This Week in Startups

By Jason Calacanis

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Jason Calacanis and a rotating group of guest experts bring you this weekly take on the best, worst, most outrageous and interesting stories from the world of Web companies. Calacanis, a podcasting pioneer, gives you an insider's look at what's happening in the tech industry with his trademark blunt style and good humor. Looking to start your own company? Need strategies for improving your business or motivating your team? Just want to catch up on what's happening in Silicon Valley and beyond? Your journey begins here.

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This Week in Startups episodes:

04.13.2021 Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou on powering NFTs, NBA Top Shot, & CryptoKitties \| E1197 Check out Dapper Labs: https://www.dapperlabs.com FOLLOW Roham: https://twitter.com/rohamg FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
04.09.2021 Building a production location marketplace with Hank Leber, Co-Founder of Giggster \| E1196 Check out Giggster: https://giggster.com FOLLOW Hank: https://twitter.com/hankleber FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
04.06.2021 Snack App’s Kim Kaplan PLUS 3 key metrics that matter for consumer, enterprise SaaS & marketplace startups \| E1195 Check out Snack: https://www.thesnackapp.com FOLLOW Kim: https://twitter.com/Kimberly_Kap FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
04.06.2021 This Week in Startups Australia hosted by Mark Pesce \| Season 9 Episode 1 with Jason Calacanis Check out This Week in Startups Australia: https://twistartupsaus.com FOLLOW Mark: https://twitter.com/mpesce FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
04.02.2021 Early angel investing blind spots, thoughts on the creator economy PLUS Canny.io’s Sarah Hum \| E1194 Check out Canny.io: https://canny.io FOLLOW Sarah: https://twitter.com/sarahhum FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
04.02.2021 Common First-Time Founder Mistakes Part 2! with Becki DeGraw \| Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal Basics Check out the Legal Basics playlist: https://rb.gy/f0bbv2 Check out our Startup Basics page: https://thisweekinstartups.com/basics Check out Wilson Sonsini: https://wsgr.com FOLLOW Wilson Sonsini: https://twitter.com/wilsonsonsini FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
04.01.2021 Emergency Pod! SPAC Overload: Understanding 2021’s unprecedented SPAC market \| E1193 Check out Jason's SPAC Deck: https://rb.gy/9txa6c FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
03.31.2021 Emergency Pod! uBiome: Anatomy of an Alleged Fraud with Wall Street Journal reporter Amy Dockser Marcus \| E1192 Podcast Notes: https://rb.gy/gbzfqm Check out Amy's work at the WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/news/author/amy-dockser-marcus FOLLOW Amy: https://twitter.com/AmyDMarcus FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
03.26.2021 Startup Bracketology: selecting the world’s best private company with Acquired FM PLUS future of VC \| E1191 Check out Acquired: https://www.acquired.fm FOLLOW Ben: https://twitter.com/gilbert FOLLOW David: https://twitter.com/djrosent FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
03.26.2021 Common First-Time Founder Mistakes with Becki DeGraw \| Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal Basics Check out the Legal Basics playlist: https://rb.gy/f0bbv2 Check out our Startup Basics page: https://thisweekinstartups.com/basics Check out Wilson Sonsini: https://wsgr.com FOLLOW Wilson Sonsini: https://twitter.com/wilsonsonsini FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
03.26.2021 Emergency Pod! Microsoft in talks to buy Discord for $10B+; breaking down their thesis, Discord’s business & more \| E1190 FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
03.25.2021 Ask an Angel with Zach Coelius: Starting your angel career, building marketplaces & more \| E1189 Check out Zach on AngelList: https://angel.co/p/zach-coelius FOLLOW Zach: https://twitter.com/zachcoelius FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
03.24.2021 Joanne Wilson on spotting a bubble, Ndid YC’s post-pandemic reset, portfolio management in an unsustainable market & more \| Angel S5 E10 Check out Gotham Gal Ventures: https://gothamgal.com/investments FOLLOW Joanne: https://twitter.com/thegothamgal FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
03.24.2021 Sahil Lavingia on Gumroad’s groundbreaking equity crowdfunding raise, lessons from a decade-long startup journey, insights on rolling funds & more \| E1188 Check out Gumroad: https://gumroad.com FOLLOW Sahil: https://twitter.com/shl FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
03.19.2021 Cade Metz on his controversial Slate Star Codex article, new book “Genius Makers,” dangers of algorithmic moderation, a16z vs. legacy media & more \| E1187 Buy Genius Makers: https://rb.gy/s84drl FOLLOW Cade: https://twitter.com/cademetz FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
03.19.2021 Ask an Angel with Zach Coelius: changing VC landscape, pitch deck punch-ups, Tesla’s future & more \| E1186 Check out Zach on AngelList: https://angel.co/p/zach-coelius FOLLOW Zach: https://twitter.com/zachcoelius FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
03.18.2021 Stock option grants deep dive with Becki DeGraw \| Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal Basics Check out the Legal Basics playlist: https://rb.gy/f0bbv2 Check out our Startup Basics page: https://thisweekinstartups.com/basics Check out Wilson Sonsini: https://wsgr.com FOLLOW Wilson Sonsini: https://twitter.com/wilsonsonsini FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
03.18.2021 Paul Judge on helping lead SoftBank’s $100M Opportunity Fund, future of fundraising, importance of “building your Olympic Team” & more \| Angel S5 E9 Check out Panoramic Ventures: https://panoramic.vc Check out SoftBank's Opportunity Fund: https://theopportunityfund.com FOLLOW Paul: https://twitter.com/pauljudge FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
03.16.2021 Kevin Rose on his product philosophy, Reddit & Digg’s inverse journeys, Twitter’s recent innovations & more \| E1185 Check out True Ventures: https://trueventures.com FOLLOW Kevin: https://twitter.com/kevinrose FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
03.14.2021 Tobi Lütke on Shopify’s impact on the creator economy, COVID forcing focus, early Internet breakthroughs, evolving as a remote manager & much more \| E1184 Check out Shopify: https://www.shopify.com FOLLOW Tobi: https://twitter.com/tobi FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
03.12.2021 How to run an efficient board meeting with Becki DeGraw \| Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal Basics Check out the Legal Basics playlist: https://rb.gy/f0bbv2 Check out our Startup Basics page: https://thisweekinstartups.com/basics Check out Wilson Sonsini: https://wsgr.com FOLLOW Wilson Sonsini: https://twitter.com/wilsonsonsini FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
03.11.2021 Garry Tan on lessons from past startup failures, power of community funnels, Alexis Ohanian’s departure & more \| Angel S5 E8 Check out Initialized: https://initialized.com FOLLOW Garry: https://twitter.com/garrytan FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
03.10.2021 Harlem Capital’s Henri Pierre-Jacques on funding underrepresented founders, insights from raising first fund & getting Apple as an LP, Black culture’s impact on social apps \| E1183 Check out Harlem Capital: https://harlem.capital FOLLOW Henri: https://twitter.com/hpierrejacques FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
03.05.2021 Keith Rabois on Miami vs. Bay Area, cognitive variety, America’s self-examination & more PLUS Keith’s Best Twitter Dunks \| E1182 Check out Founders Fund: https://foundersfund.com FOLLOW Keith: https://twitter.com/rabois FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
03.04.2021 Matt Mullenweg on pioneering remote work, investing in open-source, crypto & more \| Angel S5 E7 Check out Automattic: https://automattic.com FOLLOW Matt: https://twitter.com/photomatt FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
03.03.2021 Hims & Hers CEO Andrew Dudum on the future of healthcare post-COVID, starting a company to SPAC’ing in 36 months \| E1181 Check out Hims: https://www.forhims.com Check out Hers: https://www.forhers.com FOLLOW Andrew: https://twitter.com/andrewdudum FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
02.27.2021 Founders from LAUNCH Accelerator’s 20th Cohort join Jason to talk fundraising, growth, pitching & more \| E1180 Check out SparkPlug: https://sparkplug.app Check out Storybook: https://storybook-app.com Check out SkillBank: https://www.joinskillbank.com FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
02.27.2021 Ask an Angel with Zach Coelius: early-stage valuations, product roadmaps, startup killers, Twitter gets its groove back & more \| E1179 FOLLOW Zach: https://twitter.com/zachcoelius FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
02.25.2021 Reid Hoffman on the Joby Aviation SPAC, lessons from early Airbnb & Facebook bets, passing on Stripe & SpaceX, investment thesis & more \| Angel S5 E6 Check out Greylock: https://greylock.com FOLLOW Reid: https://twitter.com/reidhoffman FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
02.25.2021 Emergency Pod! Deconstructing the grift: Clubhouse coaching scams with Coffeezilla \| E1178 Check out Coffeezilla on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFQMnBA3CS502aghlcr0_aw FOLLOW Coffeezilla: https://twitter.com/coffeebreak_YT FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
02.23.2021 “Crisis” Director Nick Jarecki on the opioid problem in America, post-COVID film distribution & more \| E1177 Crisis release dates: Theatrical: February 26th, 2021 VOD: March 5th, 2021 Check out Crisis: Twitter: https://twitter.com/crisis_movie Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crisismovie2020 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crisismovie FOLLOW Nick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/njarecki FOLLOW Nick on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/njarecki FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
02.20.2021 Ask Jason! All-In origins, avoiding common investor mistakes, defining “lifestyle” business vs. venture scale & more! \| E1176 FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
02.19.2021 News! Bitcoin hits $50K, monetizing Clubhouse, drafting the Mount Rushmore of Tech CEOs & more with Acquired FM \| E1175 Check out Acquired: https://www.acquired.fm FOLLOW Ben: https://twitter.com/gilbert FOLLOW David: https://twitter.com/djrosent FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
02.18.2021 Mark Cuban on the resurgence of retail investors, NBA’s potential entry into wagering & digital assets, DeFi & much more \| Angel S5 E5 FOLLOW Mark: https://twitter.com/mcuban FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
02.17.2021 Andrew Wilkinson on bringing the Buffett approach to startups, WeCommerce, Slack & more \| E1174 Check out Tiny: https://www.tinycapital.com FOLLOW Andrew: https://twitter.com/awilkinson FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
02.12.2021 Box CEO Aaron Levie on the developing cloud storage market, Twitter jokes, Clubhouse vices & more \| E1173 Check out Box: https://www.box.com FOLLOW Aaron: https://twitter.com/levie FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
02.12.2021 Budgets, models & what investors are looking for with Scott Orn \| Kruze Consulting Startup Finance Basics Check out the Finance Basics Playlist: https://rb.gy/zezgtb Check out Kruze Consulting: https://kruzeconsulting.com/twist FOLLOW Scott: https://twitter.com/scottorn FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
02.11.2021 Howard Lindzon on public vs. private investing psychology, “great unbundling” of index funds, Robinhood & more \| Angel S5 E4 FOLLOW Howard: https://twitter.com/howardlindzon FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
02.10.2021 Ask an Angel with Zach Coelius: is moving to SF still worth it, bubble/recession potential, post-COVID funding & more \| E1172 FOLLOW Zach: https://twitter.com/zachcoelius FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
02.06.2021 Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ Bob Mumgaard on trying to solve climate change via nuclear fusion technology \| E1171 Angel investor Jason Calacanis (Uber, Calm, Robinhood) interviews the world’s greatest founders, operators, investors and innovators. Get an insider’s look into venture capital, learn how to start and scale your own startup, and ride the cutting edge of technology in ...
02.05.2021 Five things you need to nail to scale with Scott Orn \| Kruze Consulting Startup Finance Basics Check out the Finance Basics Playlist: https://rb.gy/zezgtb Check out Kruze Consulting: https://kruzeconsulting.com/twist FOLLOW Scott: https://twitter.com/scottorn FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
02.04.2021 Emergency Pod! Jeff Bezos steps down as Amazon CEO: Reasons, reactions & more \| E1170 FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Referenced in this Episode: GeekWire - Amazon Web Services posts record $13.5B in profits for 2020 in Andy Jassy’s AWS swan song https://rb.gy/k9m3ep CNBC - Amazon reports first $100 billion quarter following holiday and pandemic shopping surge ...
02.04.2021 Elad Gil on his product-market driven thesis, importance of market pull, entering the “go public sooner” decade \| Angel S5 E3 Check out Elad's website: http://eladgil.com FOLLOW Elad: https://twitter.com/eladgil FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
02.03.2021 Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen on “going big” with $1B funding round, insights from scaling globally, lessons from the pandemic \| E1169 Check out Flexport: https://www.flexport.com FOLLOW Ryan: https://twitter.com/typesfast FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
01.30.2021 No Rules Rules Co-Author Erin Meyer: Netflix’s “keeper test”, comparative turnover, navigating global business cultures – Part 2 \| E1168 WATCH PART 1: https://youtu.be/Hh-3Xzn1xnc Buy No Rules Rules: https://rb.gy/kbom13 FOLLOW Erin: https://twitter.com/erinmeyerINSEAD FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
01.29.2021 Startup taxes deep dive with Scott Orn \| Kruze Consulting Startup Finance Basics Check out Kruze Consulting: https://kruzeconsulting.com/twist FOLLOW Scott: https://twitter.com/scottorn FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
01.28.2021 Emergency Pod! WallStreetBets vs. Suits, breaking down the GameStop fiasco & more \| E1167 FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Clips: Andrew Ross Sorkin (CNBC) https://twitter.com/squawkcnbc/status/1354386200157675521 Andrew Left (Citron) https://youtu.be/yS4yPsmaDDQ Chamath Interview with Scott Wapner (CNBC) https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/01/27/watch-cnbcs-full-interview-with-chamath-palihapitiya-on-gamestop-and-reddit-fueled-surge.html
01.28.2021 Intercom’s Des Traynor on the importance of pricing, product-market fit metrics & more \| Angel S5 E2 Check out Intercom: https://www.intercom.com FOLLOW Des: https://twitter.com/destraynor FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
01.27.2021 No Rules Rules Co-Author Erin Meyer on how Netflix cultivates outlier performance & re-aligns values towards innovation – Part 1 \| E1166 Buy No Rules Rules: https://rb.gy/kbom13 FOLLOW Erin: https://twitter.com/erinmeyerINSEAD FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
01.23.2021 Outer CEO Jiake Liu on standing out in DTC, go-to-market innovations, pitching at Remote Demo Day & more \| E1165 Check out Outer: https://liveouter.com FOLLOW Jiake: https://twitter.com/jiakeliu FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis

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