Next Unicorns evaluation + Ask Jason | E1590

This Week in Startups

Oct 20, 2022•56 min

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Episode description

New format! Jason evaluates some prior Next Unicorns company's performances since the CEO appeared on the podcast (2:06), and contextualizes the fundraising market throughout the past three years. Then, Jason wraps the show by answering listener questions! (48:18)

(0:00) Jason tees up today's new Next Unicorns format!

(2:06) Jason shares some thoughts on why he started The Next Unicorns series and tees up some of the most successful companies over the first three seasons

(5:32) E971: Checkr CEO Daniel Yanisse

(10:37) E987: Upgrade CEO Renaud Laplanche

(13:59) OpenPhone - Get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/twist

(15:29) E992: former Expanse CEO Tim Junio

(23:14) LinkedIn Marketing - Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit at LinkedIn.com/nextunicorn

(24:51) E998: Benchling CEO Saji Wickramasekara

(28:32) E1089: Insitro CEO Daphe Koller

(33:26) Kalshi - Sign up at https://kalshi.com/twist and receive $25 after trading your first 100 contracts

(34:57) E1098: Cockroach Labs CEO Spencer Kimball

(38:19) E1113: Loom CEO Joe Thomas

(43:02) E1246: Divvy Homes CEO Adena Hefets

(48:18) Ask Jason: 2023's "Why now?", Jason's favorite qualities in a founder and person, greatest acquisitions of all time