This Week in Startups

Alibaba's six-way split, Disney cuts its metaverse team, Substack's raise & more | E1708


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Producer Rachel joins Jason to break down the latest tech news. They cover AOC's arguments against banning TikTok (2:29), Alibaba's six-way split (18:43), Disney's metaverse cuts (28:17), Substack's equity crowdfunding (39:16), Lyft's precarious position, and more! (55:09) Then, Jason breaks down the case for shorting Coinbase. (1:12:14)

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(2:29) Reacting to AOC's arguments to not ban TikTok

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(15:09) The CCP’s interest in TikTok 

(18:43) Alibaba's six-way split

(26:49) Mercury - Banking built for startups. See more at https://mercury.com/twist

(28:17) Disney sunsetting its Metaverse division

(38:09) Crowdbotics - Get a free scoping session for your next big app idea at http://crowdbotics.com/twist

(39:16) Substack's equity crowdfunding

(55:09) Lyft's precarious position

(1:04:18) Twitter shutters legacy verification badges

(1:12:14) Laying out the Coinbase short argument


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