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Podcast: This Week in Startups
Episode: Crypto's Super Bowl blitz, Joby's asian air-taxi partnerships, Affirm's earnings & BNPL growing pains | E1386
Description: First, we break down the Crypto companies that ran super bowl ads and see how they stack up against the dot-com era ads (1:53). Then, we do an update on Joby aviation now that they are trying to roll out an air taxi service in South Korea (28:03). To wrap, Molly covers the BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later) space and the challenges these companies are having as they scale, specifically Affirm's recent earnings (36:49).
(0:00) Jason and Molly tee up today’s show… from alternate timelines!
(1:53) Comparing the 2022 influx of Super Bowl crypto ads with the Dot-com Era...