This Week in Startups

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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All-In E8: TikTok + Oracle, how privacy loss will impact society, economy & COVID outlooks for 2021 & beyond, California wildfires & more

Follow the crew: https://twitter.com/chamath https://linktr.ee/calacanis https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter.com/friedberg Follow the pod: https://twitter.com/theallinpod https://bio.fm/theallinpod

Sep 19, 2020•45 min

Best of This Week in Startups: Week of September 14th, 2020

E1109 featuring Ritual's Kat Schneider: https://rb.gy/agkzxy E1110 featuring Ghost Locomotion's John Hayes: https://rb.gy/r4r188 E1111 featuring Archive.org's Brewster Kahle: https://rb.gy/seuwah Follow Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis

Sep 18, 2020•12 min

E1111: Brewster Kahle on archiving the entire Internet, creating the Wayback Machine, protocols over platforms, microschools & more

Check out the Internet Archive: https://archive.org FOLLOW Brewster: https://twitter.com/brewster_kahle FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis

Sep 18, 2020•1 hr 1 min

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

Check out Ghost: https://driveghost.com FOLLOW John: https://twitter.com/ghosthayes FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis

Sep 17, 2020•1 hr 2 min

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Sep 16, 2020•4 min

E1109: Ritual CEO Katerina Schneider on creating pure & effective vitamins, standing out in a crowded DTC market, utilizing subscriptions & more

Check out Ritual: https://ritual.com & use code STARTUPS for 25% off your first month FOLLOW Kat: https://twitter.com/KaterinaMarkov FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis

Sep 16, 2020•1 hr 17 min

Best of This Week in Startups: Week of September 7th, 2020

E1106 featuring Desktop Metal's Ric Fulop: https://rb.gy/1bfq08 E1107 featuring Caffeine's Ben Keighran: https://rb.gy/serf7m E1108 featuring SurveyMonkey's Zander Lurie: https://rb.gy/giyqg3 Follow Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis

Sep 12, 2020•20 min

E1108: SurveyMonkey CEO Zander Lurie on leading a public company through COVID, championing diversity from the top down, role of a modern CEO & more

Check out SurveyMonkey: https://www.surveymonkey.com FOLLOW Zander: https://twitter.com/zlurie FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis

Sep 12, 2020•1 hr 1 min

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

Check out Caffeine: https://caffeine.tv FOLLOW Ben: https://twitter.com/benkeighran FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis

Sep 09, 2020•1 hr 9 min

All-In E7: California’s collapse, how SPACs are opening the markets for growth stocks & more

Sep 09, 2020•47 min

E1106: Desktop Metal CEO Ric Fulop shares insights from taking two companies public, traditional IPO vs. SPAC, future of Computer-aided design & more

Check out Desktop Metal: https://desktopmetal.com FOLLOW Ric: https://twitter.com/ricfulop FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis

Sep 08, 2020•1 hr 17 min

Best of This Week in Startups: Week of August 31st, 2020

Watch E1103 featuring Fast's Domm Holland: https://rb.gy/wgw3mo Watch E1104 featuring Degreed's David Blake: https://rb.gy/nuj9we Watch E1105 featuring foreign policy expert Jacob Helberg: https://rb.gy/hvvzxf Follow Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis

Sep 05, 2020•18 min

E1105: Unpacking the US/China Relationship with Foreign Policy & Technology Expert Jacob Helberg

FOLLOW Jacob: https://twitter.com/jacobhelberg FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis

Sep 04, 2020•45 min

E1104 The Next Unicorns E16: Degreed’s David Blake on reimagining lifelong education, ending credentialism, benefits of early apprenticeship & more

Check out Degreed: https://degreed.com FOLLOW David: https://twitter.com/davidblake FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis

Sep 03, 2020•1 hr 8 min

E1103: Domm Holland on launching Fast to the public, creating a one-click checkout for the entire Internet, taking on Apple Pay & more

Check out Fast: https://fast.co FOLLOW Domm: https://twitter.com/domm FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis

Sep 02, 2020•1 hr 9 min

Best of This Week in Startups: Week of August 24th, 2020

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 featuring Zero Mass Water's Cody Friesen: https://rb.gy/rt6lps Follow Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis

Sep 01, 2020•15 min

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

Check out Zero Mass Water: https://www.zeromasswater.com FOLLOW Cody: https://twitter.com/CodyAFriesen FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Thanks to our partners... LinkedIn Jobs - Get a $50 credit toward your first job post at https://www.linkedin.com/unicorn Embroker - Get 10% off by using code ANGEL10 at https://embroker.com/angel Zendesk - 6 months free at https://www.zendesk.com/twist

Aug 29, 2020•1 hr 34 min

E1101: News! Apple vs. Epic Games, TikTok CEO resigns, SPACs, Unicorn IPOs & more with Acquired’s Ben Gilbert & David Rosenthal

Check out Acquired: https://www.acquired.fm FOLLOW Ben: https://twitter.com/gilbert FOLLOW David: https://twitter.com/djrosent FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Thanks to our partners... Vanta - $1k off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist Dell for Entrepreneurs - Save up to 50% off select products, and take an extra 5% off by going to https://launch.co/dell Modloft - 15% off and free shipping at https://www.modloft.com/twist...

Aug 28, 2020•2 hr 25 min

E1100: Clearview AI CEO Hoan Ton-That on facial recognition advancements, balancing privacy & security, engaging with controversy & more

Check out Clearview AI: https://clearview.ai FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis

Aug 25, 2020•1 hr 17 min

Best of This Week in Startups: Week of August 17th, 2020

E1097 featuring Skift's Rafat Ali: https://rb.gy/qn0zyz E1098 featuring Cockroach Labs' Spencer Kimball: https://rb.gy/ls6z3e E1099 featuring Basecamp's Jason Fried: https://rb.gy/b3kye1 Follow Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis

Aug 22, 2020•23 min

E1099: Basecamp Co-Founder Jason Fried on building Hey, making email exciting again, Hey vs. Apple & more

Check out Hey: https://hey.com FOLLOW Jason Fried: https://twitter.com/jasonfried FOLLOW Jason Calacanis: https://linktr.ee/calacanis

Aug 21, 2020•1 hr 24 min

E1098 The Next Unicorns E14: Cockroach Labs CEO Spencer Kimball on the coming paradigm shifts in tech, competing against AWS & more

Check out Cockroach Labs: https://cockroachlabs.com Follow Cockroach Labs: https://twitter.com/CockroachDB Follow Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Thanks to our partners... Dell for Entrepreneurs - Save up to 50% off select products, and take an extra 5% off by going to https://launch.co/dell LinkedIn Jobs - Get a $50 credit toward your first job post at https://www.linkedin.com/unicorn Zendesk - 6 months free at https://www.zendesk.com/twist...

Aug 19, 2020•1 hr 37 min

E1097: Understanding the travel collapse & how media can thrive going forward with Skift CEO & Founder Rafat Ali

Check out Skift: https://skift.com Follow Rafat: https://twitter.com/rafat Follow Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Thanks to our partners... LinkedIn Jobs - Get a $50 credit toward your first job post at https://www.linkedin.com/twist Squarespace - save 10% by using code TWIST at https://www.squarespace.com

Aug 18, 2020•1 hr 23 min

Best of This Week in Startups: August 10th-August 14th, 2020

E1094 featuring Thrasio's Josh Silberstein: https://rb.gy/otvxnh E1095 featuring Roofstock's Gary Beasley: https://rb.gy/3sdgon E1096 featuring Overcast's Marco Arment & Oxford Road's Dan Granger: https://rb.gy/yqlfwh Follow Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis

Aug 15, 2020•16 min

E1096: Podcasting State of the Union featuring Overcast’s Marco Arment & Oxford Road’s Dan Granger

Follow Marco: https://twitter.com/marcoarment Download Overcast: https://overcast.fm Follow Oxford Road: https://twitter.com/Oxford_Road Follow Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Thanks to our partners... SendPro Online from Pitney Bowes - Try it free for 30 days and get a free 10-pound scale at https://pb.com/twist LinkedIn Marketing - Get $100 off your first advertising campaign at https://linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups Vanta - $1k off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist...

Aug 14, 2020•1 hr 27 min

E1095 The Next Unicorns E13: Roofstock CEO Gary Beasley is creating the real estate cloud, opening residential investing to millennials & more

Check out Roofstock: https://www.roofstock.com Follow Gary: https://twitter.com/garybeas2013 Follow Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Thanks to our partners... LinkedIn Jobs - Get $50 off your first job post at https://linkedin.com/unicorn Zendesk - 6 months free at https://www.zendesk.com/twist

Aug 12, 2020•58 min

E1094: Thrasio Co-CEO Josh Silberstein acquires & operates 60+ Amazon brands, shares insights on mastering the marketplace, competing with AmazonBasics & more

Check out Thrasio: https://www.thras.io Follow Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Thanks to our partners... Fiverr - use code TWiST for 10% off your first order at https://www.fiverr.com Coors Light - get Coors Light delivered to your door at https://get.coorslight.com Masterclass - 15% off an annual subscription at https://www.masterclass.com/startups

Aug 11, 2020•1 hr 9 min

E1093: Keith Rabois on China’s grand plan, TikTok, Taiwan, Big Tech & more

Follow Keith: https://twitter.com/rabois Follow Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Thanks to our partners... Gusto - 3 months free at https://gusto.com/twist Dell for Entrepreneurs - Save up to 48% at https://dell.com/twist LinkedIn Jobs - Get $50 off your first job post at https://www.linkedin.com/twist

Aug 07, 2020•1 hr 49 min

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

Check out Homebound: https://www.homebound.com Follow Nikki: https://twitter.com/NikkiPechet Follow Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Thanks to our partners: Zendesk - 6 months free at https://www.zendesk.com/twist LinkedIn Jobs - Get $50 off your first job post at https://linkedIn.com/unicorn

Aug 05, 2020•1 hr 4 min

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)

Check out Nude Barre: https://nudebarre.com Check out Techmate: https://www.techmate.com Check out Solo: https://solotrucking.com Thanks to our partners: Squarespace - save 10% by using code TWIST at checkout https://www.squarespace.com Trends, by The Hustle - start your two-week trial for $1 at https://trends.co/twist Modloft - 15% off and free shipping at https://www.modloft.com/twist Follow Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis...

Aug 04, 2020•1 hr 18 min

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