min
Jason shares insights on the Twitter Blue leak (1:40) then breaks down recent product innovations, Twitter's 2021 acquisition spree, and what it all means (15:05). Check out the pod notes: https://bitly.com/e1216notes
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Ask an Angel PLUS Antonio Garcia Martinez vs. Apple with Zach Coelius | E1215
15 mei 2021 · 1 uur 8 min
Zach Coelius joins Jason to answer live listener questions (1:09), and then the pair discuss Apple's recent debacle in firing Antonio Garcia Martinez after being pressured by employees (42:43). Check out the pod notes here: https://bitly.com/e1215notes Lees meer
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Product | Scaling Your Startup S2 E5 with Superhuman's Rahul Vohra & Fitbod's Jesse Venticique | E1214
15 mei 2021 · 53 min
This episode reveals the product strategies of two of Jason's high-performing portfolio companies, Superhuman & Fitbod. First, Superhuman's Founder & CEO Rahul Vohra shares his 7 principles for improving products with game design (01:40), then Fitbod's CO-founder and Product Head Jesse Venticique describes how to optimize your product hook (20:08), and to wrap up, Jason brings the two together for a Q&A session (36:44). Pod Notes: http://bit.ly/e1214tnotes Lees meer
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Oura CEO Harpreet Rai on improving sleep, NBA partnerships, hardware & more PLUS the Instagram Kids debacle | E1213
13 mei 2021 · 1 uur 19 min
Jason gives his take on Facebook's Instagram Kids initiative (0:53), then, Ōura's CEO Harpreet Rai discusses how sleep & recovery scores are calculated (25:09), how Oura works with the NBA & enterprise to keep organizations healthy (50:49), and more! Pod Notes: http://bit.ly/e1213tnotes Lees meer
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Precursor Ventures' Charles Hudson & Jason give candid feedback on startup pitches at Founder University | E1212
11 mei 2021 · 51 min
Jason & Charles Hudson from Precursor Ventures take 8 pitches from founders and give feedback on how the pitches were structured (13:10) and their business models (38:48). Pod Notes: http://bit.ly/twist1212
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Facebook's Oversight Board rules on Trump ban plus how to reverse engineer TAM & more | E1211
7 mei 2021 · 1 uur 7 min
Jason covers the Facebook Oversight Board's decision on Trump (15:49), gives a potential solution for bad actors on social media that are of public consequence (39:25), provides a concrete way to reverse engineer TAM (55:00), and more!
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Fundraising | Scaling Your Startup S2 E4 with Density's Andrew Farah and SoleSavy's Dejan Pralica | E1210
6 mei 2021 · 1 uur 11 min
Two startup CEOs share their approach to fundraising, Andrew Farah explains the strategy he used to raise $100M for Density (03:58), Dejan simplifies his community-forming principles for SoleSavy (38:27), and both give tactical lessons from the mistakes they made along the way (46:23)! Deck: https://bit.ly/3b8gz8g Lees meer
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Crafter's Morgan Spenla on delighting makers with memberships, materials, and a marketplace | E1209
6 mei 2021 · 57 min
Morgan Spenla shares why her company Crafter delivers a wonderful experience to makers (01:06), how they monetize (15:04), why she hires customer support from Starbucks (48:07), and more!
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Breaking down Basecamp's tumultuous week, politics at work & more | E1208
5 mei 2021 · 48 min
Jason weighs in on Basecamp's ban of political discussion at work (10:57), the ensuing employee exodus (22:40), shares his policy for his companies (26:32), answers a listener's question about how to surround yourself with great people (40:09), and more! Pod Notes: http://bit.ly/e1208Tnotes Lees meer
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How Tiger Global is outpacing VC with better, faster, cheaper, capital ft. Founders Fund's Everett Randle | E1207
30 april 2021 · 53 min
Tiger Global, a crossover hedge fund, is moving at an unprecedented speed and scale in venture capital. Everett Randle of Founder's Fund joins Jason to break down Tiger Global's strategy, discuss the implications for the investing ecosystem (13:14), explain his "Walmart of VC firms" mental model (24:42), and more! Pod Notes: http://bit.ly/E1207Tnotes Lees meer
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Sales | Scaling Your Startup S2 E3 with GRIN's Brandon Brown and LeadIQ's Mei Siauw | E1206
29 april 2021 · 54 min
A high-functioning sales machine is a way to predictably scale revenue quickly. Two 8-figure B2B SaaS CEOs share the lessons they've learned from building effective sales teams including how to create an effective sales motion (2:49), structure a sales pod (12:00), hire a great VP of sales (15:10), train SDRs into AEs (28:55), deal with average performers (47:54), and more! Slide Deck Slide Deck: http://bit.ly/SYS-S2E3-Deck Lees meer
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Arlan Hamilton on raising $5M in crowdfunding, empowering & educating underestimated founders | E1205
27 april 2021 · 1 uur
Arlan Hamilton of Backstage Capital discusses her $5M crowdfunding raise on Republic (04:16), what's "popping" in her current portfolio (20:06), her founder education course (49:46), and more! Check out the pod notes here: http://bit.ly/1205podnotes
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Emergency Pod! Tim Cook vs. Mark Zuckerberg: Apple and Facebook go to war over privacy updates | E1204
27 april 2021 · 18 min
Jason dives deep on Apple vs. Facebook: the numbers, the philosophical differences, the potential outcomes & more! (5:05) Check out the full pod notes here: http://bit.ly/e1204podnotes
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Altimeter's Brad Gerstner on taking Grab public in largest SPAC ever, fixing broken IPOs | E1203
23 april 2021 · 59 min
Crossover technology investor Brad Gerstner discussed Altimeter Capital taking Grab public in the largest SPAC ever (38:55), why the IPO process is broken and how to fix it (12:55), and the responsibility of people with platforms to encourage responsible retail investing (22:12). As well as, how $2000 for every American invested in the public markets at birth would display the power of capitalism to improve lives (50:50) and more! Lees meer
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Social Marketing | Scaling Your Startup S2 E2 with Mehak Vohra and Kate Bradley-Chernis | E1202
21 april 2021 · 1 uur 13 min
Jason is joined by two outstanding CEOs running marketing companies, Mehak Vohra (Skillbank) & Kate Bradley-Chernis (Lately). Mehak shared the strategies she used to drive signups for Skillbank on TikTok(2:57). Kate shared her top business writing techniques (18:48), how to create engagement for B2B sales on LinkedIn (24:15), and more! To see the deck discussed in this episode go to https://bit.ly/3tA7sVb Lees meer
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Emergency Pod! Jason reacts to the Apple event: M1 iMac & iPad Pro, AirTags, Podcasts & more | E1201
21 april 2021 · 33 min
Jason reacts to all of Apple's most notable product releases from their Spring Loaded event: Apple Podcasts redesign (2:43), AirTags (13:09), M1 iMac (20:08), M1 iPad Pro (25:15) & more!
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MetaKovan on financing digital art & buying Beeple's $69M NFT, plus Clubhouse facing new competition in social audio | E1200
20 april 2021 · 56 min
Check out Metapurse: https://metapurse.fund FOLLOW MetaKovan: https://twitter.com/metakovan FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
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Jason's EOW (End of Week) | 4/16/20
17 april 2021 · 47 min
Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
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Republic CEO Ken Nguyen on making early-stage investing for everyone | E1199
16 april 2021 · 1 uur 12 min
Kendrick Nguyen of Republic, an early-stage investing platform, talks about the power of the retail investor crowd, how startups can convert their followers into investors (13:05), Republic's diligence process for deals on their platform (47:46), and more! Lees meer
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Throwback! Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong from November 2017
15 april 2021 · 20 min
Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/AIC62BkY4Co Check out the pod notes: https://rb.gy/1vlx74