Startup Blog

First, Jason sums up Jack Dorsey’s departure from Twitter’s CEO role (1:41). Then he breaks down the stats from Mr. Beast’s latest YouTube video (11:05). After the news, Haus CEO…

Kruze Consulting COO Scott Orn shares the seven tasks founders need to complete before years end. Jason and Scott discuss efficiently navigating compliance and tax deadlines, taking advantage of tax…

First Jason covers Zoom’s Q3 earnings and reflects on broader tech valuations (01:53). Then, Jason does a Startup Checklist episode on how to get your startup ready for an investment…

Banana Capital’s Turner Novak joins to discuss breaking into venture, starting his own fund (11:08), what it’s like being an emerging manager, rising valuations, and crypto (45:10). Turner also makes…

Full news show today! First, a quick update on Nikola and Trevor Milton’s situation (1:35). Then, Jason reacts to a video of Jordan Peterson getting “orange-pilled” (23:10) and the announcement…

First, Jason covers ConstitutionDAO attempt to buy one of the remaining 13 copies of the constitution at Sotheby’s (01:56). Then, he does 10 points from the Startup Checklist on operational…

First Jason explains why Miramax is suing Quentin Tarantino over his Pulp Fiction NFT collection (2:31). Then Twitch Co-Founder & GP at Goat Capital Justin Kan joins (19:19) to discuss…

First, Sam Lessin of Slow Ventures joins to discuss how he is applying the venture model to invest in individuals, he just placed a $1.7M bet on a YouTube creator…

First, Jason covers the Ohio Attorney General suing Meta (2:05). Then, Tusk Venture’s Bradley Tusk joins to discuss the strategy he developed to help Uber overcome cities trying to ban…

Remote work unlocked massive hiring opportunities for startups, but also creates new compliance challenges. In this episode, Kruze Consulting COO Scott Orn joins to explain how startups should navigate remote…

First up, Jason showcases what he calls the greatest CNBC hit of all time (01:46). Then he covers YouTube hiding the downvote counter (18:49). In the interview segment, Ready Games…

First, Jason analyzes Rivian’s IPO and gives his thoughts on the current valuation (2:05). Then, Aaron Wright from OpenLaw joins (22:13) to discuss Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs). At OpenLaw Aaron…

First, Jason breaks down Coinbase’s Q3 earnings and takes a look at the broader trends in crypto trading (01:13). Then, Jason runs through 10 points of his “Startup Checklist” focused…

First Jason covers Roblox earnings, the platform’s total usage is up 28% year over year (2:19)! In a new segment, “We Live in the Future,” Jason shares Jetson One, a…

In this hot funding environment, both investors and founders benefit from startups having all the finance basics covered. In this episode, Kruze Consulting COO Scott Orn joins to explain how…

First, Jason breaks down three recent earnings reports, Uber (1:57), Airbnb (21:10) and Peloton (26:00). Then, he introduces a new segment “Ok Boomer” where our producer Rachel reports on Gen…

We continue with episode five of the Startup Checklist, where Jason gives 10 points to build a great team. He covers hiring, compensating the early team (11:31), outsourcing, structuring the…

Jason reacts to Zillow’s huge drop after the implosion of their iBuying business (4:33), and breaks down the Biden Administration’s stablecoin report (23:35). Then, LeadIQ CEO Mei Siauw joins the…

First Jason briefly covers TikTok owner Bytedance’s restriction on overtime working hours (2:14). Then Multicoin Capital partner Kyle Samani joins (11:07) to discuss how they evaluate products, why they prefer…

First, Jason covers the reported revenue impacts for FB, SNAP, TWTR & GOOG caused by Apple’s App Tracking Transparency policies (1:57). Then, Aimee Yang CEO & Founder of BetterBrand™ joins…