SBF buys 7.6% $HOOD stake, SoftBank’s $13B loss, Twitter exec layoffs & deal update + Nicole Ruiz from Compound VC | E1459

First Jason and Molly cover FTX CEO SBF buying 7.6% of $HOOD (1:57), SoftBank’s $13B loss (8:29), Twitter’s exec layoffs (14:55) & give a deal update (21:50). Then Producer Rachel chats with Nicole Ruiz is an investor at Compound VC, a thesis-driven, research-centric investment firm (35:34). Together, they talk about her untraditional path to VC, their investment in Pear Bio, the importance of being a skilled researcher, and more. (00:00) Cold open (1:57) 4-for-5 Friday: SBF buys 7% of $HOOD (8:29) SoftBank loses $13B (13:51) OurCrowd - Check out the deal of the week at https://ourcrowd.com/twist (14:55) Twitter layoffs start (20:33) OpenPhone - Get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/twist (21:50) Twitter deal on hold (30:29) Gun.io - Get $250 off your first developer hire at https://Gun.io/twist! (31:45) Toss to this week’s OK Boomer (35:34) OKB with Producer Rachel and Nicole Ruiz of Compound VC (31:45) Toss to this week’s OK Boomer (35:34) OKB with Producer Rachel and Nicole Ruiz of Compound VC Follow Nicole: https://twitter.com/nwilliams030 FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood