Jason Calacanis

This Week in Startups

Jason Calacanis covers startups, tech, markets, media, and all the hottest topics in business and technology. He also interviews the world’s greatest founders, operators, investors, and innovators.

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Jason Calacanis

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Technology

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thisweekinstartups.com

Latest episode

Oct 17, 2026

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Episodes

Market dynamics, RIFs, and AI's role in law with Becki DeGraw | Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal Basics 27.07.2023

Today's show: Wilson Sonsini Partner Becki DeGraw joins Jason on the latest edition of Startup Legal Basics! In this episode, they discuss the contrast between late-stage and seed-stage investing (2:52), repricing stock options (5:48), the adoption of AI in the legal industry (23:29), and much more! * Time stamps: (0:00) Wilson Sonsini Partner Becki DeGraw joins Jason (1:19) The increase in tech l...

Next Unicorns: Building the future of healthcare communication with Abridge CEO Shiv Rao | E1784 26.07.2023

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MongoDB CEO Dev Ittycheria on great leadership, building winning teams, and more | E1783 25.07.2023

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Ryan Smith on buying the Utah Jazz, evolving Qualtrics, AI's early days, and more | E1782 24.07.2023

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HubSpot CTO Dharmesh Shah on empowering entrepreneurs, HubSpot's journey, and AI automation | E1781 21.07.2023

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Navigating SAFEs, Pay-to-Play Rounds & Risks with Becki DeGraw | Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal Basics 20.07.2023

Todays show: Wilson Sonsini Partner Becki DeGraw joins Jason on the latest edition of Startup Legal Basics! In this episode, they break down legal standards in the startup ecosystem(2:19), SAFE agreements and convertible notes(5:41), conflicts faced by founders and investors(20:58), and much more! Time Stamps: (00:00) Wilson Sonsini Partner Becki DeGraw joins Jason (2:19) Breaking the box or stick...

Next Unicorns: Bringing AI-powered solutions to medical analysis with PathAI CEO Andy Beck | E1780 19.07.2023

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Tim Urban on the path to AGI and trends in tech history | E1779 18.07.2023

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AI itineraries, newsletters, doodles, and more with Sunny Madra! | E1778 18.07.2023

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VenturusAI's instant MBA & Samantha Wong on identifying soon-to-explode startup markets | E1777 14.07.2023

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Understanding Secondary Market Transactions with Becki DeGraw | Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal Basics 13.07.2023

Today's show: Wilson Sonsini Partner Becki DeGraw joins Jason to kick off another series of Startup Legal Basics! In this episode, they break down secondary market transactions, including the evolution of secondaries (00:50), trends in the industry (3:16), critical aspects of Qualified Small Business (QSBS) stock(20:06), and much more! * Time stamps: (00:00) Wilson Sonsini Partner Becki DeGraw joi...

Next Unicorns: Building a $1B AI Avatar Business with Synthesia CEO Victor Riparbelli | E1776 12.07.2023

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Using GPUs as leverage, MSFT beats the case, FTC fails under Khan | E1775 11.07.2023

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Threads, ChatGPT usage drops, and AI demos with Sunny Madra | E1774 11.07.2023

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Business Breakdowns: The rise and fall of "Blackberry" with Lon Harris | E1773 07.07.2023

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Reimagining reading with VR featuring Sol Reader CEO Ben Chelf | E1772 06.07.2023

This Week in Startups is presented by: .Tech Domains has a new program called startups.tech, where you can get your startup featured on This Week in Startups. Go to https://startups.tech/jason to find out how! Crowdbotics. Great ideas can change the world, and Crowdbotics is the fastest way to turn those ideas into code. Get a free scoping session for your next big app idea at crowdbotics.com/twis...

Shein registers for US IPO, Trump SPAC insider trading & more | E1771 01.07.2023

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Creating the future of search and competing vs Google with Perplexity AI's Aravind Srinivas | E1770 28.06.2023

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Zapier Co-Founder Mike Knoop on category creation, API evolution & AI architecture | E1769 27.06.2023

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IRL to shut down after faking 19M users, ZIRP fraud, Databricks acquires MosaicML for $1.3B | E1768 27.06.2023

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Titan tragedy, Meta removes news in Canada + Elizabeth Yin at Angel Summit | E1767 23.06.2023

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StoneAlgo's Devin Jones on "Zillow for diamonds" + Mar Hershenson on the art of picking | E1766 21.06.2023

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EyeRate CEO Ray Weisberg on scaling from $0 to $10M + Steve Jurvetson on disruptive tech | E1765 20.06.2023

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Gavin Baker on AI platform shift, upside vs downside, extinction risk, Nvidia outlook & more | E1764 19.06.2023

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Reddit CEO Steve Huffman on mod revolt, building a legendary community & more | E1763 17.06.2023

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