This Week in Startups

This Week in Startups


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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) Dav

$NVDA's earnings, media economics in the AI era, Farcaster's mega crypto round, and more! | E1954
May 22, 2024

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OpenAI drama, billion-dollar exits, and founder salaries with new co-host Alex Wilhelm | E1953
May 21, 2024

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Crypto, the Midas List, and democratizing VC with Delian Asparouhov and Mel Williams | E1952
May 20, 2024

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Pioneering physical AI with Archetype AI’s Ivan Poupyrev | E1951
May 18, 2024

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AI Demos: Big Drops This Week from OpenAI & Google | E1950
May 16, 2024

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“Minions” record-breaking viral strategy, TikTok algo, reframing semiconductors & energy | E1500
July 05, 2022

On today's show, Molly and Jason catch up after the long weekend (0:00) before breaking down how the new "Minions" movie broke a box office record by using TikTok, catchy hooks, and viral marketing (5

VC School: What’s a venture scale business + Matt Duesterberg of OhmConnect | E1499
July 03, 2022

For today's VC Sunday School, Molly asks Jason about what makes a venture scale business (2:20). Then, for This Week in Climate Startups, Molly sits down with Matt Duesterberg, co-founder of OhmConnec

Crypto crash updates, Sequoia’s structure, $ZM product expansion, Starlink & more | E1498
July 01, 2022

First, we cover an update from the BlockFi CEO denying that FTX is buying them for $25N (2:33), and we have a couple more crypto quick hits (5:51) before we touch on Sequoia's largest investments bein

FTX buys BlockFi for $25M, Sequoia raising $2.25B, AI Umpires for MLB, Substack layoffs | E1497
June 30, 2022

First, we talk about Meta’s new Facebook Groups overhaul that looks like Discord (2:35). Then we touch on Sequoia raising over 2 billion for its US venture and growth funds (20:31) and FTX acquiring B