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Catalyzed by a Ryan Breslow viral tweetstorm, we break down the arguments for if companies should loan money to employees to allow them to exercise their stock options early (1:42). Then, we briefly cover Nvidia’s attempted Arm acquisition falling through and what it might mean for the SoftBank-owned chip designer (30:21). Finally, Molly interviews Craig Zingerline from Growth University, a LAUNCH Accelerator founder (38:00)!
(0:00) Jason and Molly tee up today’s topics: Bolt CEO strikes again, Nvidia’s failed Arm acquisition, interview with LAUNCH Accelerator Cohort 24 founder Craig Zingerline
(1:42) Jason breaks down employee stock options and how equity works at early-stage startups
(10:29) OpenPhone - Get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/twist
(11:27) How has Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow changed equity options for his employees? Is this new model smart or way too risky?
(21:19) RealGoodFoods - Go to https://realgoodfoods.com and use code TWIST for $15 off!
(22:41) VC response to Bolt’s new stock option plan, Jason’s final thoughts
(30:21) Nvidia’s failed acquisition of Arm, is this another SoftBank flop?
(35:21) Teeing up the Craig Zingerline interview
(36:50) Ourcrowd - Check out the deal of the week at https://ourcrowd.com/twist
(38:00) Molly interview current LAUNCH Accelerator portfolio founder Craig Zingerline about his startup Growth University
Check out Growth University: https://growthuniversity.io/
FOLLOW Craig: https://twitter.com/craigzingerline
FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood
Ryan Breslow's Tweet in Question: https://twitter.com/theryanking/status/1493390167461224451
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Catalyzed by a Ryan Breslow viral tweetstorm, we break down the arguments for if companies should loan money to employees to allow them to exercise their stock options early (1:42). Then, we briefly cover Nvidia’s attempted Arm acquisition falling through and what it might mean for the SoftBank-owned chip designer (30:21). Finally, Molly interviews Craig Zingerline from Growth University, a LAUNCH Accelerator founder (38:00)!
(0:00) Jason and Molly tee up today’s topics: Bolt CEO strikes again, Nvidia’s failed Arm acquisition, interview with LAUNCH Accelerator Cohort 24 founder Craig Zingerline
(1:42) Jason breaks down employee stock options and how equity works at early-stage startups
(10:29) OpenPhone - Get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/twist
(11:27) How has Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow changed equity options for his employees? Is this new model smart or way too risky?
(21:19) RealGoodFoods - Go to https://realgoodfoods.com and use code TWIST for $15 off!
(22:41) VC response to Bolt’s new stock option plan, Jason’s final thoughts
(30:21) Nvidia’s failed acquisition of Arm, is this another SoftBank flop?
(35:21) Teeing up the Craig Zingerline interview
(36:50) Ourcrowd - Check out the deal of the week at https://ourcrowd.com/twist
(38:00) Molly interview current LAUNCH Accelerator portfolio founder Craig Zingerline about his startup Growth University
Check out Growth University: https://growthuniversity.io/
FOLLOW Craig: https://twitter.com/craigzingerline
FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood
Ryan Breslow's Tweet in Question: https://twitter.com/theryanking/status/1493390167461224451
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