This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Corient. Real wealth requires real solutions. Corient provides wealth management services centered around you. For more information, speak with an advisor today at Corient.com Lemon.io - Hire pre-vetted remote developers, get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist Coda. A new doc that brings words, tables and teams together. All your valuable data, plans, objectives, and strategies in one place. Go to https://coda.io/twi...
Dec 13, 2023•1 hr 2 min
This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Miro. Working remotely doesn’t mean you need to feel disconnected from your team. Miro is an online whiteboard that brings teams together - anytime, anywhere. Go to https://www.miro.com/startups to sign up for a FREE account with unlimited team members. The Equinix Startup program offers a hybrid infrastructure solution for startups, including up to $100K in credits and personalized consultations and guidance from the Equinix team. Go to https://deploy...
Dec 13, 2023•38 min
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Dec 12, 2023•1 hr 27 min
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Dec 08, 2023•56 min
Jason chats with Scott Orn about founder salaries, discussing the trade-offs of starting a company, the importance of board-approved salaries, and equity. They also address gender disparities in founder salaries, managing personal expenses, and investor expectations. * (0:00) Scott Orn joins to discuss founder salaries (2:25) Trade-offs of starting a company and how salaries increase with funding (4:41) Role of builder founders and dangers of underpaying oneself (8:05) Transitioning into entrepr...
Dec 07, 2023•24 min
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Dec 07, 2023•43 min
This Week in Startups is brought to you by… CLA - Get started with CLA's CPAs, consultants, and wealth advisors now at https://www.claconnect.com/tech House of Macadamias - Get a free month's supply of Macadamia Milk with any order at https://www.houseofmacadamias.com/twist by using code TWIST20! .Tech Domains - Apply to get your startup featured on This Week in Startups at https://www.startups.tech/jason Today’s show: 23andMe's Anne Wojcicki joins Jason for a deep dive on genome tes...
Dec 05, 2023•1 hr 16 min
This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Squarespace. Turn your idea into a new website! Go to Squarespace.com/TWIST for a free trial. When you’re ready to launch, use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Brave. If you’re building AI and search-based applications, train your models with the Brave Search API. Get started for free at brave.com/jason Lemon.io - Hire pre-vetted remote developers, get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://L...
Dec 05, 2023•56 min
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Dec 01, 2023•1 hr 22 min
This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Brave. If you’re building AI and search-based applications, train your models with the Brave Search API. Get started for free at brave.com/jason Arising Ventures is a holding company that acquires tech startups facing setbacks. Arising Ventures knows what founders care about because they aren’t bankers, they are tech founders themselves! Go to http://www.arisingventures.com/TWIST LinkedIn Jobs. A business is only as strong as its people, and every hi...
Nov 29, 2023•38 min
This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Miro. Working remotely doesn’t mean you need to feel disconnected from your team. Miro is an online whiteboard that brings teams together - anytime, anywhere. Go to https://miro.com/startups to sign up for a FREE account with unlimited team members. Northwest Registered Agent. When starting your business, it's important to use a service that will actually help you. Northwest Registered Agent is that service. They'll form your company fast, give...
Nov 28, 2023•52 min
This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Squarespace. Turn your idea into a new website! Go to Squarespace.com/TWIST for a free trial. When you’re ready to launch, use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. 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 Northwest Registered...
Nov 28, 2023•1 hr 15 min
This Week in Startups is brought to you by… NetSuite. Once your business gets to a certain size the cracks start to emerge. Things you used to do in a day take a week. You deserve a customized solution - and that's NetSuite. Learn more when you download NetSuite’s popular KPI Checklist - absolutely free, at NetSuite.com/twist LinkedIn Marketing. To redeem a $100 LinkedIn ad credit and launch your first campaign, go to linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups Brave. If you’re building AI and search-ba...
Nov 21, 2023•1 hr
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 Lemon.io . Get access to Lemon Hire, a platform with more than 80,000 pre-vetted engineers that you can interview within 48 hours. Get $2000 off your first hire at http://lemon.io/hire today! The Equinix Startup progr...
Nov 18, 2023•1 hr
This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Squarespace. Turn your idea into a new website! Go to http://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST for a free trial. When you’re ready to launch, use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Masterworks. The first company allowing investors exposure into the blue-chip artwork asset class. TWIST listeners can skip the waitlist by going to https://masterworks.com/twist and using promo code TWIST. Fitbod. Tired of doing the same ...
Nov 17, 2023•55 min
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, 2023•22 min
This Week in Startups is brought to you by… .Tech Domains has a new program called startups.tech, where you can get your startup featured on This Week in Startups. Go to startups.tech/jason to find out how! 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 Arising Ventures is a holding company that acquires tech star...
Nov 15, 2023•52 min
This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Embroker. 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 http://www.Embroker.com/twist While you’re there, get an extra 10% off using offer code TWIST. CLA. Innovation takes balance. CLA's CPAs, consultants, and wealth advisors can help you get from startup to where you want to end up. Get started now at htt...
Nov 15, 2023•45 min
This Week in Startups is brought to you by… LinkedIn Marketing. To redeem a $100 LinkedIn ad credit and launch your first campaign, go to linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups * 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 Corient. Real wealth requires real solutions. Corient provides wealth management services center...
Nov 14, 2023•1 hr 2 min
This Week in Startups is brought to you by… NetSuite. Once your business gets to a certain size the cracks start to emerge. Things you used to do in a day take a week. You deserve a customized solution - and that's NetSuite. Learn more when you download NetSuite’s popular KPI Checklist - absolutely free, at NetSuite.com/twist Miro. Working remotely doesn’t mean you need to feel disconnected from your team. Miro is an online whiteboard that brings teams together - anytime, anywhere. Go to htt...
Nov 11, 2023•1 hr 19 min
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Nov 10, 2023•45 min
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, 2023•19 min
This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Squarespace. Turn your idea into a new website! Go to Squarespace.com/TWIST for a free trial. When you’re ready to launch, use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. House of Macadamias is the next big health trend! Get a free month's supply of Macadamia Milk with any order at https://houseofmacadamias.com/twist by using code TWIST20! CLA. Innovation takes balance. CLA's CPAs, consultants, and wealth adviso...
Nov 08, 2023•45 min
This Week in Startups is brought to you by… LinkedIn Jobs. A business is only as strong as its people, and every hire matters. Go to LinkedIn.com/TWIST to post your first job for free. Terms and conditions apply. Coda is the all-in-one doc for teams. And they introduced an AI-powered assistant to take the BUSY out of the WORK! Get started for free at http://coda.io/twist IntouchCX. Want to build a loyal customer base for your startup? Unlock the power of innovative AI and automated support solut...
Nov 07, 2023•1 hr 3 min
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 www.vanta.com/twist The Embroker Startup Program helps startups secure the most important lines of insurance, at a lower cost, and with less hassle. For guaranteed 10% off on premiums (& up to 20% depending on quote) go to www.embroker....
Nov 03, 2023•59 min
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Nov 02, 2023•50 min
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Nov 01, 2023•58 min
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Oct 31, 2023•50 min
This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Mercury. With Mercury Raise, startup founders no longer have to navigate roadblocks alone. Visit http://mercury.com/raise to get access to a network, connections, and advice. Corient. Real wealth requires real solutions. Corient provides wealth management services centered around you. For more information, speak with an advisor today at http://corient.com Vanta. Compliance and security shouldn't be a deal-breaker for startups to win new business. V...
Oct 27, 2023•51 min
This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Lemon.io . Get access to Lemon Hire, a platform with more than 80,000 pre-vetted engineers that you can interview within 48 hours. Get $2000 off your first hire at http://lemon.io/hire today! Codecademy. Build the future you want to see with Codecademy. Codecademy Pro helps you learn everything you’ll need to shape what comes next in the tech space. Try it free for 14 days. Visit Codecademy.com/TWiST NetSuite. Once your business gets to a certain size ...
Oct 27, 2023•47 min