Jack's candid Twitter takes, FB invests in African internet, Regent's electric Seaglider, Better.com layoffs | E1438 episode artwork

EPISODE · Apr 19, 2022 · 1H 10M

Jack's candid Twitter takes, FB invests in African internet, Regent's electric Seaglider, Better.com layoffs | E1438

from This Week in Startups · host Jason Calacanis

First, Jack is getting candid about Twitter’s board dysfunction (2:14). Then, we cover Facebook’s internet infrastructure development projects in Africa (24:31) and Better.com's new round of layoffs (33:53). Our startup of the day is Regent, which is making a regional seaplane (46:51). We wrap with a discussion of Zendesk considering a sale (1:01:34) and Telsa's third act (1:04:57). (00:00) Jason and Molly intro today’s news (02:14) “Jack After Dark” Dorsey tweeting candidly about twitter’s board (13:20) Vanta - Get $1,000 off automating your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist (14:33) What were Jack Dorsey’s plans? (23:13) Embroker - Get an extra 10% off insurance for your business at https://Embroker.com/twist (24:31) Developing countries increasingly reliant on Meta for internet access (32:39) Rocket - Go to http://getrocket.com/twist and use promo code TWIST for 20% off your first placement. (33:53) Better.com started another round of layoffs (46:51) Startup of the day: Regent (1:01:34) Zendesk working with M&A advisor Qatalyst Partners on a potential sales (1:04:57) TechCrunch earnings preview saying we may get a look into Pt. 3 of Tesla’s mission FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood

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