This Week in Startups

Zoom earnings, SaaS burnout, Amazon's $10B Alexa loss + FTX contagion with Sunny Madra | E1619


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First up, Jason and Molly discuss Zoom's Q3 earnings and SaaS burnout throughout the industry (1:37). Then, they break down Amazon's $10B loss tied to its Alexa smart speakers (22:13) and an Airbnb Co-Founder's new housing startup! (34:54) Sunny Madra joins in the final segment to help explain the crypto contagion caused by the FTX collapse. (45:12)

(0:00) Jason tees up today's segments!

(1:37) J+M wind-down earnings season with Zoom's Q3 results and discuss SaaS burnout in tech

(14:40) Embroker - Use code TWIST to get an extra 10% off insurance at https://Embroker.com/twist 

(15:55) How Zoom survives and thrives with insane competition

(22:13) Amazon's hardware/Prime Video division is on pace to lose ~$10B this year, mostly due to Alexa losses

(30:33) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://Squarespace.com/TWIST

(32:01) Solving Amazon's Alexa problem

(34:54) Startup of the Day: Airbnb Co-Founder Joe Gebbia has started a housing startup!

(43:46) Mixpanel - Apply for $50K in credits at https://mixpanel.com/startups 

(45:12) Sunny Madra joins to break down the contagion throughout crypto caused by the FTX collapse

(1:08:51) More FTX craziness: SBF's hundreds of millions of secondary, FTX's real estate purchases, and more!

(1:14:14) Is Coinbase in danger as one of the last major exchanges standing? Could Bitcoin fall further? How hard will it be to raise VC in crypto going forward?

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