Jason Lemkin

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26,324 appearances 50 recordings 3 series first heard Aug 2022 last heard 5d ago

Jason Lemkin’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 49 in all, peaking in May 2026 with 10.

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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch · 20VC: Why "Pacing the Frontier" is BS | Instinct Raising $1BN at $10BN & Meta Launches Muse | Miro Sells for $1.35BN After a $17.5BN Valuation | Mistral Raises €3BN & Could Sam Bankman-Fried Win His Freedom? · 17 Sep 2026 podcast

Well, of course you're gonna frickin' mind, because when you took the money from you, you didn't know what the outcome would be, and there was a 50% chance it would go down. matched

So you're gonna want that guy punished, because you're gonna want that behavior stopped. matched

Because you're not gonna want the next guy to think they can do it. matched

So it doesn't matter that he was the most brilliant, genuine the most brilliant equity investor of our generation between Anthropic and Cursor. matched

It just matters if he if he took money and if that was against the rules. matched

And I haven't heard the terms of service argument, Jason. matched

That will be interesting. matched

If he took money it was against the rules, then he should be punished. matched

If he took money it wasn't against the rules, then he probably should walk and the process will take place. matched

Not my problem. matched

And this is a company automatic that has been the steward of the open source project WordPress, which is, you know, one of the most commonly used blogging and website platforms out there. matched

Very successful product. matched

Matt's the CEO of the company that manages the product. matched

I think it's fair to say that the stewardship in the last few years has been tr troubled. matched

He's been in a big audience. matched

Argument with WP Engines about the argument is WP Engine is a hosting company that is hosting WordPress sites. matched

And I think Automatic wants some of that revenue, so they've been pushing WP Engines. matched

But the way in which he's behaved has been unhelpful to the open source project because it's kind of like I will use the leverage of my company to try and frankly prevent other people from benefiting from the open source ecosystem, which seems to be antithetical to the idea. matched

So I think it's been a troubled situation for a while. matched

I think the truth is the real issue is the world is passing that product. matched

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