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Sep 25, 2022 57 min

Evaluating founder ambition, tools vs platforms + USV's Albert Wenger: post-capital world | E1569

from This Week in Startups Hosted by Jason Calacanis

First up, J+M discuss founder ambition and tools vs. platforms on VC Sunday School. (3:06) Then, USV's Albert Wenger joins to break down his firm's $162M climate fund, his book "The World After Capital", and more! (24:16) (0:00) J+M intro today's topics! (3:06) Evaluating founder ambition, tools vs. platforms (11:14) OpenPhone - Get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/twist (12:48) How investors evaluate tools vs. platforms, and when/if something is "too hard" (19:50) J+M tee up today's TWiCS guest (22:50) SnackMagic - Get 10% cashback up to $1000 until October 15th with code HOLIDAY, and see more at snackmagic.com/twist (24:16) Molly welcomes USV Managing Partner Albert Wenger to discuss USV's $162M climate fund and the climate crisis investment opportunity (33:26) Coda - The All-in-one doc for teams, get a $1,000 credit at https://coda.io/twist (34:57) Albert discusses his book "The World After Capital", and the human attention problem FOLLOW Albert: https://twitter.com/albertwenger 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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