This Week in Startups

Jason and Molly take on another Five in Five! Five stories in (a little over) five minutes each: Katie Haun's record-breaking $1.5B debut web3 fund (2:50), Yuga Labs raising $450M at a $4B valuation (12:42), Apple's potential BNPL play (25:23), Worldcoin's $100M raise and privacy concerns (29:59) and Nothing's new iPhone competitor (40:13). Then, Molly talks to ChroniFI Founder & CEO Ben Miller on building a consumer software product that helps people plan for financial independence. (48:59)

Tuesday news day! Jason and Molly break down the following stories: Apple's "new" creator tools, and brainstorming on how they could dominate podcasting again (2:23), Jeff Bezos' letter to shareholders from 2000, when Amazon's share price was down ~80% from its dot-com bubble peak (16:02), understanding search funds and why elite MBA grads are raising them (38:23). Finally, they wrap with a WLiTF segment about the FDNY purchasing a couple of Boston Dynamics "robodogs" to help with search and rescue missions. (47:15)

Monday news! Jason and Molly have some big stories to discuss: Sequoia's new "catalyst" program, called Arc (2:37), SEC considering mandating climate disclosures from public companies (19:21), another Startup of the Day (33:28), and they wrap by covering some interesting ongoings at Disney regarding its new CEO and Bob Iger (41:13).

0:00 Jason and Molly intro today's news: Sequoia debuts Arc, SEC to vote on disclosures of emissions/climate risks, Startup of the day: Heirloom, Disney's CEO fallout 2:37 Sequoia announces Arc, startup "catalyst" 11:14 Coda - The All-in-one doc for teams, get a $1,000 credit at https://coda.io/twist 12:37 Arc accepting Russian founder applications 18:12 OurCrowd - Check out the deal of the week at https://ourcrowd.com/twist 19:21 SEC to vote on disclosures of emissions/climate risks 32:11 OpenPhone - Get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/twist 33:28 Startup of the day: Heirloom (climate-tech co. using heated limestone to remove CO₂ from atmosphere) 41:13 CNBC reports former Disney CEO Bob Iger and his replacement Bob Chapek have had a falling out since Iger stepped down

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Sunday Double-header! First, in VC Sunday School, Jason discusses and defends his pro rata strategy (1:26). Then, Molly interviews ClimateCheck founder Cal Inman. His company analyzes and risk-rates real estate based on expected changes to the world's climate (14:43)!

Show Notes

(00:00) Pro Rata VC Sunday School + Assessing Climate Risk (01:26) Why some investors warn against Super Pro Rata (08:02) Is there an advantage to having more investors on the cap table? (13:27) Embroker - Get an extra 10% off insurance for your business at https://Embroker.com/twist (14:43) This Week in Climate Startups - Cal Inman of Climate Check (17:49) How ClimateCheck integrates data for predictions (23:17) How climate predictions are influencing buying decisions (24:46) Bubble. Get one month free of a no-code plan at https://bubble.io/twist (26:14) How financial partners are responding to increasing climate risks (30:45) Incorporating resilience preparedness into ClimateCheck (35:33) Rocket - Go to http://getrocket.com/twist promo code TWIST for 20% off your first placement. (37:14) Next steps for ClimateCheck (43:28) The latest from the TWIST team

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First, Jason and Molly rip through the news (1:44). They cover looming layoffs at two Chinese tech giants (2:31), Google getting back into the AR glasses race with a new acquisition (7:27), chaos in the instant delivery space (13:15), and Yuga Labs launching $APE coin, a BAYC token. (24:58) Then, Producer Rachel interviews Smirk founder Preson Attebery on mobile gaming, the future of social gaming, and more! (33:00)

0:00 Jason and Molly tee up today's topics! 1:44 Rapid fire news! 2:31 Alibaba & Tencent brace for massive layoffs 7:27 Google re-enters the AR glasses race with its $1B acquisition of Micro LED startup Raxium 11:48 Dell For Startups - Visit http://dell.com/twist to apply for Dell for Startups and get up to 45% off select items! 13:15 Instant delivery madness: Getir raises at a $12B valuation, Russian-based Buyk declares bankruptcy due to inability to fundraise from Russian sanctions 23:20 LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://linkedIn.com/twist 24:58 Yuga Labs launches $APE coin 31:47 Intercom - Get access to Intercom's Early Stage Academy at a 95% discount at https://www.intercom.com/early-stage 33:00 Producer Rachel joins to tee up today's OK Boomer segment 34:42 OK Boomer: Smirk Founder Preston Attebery 1:06:02 Plugs!

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We chat film expert, podcaster, and Inside.com writer Lon Harris to talk about tech's latest streaming series The Dropout and Super Pumped! After that conversation, Molly sits down with LAUNCH founder Nick McHenry for a quick interview about his startup OneShop (1:08:00).

Show Notes:

(00:00) Jason and Molly intro today's show: Reviewing shows "The Dropout" and "Super Pumped" with Lon Harris, interview w/Nick McHenry of OneShop (02:07) Catching up w/OG TWiST cast member Lon Harris (09:31) Vanta - Get $1,000 off automating your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist (10:47) Jason and Molly talk to Lon about "The Dropout" (the Theranos show) (23:16) Odoo - Get your first app free and a $1000 credit at https://odoo.com/twist (24:26) Favorite scenes and performances in "The Dropout" (39:05) Coda - The All-in-one doc for teams, get a $1,000 credit at https://coda.io/twist (40:30) Discussing "Super Pumped" - is it realistic? (01:08:00) Molly interviews Nick McHenry of OneShop on his LAUNCH journey and scaling E-commerce

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