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This Week in Startups

Jason Calacanisthisweekinstartups.com
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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OpenAI DevDay!: demoing GPT-4 Turbo, "GPT Store" potential, and more with Sunny Madra | E1841

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Nov 07, 20231 hr 3 min

The hard lessons from building three startups with Maven’s Gagan Biyani | E1840

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Nov 03, 202359 min

Giving NPCs the power of AI with Convai's Purnendu Mukherjee | E1839

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Nov 02, 202350 min

Airtable CEO Howie Liu on pivoting from blitzscaling to profits, AI applications, and more | E1838

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Nov 01, 202358 min

AI Demos! Cap table management platform, AI-powered job interviews, & more! | E1837

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Oct 31, 202350 min

Loop Golf's Matt Holder on auto tee times for golfers, plus: Cruise robotaxi suspension | E1836

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Oct 27, 202351 min

Demoing Google Suite's AI plus legal docs, detection, and more! | E1835

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Oct 27, 202347 min

Google, Microsoft, and Snap earnings, plus the state of VC in the Middle East | E1834

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Oct 25, 202358 min

The Trial of SBF: A deep dive with Inner City Press's Matthew Russell Lee | E1833

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Oct 24, 20231 hr 8 min

Reverse-engineering autonomy in humanoid robots with Sanctuary AI CEO Geordie Rose | E1832

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Oct 21, 20231 hr 3 min

Should Apple buy Disney? Plus: Apple's $1B blockbuster bet and more with Lon Harris | E1831

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Oct 19, 202359 min

Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel on travel industry trends, M&A, leadership, and more! | E1830

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Oct 17, 202353 min

AI demos: ChatGPT’s UI punch ups, Google’s generative image search, and more with Sunny Madra | E1829

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Oct 17, 20231 hr 11 min

Debating personal AI hardware with Rewind AI’s Dan Siroker | E1828

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Oct 12, 202340 min

NEWS: Ackman's SPARC, Unity CEO steps down amidst dev revolt, AI operating costs skyrocket | E1827

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Oct 12, 202357 min

State of early-stage VC, finding PMF, Caroline Ellison testifies & more with Zach Coelius | E1826

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Oct 11, 20231 hr 11 min

Bill Gurley and Sunny Madra talk open-source vs. proprietary AI | E1825

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Oct 10, 202357 min

NEWS: Breaking down SBF's trial and the downfall of FTX | E1824

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Oct 07, 202349 min

NEWS: Anthropic targets $20B+ valuation, Flexport chaos & more! | E1823

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Oct 06, 202356 min

Kayak CEO Steve Hafner on the state of travel, AI's place, hospitality trends, and more! | E1822

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Oct 03, 202354 min

AI demos! Microsoft’s Windows Copilot, ChatGPT multimodal, Meta’s AI chatbots | E1821

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 https://vanta.com/twist LinkedIn Jobs. A business is only as strong as its people, and every hire matters. Go to https://LinkedIn.com/TWIST to post your first job for free. Terms and conditions apply. Fitbod. Tired of doing the same workouts at...

Oct 03, 20231 hr 13 min

OpenAI taps Jony Ive for “iPhone for AI," FTC/Amazon + Roam Around CEO Shie Gabbai | E1820

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Sep 29, 202347 min

Startup pitch competition: Jason invests $25K | E1819

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Sep 29, 20231 hr 21 min

The future of fintech with Plaid CEO Zach Perret | E1818

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 vanta.com/twist . The Embroker Startup Insurance Program helps startups secure the most important types of insurance at a lower cost and with less hassle. Save up to 20% off of traditional insurance today at Embroker.com/twist . While you’re th...

Sep 28, 20231 hr

Grammarly CEO Rahul Roy-Chowdhury on the future of user-centric language tools | E1817

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Sep 27, 20231 hr 18 min

Google Bard Extensions and AI demos with Sunny Madra | E1816

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Sep 25, 20231 hr

Jason Unplugged: IPO market, WaPo tactics against Dave Portnoy + Live Q&A | E1815

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Sep 23, 202348 min

How Replit is using AI to supercharge IDEs with Amjad Masad | E1814

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Sep 22, 20231 hr 11 min

Benchmark's Sarah Tavel on the state of VC, AI's impact on startups & more! | E1813

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Sep 20, 20231 hr 25 min

Oura CEO Tom Hale on Hardware-as-a-Service, navigating ZIRP, journey to CEO & more! | E1812

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Sep 19, 20231 hr 9 min
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