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This Week in Startups

Jason Calacanis covers startups, tech, markets, media, and all the hottest topics in business and technology. He also interviews the world’s greatest founders, operators, investors, and innovators.

Founders Fund's Brian Singerman on building a legendary VC firm, “Adapt or Die” and "Ikigai" | E1896

49 mins; February 12, 2024

Dry Powder in Venture Capital, VC Ratings, and more with Grady Buchanan and Victor Gutwein | E1895

89 hours 44 mins; February 09, 2024

AI Demos: AI that interprets human emotion, Hugging Face Assistants, and more! | E1894

67 hours 19 mins; February 07, 2024

Alexis Ohanian on Reddit's potential IPO & more | E1893

56 mins; February 06, 2024

Beeper's fight to break Apple's stronghold on messaging with Eric Migicovsky | E1892

49 mins; February 05, 2024

Late-stage VC market update + Terra Kaffe's Sahand Dilmaghani | E1891

54 mins; February 02, 2024

Fund of funds: origins, evolution and deep dive with Michael Kim | E1890

62 hours 21 mins; January 31, 2024

Building a consumer app’s MVP and how to fundraise with Zest’s Jake Gutstein | E1889

55 mins; January 30, 2024

We celebrate our 100th AI Demo with Sunny Madra! | E1888

48 mins; January 29, 2024

Unicorns: now and then with Aileen Lee | E1887

68 hours 59 mins; January 26, 2024

Venture Fund Size Growth, the Rise of Unicorns, and more with Elizabeth Yin and Zach Coelius | E1886

79 hours 45 mins; January 25, 2024

Rabbit CEO Jesse Lyu on launching the R1, future of AI hardware, and going viral at CES | E1885

89 hours 49 mins; January 23, 2024

AI Demos: Dinnerfy, Hour One, AI short film “Borrowing Time”, Bland AI and more! | E1884

55 mins; January 22, 2024

Series A valuations, M&A in 2024, and M.A.N.G with Jason Shuman and Raja Doddala | E1883

62 hours 24 mins; January 19, 2024

LP investment strategies, IRR focus, and more with Berkocorp's Joshua Berkowitz | E1882

69 hours 14 mins; January 17, 2024

Flexport's Ryan Petersen on returning as CEO, global logistics in a time of conflict & more | E1881

75 hours 48 mins; January 16, 2024

Best of CES recap with Sunny Madra | E1880

53 mins; January 15, 2024

Michael Kim, Jason Calacanis, and David Weisburd on VC marks, Rabois leaving FF for Khosla, and more | E1879

61 hours 22 mins; January 12, 2024

Dara Khosrowshahi, Bill Gurley, Brad Gerstner, & Jason Calacanis on Uber's growth and future | E1878

74 hours 57 mins; January 11, 2024

The Growing Ransomware Threat: Targets, Insights, and Strategies with Halcyon's Jon Miller | E1877

55 mins; January 09, 2024

AI Demos: Stable Diffusion Turbo, AI Room Decorator, AI-Driven Clothing Site, and more! | E1876

62 hours 21 mins; January 08, 2024

Bill Gurley, Brad Gerstner, & Jason Calacanis on the state of tech markets, hosted by David Weisburd | E1875

88 hours 56 mins; January 05, 2024

AI on Trial: Inside the NY Times vs. OpenAI Lawsuit with Cecilia Ziniti | E1874

76 hours 20 mins; January 04, 2024

2024 AI Predictions and Bets with Sunny Madra | E1873

73 hours 32 mins; January 02, 2024

Business Breakdowns: “The Founder” Ray Kroc and the Story of McDonalds | E1872

83 hours 31 mins; December 29, 2023

Glenn Kelman on Market Trends, Home-Buying Hacks and Redfin Insights | E1871

38 mins; December 27, 2023

FCC's Brendan Carr on Starlink subsidy revocation, China's internet ambitions, and TikTok | E1870

50 mins; December 25, 2023

AI-Powered "Tools for Thought": Exploring NotebookLM with Steven Berlin Johnson | E1869

62 hours 0 mins; December 20, 2023

Pioneering AI Wearables: Avi Schiffmann and Tab AI | E1868

38 mins; December 19, 2023

AI DEMOS: Turning Adele into John Mayer, animating a Jedi Bulldog, AI companions and much more! | E1867

62 hours 15 mins; December 18, 2023

Startup pitch competition: Jason invests $25K LIVE! | E1866

44 mins; December 15, 2023

Mastering Early-Stage Board Meetings | Startup Finance Basics w/ Kruze's Scott Orn | E1865

28 mins; December 14, 2023

Jerry Colonna on 'Reunion': sustaining founder drive, enlightened leadership, and more! | E1864

61 hours 51 mins; December 13, 2023

Drawing the Future with AI featuring tldraw’s Steve Ruiz | E1863

37 mins; December 12, 2023

AI DEMOS: Google’s NotebookLM, Bard’s Gemini upgrade, Magnific’s image upscaler, & more! | E1862

86 hours 56 mins; December 11, 2023

Kevin O'Connor on backing visionaries, the future of VC, internet history and more | E1861

55 mins; December 08, 2023

How to pay yourself as a startup founder | Startup Finance Basics w/ Kruze's Scott Orn | E1860

23 mins; December 07, 2023

Earth Reimagined: Crafting a planet-scale digital twin with Blackshark.AI's Michael Putz | E1859

42 mins; December 06, 2023

Genomes Unlocked: Anne Wojcicki's Vision for 23andMe and the Future of Proactive Healthcare | E1858

76 hours 29 mins; December 05, 2023

AI demos: Figma’s FigJam, AI drawing, dancing avatars, and more! | E1857

55 mins; December 04, 2023

David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH) on the ‘Post-SaaS era' | E1856

81 hours 37 mins; December 01, 2023

Exploring AI's Pace of Evolution, AGI's Future, and Data Dominance with Adept CEO David Luan | E1855

38 mins; November 29, 2023

24/7 autonomous agents for everything with Induced AI’s Aryan Sharma | E1854

52 mins; November 28, 2023

AI demos: Bard's YouTube summarizer, Stability's image editing tools, and more with Sunny Madra | E1853

74 hours 45 mins; November 27, 2023

OpenAI Chaos Continues with Sunny Madra and David Sacks | E1852

60 hours 14 mins; November 20, 2023

BREAKING: Sam Altman fired from OpenAI, chaos ensues! | E1851

59 mins; November 17, 2023

Real-time AI-powered design with Krea CEO Victor Perez | E1850

54 mins; November 17, 2023

Avoiding Accidental Tax Fraud | Startup Finance Basics w/ Kruze's Scott Orn | E1849

22 mins; November 16, 2023

Engineering an AI-powered doctor’s office with Forward CEO Adrian Aoun | E1848

52 mins; November 15, 2023

PrayingForExits on the rush into defense tech, “innovator’s sprint,” & global VC markets | E1847

45 mins; November 14, 2023

AI Demos! xAI’s Grok chatbot, OpenAI’s GPTs, & more! | E1846

61 hours 56 mins; November 13, 2023

Tech Earnings Breakdown: $UBER, $LYFT, $KIND with TechCrunch's Alex Wilhelm | E1845

79 hours 4 mins; November 10, 2023

The Case for Adam Neumann + driverDoc's Josh Kolar on automation for trucking companies | E1844

45 mins; November 09, 2023

Managing your treasury in 2023 | Startup Finance Basics w/ Kruze's Scott Orn | E1843

18 mins; November 08, 2023

Uber profitable again, SBF guilty, Biden's AI EO + Motive's John Habeck | E1842

44 mins; November 07, 2023

OpenAI DevDay!: demoing GPT-4 Turbo, "GPT Store" potential, and more with Sunny Madra | E1841

63 hours 11 mins; November 06, 2023

The hard lessons from building three startups with Maven’s Gagan Biyani | E1840

58 mins; November 03, 2023

Giving NPCs the power of AI with Convai's Purnendu Mukherjee | E1839

50 mins; November 02, 2023

Airtable CEO Howie Liu on pivoting from blitzscaling to profits, AI applications, and more | E1838

57 mins; November 01, 2023

AI Demos! Cap table management platform, AI-powered job interviews, & more! | E1837

50 mins; October 31, 2023

Loop Golf's Matt Holder on auto tee times for golfers, plus: Cruise robotaxi suspension | E1836

50 mins; October 27, 2023

Demoing Google Suite's AI plus legal docs, detection, and more! | E1835

47 mins; October 26, 2023

Google, Microsoft, and Snap earnings, plus the state of VC in the Middle East | E1834

58 mins; October 25, 2023

The Trial of SBF: A deep dive with Inner City Press's Matthew Russell Lee | E1833

68 hours 19 mins; October 24, 2023

Reverse-engineering autonomy in humanoid robots with Sanctuary AI CEO Geordie Rose | E1832

62 hours 32 mins; October 20, 2023

Should Apple buy Disney? Plus: Apple's $1B blockbuster bet and more with Lon Harris | E1831

59 mins; October 18, 2023

Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel on travel industry trends, M&A, leadership, and more! | E1830

52 mins; October 17, 2023

AI demos: ChatGPT’s UI punch ups, Google’s generative image search, and more with Sunny Madra | E1829

70 hours 49 mins; October 16, 2023

Debating personal AI hardware with Rewind AI’s Dan Siroker | E1828

39 mins; October 12, 2023

NEWS: Ackman's SPARC, Unity CEO steps down amidst dev revolt, AI operating costs skyrocket | E1827

56 mins; October 11, 2023

State of early-stage VC, finding PMF, Caroline Ellison testifies & more with Zach Coelius | E1826

70 hours 32 mins; October 10, 2023

Bill Gurley and Sunny Madra talk open-source vs. proprietary AI | E1825

56 mins; October 09, 2023

NEWS: Breaking down SBF's trial and the downfall of FTX | E1824

49 mins; October 06, 2023

NEWS: Anthropic targets $20B+ valuation, Flexport chaos & more! | E1823

56 mins; October 05, 2023

Kayak CEO Steve Hafner on the state of travel, AI's place, hospitality trends, and more! | E1822

53 mins; October 03, 2023

AI demos! Microsoft’s Windows Copilot, ChatGPT multimodal, Meta’s AI chatbots | E1821

72 hours 46 mins; October 02, 2023

OpenAI taps Jony Ive for “iPhone for AI," FTC/Amazon + Roam Around CEO Shie Gabbai | E1820

47 mins; September 29, 2023

Startup pitch competition: Jason invests $25K | E1819

81 hours 19 mins; September 28, 2023

The future of fintech with Plaid CEO Zach Perret | E1818

60 hours 23 mins; September 27, 2023

Grammarly CEO Rahul Roy-Chowdhury on the future of user-centric language tools | E1817

77 hours 52 mins; September 26, 2023

Google Bard Extensions and AI demos with Sunny Madra | E1816

60 hours 3 mins; September 25, 2023

Jason Unplugged: IPO market, WaPo tactics against Dave Portnoy + Live Q&A | E1815

47 mins; September 22, 2023

How Replit is using AI to supercharge IDEs with Amjad Masad | E1814

70 hours 55 mins; September 21, 2023

Benchmark's Sarah Tavel on the state of VC, AI's impact on startups & more! | E1813

84 hours 53 mins; September 20, 2023

Oura CEO Tom Hale on Hardware-as-a-Service, navigating ZIRP, journey to CEO & more! | E1812

69 hours 16 mins; September 19, 2023

OpenAI and Google race to launch multimodal LLM plus AI demos with Sunny Madra | E1811

63 hours 44 mins; September 18, 2023

Next Unicorns: The Path to Reaching Net Zero with Avnos CEO Will Kain | E1810

62 hours 56 mins; September 15, 2023

Transforming DTC via supply chain innovations with Boll & Branch CEO Scott Tannen | E1809

56 mins; September 14, 2023

Expanding AI chip capabilities beyond Nvidia with Modular CEO Chris Lattner | E1808

63 hours 30 mins; September 13, 2023

Inside crypto’s wild rise and fall with “Number Go Up” author Zeke Faux | E1807

55 mins; September 12, 2023

Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora on cybersecurity in the age of AI | E1806

69 hours 24 mins; September 11, 2023

Building for the circular economy and the future of shopping with Poshmark’s Manish Chandra | E1805

45 mins; September 08, 2023

Sequoia’s Roelof Botha on “Crucible Moments” and the state of VC | E1804

84 hours 51 mins; September 07, 2023

David Sacks and Ethan Ruby on launching SaaSGrid | E1803

53 mins; September 06, 2023

Next Unicorns: Preventing future fraud using AI with Sardine CEO Soups Ranjan | E1802

43 mins; September 05, 2023

Building a blood-testing startup in 2023 with Vital CEO Vasu Nadella | E1801

54 mins; September 04, 2023

Bootstrapping to IPO, product-led growth, & scaling SaaS with Atlassian's Scott Farquhar | E1800

67 hours 14 mins; September 01, 2023

Next Unicorns: Developing drugs to extend dog lifespans with Loyal CEO Celine Halioua | E1799

65 hours 15 mins; August 30, 2023

NEWS: Instacart and Klaviyo file for IPO, State of VC distributions, AI lawsuits | E1798

60 hours 14 mins; August 28, 2023

NEWS: Nvidia’s insane earnings beat, Arm’s IPO filing, and more! | E1797

86 hours 21 mins; August 24, 2023

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