This Week in Startups

This Week In Startups is made possible by: Every Banking - https:// Every.io https:// Lemon.io - Lemon.io/twist Wispr Flow - https:// wisprflow.ai/twist Plaud - https:// plaud.ai/twist Ro.co - https:// Ro.co/Twist Today's show: *Sure, we all love open source models, but what about completely decentralized AI? Rather than leaving the big decision-making in the hands of a few elite CEOs, shouldn't u...

This Week In Startups is made possible by: Plaud - Plaud.ai/twist LinkedIn Jobs - https:// LinkedIn.com/twist . Deel - https:// deel.com/twist Iru - https:// iru.com /twist! Today's show: It's a packed TWiST Today! WITH US, we've got Erik Voorhees of VeniceAI and Logan Allin of Fin Capital on to talk agents, crypto, and… you guessed it, OPENCLAW! Where does agentic AI meet the financial system? Ho...

This Week In Startups is made possible by:Circle — http://circle.so/twistHubspot Creators — http://clickhubspot.com/twist2Uber AI Solutions — http://uber.com/ai-solutionsToday's show: *Dave Morin joined the show today to explain how the OpenClaw Foundation came into existence, and what its goals are. Fear not, Peter Steinberger retains directional control of the project. But if you want to sustain...

This Week In Startups is made possible by: Deel - http://deel.com/twist Wispr Flow - https://wisprflow.ai/twist Luma AI - https://lumalabs.ai/twist Today's show: *$110 billion buys you 15% of OpenAI. Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank placed their bets on ChatGPT, which now has 900 million weekly active users and 50 million paying subscribers. Find out why Jason is anticipating the wildest J-Curve swing...

This Week In Startups is made possible by: Lemon IO - https://Lemon.io/twist Every.io - https://every.io Sentry.io- https://sentry.io/twist Today's show: We're going behind the curtain today — it's a packed show! We found Tyler Yust, OpenClaw's third EVER contributor to share his insights from within foundation! We've got Deedy Das, of Menlo Ventures, on the show to discuss whether SaaS is cooked!...

This Week In Startups is made possible by:Caldera Lab - [calderalab.com/twist](https://calderalab.com/twist)Iru - [iru.com](http://Iru.com/twist)LinkedIn Jobs - http://linkedin.com/twist*OpenClaw is incredible at automating tasks. But what if it could also fix your startup's internal communication problems? Give agents shared memory, and you may be able to break down information silos while ensuri...

This Week In Startups is made possible by: Gusto - https://Gusto.com/twist Circle - https://circle.so/twist Northwest Registered Agent - https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist Today's show: *Getting OpenClaw set up and running without destroying your bank account is one thing. But now that you have your agent or swarm operational, how can you use them to get real work done? We have three build...

This Week In Startups is made possible by: Gusto - Try Gusto today and get 3 months free at gust.com/twist Crusoe Cloud - Reserve your capacity for the latest GPU's at crusoe.ai/savings Uber AI Solutions - Book a demo today at http://uber.com/ai-solutions Today's show: It's a packed show! We've got YouTuber and Openclaw enthusiast Matthew Berman, Ryan Yaneli, founder of Nextvisit, and Jason Grad,...

Will OpenAI Tank OpenClaw? | E2251 This Week In Startups is made possible by: Northwest Registered Agent - https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist Lemon IO - https://lemon.io/twist LinkedIn Jobs - http://linkedin.com/HiringProOffer Today's show: *OpenAI hired OpenClaw creater Peter Steinberger. What does this mean for the future of the AI virtual assistant platform, and what can the OpenCla...

This Week In Startups is made possible by: Sentry - http://sentry.io/twist Circle - http://Circle.so/twist Wispr Flow - https://wisprflow.ai/twist Today's show:  What makes OpenClaw feel so much more ALIVE than other AI agents? On TWiST, we're welcoming three amazing builders who are truly connecting with their OpenClaw bots, not just using them for productivity but getting to know them and their...

This Week In Startups is made possible by: NetSuite - https://www.netsuite.com/twist Luma AI - https://lumalabs.ai/twist Squarespace - https://squarespace.com/twist Today's show:  On today's epsiode of TWiST, Jason gets pitched by two top founders, Presh Dineshkumar and Peter Cetale!  Presh used to work for Jason at Launch! When he left, Jason invested $200K into Presh's new startup The Wellness C...

This Week In Startups is made possible by: Hubspot - http://clickhubspot.com/twist2 Deel - http://deel.com/twist Iru - http://www.iru.com/ Today's show:  Today on TWiST we're joined by 3 founders building on Open Claw,  Presh Dineshkumar, Vishnu, and Sean Liu! First, long time friend of the pod, Presh Dineshkumar, shows us how he's using Open Claw to automate his work at The Wellness Company. His...

This Week In Startups is made possible by: LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/twist Every.io - http://every.io/ Northwest registered Agent - www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist Today's show:  Sean Liu gave his OpenClaw "eyes" by hooking the AI assistant up to his Meta Ray Bans. While Jason and Alex consider the implications… guest expert Alex Finn quickly loses interest… It's another All-Clawdbot T...

This Week In Startups is made possible by: Crusoe Cloud - https://crusoe.ai/savings Lemon IO - https://Lemon.io/twist Northwest Registered Agent - https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist Thanks to our guests: Alex Cheema of ExoLabs http://exolabs.net Ryan Yanneli of NextVisit https://nextvisit.ai/ Today's show:  It's the Age of Ultron at TWiST and LAUNCH. We've given our OpenClaw digital Re...

This Week In Startups is made possible by: Circle - http://Circle.so/twist Caldera Lab - http://calderalab.com/TWIST LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/twist Today's show:  There was a time, not long ago, when offices everywhere came to a standstill, and everyone became even more fixated on their phones than usual, each time HQ Trivia went live. The app-based game show was a massive viral hit… until s...

This Week In Startups is made possible by: Quadratic - http://quadratic.ai/twist Today's show:  Don't get distracted! Here are the MOST CRUCIAL aspects of running a startup, where founders need to keep their full and uninterrupted focus. - Make sure you're saving up your cash - Why you need to just get started and build SOMETHING - Trust and reliability is EVERYTHING for new products - Why distrib...

This Week In Startups is made possible by: Uber - http://uber.com/twist Deel - http://deel.com/twist Northwest Registered Agent - https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist Today's show:  SpaceX is buying xAI, forming a mega-corp that plans to launch data centers into SPACE. Will Tesla also join up, fulfilling Elon's destiny to become real-life Tony Stark, with his own Musk Industries? Jason a...

This Week In Startups is made possible by: Deel - http://deel.com/twist LinkedIn Jobs - http://linkedin.com/twist Northwest Registered Agent - https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist Today's show:  On Today's action packed episode of This Week in Startups, our team is going full AI! Jason is joined by Oliver Korzen and Lukas Durand from the LAUNCH team, alongside Rahul Sood, founder/CEO of...

This Week In Startups is made possible by: Gusto - http://Gusto.com/twist Zite - http://zite.com/twist Circle.so - http://circle.so/twist Guest links:  Andrew Duffy, Founder and CEO, http://sparkplug.app — Retail incentives and brand partnerships platform Ford Smith, Founder of http://Ultranative.com — Investing in transformative startups Socrates Rosenfeld, Founder and CEO of http://iheartjane.co...

This Week In Startups is made possible by: Quo - http://quo.com/TWiST Lemon IO - https://lemon.io/twist Northwest Registered Agent - https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist Today's show:  Jason is back from Davos and Tokyo! We are jumping right back in with a group of Clawdbot power users: Alex Finn, Matt Von Horn, and Dan Penguine. Clawdbot is a hot open source AI project that lets users a...

This Week In Startups is made possible by: Sentry.io - sentry.io/twist Hubspot - clickhubspot.com/twist2 Northwest Registered Agent - https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist Today's show: One day soon, you might consult an AI general practitioner about your health, and then the computer will recommend human specialists to take up your case. On TWiST Tokyo, Jason chats with Fred Almeida — founde...

This Week In Startups is made possible by: Northwest Registered Agent - www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist Crusoe Cloud - https://crusoe.ai/savings LinkedIn Jobs - http://linkedIn.com/twist Today's show:  On today's TWIST episode, Alex interviews two of the top startup co-founders: Keller Cliffton of Zipline and Anastasis Germanidis of Runway.  Zipline announced its $600 million raise at a $7....

This Week In Startups is made possible by: Circle.so - http://Circle.so/twist Deel - http://deel.com/twist Uber AI Solutions - http://uber.com/twist Today's show: Not long ago, promising young Japanese graduates wanted to go work for the largest, most established, and even oldest corporations: Sony, Mitsubishi, and the like. But now, just over the last few years, more and more Japanese people are...

This Week In Startups is made possible by: Lemon.io - https://lemon.io/twist Deel - http://deel.com/twist LinkedIn Jobs - http://linkedIn.com/twist Today's show:  Some pitches sound just like ads… and it's a huge red flag for investors. On our latest edition of TWiST Tokyo, Jason welcomes legendary angel investor (and long-time friend of the pod) Thomas McInerney. His list of investments reads lik...

This Week In Startups is made possible by: Every.io - http://every.io/ LinkedIn Jobs - https://www.linkedin.com/twist Zite - http://zite.com/twist Today's show:  Why do 40% of Japanese students want to build a company rather than join the corporate workforce? On TWiST, Jason considers this question along with special guest Kathy Matsui, general partner of the global VC fund MPower Partners. Their...