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This Week in Startups

By: Jason Calacanis
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  • 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.
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  • Glue: The New Slack Killer with David Sacks and Evan Owen | E1955

    Glue: The New Slack Killer with David Sacks and Evan Owen | E1955
    May 23 2024
    In this episode, David Sacks and Evan Owen of Glue join Jason to demo their new “slack killer” product (4:38), explain the role of AI within Glue (14:14), discuss building products with remote vs in-person teams (36:47), and more! * Timestamps: (0:00) David Sacks and Evan Owen join Jason to show us newly launched Glue. (2:42) David Sacks answers, “Why build another product?”. (4:38) Evan jumps into a demo of Glue. (9:37) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at http://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST (12:15) Popular data sources users are incorporating into Glue. (14:14) Digging deeper on the AI of Glue and when it will be able to be proactive in its participation. (19:42) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://www.linkedin.com/twist (21:07) Glue’s strategy on converting users from tools like slack in this competitive landscape. (27:18) Glue’s approach to pricing. (30:16) Dot Tech Domains - Don’t miss our “Jam with JCal” contest. To apply and get more details go to www.jamwithjcal.tech. (31:45) Training models and the heated subject of privacy and security. (34:12) How building a company now, fourteen years after Yammer, has been different for Sacks. (36:47) Diving into the topic of building products with remote vs in-person teams. * Check out Glue: https://gluegroups.com/ Glue on X: https://x.com/GlueAI * Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp * Follow David: X: https://x.com/DavidSacks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidoliversacks/ * Follow Evan: X: https://x.com/kainosnoema LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanaowen/ * Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis * Thank you to our partners: (9:37) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at http://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST (19:42) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://www.linkedin.com/twist (30:16) Dot Tech Domains - Don’t miss our “Jam with JCal” contest. To apply and get more details go to www.jamwithjcal.tech. * Great 2023 interviews: Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland * Check out Jason’s suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis * Follow TWiST: Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups * Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.founder.university/podcast
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    44 mins
  • $NVDA's earnings, media economics in the AI era, Farcaster's mega crypto round, and more | E1954

    $NVDA's earnings, media economics in the AI era, Farcaster's mega crypto round, and more | E1954
    May 23 2024
    This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Zendesk - The best customer experiences are built with Zendesk. Qualifying startups can join their Startup program and get Zendesk products free, for six months! Visit http://www.zendesk.com/twist today to get started. Mercury - 90% of startups fail. Just 10 out of every 100 make it. Mercury exists to close that gap — helping companies succeed with banking and credit cards engineered for the startup journey. Join over 100,000 companies banking with Mercury at http://www.mercury.com⁠ Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank.Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group and Evolve Bank &Trust; Members FDIC. HiddenLayer - Generative AI is revolutionizing industries. HiddenLayer’s AI Detection & Response Solution secures your Generative AI & LLMs from malicious attack. Helping you generate more – by enabling seamless & secure Generative AI. Visit https://HiddenLayer.com/TWiST * Timestamps: (0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the show (1:50) Nvidia earnings for First Quarter Fiscal 2025 (12:53) Zendesk - Get six months free at http://www.zendesk.com/twist (14:32) Continuing discussion on Nvidia's earnings (22:39) News Corp and OpenAI strike ‘multi year global partnership’ (29:21) Mercury - Join 100K+ startups banking with Mercury at http://www.mercury.com⁠ (30:51) Apple News+ is driving big numbers for The Daily Beast (39:03) HiddenLayer - HiddenLayer’s AI Detection & Response Solution secures your Generative AI & LLMs from malicious attack. Visit https://HiddenLayer.com/TWiST to learn more. (40:14) Wearable AI startup Humane is exploring a sale (50:56) Windows Recall (1:08:45) Farcaster raises $150M: Is crypto making a comeback? * Links and articles from show: https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-announces-financial-results-for-first-quarter-fiscal-2025 https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/21/farcaster-a-crypto-based-social-network-raised-150m-with-just-80k-daily-users/ https://gizmodo.com/humane-ai-pin-selling-billion-1851493143 https://www.semafor.com/article/05/19/2024/as-clicks-dry-up-for-news-sites-could-apples-news-app-be-a-lifeline https://www.wsj.com/business/media/openai-news-corp-strike-deal-23f186ba?mod=latest_headlines https://s201.q4cdn.com/141608511/files/doc_financials/2025/Rev_by_Mkt_Qtrly_Trend_Q125.pdf https://x.com/dsiroker/status/1792956339515273537 * Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp * Follow Alex: X: https://x.com/alex LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm/ * Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis * Thank you to our partners: (12:53) Zendesk - Get six months free at http://www.zendesk.com/twist (29:21) Mercury - Join 100K+ startups banking with Mercury at http://www.mercury.com⁠ (39:03) HiddenLayer - HiddenLayer’s AI Detection & Response Solution secures your Generative AI & LLMs from malicious attack. Visit https://HiddenLayer.com/TWiST to learn more. * Great 2023 interviews: Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland * Check out Jason’s suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis * Follow TWiST: Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups * Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.founder.university/podcast
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • OpenAI drama, billion-dollar exits, and founder salaries with new co-host Alex Wilhelm | E1953

    OpenAI drama, billion-dollar exits, and founder salaries with new co-host Alex Wilhelm | E1953
    May 21 2024
    This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Vanta - Compliance and security shouldn't be a deal-breaker for startups to win new business. Vanta makes it easy for companies to get a SOC 2 report fast. TWiST listeners can get $1,000 off for a limited time at http://www.vanta.com/twist LinkedIn Ads - To redeem a $100 LinkedIn ad credit and launch your first campaign, go to http://www.linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups Equinix - The Equinix Startup program offers a hybrid infrastructure solution for startups, including up to $100K in credits and personalized consultations and guidance from the Equinix team. Go to https://www.equinixstartups.com to apply today. * Timestamps: (0:00) Alex Wilhelm joins Jason to dive into this week’s news. (1:17) Announcing new co-host on TWiST Alex Wilhelm of TechCrunch fame! (3:03) Alex breaks down what’s on the docket for today! (4:16) The OpenAI equity issue. (10:38) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at http://www.vanta.com/twist (12:39) OpenAI’s ChatGPT 4o. (15:33) Why ChatGPT is better than Siri. (17:50) OpenAI’s net revenue in the wake of last week’s announcements. (20:04) LinkedIn Ads - Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit at http://www.linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups (22:06) Comparing the needs of consumers vs enterprise for ChatGPT. (24:17) OpenAI has pulled “Sky” one of the voices for the new ChatGPT 4o due to it sounding like Scarlett Johansson (28:48) Equinix - Join the Equinix Startup Program for up to $100K in credits and much more at https://deploy.equinix.com/startups (30:01) Alex’s favorite topic around how much founders paying themselves. (38:46) A billion-dollar deal in cybersecurity. (45:43) Breaking news Scar Jo! (56:24) What’s going on with crypto-venture capital. (58:02) A look at “decentralized twitter” called Farcaster. * Links from episode: OpenAI Equity link: https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-openai-nda-clause-vested-equity-ilya-sutskever-2024-5 OpenAI revenue growth https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/20/chatgpts-mobile-app-revenue-saw-biggest-spike-yet-following-gpt-4o-launch/ Founder salary report: https://pilot.com/founder-salary-report-2024 CyberArk-Venafi deal: https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/20/cyberark-snaps-up-venafi-for-1-54b-to-ramp-up-in-machine-to-machine-security/ Crypto VC rising: https://www.reuters.com/technology/venture-capital-funding-crypto-rises-24-bln-pitchbook-says-2024-05-20/ Check out Farcaster: https://www.farcaster.xyz/ * Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp * Follow Alex: X: https://x.com/alex LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm/ * Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis * Thank you to our partners: (10:38) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at http://www.vanta.com/twist (20:04) LinkedIn Ads - Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit at http://www.linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups (28:48) Equinix - Join the Equinix Startup Program for up to $100K in credits and much more at https://deploy.equinix.com/startups * Great 2023 interviews: Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland * Check out Jason’s suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis * Follow TWiST: Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups * Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.founder.university/podcast
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