This Week in Startups

$140B streaming wars 2022 budget, Warren's bad "Big Grocery" take + Mac Conwell: Angel S6 E1 | E1359


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First we talk about how the top streaming platforms projected to spend $140B on content in 2022 (2:18) and Elizabeth Warren’s bad take on grocery stores. Then Mac Conwell "Mac the VC" joins the show as the first guest for Angel Season 6 (49:29) to share his story and how he invests. 

(00:00) Jason and Molly intro the show

(02:18) HBO to spend $18B on streaming in 2022, how does it stack up?
(10:39) Embroker - Get an extra 10% off insurance for your business at https://Embroker.com/twist
(11:58) Streaming history and Disney's massive growth
(20:52) Ourcrowd - Check out the deal of the week at https://ourcrowd.com/twist
(22:09) Elizabeth Warren's attack on big grocery
(31:450 Thinking about who might be a good fit on the TWIST team
(36:13) Intro to Angel S6
(37:10) LinkedIn Jobs - Go to https://linkedIn.com/angel and post your first job for free.
(38:40) Interview Mac the VC
(49:29) How Mac went about raising his fund
(58:49) Why Rolling Fund's aren't always LP friendly
(1:04:07) The unfortunate catalysts for Mac's venture career
(1:13:45) Investor update best practices
(1:18:07) Founder-investor match
(1:20:30) Responding to a provocative tweet

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