Startup Blog

First, we talk about Meta’s new Facebook Groups overhaul that looks like Discord (2:35). Then we touch on Sequoia raising over 2 billion for its US venture and growth funds…

Today, Jason is joined by the hosts of “What are your thoughts?” Downtown Josh Brown (CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management) and Michael Batnick (Managing Partner at Ritholtz Wealth Management). They…

Tech journalist Eric Newcomer joins to talk the Trump SPAC (8:26), WeWork SPAC (15:58), and the behind the scenes funding story of GitLab’s IPO (25:41). Then, HNGRY’s Matt Newberg joins…

It was great to have Jeff back on the pod! But first, Producer Rachel gives some updates on TWIST Founder Meetups (01:54) and Jason talks a bit about Oculus (14:12)….

First, Jason reacts to the most recent Apple event announcing new M1 chips & Macbooks (1:26). Then, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (23:85) joins to discuss how USDC, what makes Circle…

This Startup Basics is all about managing customer relationships. Tiffani Bova from Salesforce joins to talk about the ways startups can improve customer interactions, transforming one-time transactions to reoccurring relationships….

First, Jason covers Coinbase’s announcement of their new NFT platform (2:06). Then, Bloomberg’s Max Chafkin joins to discuss his book, “The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power”…

First, Jason covers the blowback Netflix is facing from Dave Chappelle’s new special “The Closer” and the masterful response from Co-CEO Ted Sarandos (2:09). Then, continuing our startup checklist series,…

Jason does a short news segment on China’s Bitcoin Mining hash rate falling to 0 and how the U.S. is now the largest mining hub (1:59). Then, Jacob Helberg author…

Anatoly from Solana joins Jason to discuss how they’ve managed to build the fastest blockchain (0:54). Solana’s “proof of history” innovation allows for over 50,000 transactions a second, we get…

Startup Basics is BACK! This series focuses on one of the most important aspects of any successful startup: the customer. On episode two, Salesforce’s Tiffani Bova joins to break down…

First, Jason chats with Bloomberg reporter Zeke Faux about his latest investigative piece “Tether’s $69 Billion Mystery”(1:04). Then, Jason launches our news series “Startup Checklist” (31:49) which explores the things…

In a short news segment, Jason talks about a company that tried to sell “fantasy startup investing” NFTs and why they had to pivot (1:44). Jason gives a brief tribute…

In this all news show, Jason covers Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen’s Senate testimony and Mark Zuckerberg’s response (2:22). We also get into the fraud claims made by Scorpion Capital against…

Startup Basics is BACK! This series will focus on one of the most important aspects of any successful startup: the customer. On episode one, Salesforce’s Tiffani Bova joins to break…

In this news episode, Jason covers the Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen’s “60 minutes” interview and breaks down some clips. Then he shares the highlights and rationalizations from the OZY Media…

First Jason covers Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s reflections on last year’s blog “Coinbase is a mission focused company.” Then, Nat Manning joins from Kettle, to chat about better assessing fire…

Jason does a full news show breaking down: how Amazon monitors drivers with AI cameras (01:54), Tesla’s new driver score (22:05), OZY Media’s continued fallout (32:45), and new proposed changes…

First, Jason brings on investor, former ad tech exec, and frequent guest Zach Coelius to discuss the strategic implications of Google’s new ad attribution policy (01:43). Then Michael Dell joins…

First, Jason covers OZY media’s attempted deception of Goldman Sachs & investors (1:50), then covers Clubhouse’s monetization problem with special guest Ashley Carman from the Verge (24:26). To wrap up,…