Jason breaks down the Citizen App’s recent mistake of putting a $30,000 bounty on an incorrect arson suspect (01:39), assesses the merits of an “Uber for private security” (17:15), and…
Ben Gilbert & David Rosenthal of Acquired join Jason to talk about Bitcoin’s recent price action (5:55), the cognitive dissonance of liking both Bitcoin and Berkshire (14:27), Amazon’s acquisition of…
Two CEOs join to talk about intentionally creating and maintaining a workplace culture that delivers high performance. First, 15five’s David Hassel shares how to build culture at scale (1:49), then…
Jason hits the recent restrictions on crypto from the U.S. and China, Robinhood allowing users to get in at IPO prices, and Antonio García Martínez’s chat with Kara Swisher (1:15)….
Emergency pod! Bitcoin sees a major correction due to China’s crack down (1:46). What are the chances it could it go to zero, and could China banning crypto be a…
This episode is full of tactical advice for improving your marketing operations. Gravitr’s Doriane Mouret explains how to improve your conversion funnels (3:28), Outlaw’s Danielle Vincent shares how to improve…
Jason covers Amazon’s talks to acquire MGM, AT&T’s spin-off of WarnerMedia to Discovery, and Dapper Labs lawsuit about the nature of NFTs (1:00). Then, NYT journalist Taylor Lorenz joins to…
Jason shares insights on the Twitter Blue leak (1:40) then breaks down recent product innovations, Twitter’s 2021 acquisition spree, and what it all means (15:05). Check out the pod notes:…
Zach Coelius joins Jason to answer live listener questions (1:09), and then the pair discuss Apple’s recent debacle in firing Antonio Garcia Martinez after being pressured by employees (42:43). Check…
This episode reveals the product strategies of two of Jason’s high-performing portfolio companies, Superhuman & Fitbod. First, Superhuman’s Founder & CEO Rahul Vohra shares his 7 principles for improving products…
Jason gives his take on Facebook’s Instagram Kids initiative (0:53), then, Ōura’s CEO Harpreet Rai discusses how sleep & recovery scores are calculated (25:09), how Oura works with the NBA…
Jason & Charles Hudson from Precursor Ventures take 8 pitches from founders and give feedback on how the pitches were structured (13:10) and their business models (38:48). Pod Notes: http://bit.ly/twist1212
Jason covers the Facebook Oversight Board’s decision on Trump (15:49), gives a potential solution for bad actors on social media that are of public consequence (39:25), provides a concrete way…
Two startup CEOs share their approach to fundraising, Andrew Farah explains the strategy he used to raise $100M for Density (03:58), Dejan simplifies his community-forming principles for SoleSavy (38:27), and…
Morgan Spenla shares why her company Crafter delivers a wonderful experience to makers (01:06), how they monetize (15:04), why she hires customer support from Starbucks (48:07), and more!
Jason weighs in on Basecamp’s ban of political discussion at work (10:57), the ensuing employee exodus (22:40), shares his policy for his companies (26:32), answers a listener’s question about how…