This Week in Startups

First Jason and Molly open by digging into some details for the All-In Summit (02:12). Then they discuss Airbnb's search options (08:13), Airbnb's new aircover insurance feature (21:34) and Coinbase's disclosure that account funds aren't safe in a Coinbase bankruptcy (35:04). Then, Molly is joined by Ashley Carman to talk about Facebook dropping podcasts (54:46).

00:00 Molly tees up today's show 02:12 Jason and Molly are ready for All In Summit, "Details matter" 08:13 Airbnb's search options 12:33 Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist 13:49 More on the new Airbnb search options, where could Airbnb take it? 20:29 Odoo - Get your first app free and a $1000 credit at https://odoo.com/twist 21:34 Airbnb's insurance feature: aircover 33:55 Coda - The All-in-one doc for teams, get a $1,000 credit at https://coda.io/twist 35:04 Coinbase released a filing this morning that sent some into a panic, stock down another 22% today 53:00 Jason heads out to Miami for All In Summit 54:46 Ashley Carman joins to talk about Facebook dropping podcasts

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First Jason and Molly open by digging into some details for the All-In Summit (02:12). Then they discuss Airbnb's search options (08:13), Airbnb's new aircover insurance feature (21:34) and Coinbase's disclosure that account funds aren't safe in a Coinbase bankruptcy (35:04). Then, Molly is joined by Ashley Carman to talk about Facebook dropping podcasts (54:46).

First, crypto reporter Bennett Tomlin joins to break down the the massive decline of algorithmic stablecoin Terra USD (UST) and how the Terra-Luna ecosystem works (09:00). Then we recap five tech stocks that are down at least 70% off mid-COVID peaks Coinbase, Shopify, Twilio, Zoom and Block (44:44). We briefly touch of Elon's comments about reducing permanent bans on Twitter (1:05:48). Wrap with Peloton's painful earnings (1:22:53).

(00:00) Jason and Molly tee up today's topics (02:54) Jason and Molly talk a little bit about bitcoin and the stock market tanking (09:00) Bennett Tomlin joins to discuss what's going on with stable coins: LUNA, Tether, etc. (14:10) Indochino - Get $50 off any purchase of $399 or more by using code TWIST at checkout https://www.indochino.com (15:17) Can you buy 60 cents of LUNA to get a dollar worth of Terra? Are algorithmic stable coins destined to collapse? (22:09) Vanta - Get $1,000 off automating your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist (23:19) Discussing LFG Reserve balance over time (31:00) Assure - To get 20% off your first Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) visit https://Assure.co/twist (32:11) Different types of stable coins, & how much damage will the past few weeks do to the idea of algorithmic stablecoins? (44:44) Jason and Molly on the bitcoin crash and major tech stock wipeouts (50:10) Coinbase (53:20) Shopify (57:00) Twilio (1:00:40) Zoom (1:03:11) Square (Block Inc) (1:05:48) Breaking News: Elon Musk says "I guess I would" reverse Trump Twitter ban (1:22:53 )Peloton stock down 93% from pandemic high

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First, we discuss Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi's company-wide email rallying Uber behind a cash-generating vision to court investors (6:30). Then, we cover Apple's machine learning director departing because of the company's work from home policies (43:22) and the White House's negotiation with ISPs for low-cost high-speed internet to pair with the Affordable Connectivity Program (57:00).

(00:00) Jason and Molly intro today's news stories (02:30) Jason and Molly catch up (06:30) Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi wrote email employees Sunday night stating Uber needs to increase free cash flow to win support from investors (11:13) Embroker - Get an extra 10% off insurance for your business at https://Embroker.com/twist (12:27) Key takeaways from the Uber email (20:41) Dell For Startups - Apply and get up to 45% off at http://dell.com/twist (21:53) Jason and Molly's thoughts on the Uber email (28:40) Catching up with Producer Nick (32:36) Ourcrowd - Check out the deal of the week at https://ourcrowd.com/twist (33:43) Wrapping up the Uber story, final thoughts (43:22) Apple's director of ML is leaving the company due to its return to work policy (55:05) Jason makes some predictions (57:00) White House announced plans to boost high-speed internet for low-income families

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First, we discuss Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi's company-wide email rallying Uber behind a cash-generating vision to court investors (6:30). Then, we cover Apple's machine learning director departing because of the company's work from home policies (43:22) and the White House's negotiation with ISPs for low-cost high-speed internet to pair with the Affordable Connectivity Program (57:00).

Sunday double-header. First, Jason discusses why some VC firms allow side investing and others explicitly forbid it (01:50). Then, in a This Week in Climate Startups segment Molly interviews Nan Ransohoff, Head of Climate at Stripe (12:27) about their $900M+ plan to fund carbon sequestration (31:18).

Sunday double-header. First, Jason discusses why some VC firms allow side investing and others explicitly forbid it (01:50). Then, in a This Week in Climate Startups segment Molly interviews Nan Ransohoff, Head of Climate at Stripe (12:27) about their $900M+ plan to fund carbon sequestration (31:18).

00:00 Jason and Molly introduce today's show 01:50 VC Sunday School: What's the deal with side investing? 09:42 Thorne - Personalized, scientific wellness. Go to https://Thorne.com/u/TWIST 10:55 Intro This Week in Climate Startups 12:27 TWiCS: Molly interviews Nan Ransohoff, Head of Climate at Stripe 20:14 Wealthfront - Get your first $5,000 managed for free, for life at https://wealthfront.com/TWIST 21:30 The market for carbon removal: paying to re-sequester carbon 29:57 OpenPhone - Get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/twist 31:18 Discussing how Frontier functions as a non-profit within Stripe & how to make something like Frontier mainstream

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First Jason and Molly break down Twitter's new community annotation feature Birdwatch (1:40), they go through screenshots of the beta version and weigh the possibility for the Birdwatch to bridge the moderation gap. Then Producer Rachel interviews Patrick McDonnell of Flapjack (44:04) about working in a hacker house in Miami, optimizing restaurant menus and his experience making the Boring Company flamethrower.

(00:00) Jason and Molly tee up today's show (01:40) BREAKING NEWS: Jason and Molly go over leaked Birdwatch Twitter feature screenshots (10:21) Notion - Get started for free at https://notion.com/thisweekinstartups (11:39) How does Birdwatch compare to Reddit or Wikipedia? Some examples of Birdwatch. (23:04) Ourcrowd - Check out the deal of the week at https://ourcrowd.com/twist (24:20) "Notes rated helpful" Birdwatch feature. Will Birdwatch work? (32:45) Intercom - Get advanced Intercom features and Early Stage Academy at a 95% discount https://www.intercom.com/early-stage (34:00) The power of mods in online communities (39:58) Rachel tees up this week's OK boomer segments (44:04) OKB: Producer Rachel interviews Patrick McDonnell of Flapjack

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First Jason and Molly break down Twitter's new community annotation feature Birdwatch (1:40), they go through screenshots of the beta version and weigh the possibility for the Birdwatch to bridge the moderation gap. Then Producer Rachel interviews Patrick McDonnell of Flapjack (44:04) about working in a hacker house in Miami, optimizing restaurant menus and his experience making the Boring Company flamethrower.

First we chat with Lon Harris from Inside Streaming about the latest Netflix news, strategy, exciting upcoming shows and the proliferation of ads on streaming services (2:23). Then we cover Plaid CEO insinuating that a Stripe PM probed their company for information before making a copycat (39:40), Cameo's round of layoffs that included 4 execs (53:08) and the latest on Elon Musk's Twitter acquisition (1:06:25).

(00:00) Jason and Molly tee up today's show (02:23) This Week in Streaming with Lon Harris (10:55) iTrust Capital - Visit https://itrust.capital/twist to create your Crypto IRA today (12:11) The Hollywood Reporter published an article on the craziness inside Netflix that led up to them losing users and the stock collapsing (17:57) Nerding out on the upcoming Obi-Wan series and Star Wars (22:54) Masterworks - Skip the waitlist to invest in art using promo code TWIST at https://Masterworks.io/twist (24:02) More thoughts on what Disney will do with Star Wars and Marvel/DC (31:52) Peacock will introduce dynamically inserted in-scene ads (36:07) Microacquire - Sell your business with no fees at https://try.microacquire.com/twist (37:30) Wrapping up with Lon (39:40) Startup news: the Stripe mafia (52:08) Cameo lay-offs include execs (1:06:25) CNBC reports Elon Musk will serve as temporary Twitter CEO following takeover (1:11:25) The money behind Elon's Twitter purchase

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