Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share Coinbase lays off ~18%, EU crypto regulation, $NFLX & $ROKU ad-tech talks, Hallow prayer app, Prey laptop security | E1484
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
Coinbase lays off ~18%, EU crypto regulation, $NFLX & $ROKU ad-tech talks, Hallow prayer app, Prey laptop security | E1484
Today, we kick off the episode with Coinbase’s several hundred-person layoffs (3:23) and the EU’s crypto regulation in progress (23:15). We cover Netflix talking with Roku to help run its planned ad-supported tier (35:18). Our Startup of the Day is Catholic Prayer and mediation app Hallow, partnered with Mark Wahlberg for promotion (41:03). We’ll also showcase Prey, a company that helps protect laptops from theft, which our producer Justin should’ve used in his recent burglary (47:57).
(0:00) Jason and Molly tee up today’s news stories
(2:30) Apply today to Remote Demo Day - at remotedemoday.com and pitch +10K investors of thesyndicate.com, and close your round
(3:23) Coinbase laid off 18% of its staff after a crazy few weeks in the crypto space
(14:44) Wealthfront - Get your first $5,000 managed for free, for life at https://wealthfront.com/TWIST
(15:59) Looking at Coinbase’s strongest quarter to date
(22:01) Thorne - Personalized, scientific wellness. Go to https://Thorne.com/u/TWIST
(23:15) EU Crypto Regulation is approaching
(34:02) OpenPhone - Get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/twist
(35:18) Netflix has reportedly reached out to competitors like Roku and Comcast for help with ad sales
(41:03) SOTD: Catholic prayer app Hallow raised $52M and has ads featuring Mark Wahlberg
(47:57) WLitF: Prey app + Producer Justin’s robbery story
View all episodes
By Jason Calacanis
4.2
12451,245 ratings
Today, we kick off the episode with Coinbase’s several hundred-person layoffs (3:23) and the EU’s crypto regulation in progress (23:15). We cover Netflix talking with Roku to help run its planned ad-supported tier (35:18). Our Startup of the Day is Catholic Prayer and mediation app Hallow, partnered with Mark Wahlberg for promotion (41:03). We’ll also showcase Prey, a company that helps protect laptops from theft, which our producer Justin should’ve used in his recent burglary (47:57).
(0:00) Jason and Molly tee up today’s news stories
(2:30) Apply today to Remote Demo Day - at remotedemoday.com and pitch +10K investors of thesyndicate.com, and close your round
(3:23) Coinbase laid off 18% of its staff after a crazy few weeks in the crypto space
(14:44) Wealthfront - Get your first $5,000 managed for free, for life at https://wealthfront.com/TWIST
(15:59) Looking at Coinbase’s strongest quarter to date
(22:01) Thorne - Personalized, scientific wellness. Go to https://Thorne.com/u/TWIST
(23:15) EU Crypto Regulation is approaching
(34:02) OpenPhone - Get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/twist
(35:18) Netflix has reportedly reached out to competitors like Roku and Comcast for help with ad sales
(41:03) SOTD: Catholic prayer app Hallow raised $52M and has ads featuring Mark Wahlberg
(47:57) WLitF: Prey app + Producer Justin’s robbery story
More shows like This Week in Startups
View all
a16z Podcast
1,036 Listeners
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
519 Listeners
The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors
175 Listeners
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy
2,317 Listeners
Equity
338 Listeners
Y Combinator Startup Podcast
217 Listeners
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
9,207 Listeners
Joe Lonsdale: American Optimist
164 Listeners
ACQ2 by Acquired
212 Listeners
The Logan Bartlett Show
186 Listeners
No Priors: Artificial Intelligence | Technology | Startups
121 Listeners
BG2Pod with Brad Gerstner and Bill Gurley
461 Listeners
AI + a16z
31 Listeners
Lightcone Podcast
22 Listeners
Uncapped with Jack Altman
17 Listeners