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First Jason and Molly open by digging into some details for the All-In Summit (02:12). Then they discuss Airbnb’s search options (08:13), Airbnb’s new aircover insurance feature (21:34) and Coinbase’s…

First, crypto reporter Bennett Tomlin joins to break down the the massive decline of algorithmic stablecoin Terra USD (UST) and how the Terra-Luna ecosystem works (09:00). Then we recap five…

First, we discuss Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi’s company-wide email rallying Uber behind a cash-generating vision to court investors (6:30). Then, we cover Apple’s machine learning director departing because of the…

Sunday double-header. First, Jason discusses why some VC firms allow side investing and others explicitly forbid it (01:50). Then, in a This Week in Climate Startups segment Molly interviews Nan…

First Jason and Molly break down Twitter’s new community annotation feature Birdwatch (1:40), they go through screenshots of the beta version and weigh the possibility for the Birdwatch to bridge…

First we chat with Lon Harris from Inside Streaming about the latest Netflix news, strategy, exciting upcoming shows and the proliferation of ads on streaming services (2:23). Then we cover…

Every Monday – Thursday, Jason and Molly record live at https://youtube.com/thisweekin – it has bonus content that doesn’t make it into the edited version of the show. This is a…

First Jason and Molly discuss the way tech is impacted by the leaked Supreme Court Roe vs. Wade decision (2:20). Then they break down the differences between a Lyft and…

First, we speak with The Information’s Sylvia Varnham O’Regan about Meta’s plan to double its VR headsets by 2024 (02:06), VR adoption (13:14), and more. We wrap by discussing the…

First, we discuss Bolt’s declining customer base and struggles with The Information’s Malique Morris (02:50). In addition, we discuss Fast, Amazon’s “Buy with Prime,” ShopPay (25:35) and all the other…

Sunday double-header. First, in VC Sunday School Jason discusses competing companies in the portfolio, when it’s ok, when it’s not and how to manage issues in good faith (01:52). Then,…

First, we cover 5 news stories: Amazon Q1 earnings (02:01), Apple’s fiscal Q2 earnings (06:33), China’s new tune for tech (12:06), AirBnB’s long-term remote commitment (16:55) and Snap’s new Pixy…

First up, Lon Harris joins to break down the finales of WeCrashed (1:52) and Severance (34:50), then The Verge’s Corin Faife joins to discuss his research on the sharp changes…

All news. First we break down the SEC’s allegations from one of the craziest financial stories since Bernie Madoff, Archegos Capital (4:20). Then cover: Bolt being sued by its largest…

All news. We break down, Jack chiming in on Twitter’s sale to Elon Musk and the employee reactions (2:21). Then, we talk about an NFT project where Doctor influencers on…

First, we cover Twitter’s Board accepting Elon Musk’s take-private deal (1:41). Then, we cover a new EU social media regulation that will increase algorithm transparency called the Digital Services Act…

First, in a VC Sunday School segment, Jason explains his approach to deal memos (01:42) and what parts of a memo are most important. Then, in a This Week in…

First Jason and Molly do four rapid news stories: Elon securing funding for the Twitter buyout (03:20), Bill Ackman’s $430M loss on Netflix (11:48), The Boring Company’s $675M raise (18:47),…

First, Jason and Molly cover Tesla’s strong Q1 and gems from the earnings call (2:22), then Lon Harris joins (31:32) to discuss WeCrashed episode 7 (34:17), Severance episodes 1-3 (58:46),…

First, we break down Netflix’s earnings and discuss where Netflix’s content strategy might have gone wrong (2:46). Then, Jason pitches Jared Kushner’s leaked PE firm fundraising deck (35:15). We wrap…