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Todays show:

Jason and Alex are joined by Dune's CEO to discuss wealth taxes and their impact on startups, highlighting the need for nations to support digital innovation. Then, they dive into MicroStrategy's Bitcoin strategy, OpenAI's browser plans, and the 2025 IPO class, including excitement for CoreWeave's debut!

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the show

(6:07) Impact of taxes on startup formation and Norway's economic background

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(11:53) Norway's wealth tax implications and policy changes

(18:09) Exodus of top taxpayers and the paradox of Norway's wealth tax

(20:14) Wall of shame for tax critics

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(28:41) Dune Analytics' revenue growth and new index product launch

(36:47) DevSquad - Get an entire product team for the cost of one US developer plus 10% off at https://devsquad.com/twist

(38:15) Michael Saylor and MicroStrategy's Bitcoin investment strategy

(49:01) Market irrationality and risks associated with Bitcoin investments

(55:01) Crypto wealth diversification and new investment structures

(1:02:20) OpenAI's new browser project and its impact on search

(1:05:51) Increasing reliance on browsers and Bluesky's potential

(1:15:37) CoreWeave's IPO and the future of GPU clouds

(1:18:22) Bitcoin market dynamics and predictions

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Mentioned on the show:

https://www.microstrategy.com/press/microstrategy-announces-third-quarter-2024-financial-results-and-announces-42-billion-capital-plan_10-30-2024

https://x.com/ASvanevik/status/1857568015929455050/photo/1

https://bsky.jazco.dev/stats

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2550877

http://launch3.squarespace.com/blog/l019-bitcoin-p2p-currency-the-most-dangerous-project-weve-ev.html;jsessionid=EE99D323A0E532A507C8E2CD1EF05BAF.v5-web008

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