Jason Calacanis

This Week in Startups

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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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E1094: Thrasio Co-CEO Josh Silberstein acquires & operates 60+ Amazon brands, shares insights on mastering the marketplace, competing with AmazonBasics & more 11.08.2020 1:08:39

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E1093: Keith Rabois on China's grand plan, TikTok, Taiwan, Big Tech & more 07.08.2020 1:48:38

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E1092 The Next Unicorns E12: Homebound CEO & Co-Founder Nikki Pechet is solving the home building process by increasing customer experience, helping victims of natural disasters rebuild efficiently 05.08.2020 1:03:40

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E1091: LAUNCH Accelerator Cohort 17 founders reflect on their journeys throughout the program: Nude Barre (DTC hosiery made for women of all shades), Techmate (On-demand tech support for remote & satellite employees) & Solo (Trucking-as-a-Service) 04.08.2020 1:18:09

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All-In E6: Big Tech antitrust aftermath, potential effects of an M&A clampdown on Silicon Valley & more 01.08.2020 41:26

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E1090: Nikola Founder Trevor Milton on competing with Tesla, hydrogen over battery, going public as a pre-revenue company & more 31.07.2020 1:15:45

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Emergency Pod! Jason Calacanis reacts to Big Tech hearings: Grades for Bezos, Cook, Pichai & Zuckerberg 30.07.2020 43:07

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E1089 The Next Unicorns E11: insitro CEO Daphne Koller is revolutionizing drug discovery via machine learning & data, shares insights on remote education from time at Coursera & more 29.07.2020 1:10:16

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E1088: Building Zero Fasting with Kevin Rose, properly pricing consumer apps, benefits of fasting & more with Big Sky Health CEO Mike Maser 28.07.2020 1:15:07

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E1087: Democratizing art as an asset class, indicators of a rapidly appreciating piece of art & more with Masterworks CEO & Founder Scott Lynn 24.07.2020 1:07:08

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E1086: Supporting founder mental health at Freestyle Capital with Josh Felser, Caren Maio & Mani Kulasooriya 21.07.2020 1:27:21

Josh's Medium post on founder mental health: https://medium.com/@joshmedia/for-the-love-of-founders-d50b405f42a3 Hoffman Institute: https://www.hoffmaninstitute.org/ Meru Health: https://www.meruhealth.com/ Check out Freestyle Capital: https://freestyle.vc/ Check out Funnel Leasing: https://funnelleasing.com/ Check out Codify: https://codify.ai/ Follow Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis

E1085: Chris Atoki shares his inspiring story: from homeless to homeowner in 4 years through grit, technology & hustle 17.07.2020 1:06:01

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E1084: David Sacks on "The Cadence": an operating philosophy he developed at PayPal which helped him lead Yammer to a billion-dollar exit without a COO 14.07.2020 1:08:08

David Sacks' recent Medium post: https://medium.com/craft-ventures/the-cadence-how-to-operate-a-saas-startup-436aa8099e8 Follow David: https://twitter.com/DavidSacks Follow Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis

All-In E5: WHO's incompetence, kicking off Cold War II, China's grand plan, 100X'ing America's efficiency 11.07.2020 52:12

Founders: Pitch Thousands of Angel Investors over Zoom at Remote Demo Day! 10.07.2020 4:06

Submit your application at https://remotedemoday.com/ Jason Calacanis & TheSyndicate.com will select seven startups to pitch thousands of angel investors on July 28th. We held our first Remote Demo Day in June, where 5 of the 7 companies that pitched received over $200K in commitments from Jason's Syndicate.

E1083 News: Trump considers TikTok ban, Twitter leaks subscription platform, Clubhouse drama, Harvard price gouging & more with Morgan DeBaun & Alex Wilhelm 09.07.2020 1:28:24

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E1082: OfferUp CEO & Co-Founder Nick Huzar on creating liquidity in a marketplace, acquiring their largest competitor in Letgo, location-based pay & more! 07.07.2020 1:08:19

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E1081: SevenRooms CEO & Co-Founder Joel Montaniel on raising $50M Series B during COVID, taking on large incumbents, helping restaurants leverage data to maximize customer experience 30.06.2020 1:09:04

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Learn how to be an Angel Investor from Jason Calacanis at Angel.University Online! 30.06.2020 3:10

Register: https://www.angel.university/online In this workshop, I share my lessons from deploying over 70 million dollars of capital in over 200 startups, including Uber, Robinhood, Calm, Wealthfront, and others. You'll learn how to source and negotiate deals, evaluate startups, and manage your portfolio. If you're an accredited investor, visit https://www.angel.university/online to learn more and...

E1080: Arlan Hamilton on launching Backstage Crowd, disrupting VC with syndicates, how the tech industry can be better for underrepresented founders & more 26.06.2020 1:09:03

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E1079: The Power of Accelerators E10 Daniel Gross, Founder of Pioneer on gamifying the startup process, importance of mentorship in tech & more! 24.06.2020 1:15:15

Follow Daniel: https://twitter.com/danielgross Check out Pioneer: https://pioneer.app/ Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/Jason https://linktr.ee/calacanis

E1078 Pomp Podcast Crossover: Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano on most exciting crypto projects, Hey vs. Apple, Robinhood/Barstool traders, Zuck vs. Bezos, Jason's Bitcoin position & more! 23.06.2020 2:16:52

Pomp Podcast x TWiST crossover Follow Pomp: https://twitter.com/APompliano Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/Jason https://linktr.ee/calacanis

All-In E4: Politicizing the pandemic, Police reform, Biden's ideal VP, Twitter vs. Facebook on free speech & more with David Sacks & David Friedberg 21.06.2020 45:14

Follow @chamath: https://twitter.com/chamath Follow @jason: https://twitter.com/Jason https://linktr.ee/calacanis 0:01 Jason checks in on Chamath, Sacks & Friedberg, opening up their social circles, outdoor activities & more 9:31 Issues with politicizing matters of public health, deaths decreasing while new cases spike, masks, lockdowns & more 20:56 Viral videos, doxxing bad behavior & cancel cult...

E1077: "Alchemy" Author Rory Sutherland on the Darwinian approach to business, analyzing outliers, why eccentric CEOs have a psychological advantage with customers & more! 19.06.2020 2:19:53

1:00 Jason intros "Alchemy" author Rory Sutherland 3:45 Architecture is the cheapest way to buy art 6:01 How Rory is dealing with quarantine, why he prefers working from home, and will businesses be more efficient post-COVID? 14:12 What is Rory's job, why you should strive to create your own job title, treating the free market as Galapagos Island, using the Darwinian approach to business & analyzi...

E1076: The Power of Accelerators E9 Sunny Madra, Head of Ford X on innovating mobility for a post-COVID world, going from idea to product at a large corporation & more 18.06.2020 1:02:48

0:52 Jason intros Ford X's Sunny Madra 4:39 How Sunny got his start in Accelerators working on Tinder with Hatch Labs at IAC 11:47 What is Ford X's thesis on mobility and how do they decide whether to buy or build a company? 16:18 How does Ford X evaluate new ideas & how do they source talent? Sunny speaks about his personal investment in Cabana 22:56 Going from idea to product at a large corporat...