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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.

Steve Case on "The Rise of the Rest", America's economic resiliency & more | E1601

50 mins; November 01, 2022

Self-driving shakeup: TuSimple CEO fired & Argo AI shuts down + Divvy Homes CEO Adena Hefets | E1600

49 mins; October 31, 2022

Strategies for investing in an overheated market, understanding warrants + Nat Bullard | E1599

62 hours 36 mins; October 30, 2022

Meta's precarious situation, $AMZN earnings breakdown, James Gunn to run DC + OK Boomer | E1598

96 hours 0 mins; October 28, 2022

$META earnings instant reaction, Apple's NFT rules, SBF backlash & more | E1597

59 mins; October 27, 2022

$MSFT, $GOOG, $SPOT earnings breakdowns + Coco CEO Zach Rash | E1596

70 hours 43 mins; October 26, 2022

Shutterstock partners with OpenAI, Apple's new smart lock partner, Mach 9 spaceplane & more | E1595

57 mins; October 25, 2022

Brad Gerstner's open letter to Zuck, Meta's lack of efficiency, Divvy Homes hit piece | E1594

78 hours 51 mins; October 24, 2022

Venture Debt: should your startup take it on? + Mi Terro's Robert Luo | E1593

37 mins; October 23, 2022

YouTube’s new roadmap, OpenAI & BeReal fundraising news, Snap’s 30% drop + OK Boomer | E1592

66 hours 41 mins; October 21, 2022

Tesla + Netflix Q3 earnings, Kevin Hart's VC fund, Twitter ideas, revamping the DCEU | E1591

79 hours 59 mins; October 20, 2022

Next Unicorns evaluation + Ask Jason | E1590

56 mins; October 19, 2022

Stability AI's $1B+ valuation, why you should start or join a startup, Roblox jumps 20% | E1589

52 mins; October 18, 2022

Ye agrees to acquire Parler, Xi Jinping on the state of China, deglobalization & more | E1588

79 hours 19 mins; October 17, 2022

The Wing shuts down, avoiding pitfalls of success + Tesseract Energy's Alan Chang | E1587

48 mins; October 16, 2022

VCs hiring Twitter ghostwriters, Meta's XR plan, Netflix's ad tier & more | E1586

77 hours 19 mins; October 14, 2022

SEC investigates Bored Apes, AI-generated Steve Jobs/Joe Rogan interview & more | E1585

65 hours 3 mins; October 13, 2022

TikTok planning to build US fulfillment centers + Liquid Death CEO Mike Cessario | E1584

59 mins; October 12, 2022

New worker classification test proposal, Getir in talks to acquire Gorillas & more | E1583

69 hours 1 min; October 11, 2022

Amazon's transformation, Peloton's mistakes, VC market downturn & more with Ben Gilbert | E1582

78 hours 6 mins; October 10, 2022

Why VCs care about ownership percentage + Flowcarbon CEO Dana Gibber | E1581

73 hours 50 mins; October 09, 2022

US chip industry update, fixing education, Amazon allegations + OK Boomer | E1580

62 hours 29 mins; October 07, 2022

Ask Jason! + Streaming news with Lon Harris | E1579

70 hours 53 mins; October 06, 2022

Twitter ideas, Elizabeth Holmes trial update, universal USB-C + Ellevest's Sallie Krawcheck | E1578

65 hours 26 mins; October 05, 2022

Twitter deal updates, Poshmark acquired, Liquid Death's $700M valuation & more | E1577

60 hours 33 mins; October 04, 2022

Tesla AI Day, SEC charges Kim Kardashian for unlawfully promoting token, Section 230 & more | E1576

83 hours 52 mins; October 03, 2022

How VCs decide to sell a position + Future's Jean-Louis Warnholz | E1575

43 mins; October 02, 2022

The virtuous cycle of tech startups, Mr. Beast turns down $1B offer + OK Boomer: Taylor Bell | E1574

61 hours 54 mins; October 01, 2022

Meta's text-to-video tool, Zuck's grand plan, Vision Fund to cut staff 30% + $WBD lawsuit | E1573

78 hours 57 mins; September 29, 2022

Apple allows in-app NFT purchases + Bitcoin's role during global macro headwinds | E1572

56 mins; September 28, 2022

Cathie Wood's new VC fund, Bill Gurley's best insights, Girls Who Code on banned books list | E1571

63 hours 11 mins; September 27, 2022

British pound crashes, Do Kwon's red notice, NASA's DART mission, TikTok nears US deal | E1570

76 hours 21 mins; September 26, 2022

Evaluating founder ambition, tools vs platforms + USV's Albert Wenger: post-capital world | E1569

57 mins; September 25, 2022

Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke on navigating a downturn, innovating in compensation & more | E1568

101 hours 15 mins; September 23, 2022

DAO breakdown with Orange DAO's Ben Huh + Amazon's $11B NFL deal with Lon Harris | E1567

89 hours 58 mins; September 22, 2022

Mojo CEO Vinit Bharara on building a stock market to bet on athletes | E1566

69 hours 27 mins; September 21, 2022

Nikola lawsuit updates, Rumble business breakdown + more SPAC updates | E1565

53 mins; September 20, 2022

Monetizing BeReal, Bogus accounts by US Military, iPhone 14 camera bug, Twilio layoffs | E1564

74 hours 26 mins; September 19, 2022

How to deal with failing startups + Team Wildfire CEO Steve Wolf on "Hurricane-as-a-Service" | E1563

59 mins; September 18, 2022

Paid newsletter pricing disruption, Instagram Reels underperforming + OK Boomer | E1562

46 mins; September 17, 2022

Adobe acquires Figma for $20B, Patagonia founder donates profits + Streaming consolidation | E1561

66 hours 20 mins; September 15, 2022

Crypto news: Do Kwon arrest warrant, ETH merge, Orange DAO + The Blueprint Part 10 | E1560

103 hours 34 mins; September 14, 2022

Bob Iger joins VC firm as venture partner, Twitter whistleblower hearing, KKR tokenizes fund | E1559

83 hours 35 mins; September 13, 2022

Bolt cancels $1.5B Wyre deal, $ROKU adds TikTok-style feature, Deere's self-driving tractors | E1558

61 hours 1 min; September 12, 2022

How VCs view founders with a side hustle + Bringing ESG to VC with Joe Blair | E1557

51 mins; September 11, 2022

Muck Rack raises $180M, Elly Health Co-Founder Cecilia Anderson + OK Boomer | E1556

55 mins; September 09, 2022

Kim Kardashian's new PE firm & impact on VC + how Amazon can turn a profit on Rings of Power | E1555

70 hours 1 min; September 09, 2022

Instagram to shut down Shopping, reacting to Apple's event & more + The Blueprint Part 9 | E1554

92 hours 51 mins; September 07, 2022

Jason's DTC investment thesis, Jokr looking to raise $50M, liquidation preference breakdown, witness in Elizabeth Holmes trial goes rogue | E1553

69 hours 14 mins; September 07, 2022

Raising a VC fund in public + Brilliant Planet's Raffael Jovine on the power of algae | E1552

66 hours 11 mins; September 04, 2022

Ask Jason + LAUNCH founder interviews + OK Boomer with Andrew Yeung | E1551

61 hours 58 mins; September 02, 2022

The Definitive History of VC with "Power Law" author Sebastian Mallaby | E1550

69 hours 13 mins; September 01, 2022

The Blueprint: finding & developing all-stars + Mark Gurman on Apple's AR plans | E1549

59 mins; September 01, 2022

Twitter's failed OnlyFans-like product, OpenSea trading volume drops 99%, major FTC lawsuit | E1548

40 mins; August 30, 2022

YC brings on Garry Tan as President, Apple's AR plans, Bored Apes at the VMAs | E1547

83 hours 6 mins; August 30, 2022

How VCs think about deploying reserves & follow-on funding + Quaise CEO Carlos Araque | E1546

49 mins; August 28, 2022

Twitter adds podcasting, Chatter.dev Founder Pete Oxenham + OK Boomer with Danny Miranda | E1545

71 hours 3 mins; August 26, 2022

$PTON & $SNOW earnings divergence + Streaming news with Lon Harris: HBO, MoviePass & more | E1544

62 hours 33 mins; August 26, 2022

Student loan debate, Zuck copies BeReal, Twitter whistleblower + Blueprint Part 7 | E1543

107 hours 26 mins; August 25, 2022

Crypto Roundtable: Shkreli's new web3 project, ETH merge, Gensler goes after DeFi protocols | E1542

58 mins; August 23, 2022

FTX's leaked financials, $AMZN ramps up healthcare interest + Swayed Founder Arjun Shokeen | E1541

84 hours 53 mins; August 22, 2022

How VCs evaluate pre-launch startups + Mycocycle's Joanne Rodriguez | E1540

53 mins; August 21, 2022

Ask Jason + LegalQ founder Zeb Anderson + OK Boomer with Jules Terpak | E1539

59 mins; August 19, 2022

Apple's new feature & potential ads business + more HBO Max layoffs & chaos | E1538

62 hours 4 mins; August 19, 2022

Reaction to Adam Neumann's $350M raise, Boom Supersonic's new deal + The Blueprint Part 6 | E1537

64 hours 8 mins; August 17, 2022

Debating Apple's return to work & Jason's WFH playbook, $META partners with $DASH & more | E1536

80 hours 47 mins; August 16, 2022

Adam Neumann raises $350M from a16z for his new startup Flow, Bay Area housing hypocrisy | E1535

71 hours 31 mins; August 15, 2022

Self-destructive traits of VCs & founders + Air Protein CEO Dr. Lisa Dyson | E1534

45 mins; August 14, 2022

Howard Lindzon reviews Jason's portfolio & breaks down public/private investing + OK Boomer | E1533

100 hours 26 mins; August 13, 2022

$DIS earnings, Disney vs Netflix & streaming strategies with Lon Harris + Ephemeral Tattoos | E1532

89 hours 52 mins; August 11, 2022

State of the crypto market, Tornado Cash blacklisted, $COIN Q2 + The Blueprint Part 5 | E1531

99 hours 36 mins; August 10, 2022

VC market overview, Vision Fund impact, Amazon's core businesses & more with Acquired | E1530

84 hours 44 mins; August 09, 2022

SoftBank's Vision Fund loses $21B+, DTC brands struggle + NutriSense CEO Alex Skryl | E1529

73 hours 36 mins; August 08, 2022

Why some VCs won't invest in first-time founders + $369B carve-out for climate/energy | E1528

63 hours 7 mins; August 07, 2022

$COIN partners with $BLK, $AMZN acquires iRobot for $1.7B, Jay Trading update + OK Boomer | E1527

78 hours 8 mins; August 05, 2022

$WBD shakeup, streaming earnings, Locket raises $12.5M, Lina Khan/FTC sues Meta | E1526

73 hours 1 min; August 05, 2022

YC reduces S22 batch by 40%, $HOOD RIF, $MSTR CEO change, $ABNB earnings + Blueprint Part 4 | E1525

66 hours 0 mins; August 03, 2022

$UBER & $PINS Q2 earnings + customer-centric primary care with The Lanby's Chloe Harrouche | E1524

82 hours 3 mins; August 02, 2022

TikTok takes on Spotify, startup advice + US housing market w/ Redfin & Divvy Homes CEOs | E1523

85 hours 29 mins; August 01, 2022

How VC diligence works at different stages + Fion's Sudarshan Sridharan on wildfire tech | E1522

52 mins; July 31, 2022

$AMZN & $AAPL earnings, $META investors losing faith, Jay Trading + OK Boomer with Nate O'Brien | E1521

69 hours 16 mins; July 29, 2022

Revolutionizing podcasting + standards vs. innovation with Anchor Co-Founder Mike Mignano | E1520

53 mins; July 28, 2022

How to supercharge your network + $GOOG & $MSFT earnings & $SHOP layoffs with Deirdre Bosa | E1519

63 hours 29 mins; July 27, 2022

Solving prescription drug pricing in the US with Cost Plus Drugs & Capital RX CEOs | E1518

86 hours 24 mins; July 26, 2022

$NFLX stops sharing, $SNAP Q2 earnings, $COIN alleged insider trading with Alex Wilhelm | E1517

50 mins; July 25, 2022

Telling founders "no," Board meeting etiquette (VC School), + Michael Luciani | E1516

62 hours 49 mins; July 24, 2022

Ben Narasin on raising a new VC fund in a down market, + Natalie Barbu of Rella | E1515

85 hours 58 mins; July 22, 2022

$AMZN acquiring One Medical, The Snyder Cut bot army, + maybe some Jay Trading | E1514

52 mins; July 21, 2022

Jay Trading: $NFLX Q2 earnings, The Blueprint E2: when to quit your job, + more | E1513

79 hours 11 mins; July 20, 2022

Ask an Angel with Zach Coelius: practical advice for founders and investors in a downturn | E1512

100 hours 10 mins; July 19, 2022

Andy Jassy’s lobbying efforts, small US cities enticing remote workers, Phaidra Series A | E1511

58 mins; July 18, 2022

Taking the leap on valuation, strategic retreats (VC School), + more | E1510

59 mins; July 17, 2022

$AMZN considers dropping “Basics”, FCC Commissioner Carr on banning TikTok + more | E1509

83 hours 11 mins; July 15, 2022

Jay Trading, Stripe valuation cut, $NFLX ads, $PTON outsourcing, + more | E1508

76 hours 59 mins; July 14, 2022

The Blueprint E1: Branding yourself, + Jeffrey Pfeffer on the 7 Rules of Power | E1507

77 hours 24 mins; July 13, 2022

3AC liquidation chaos, Taibbi’s USDC deep dive, startup employee advice + more | E1506

55 mins; July 12, 2022

Twitter deal called off, Uber leaks, + Apple Car setbacks | E1505

59 mins; July 11, 2022

Molly’s first 6 months as an investor (VC School), + EV battery recycling | E1504

47 mins; July 10, 2022

Frost Giant CEO Tim Morten on gaming business models, Esports & more | E1503

100 hours 20 mins; July 09, 2022

Balwani found guilty, Crypto crash updates, + Turkey’s rare earth discovery | E1502

57 mins; July 07, 2022

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