Amazon to lay off 10K employees, FTX saga update, Shopify's reverse AR platform & more | E1612 episode artwork

EPISODE · Nov 15, 2022 · 1H 10M

Amazon to lay off 10K employees, FTX saga update, Shopify's reverse AR platform & more | E1612

from This Week in Startups · host Jason Calacanis

First up, J+M break down Amazon's reported ~10K employee RIF (4:27) and try to wrap their heads around the current recession. (15:54) Then, they give an FTX update (26:25), break down the mobile gaming industry (38:12), discuss Shopify's reverse AR platform (47:43), and more! (0:00) J+M tee up today's topics (1:58) Weekend catch-up! (4:27) Amazon will reportedly cut 10K corporate employees this week (14:41) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://linkedin.com/twist (15:54) Why this recession is so unique, advice for founders (25:16) Policygenius - Go to https://policygenius.com to get a free life insurance quote (26:25) FTX update: SBF's confusing tweets, FTX's interesting corporate culture (36:54) Fitbod - Get 25% off at https://fitbod.me/twist  (38:12) Current state of the mobile gaming industry (47:43) WLITF: Shopify's reverse AR shopping tool (55:18) SOTD: UpKeep lets users find, book, and pay for MedSpa treatments FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood Subscribe to our YouTube to watch all full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkkhmBWfS7pILYIk0izkc3A?sub_confirmation=1

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