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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.

Episodes

BREAKING: Sam Altman fired from OpenAI, chaos ensues! | E1851

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Nov 18, 20231 hr

Real-time AI-powered design with Krea CEO Victor Perez | E1850

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Nov 17, 202355 min

Avoiding Accidental Tax Fraud | Startup Finance Basics w/ Kruze's Scott Orn | E1849

Today’s show: Kruze’s Scott Orn joins Jason to discuss navigating potential ERC fraud (00:45), expected year one spend for startups (11:54), importance of accounting from Day 1 (15:22), and more! * Time stamps: (0:00) Kruze’s Scott Orn joins Jason. (0:45) Navigating Employee Retention Credit (ERC) and spotting fraud, and the importance of CPA expertise (9:01) The difference between building software and R&D (11:54) Expected year one spend for startups (15:22) Importance of accounting from da...

Nov 16, 202322 min

Engineering an AI-powered doctor’s office with Forward CEO Adrian Aoun | E1848

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Nov 15, 202352 min

PrayingForExits on the rush into defense tech, “innovator’s sprint,” & global VC markets | E1847

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Nov 15, 202345 min

AI Demos! xAI’s Grok chatbot, OpenAI’s GPTs, & more! | E1846

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Nov 14, 20231 hr 2 min

Tech Earnings Breakdown: $UBER, $LYFT, $KIND with TechCrunch's Alex Wilhelm | E1845

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Nov 11, 20231 hr 19 min

The Case for Adam Neumann + driverDoc's Josh Kolar on automation for trucking companies | E1844

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Nov 10, 202345 min

Managing your treasury in 2023 | Startup Finance Basics w/ Kruze's Scott Orn | E1843

Todays show: Kruze's Scott Orn joins Jason on the latest edition of Startup Finance Basics! In this episode, they discuss the current state of the market (0:40), diversifying bank relationships (6:09), managing risk (16:25), and much more! * Time stamps: (0:00) Kruze's Scott Orn joins Jason (0:40) The current state of the market (6:09) The SVB lesson: Diversify your bank relationships (16:25) Capital preservation, liquidity, and risk management * Check out Kruze: https://kruzeconsulting....

Nov 08, 202319 min

Uber profitable again, SBF guilty, Biden's AI EO + Motive's John Habeck | E1842

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Nov 08, 202345 min

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