This Week in Startups

This Week in Startups


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Comparing 2022 to the Dot-Com bubble + Activist investor challenges Peloton leadership | E1368
January 24, 2022

Due to the volatility in the market, Jason and Molly review the fundamentals of Block, Zoom, Netflix, Coinbase, and AirBnB and compare this correction with the Dot-com crash (2:11). They discuss inve

Sunday VC School: how investors work together + Prime Movers Lab’s Ramez Naam | E1367
January 23, 2022

First, Jason teaches Sunday VC School: how investors work together (01:54). In this segment you will learn. - 1. How collaboration varies across investing stages. 2. How lead investors are determined

Apple AR headset scoops with Mark Gurman + Campbell Baron: Gen Z startup content creator | E1366
January 22, 2022

First, Jason and Molly chat with one of the top Apple reporters, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, about Apple's AR headset (2:02). They talk about Apple's strategy, timeline, competitive strengths and more. T

Google AR, Peloton pullback + David Friedberg: Cana, the first molecular beverage printer | E1365
January 21, 2022

David Friedberg joins to discuss The Production Board's latest company, Cana, which is making the world's first molecular beverage printer. But first Jason and Molly break down some news. Google is r

FTC antitrust revision, 5G rollout pause + David Rosenthal’s $2.8M fund: Angel S6 E2 | E1364
January 20, 2022

First Jason and Molly cover how 5G rollouts are causing problems with airlines (2:03) and Lina Khan’s remarks on reworking antitrust regulation to not only consider deals inflicting consumer harm, but

Full breakdown of Microsoft acquiring Activision-Blizzard for ~$70B+ | E1363
January 19, 2022

Microsoft has announced its intention to make the largest tech acquisition ever by buying Activision-Blizzard for ~$75B ($68.7 when you net out Activision's cash). This is Microsoft's 3rd major gaming

Snowflake CEO Frank Slootman: victory through taking ownership, increasing velocity & cultivating talent | E1362
January 18, 2022

Frank is the Chairman & CEO of Snowflake, a company he joined and rapidly accelerated in 2019. Frank led Snowflake to the largest software IPO in history (his third massive IPO as CEO). Previously, he

Oath Keepers indicted from Signal messages, U.S. House subpoenas tech platforms + Alex Masmej: selling a personal token | E1361
January 14, 2022

First, Jason covers the how Signal messages led to the Oath Keeper sedition indictments (1:47) and how Google, Facebook, Reddit, and Twitter are being subpoenaed by the House committee investigating J

1M fewer college students: is it a problem? + Ask an Angel with Zach Coelius | E1360
January 13, 2022

First Jason covers the recent college enrollment decline (1:23) and lays out his alternative (9:56). - Then Zach Coelius joins for an Ask an Angel session, where they answer 12 audience questions abo

$140B streaming wars 2022 budget, Warren’s bad “Big Grocery” take + Mac Conwell: Angel S6 E1 | E1359
January 12, 2022

First we talk about how the top streaming platforms projected to spend $140B on content in 2022 (2:18) and Elizabeth Warren’s bad take on grocery stores. Then Mac the VC joins the show as the first gu