This Week in Startups

Molly and Jason kick off the show about social taboo topics and getting to the bottom of Covid-19.(2:22) Following the two discuss Molly attending Strictly VC, DeepMind's new chatbot Sparrow and OpenAI's end game. (15:43) Then Molly interviews LAUNCH Accelerator founder United by Zero CEO and Founder Lex Kiefhaber (52:34). Then we cap off the episode with another great edition of Ok Boomer featuring Juliet Meskers, co-founder and CEO of MOTH (1:08:45)

(0:00) M+J kick off the show

(2:22) Covid-19 and cultural taboo topics

(10:32) Linode - Apply to Linode's Rise program for up to six figures in discounts at https://linode.com/twist

(12:01) Getting to the bottom of Covid-19

(15:43) Molly attended Strictly VC to hear Sam Altman speak about AI

(19:33) Crowdbotics - Get a free scoping session for your next big app idea at crowdbotics.com/twist

(21:06) The difference between creating and packaging AI

(28:42) DeepMind's chatbot Sparrow + AI infringing on intellectual property

(37:18) Acquire.com - Sign up for FREE at https://try.acquire.com/twist

(38:49) What is OpenAI's end game?

(52:34) Molly interviews LAUNCH Accelerator founder United by Zero CEO and Founder Lex Kiefhaber

(1:08:45) Ok Boomer featuring Juliet Meskers, co-founder and CEO of MOTH

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Molly and Jason chop it up about Jason's latest Jay Trades: Apple, Amazon and Disney. (2:21) Then they briefly discuss SBF's new Substack. (14:42) To wrap up the show, Lon joins us for this week's edition of This Week in Streaming to talk about award season and Netflix's content strategy. (21:14)

(0:00) M+J kick off the show

(2:21) Jason explains why he placed a bet on Apple

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(9:20) Molly and Jason discuss his two other Jay Trades, Amazon and Disney

(14:42) SBF's Substack

(19:42) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist

(21:14) Lon joins to discuss award season with Molly and Jason

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(37:17) Netflix's content strategy is like a "gourmet cheeseburger"

(50:36) Award season continued

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First up, J+M cover the problems at Slack and Salesforce (3:00), before breaking down the anti-competitive issues with bundling software to harm competitors. (13:34) Then, they talk about the comeuppance from "A-players" regarding the lack of efficiency in big tech (26:35), a 10-month jail sentence for crypto inside trading (39:52), and DoNotPay's AI-based robo-lawyer taking a case! (51:14)

(0:00) J+M tee up today's topics!

(3:00) Breaking down the recent rift between Slack and Salesforce

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(13:34) Issues with bundling, did Salesforce overpay for Slack?

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(26:35) Lack of efficiency as a lightning rod at big tech companies, management styles

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(39:52) The brother of a former Coinbase PM was sentenced to 10 months in prison for using tips from his brother to make $900K

(51:14) DoNotPay's robo-lawyer will be used in a court case, OpenAI will pilot a paid version of ChatGPT

(1:06:51) Jason ends with an emotional video from Ke Huy Quan's Golden Globes acceptance speech

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Molly and Jason discuss the news that Coinbase is doing another 20% RIF. (6:50) Then they discuss the announcement that Microsoft is investing $10B into OpenAI with some pretty favourable terms. (27:19) After, Molly and Jason chat about Make Sunsets' plan to cool the planet and Enpal, a German solar panel company raising money at a $2.4B valuation. (46:56) Then we wrap with this year's first edition of TWiCS featuring Mike O'Kronley, CEO of Ascend Elements. (1:00:56)

(0:00) M+J kick off the show

(2:10) Atmospheric rivers and the chaos in California

(6:50) Coinbase does another 20% RIF

(11:56) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist

(13:03) The future of employment in tech

(21:50) Mixpanel - Apply for $50K in credits at https://mixpanel.com/startups

(23:16) The perfect amount of founders

(27:19) Microsoft is invests $10B into OpenAI

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(34:10) OpenAI going from a non-profit to a for-profit + What is roundtripping?

(46:56) Make Sunsets raises $750K to do what?!

(53:05) Enpal raises at a $2.4B valuation

(1:00:56) TWiCS: Mike O'Kronley of Ascend Elements

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Back from the weekend! First up, J+M catch up and cover a very strange economic situation. (2:07) Then, the duo covers NoMa, the world's most famous restaurant, shutting its doors due to an unsustainable business model (24:46), before going deep on generative AI news and demoing OpenAI's ChatGPT iOS app! (49:54)

(0:00) J+M intro today's show!

(2:07) Weekend catchup! Jason's chainsaw adventure

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(14:04) Twitter view counts being a revealing engagement metric, Jeremy Renner's accident, "the weirdest economy ever"

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(24:46) Noma, the world's best restaurant, to shut down due to an unsustainable business model

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(39:12) Massive wealth transfer upcoming and how that impacts the labor market, Kauffman Fellowship

(49:54) OpenAI update: Microsoft reportedly integrating ChatGPT into Word and email, "derivative" AI tools, SOTD: XetHub, ChatGPT banned by NYC public schools

(1:02:38) Jason demos ChatGPT's upcoming iOS app, which is currently in private TestFlight beta

(1:11:12) Uber trademarks "Uber Air," eVTOL relationship with Joby Aviation, current chopper business

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Coffeezilla joins M+J to discuss the latest on the alleged Logan Paul and CryptoZoo scam. (1:21) Then Em Herrera joins Rachel for this year's first edition of Ok Boomer to discuss 2023 predictions. (50:29)

(0:00) Molly kicks off the show

(1:11) Coffeezilla joins Molly and Jason to discuss the alleged CryptoZoo Scandal and his background

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(12:37) Coffeezilla's main issue with the alleged grift + What is CryptoZoo?

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(21:30) Logan Paul's response video

(26:32) The red flags of CryptoZoo + What Logan should have done

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(43:18) Overtime with Coffeezilla

(50:29) Ok Boomer: 2023 predictions with Em Herrera FOLLOW Coffeezilla: https://twitter.com/coffeebreak_YT

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M+J kick off the show by discussing the news that Bing will integrate ChatGPT into its search service. (1:21) Then they chop it up about ZeniMax forming Microsoft's first union. (15:06) And then Lon Harris joins the show to review Flux Gourmet and chat about the economics of streaming (27:11)

(0:00) J+M Kick off the show

(1:21) Bing to integrate ChatGPT into search

(13:30) Crowdbotics - Get a free scoping session for your next big app idea at crowdbotics.com/twist

(15:06) ZeniMax forms Microsoft's first union

(25:45) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://Squarespace.com/TWIST

(27:11) Lon, Molly and Jason discuss Flux Gourmet

(41:31) Founder University 2-Day Intensive Course - learn more at intensive.founder.university

(42:31) Starz cancels Dangerous Liaisons, Becoming Elizabeth and Step Up + the economics of streaming

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Multiple time guest and friend of the pod Keith Rabois is back! Jason and Keith talk 2023 macro outlook (1:00), big tech's impact on startups (10:01), advice for founders (18:24), Meta's risky VR bet (27:22), ChatGPT vs Google (39:05), and more!

(0:00) Jason intros today's guest: Keith Rabois!

(1:00) Keith's 2023 macro outlook and thoughts on startup valuations

(8:54) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist

(10:01) What are big tech hiring freezes and RIFs doing to the startup market? Entitlement era coming to an end

(18:24) Advice for different archetypes of founders

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(27:22) Importance of founder authority, Tim Cook taking over for Steve Jobs at Apple, Meta's risky VR bet

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(39:05) Keith's thoughts on ChatGPT, a new approach to search, and Microsoft taking on Google

(53:37) What types of founders is Keith looking to invest in right now?

(59:25) OpenDoor thoughts + a little politics

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Jason and Molly are BACK for the first news show of 2023! First up, they break down SpaceX's reported $137B valuation, the astounding market opportunity for Starlink, and more! (7:14) Then, they cover two Shopify stories (37:38) and Apple shutting down fan-favorite weather app Dark Sky. (55:01)

(0:00) J+M intro today's topics!

(2:25) Thoughts on the potential year ahead

(7:14) SpaceX is raising $750M at a $137B valuation, led by a16z

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(14:24) Producer Sam (powered by ChatGPT), Starlink's bottom-up TAM, SpaceX's genius infrastructure play

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(31:28) More ChatGPT producing

(37:38) Shopify is attempting to fill the ad targeting void left by Apple's App Tracking Transparency

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(46:32) Second Shopify story: CEO Tobi Lutke has asked employees to purge meetings to increase productivity

(55:01) Apple shuts down the Dark Sky weather app

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Jason and Molly rip through 20+ predictions for 2023, including over/under bets, shutdowns, stocks, main characters, startups, new tech, and SO much more!

(0:00) J+M tee up today's show: 2023 Predictions!

(1:53) Main character of 2023

(4:35) Most anticipated trend

(7:13) Surprising shutdown

(9:40) Biggest bag securer

(13:36) Notion - Sign up for FREE at https://notion.com/jason

(15:06) App/tech breakout

(17:30) Most notable CEO resignation or return

(21:25) Most anticipated technology

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(26:45) Most anticipated media

(29:09) Over/under: 30.5 year sentence for SBF

(30:07) Over/under: 10.5 year sentence for Caroline Ellison

(30:34) Over/under: $750M box office for Oppenheimer

(31:06) Over/under: 21 months left of recession

(31:46) Hottest take for 2023

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(37:26) Will any VCs be charged in a crypto-related crime?

(38:16) Will total capital raised by VCs fall off a cliff?

(43:11) What startup will make the biggest impact?

(45:59) Overrated hot new vertical

(48:43) Will the fundraising landscape get better for startups?

(50:19) Over/under: 3 new impactful social apps

(51:18) Most stock appreciation: $AAPL, $AMZN, $GOOG, $META, $MSFT

(52:59) Most stock appreciation: $ABNB, $SPOT, $UBER

(55:21) Over/under: 177 IPOs

(56:07) When will VR replace the iPhone?

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