This Week in Startups
Episodes
E1145: Emergency Pod! Salesforce is reportedly acquiring Slack: winners, losers, ramifications & more!
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Referenced in this episode: Salesforce Is in Advanced Talks to Buy Slack Technologies | WSJ https://w...
Best of This Week in Startups: Week of November 23rd, 2020
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
E1143 featuring Indie Hackers Founder Courtland Allen: https://rb.gy/jbxxwc E1144 featuring Meratas CEO Darius Goldman: https://rb.gy/yghgbe Fol...
E1144: How Income Share Agreements (ISAs) are solving education financing & aligning incentives in a broken system with Meratas CEO Darius Goldman | Rising Stars of SaaS 7
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Meratas: https://www.meratas.com FOLLOW Meratas: https://twitter.com/meratas FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
All-In E13: SPACsgiving Special! Plus: More promising vaccine news, innovation vs. regulation, reforming higher ed, morality of challenge trials
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Follow the crew: https://twitter.com/chamath https://linktr.ee/calacanis https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter.com/friedberg Follow th...
Negotiating a Term Sheet: Deal killers, what terms are worth fighting for & more with Becki DeGraw | Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal Basics
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Wilson Sonsini: https://wsgr.com FOLLOW Wilson Sonsini: https://twitter.com/wilsonsonsini FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
E1143: Indie Hackers Founder Courtland Allen is creating a community for the next generation of builders to chase the “new American Dream”
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Indie Hackers: https://www.indiehackers.com FOLLOW Courtland: https://twitter.com/csallen FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
Best of This Week in Startups: Week of November 16th, 2020
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
E1139 featuring Loop's Brian Gannon: https://rb.gy/6cgsyn E1140 featuring Dishcraft Robotics' Linda Pouliot: https://rb.gy/17iftk E1141 featurin...
E1142: Emergency Pod! Jason breaks down & ranks his top 4 IPO candidates: Airbnb, Affirm, Robinhood & Roblox!
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
E1141: CircleUp’s Ryan Caldbeck on the mental & physical toll of being a founder, why he stepped down as CEO & shared his struggle publicly
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Read Ryan's Medium post: https://rb.gy/zep70h Check out CircleUp: https://circleup.com FOLLOW Ryan: https://twitter.com/ryan_caldbeck FOLLOW Ja...
Avoiding Co-Founder legal disputes & C-Corp vs. LLC with Becki DeGraw | Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal Basics
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Wilson Sonsini: https://wsgr.com FOLLOW Wilson Sonsini: https://twitter.com/wilsonsonsini FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
E1140: Dishcraft Robotics CEO Linda Pouliot on scaling Robots-as-a-Service | Rising Stars of SaaS 6
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Dishcraft Robotics: https://dishcraft.com FOLLOW Linda: https://twitter.com/TheRoboLinda FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
E1139: Loop CEO Brian Gannon shares secrets to scaling a hardware startup & launching the Loop 2 + bonus Ask Jason!
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out the Loop 2: https://rb.gy/hb5qbk FOLLOW Brian: https://twitter.com/brgannon FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
Best of This Week in Startups: Week of November 9th, 2020
14 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
E1136 featuring SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce: https://rb.gy/pndfna E1137 featuring Repl.it's Amjad Masad: https://rb.gy/ypwjd2 E1138 Ask Jason...
E1138: Ask Jason! Benefits to growing a company internationally, Apple’s new chip impact, investing in solo founders & more!
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To be featured on a future Ask Jason episode, email your video question to [email protected] FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
E1137: Making coding accessible for all with Repl.it CEO Amjad Masad | Rising Stars of SaaS 5
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Repl.it: https://repl.it FOLLOW Amjad: https://twitter.com/amasad FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
All-ln E12: Biden wins, Pfizer vaccine, markets rip, Trump’s next act, COVID endgame scenarios & more
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Follow the crew: https://twitter.com/chamath https://linktr.ee/calacanis https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter.com/friedberg Follow th...
E1136: SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on evolving accreditation laws, SPACs, importance of capital markets in wealth creation, spotting fraud & more
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
FOLLOW Hester: https://twitter.com/HesterPeirce FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
Best of This Week in Startups: Week of November 2nd, 2020
07 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
E1133 featuring podcasting pioneer Dave Winer: https://rb.gy/pwpmiy E1134 featuring ChowNow's Chris Webb: https://rb.gy/ioevs2 E1135 featuring D...
E1135: Density CEO Andrew Farah on launching the Open Area sensor, $51M Series C, impact of increasing spatial efficiency, risk-taking & more
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Density: https://density.io FOLLOW Andrew: https://twitter.com/andrewfarah FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
E1134: Deep dive on the food delivery wars with ChowNow CEO Chris Webb | Rising Stars of SaaS 4
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out ChowNow: https://chownow.com FOLLOW Chris: https://twitter.com/chrischownow FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
All-In E11: Election Night Special featuring surprise guests!
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Follow the crew: https://twitter.com/chamath https://linktr.ee/calacanis https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter.com/friedberg Follow th...
E1133: Podcast & blogging pioneer Dave Winer on inventing new forms of media, tribalism on social media, tales from Silicon Valley’s Golden Age & more
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Scripting News: http://scripting.com FOLLOW Dave: https://twitter.com/davewiner FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
Best of This Week in Startups: Week of October 26th, 2020
31 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
E1130 featuring Billion Dollar Loser author Reeves Wiedeman: https://rb.gy/o9oplx E1131 featuring Squire's Songe LaRon: https://rb.gy/vzyrwc E11...
E1132: News! Jack Dorsey vs. Ted Cruz, Google’s antitrust lawsuit, Expensify email, Amazon deep dive & much more with Acquired’s Ben Gilbert & David Rosenthal
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Acquired: https://www.acquired.fm FOLLOW Ben: https://twitter.com/gilbert FOLLOW David: https://twitter.com/djrosent FOLLOW Jason: http...
E1131 Bringing barbershops into the digital age with Squire CEO Songe LaRon | Rising Stars of SaaS 3
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Squire: https://getsquire.com FOLLOW Songe: https://twitter.com/songelaron FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
E1130: “Billion Dollar Loser” Author Reeves Wiedeman on WeWork’s epic rise & crazy collapse, Adam Neumann’s unique behavior, hypocrisy, red flags & more
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Buy Billion Dollar Loser: https://rb.gy/3clbht FOLLOW Reeves: https://twitter.com/reeveswiedeman FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
Best of This Week in Startups: Week of October 19th, 2020
24 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
E1126 featuring Capital Allocators' Ted Seides: https://rb.gy/bsiinm E1127 featuring Transcend's Ben Brook: https://rb.gy/txkmav E1128 Emergency...
E1129: Ring Founder Jamie Siminoff on launching the Always Home Cam – an autonomous indoor drone, taking his company from bad reviews to a billion-dollar acquisition by Amazon & more
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Ring: https://ring.com FOLLOW Jamie: https://twitter.com/jamiesiminoff FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
E1128: Emergency Pod! A Quibi postmortem – Diving into the numbers, what went wrong, lessons learned & more!
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Referenced in this episode: Wall Street Journal Article: https://www.wsj.com/articles/quibi-weighs-sh...
E1127: Data privacy deep dive with Transcend CEO Ben Brook; tracking pixels, GDPR, privacy as a selling point & more | Rising Stars of SaaS 2
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Transcend: https://transcend.io FOLLOW Ben: https://twitter.com/bencmbrook FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
E1126: Capital Allocators Host Ted Seides goes deep on endowments, LP turnover, public/private market insights, ESG investing & more
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Capital Allocators: https://capitalallocatorspodcast.com FOLLOW Ted: https://twitter.com/tseides FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacan...
Best of This Week in Startups: Week of October 12th, 2020
17 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
E1122 featuring Running Tide's Marty Odlin: https://rb.gy/fgg88x E1123 Jason reacts to the iPhone 12: https://rb.gy/t8ztxz E1124 featuring Rapid...
E1125: LAUNCH Accelerator Cohort 18 founders reflect on their journeys thru the program: Fluent Forever (language learning app), SupportPay (child support management solution) & v.one (no-code app building platform)
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Fluent Forever: https://fluent-forever.com Check out SupportPay: https://supportpay.com Check out v.one: https://www.yourvone.com FOLLO...
All-In E10: Twitter & Facebook botch censorship (again), the publisher vs. distributor debate & more
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Follow the crew: https://twitter.com/chamath https://linktr.ee/calacanis https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter.com/friedberg Follow th...
E1124: Reducing response times for first responders & revolutionizing outdated systems with RapidDeploy CEO Steven Raucher | Rising Stars of SaaS 1
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out RapidDeploy: https://www.rapiddeploy.com FOLLOW Steven: https://twitter.com/stevenraucher FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
E1123: Emergency Pod! Jason reacts to the iPhone 12 fail & Apple jumping the shark; theories on the lack of innovation: is something big in the works or has Apple lost its magic?
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Apple Event 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR0g-1hnQPA
E1122: Running Tide CEO Marty Odlin is helping solve the Climate crisis by using kelp to sequester carbon in the ocean, shares insights on generational shifts in climate response & more
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Running Tide: https://www.runningtide.com FOLLOW Marty: https://twitter.com/martyodlin FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
Best of This Week in Startups: Week of October 5th, 2020
10 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
E1120 featuring Shift's George Arison: https://rb.gy/bofuxg E1121 featuring Upfront Ventures' Mark Suster: https://rb.gy/itau5m Follow Jason: https:...
E1121: Mark Suster on investing in human-computer interfaces & sustainability, what he looks for in founders, SPACs impact on early-stage investing & more
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Mark's Blog: https://bothsidesofthetable.com FOLLOW Mark: https://twitter.com/msuster FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
E1120: Shift Co-CEO George Arison on going public via SPAC, lessons from building Uber’s predecessor & innovating in the massive used car market
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Shift: https://shift.com FOLLOW George: https://twitter.com/georgearison FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
Best of This Week in Startups: Week of September 28th, 2020
03 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
E1116 featuring Cabana's Scott Kubly: https://rb.gy/iyrmuv E1117 featuring Citizen's Andrew Frame: https://rb.gy/azvdoz E1118 Emergency Pod - Humane...
All-In E9: Trump has COVID, First debate reactions, Coinbase letter response & more
03 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Angel investor Jason Calacanis (Uber, Calm, Robinhood) interviews the world’s greatest founders, operators, investors and innovators. Get an insider...
E1119: Wonderschool CEO Chris Bennett is creating a marketplace for early childhood education & microschools, giving teachers greater access to entrepreneurship & iterating in education
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Wonderschool: https://wonderschool.com FOLLOW Chris: https://twitter.com/8ennett FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
E1118: Emergency Pod! Two former Apple executives are building the iPhone killer – breaking down the leaks, patents & scoops regarding Humane’s product
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Humane: https://hu.ma.ne FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Referenced in this episode: Fast Company Article: https://www.f...
E1117 The Next Unicorns E20: Citizen CEO Andrew Frame on creating a safer world through access to public data, reforming policing via transparency & more
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Citizen: https://citizen.com FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
E1116: Cabana CEO Scott Kubly is building a fleet of hotels-on-wheels, shares insights on scaling an asset-heavy business, providing unique & flexible experiences to customers & more
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Cabana: https://cabana.life FOLLOW Scott: https://twitter.com/skubly FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
Best of This Week in Startups: Week of September 21st, 2020
26 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
E1112 Emergency Pod! Nikola fraud allegations: https://rb.gy/tduluj E1113 featuring Loom's Joe Thomas: https://rb.gy/mh7x57 E1114 #AskJason: htt...
E1115: Emergency Pod! Collapsing state of media corporations, thoughts on Casey Newton, Andrew Sullivan & Bari Weiss departures, top talent leaving for Substack & more
26 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out the full Chris Best interview: https://rb.gy/tqafmo FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Referenced in this episode: Platforme...
E1114: #AskJason! Silicon Valley exodus, product vs. branding, expanding into adjacent markets, avoiding burnout & more
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
E1113 The Next Unicorns E19: Loom CEO Joe Thomas is building video for work, shares insights on creating new behaviors, support as a competitive advantage & more
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Loom: https://www.loom.com FOLLOW Joe: https://twitter.com/yoyo_thomas FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
E1112: Emergency Pod! Nikola fraud allegations, Trevor Milton resigns, Jason reflects on Trevor’s answers
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out the full Trevor Milton interview: https://youtu.be/SH-zhlqvJWM Jason on CNBC 9/11/20: https://youtu.be/_FV7g2UJDsw FOLLOW Jason: https...
All-In E8: TikTok + Oracle, how privacy loss will impact society, economy & COVID outlooks for 2021 & beyond, California wildfires & more
19 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Follow the crew: https://twitter.com/chamath https://linktr.ee/calacanis https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter.com/friedberg Follow th...
Best of This Week in Startups: Week of September 14th, 2020
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
E1109 featuring Ritual's Kat Schneider: https://rb.gy/agkzxy E1110 featuring Ghost Locomotion's John Hayes: https://rb.gy/r4r188 E1111 featuring...
E1111: Brewster Kahle on archiving the entire Internet, creating the Wayback Machine, protocols over platforms, microschools & more
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out the Internet Archive: https://archive.org FOLLOW Brewster: https://twitter.com/brewster_kahle FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
E1110 The Next Unicorns E18: Ghost Locomotion CEO John Hayes builds self-driving kits for consumer vehicles, shares insights on cameras vs. Lidar, targeting highways, 5G’s impact on self-driving & more
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Ghost: https://driveghost.com FOLLOW John: https://twitter.com/ghosthayes FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
Apply to pitch thousands of angel investors at Remote Demo Day – Coming September 30th
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Founders & Investors - apply at https://remotedemoday.com
E1109: Ritual CEO Katerina Schneider on creating pure & effective vitamins, standing out in a crowded DTC market, utilizing subscriptions & more
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Ritual: https://ritual.com & use code STARTUPS for 25% off your first month FOLLOW Kat: https://twitter.com/KaterinaMarkov FOLLOW Jason:...
Best of This Week in Startups: Week of September 7th, 2020
12 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
E1106 featuring Desktop Metal's Ric Fulop: https://rb.gy/1bfq08 E1107 featuring Caffeine's Ben Keighran: https://rb.gy/serf7m E1108 featuring Su...
E1108: SurveyMonkey CEO Zander Lurie on leading a public company through COVID, championing diversity from the top down, role of a modern CEO & more
12 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out SurveyMonkey: https://www.surveymonkey.com FOLLOW Zander: https://twitter.com/zlurie FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
E1107 The Next Unicorns E17: Caffeine CEO Ben Keighran on reimagining live TV for younger generations, what makes Apple’s design team so special, remembering Steve Jobs & more
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Caffeine: https://caffeine.tv FOLLOW Ben: https://twitter.com/benkeighran FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
All-In E7: California’s collapse, how SPACs are opening the markets for growth stocks & more
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Follow the crew: https://twitter.com/chamath https://linktr.ee/calacanis https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter.com/friedberg Follow th...
E1106: Desktop Metal CEO Ric Fulop shares insights from taking two companies public, traditional IPO vs. SPAC, future of Computer-aided design & more
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Desktop Metal: https://desktopmetal.com FOLLOW Ric: https://twitter.com/ricfulop FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
Best of This Week in Startups: Week of August 31st, 2020
05 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Watch E1103 featuring Fast's Domm Holland: https://rb.gy/wgw3mo Watch E1104 featuring Degreed's David Blake: https://rb.gy/nuj9we Watch E1105 ...
E1105: Unpacking the US/China Relationship with Foreign Policy & Technology Expert Jacob Helberg
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
FOLLOW Jacob: https://twitter.com/jacobhelberg FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
E1104 The Next Unicorns E16: Degreed’s David Blake on reimagining lifelong education, ending credentialism, benefits of early apprenticeship & more
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Degreed: https://degreed.com FOLLOW David: https://twitter.com/davidblake FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
E1103: Domm Holland on launching Fast to the public, creating a one-click checkout for the entire Internet, taking on Apple Pay & more
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Fast: https://fast.co FOLLOW Domm: https://twitter.com/domm FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
Best of This Week in Startups: Week of August 24th, 2020
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
E1100 featuring Clearview AI's Hoan Ton-That: https://rb.gy/r1dofh E1101 featuring Acquired's Ben Gilbert & David Rosenthal: https://rb.gy/qqoju5...
E1102 The Next Unicorns E15: Zero Mass Water CEO Cody Friesen is perfecting drinking water with hydropanels, aiming to create essential resource UBI for the world
29 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Zero Mass Water: https://www.zeromasswater.com FOLLOW Cody: https://twitter.com/CodyAFriesen FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis ...
E1101: News! Apple vs. Epic Games, TikTok CEO resigns, SPACs, Unicorn IPOs & more with Acquired’s Ben Gilbert & David Rosenthal
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Acquired: https://www.acquired.fm FOLLOW Ben: https://twitter.com/gilbert FOLLOW David: https://twitter.com/djrosent FOLLOW Jason: http...
E1100: Clearview AI CEO Hoan Ton-That on facial recognition advancements, balancing privacy & security, engaging with controversy & more
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Clearview AI: https://clearview.ai FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
Best of This Week in Startups: Week of August 17th, 2020
22 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
E1097 featuring Skift's Rafat Ali: https://rb.gy/qn0zyz E1098 featuring Cockroach Labs' Spencer Kimball: https://rb.gy/ls6z3e E1099 featuring Ba...
E1099: Basecamp Co-Founder Jason Fried on building Hey, making email exciting again, Hey vs. Apple & more
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Hey: https://hey.com FOLLOW Jason Fried: https://twitter.com/jasonfried FOLLOW Jason Calacanis: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
E1098 The Next Unicorns E14: Cockroach Labs CEO Spencer Kimball on the coming paradigm shifts in tech, competing against AWS & more
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Cockroach Labs: https://cockroachlabs.com Follow Cockroach Labs: https://twitter.com/CockroachDB Follow Jason: https://linktr.ee/calac...
E1097: Understanding the travel collapse & how media can thrive going forward with Skift CEO & Founder Rafat Ali
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Skift: https://skift.com Follow Rafat: https://twitter.com/rafat Follow Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Thanks to our partners.....
Best of This Week in Startups: August 10th-August 14th, 2020
15 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
E1094 featuring Thrasio's Josh Silberstein: https://rb.gy/otvxnh E1095 featuring Roofstock's Gary Beasley: https://rb.gy/3sdgon E1096 featuring ...
E1096: Podcasting State of the Union featuring Overcast’s Marco Arment & Oxford Road’s Dan Granger
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Follow Marco: https://twitter.com/marcoarment Download Overcast: https://overcast.fm Follow Oxford Road: https://twitter.com/Oxford_Road Foll...
E1095 The Next Unicorns E13: Roofstock CEO Gary Beasley is creating the real estate cloud, opening residential investing to millennials & more
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Roofstock: https://www.roofstock.com Follow Gary: https://twitter.com/garybeas2013 Follow Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Thanks...
E1094: Thrasio Co-CEO Josh Silberstein acquires & operates 60+ Amazon brands, shares insights on mastering the marketplace, competing with AmazonBasics & more
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Thrasio: https://www.thras.io Follow Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Thanks to our partners... Fiverr - use code TWiST for 10% off...
E1093: Keith Rabois on China’s grand plan, TikTok, Taiwan, Big Tech & more
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Follow Keith: https://twitter.com/rabois Follow Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Thanks to our partners... Gusto - 3 months free at https://g...
E1092 The Next Unicorns E12: Homebound CEO & Co-Founder Nikki Pechet is solving the home building process by increasing customer experience, helping victims of natural disasters rebuild efficiently
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Homebound: https://www.homebound.com Follow Nikki: https://twitter.com/NikkiPechet Follow Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Thanks...
E1091: LAUNCH Accelerator Cohort 17 founders reflect on their journeys throughout the program: Nude Barre (DTC hosiery made for women of all shades), Techmate (On-demand tech support for remote & satellite employees) & Solo (Trucking-as-a-Service)
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Nude Barre: https://nudebarre.com Check out Techmate: https://www.techmate.com Check out Solo: https://solotrucking.com Thanks to o...
All-In E6: Big Tech antitrust aftermath, potential effects of an M&A clampdown on Silicon Valley & more
01 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Follow the crew: https://twitter.com/chamath https://linktr.ee/calacanis https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter.com/friedberg Follow t...
E1090: Nikola Founder Trevor Milton on competing with Tesla, hydrogen over battery, going public as a pre-revenue company & more
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Nikola: https://nikolamotor.com Follow Trevor: https://twitter.com/nikolatrevor Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/jason Follow This...
Emergency Pod! Jason Calacanis reacts to Big Tech hearings: Grades for Bezos, Cook, Pichai & Zuckerberg
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Follow Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Follow This Week in Startups: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups
E1089 The Next Unicorns E11: insitro CEO Daphne Koller is revolutionizing drug discovery via machine learning & data, shares insights on remote education from time at Coursera & more
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Follow Daphne: https://twitter.com/DaphneKoller Check out insitro: https://insitro.com/ Follow Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
E1088: Building Zero Fasting with Kevin Rose, properly pricing consumer apps, benefits of fasting & more with Big Sky Health CEO Mike Maser
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Follow Mike: https://twitter.com/mmaser Get Zero Fasting: https://www.zerofasting.com/ Follow Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
E1087: Democratizing art as an asset class, indicators of a rapidly appreciating piece of art & more with Masterworks CEO & Founder Scott Lynn
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Signup for Masterworks: bit.ly/32T19Si Disclaimer: bit.ly/3hCG2aD Follow Scott: https://twitter.com/scottlynn Follow Jason: https://linktr.ee/c...
E1086: Supporting founder mental health at Freestyle Capital with Josh Felser, Caren Maio & Mani Kulasooriya
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Josh's Medium post on founder mental health: https://medium.com/@joshmedia/for-the-love-of-founders-d50b405f42a3 Hoffman Institute: https://www.hof...
E1085: Chris Atoki shares his inspiring story: from homeless to homeowner in 4 years through grit, technology & hustle
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Follow Chris: https://twitter.com/kingatoki Follow Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
E1084: David Sacks on “The Cadence”: an operating philosophy he developed at PayPal which helped him lead Yammer to a billion-dollar exit without a COO
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
David Sacks’ recent Medium post: https://medium.com/craft-ventures/the-cadence-how-to-operate-a-saas-startup-436aa8099e8 Follow David: https://t...
All-In E5: WHO’s incompetence, kicking off Cold War II, China’s grand plan, 100X’ing America’s efficiency
11 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Follow the crew: https://twitter.com/chamath https://linktr.ee/calacanis https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter.com/friedberg F...
Founders: Pitch Thousands of Angel Investors over Zoom at Remote Demo Day!
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Submit your application at https://remotedemoday.com/ Jason Calacanis & TheSyndicate.com will select seven startups to pitch thousands of angel inv...
E1083 News: Trump considers TikTok ban, Twitter leaks subscription platform, Clubhouse drama, Harvard price gouging & more with Morgan DeBaun & Alex Wilhelm
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Follow Alex: https://twitter.com/alex Follow Morgan: https://twitter.com/morgandebaun Check out Blavity: https://blavity.com/ Follow Jason: h...
E1082: OfferUp CEO & Co-Founder Nick Huzar on creating liquidity in a marketplace, acquiring their largest competitor in Letgo, location-based pay & more!
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Follow Nick: https://twitter.com/nickhuzar Check out OfferUp: https://twitter.com/offerup https://offerup.com/ Follow Jason: https://twitter.co...
E1081: SevenRooms CEO & Co-Founder Joel Montaniel on raising $50M Series B during COVID, taking on large incumbents, helping restaurants leverage data to maximize customer experience
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out SevenRooms: https://twitter.com/sevenrooms https://sevenrooms.com/ Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/Jason https://linktr.ee/calacanis
Learn how to be an Angel Investor from Jason Calacanis at Angel.University Online!
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Register: https://www.angel.university/online In this workshop, I share my lessons from deploying over 70 million dollars of capital in over 200 st...
E1080: Arlan Hamilton on launching Backstage Crowd, disrupting VC with syndicates, how the tech industry can be better for underrepresented founders & more
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Follow Arlan: https://twitter.com/ArlanWasHere Join Backstage Crowd: http://backstagecrowd.com Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/Jason https://...
E1079: The Power of Accelerators E10 Daniel Gross, Founder of Pioneer on gamifying the startup process, importance of mentorship in tech & more!
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Follow Daniel: https://twitter.com/danielgross Check out Pioneer: https://pioneer.app/ Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/Jason https://linktr.e...
E1078 Pomp Podcast Crossover: Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano on most exciting crypto projects, Hey vs. Apple, Robinhood/Barstool traders, Zuck vs. Bezos, Jason’s Bitcoin position & more!
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pomp Podcast x TWiST crossover Follow Pomp: https://twitter.com/APompliano Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/Jason https://linktr.ee/ca...
All-In E4: Politicizing the pandemic, Police reform, Biden’s ideal VP, Twitter vs. Facebook on free speech & more with David Sacks & David Friedberg
21 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Follow @chamath: https://twitter.com/chamath Follow @jason: https://twitter.com/Jason https://linktr.ee/calacanis 0:01 Jason checks in on Cha...