This Week in Startups

Kraken CEO Jesse Powell responds to NYT hit piece and breaks down the state of crypto + Alexander Olesen CEO of Babylon Micro-Farms | E1487


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Today, we recap the Warriors' finals win (2:50) with some potential takeaways for founders (14:00). Next, Jason speaks with Jesse Powell: founder, and CEO of crypto exchange Kraken, and they discuss the state of crypto and the recent hit piece the NYT published on him (48:06). For this week's OK Boomer segment, Producer Rachel sits down with Alexander Olesen, co-founder, and CEO of Babylon Micro-Farms (2:07:41).

(0:00) Jason and Molly tee up today’s show!

(2:50) Warriors win! Recapping the Warriors’ finals run
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(14:00) Downmarket: what can you do? Lessons founders can learn from the Warriors’ leadership
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(31:41) Toss to Jason’s interview with Jesse Powell, founder, and CEO of Kraken
(48:06) Jesse Powell speaks with Jason about his NYT hit piece, crypto, and company culture
(2:02:04) Recapping Jesse Powell + Toss to OK Boomer with Alexander Olesen, CEO, and Co-Founder of Babylon Micro-Farms
(2:07:41) OKB: Producer Rachel speaks with Alexander Olesen
(2:26:00) Outro

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