This Week in Startups
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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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What will be OpenAI’s IPO price? Place ya bets! | E2202
What will be OpenAI’s IPO price? Place ya bets! | EXXX
*Polymarket’s sharps are already placing bets on when ChatGPT maker OpenAI will go public...
Grammarly is now Superhuman! CEO Shishir Mehrotra explains the rebrand | E2201
Today’s show:
*Why rebrand an app with 40 million daily active users?
On TWiST, Grammarly CEO Shishir Mehrotra swings by to explain why he...
iPhone Air is “inspiring,” and a first step toward Apple Glasses (w/ Zach Handshoe of SpatialGen) | E2200
Today’s show:
Jason’s been skeptical on Apple lately, but he’s BLOWN AWAY by his new iPhone Air.Hear why JCal thinks Cupertino’s l...
Jason Unpacks Sequoia’s New Funds"| E2199
Today’s show:
Australia has accused Microsoft of employing a dark pattern… Hear why Jason says these kinds of sneaky tactics aren’t usually wort...
If you’re not working 9-9-6, are you working hard enough? | E2198
Today’s show:
*Working from 9 am to 9 pm, 6 days a week, might seem like TOO INTENSE a commitment for some, but Jason argues that elite performa...
Amazon’s “Age of Efficiency,” LLM distribution, AI wearable worries, and more with Elad Gil | E2197
Today’s show:
*Amazon’s dropping a LOT of employees for AI and robots… are Jason’s darkest predictions coming true?
Legendary investor Ela...
Magic School uses AI to help kids learn, not cheat | E2196
Are AI tools in the classroom just time-savers, or can they have genuine educational value?In a must-watch TWiST 500 interview, Alex chats with Magic...
Just how frothy is the AI Bubble anyway? | E2195
Today’s show: *Is the AI bubble going to POP? And if so, how much of our economy is it going to take down with it?On a new TWiST, Jason, Alex, and Lon...
Deel’s growth overshadows SpyGate, Claude learned new skills, and the great “momentum is moat” debate | E2194
Deel’s growth overshadows SpyGate, Claude learned new skills, and the great “momentum is moat” debate | EXXX
Today’s show:
*Deel’s growing...
Legendary VC Steve Jurvetson looks ahead at neutral networks, Tesla, nuclear power, and more | E2193
Today’s show:
*On a very special TWiST, Jason’s joined by “one of the greatest investors in in the history of VC,” Steve Jurvetson of Future Ven...
What Ramp’s data tells us about AI, unemployment and more with CEO Eric Glyman | E2192
Today’s show:
*Eric Glyman of Ramp joins us to share the fintech unicorn’s growth secrets AND their Lab full of research data.
On TWiST, J...
Figure’s 03 Chore-bot, Jake Paul Sora takeover, ChatGPT app integrations, and more | E2191
Figure’s 03 Chore-bot, Jake Paul Sora takeover, ChatGPT app integrations, and more | E2191
Today’s show:
Figure’s butler-bot could be clea...
Battery Power for Texans with Zach Dell, plus Tim Apple is LEAVING?, Polymarket to the US, and a Tesla fan update | E2190
Today’s show:
*Zach Dell of Base Power joins us at the top of today’s show to talk about building batteries in Austin, that $1 billion investmen...
We’re Hiring! Join the This Week in Startups Team
Everything’s going great here at This Week in Startups — and we’re expanding! As we launch a brand new podcast next year, we’re looking to bring on tw...
OpenAI’s latest “bizarre” mega-deal, datacenters in space, previewing Tesla’s big announcement and more | E2189
Today’s show:
*How many weirdly circular mega-deals is OpenAI going to sign this year?
On a new TWiST, Jason and Alex consider OpenAI’s la...
Sora app review, Perplexity’s Comet is FREE, and which AI tools reign supreme? | E2188
Today’s show:
Is Sora not just a copyright-killer but a TikTok-killer? Hear our review!
The “This Week in Startups” team has...
Sora 2, Tilly Norwood, and the New Slop Era | E2187
Today’s show:
Sora 2 will generate a video of whatever you like and respects no IP (unless they opt out)
On a brand new TWiST, Jason and A...
Breaking the Sound Barrier with Blake Scholl from Boom Supersonic | E2186
Today’s show:
How do you get investors excited about jets when they’re hyper-focused on new AI tools?
In a fresh TWiST 500 interview, Alex...
Why New Yorkers hate AI Friends, Producer Claude gets an update, and the value of human writers in the Age of Slop | E2185
Today’s show:
Friend’s new AI pendant just wants to be your new pal. So why do New Yorkers hate them?
On a brand-new TWiST, Jason and Alex...
Is there an AI coding bubble? Plus Meta’s new SlopTok product, Neon’s divisive app shuts down, and more | E2184
Today’s show:
Factory, a Sequoia-backed producer of AI agents for programming, raised $50 million at a $300 million valuation. So Jason and Alex...
The rise of “workslop,” Alibaba’s insane new deepfake model, Tether’s MASSIVE valuation, and more | E2183
Today’s show:
What is “workslop”? And is it already slowing you down at the office?
On a new This Week in Startups, we’ve go...
Jason’s H-1B pitch, the latest on the TikTok deal, and Howie’s first ad | E2182
Today’s show:
New proposal on H-1B visas… and it’s pretty similar to Jason’s pitch from last month!
On a new TWiST, Jason and Lon wonder i...
Meta’s “creepy” new Ray Bans, Beehiiv teams with Discord, AND a visit from Lovable CEO Anton Osika! | E2181
Today’s show:
On an action-packed TWiST, Alex and Jason check out Meta’s latest wearables, which promise to fix the “constantly staring down at...
Who Owns the Output? AI Copyright & IP Explained w/ Chris Paniewski | Startup Legal Basics
Today’s show:
Jason sits down with Wilson Sonsini partner Chris Paniewski for part two of our Startup Legal Basics series on AI law — this time...
Tesla and Uber team up! Plus Weave Robotics’ Isaac and $OPEN bull Eric Jackson | E2180
Today’s show:
Hear why Eric Jackson thinks Opendoor is the new Carvana, and how he’s planning to bring Drake on board as an investor (plus Jason...
Why Medium is HIDING from AI | E2179
Today’s show:
On a special edition of TWiST, Alex presents a trio of TWiST 500 interviews.
First up, Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine on the co...
Robinhood Venture Fund, Polymarket adds earnings, and LAUNCH Accelerator 35 is here! | E2178
Today’s show:
There are new LAUNCH Accelerator and Founder U cohorts this week, and Jason’s running down some of his favorite new startups.
All-In Summit Highlights, Schools Could Block Social Media, FTC Chatbot Investigation, and Zoox hits Vegas | E2177
Today’s show:
On Friday’s TWiST, Jason, Alex, and Lon look back at some highlights from this week’s big All-In Summit in Los Angeles, including...
AI Copyright & Training Data w/ Chris Paniewski | Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal Basics
Jason sits down with Wilson Sonsini partner Chris Paniewski for a special Startup Legal Basics on one of the thorniest questions in tech right now: ho...
Republic opens private markets as Positron takes on GPUs: A TWiST500 doubleheader! | E2176
Today’s show:
In this founder-focused episode of This Week in Startups, we sit down with Republic’s Kendrick Nguyen to learn more about the comp...
How Founders Are Building the Next Great Startups | Paid.ai, iTruckr & Tenax AI | E2175
Today’s show:
In this TWiST founder triple-shot, Alex digs into the real-world rollout of AI agents: Paid.ai’s Manny Medina explains agent econo...
The Browser Wars heat up! PLUS, Khan on The Bulwark, rules for great domain names, and Polymarket returns | E2174
Today’s show:
Jason heard Lina Khan on The Bulwark and got a little fired up.
Plus Google doesn’t have to invest in Chrome… or basically d...
Creative Structures w/ Becki DeGraw | Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal Basics
Today’s show:Wilson Sonsini Partner Becki DeGraw returns to Startup Legal Basics with Jason. This time, they dive into the “have” companies — the brea...
Uber, Lucid & Nuro team up on robotaxis by 2026 | E2173
Today’s show:
Jason and Alex are joined by Nuro’s Dave Ferguson to unpack the Lucid–Uber–Nuro deal aiming to launch fully driverless Gravity SUV...
Jason’s Tesla Optimus prediction, Anthropic’s latest mega-raise and more | E2172
Today’s show:
Find out why it’s important to “get curious,” and more deep founder insights on a new TWiST.
Jason and Alex are back with a...
KPop Demon Hunters breaks records, Grok speeds up, and an AI-powered browser deep dive | E2171
Today’s show:
*“KPop Demon Hunters” is one of the year’s biggest smashes… AFTER Sony sold it off to Netflix for cheap! Hear about what went wron...
Market Update and Trends w/ Becki DeGraw | Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal Basics
Today’s show:Wilson Sonsini Partner Becki DeGraw returns to Startup Legal Basics with Jason to break down what’s happening in today’s startup market....
Google is Nano Banana, Apple AI plans & The Great H1B Visa Debate | E2170
Today’s show:
On a brand-new TWiST, Jason and Alex are asking why there are SO MANY note-taking AI apps?
Plus another death has been linke...
xAI’s App Store lawsuit, Intel shares vs. grocery stores, and Netskope’s IPO | E2169
Today’s show:
On an upbeat and optimistic new TWiST, Jason and Alex are debating why any new innovation or technology gets hit with a wave of bi...
Do Kwon Guilty, Powell Pivot & OpenAI’s $12B Run Rate | E2168
Today’s show:
Terra’s collapse, Powell’s pivot, and OpenAI’s explosive growth all collide in this TWiST deep dive.
Do Kwon h...