3AC liquidation chaos, Taibbi’s USDC deep dive, startup employee advice + more | E1506 episode artwork

EPISODE · Jul 13, 2022 · 55 MIN

3AC liquidation chaos, Taibbi’s USDC deep dive, startup employee advice + more | E1506

from This Week in Startups · host Jason Calacanis

First, we break down the 3AC situation where the founders were reportedly MIA for about 12 hours (1:52). It’s a complex situation, and we try and make sense of it. Then, we cover Matt Taibbi’s deep-dive article on Circle (8:10). Jason also gives his thoughts on a recent Twitter thread about how to succeed as a low-level startup employee (33:27). And we wrap with a little M&A story from Spotify (40:50)! (0:00) Jason tees up today’s topics! (1:52) Bloomberg reported that liquidators in charge of handling Three Arrow Capitals bankruptcy have NOT been able to locate the founders (8:10) Investigative reporter Matt Taibbi spent time researching the Crypto Crash, and warns against investing in Circle’s stablecoin USDC (11:51) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist (13:08) Red flags Taibbi found (24:11) Embroker - Get an extra 10% off insurance for your business at https://Embroker.com/twist (25:25) Making sense of the crypto crash (32:16) Assure - To get 20% off your first Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) visit https://Assure.co/twist (33:27) Zach Weinberg had an interesting thread about how to stand out as a low or mid-level startup employee (40:50) Spotify has acquired a Wordle-like daily game for your ears called: Heardle! (46:56) Previewing the week ahead (53:17) Outro + Plugs!

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