Self-driving shakeup: TuSimple CEO fired & Argo AI shuts down + Divvy Homes CEO Adena Hefets | E1600 episode artwork

EPISODE · Oct 31, 2022 · 49 MIN

Self-driving shakeup: TuSimple CEO fired & Argo AI shuts down + Divvy Homes CEO Adena Hefets | E1600

from This Week in Startups · host Jason Calacanis

Molly Wood breaks down some shakeups in the self-driving space: TuSimple fired its CEO and is being probed by the FBI and SEC (1:40), and Argo AI has shut down after raising ~$2.6B. (8:50) Then, Divvy Homes CEO Adena Hefets joins the podcast to break down the state of the housing market and share thoughts on last week's hit piece. (14:09) (0:00) Molly tees up today's segments! (1:40) TuSimple CEO fired, company probed by FBI, SEC (8:50) Argo AI shuts down (12:45) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist (14:09) Adena Hefets joins Molly Wood to discuss the Fast Company article covering her startup Divvy Homes last week (25:17) Grammarly - Sign up for a free and get 20% Grammarly Premium at https://grammarly.com/TWIST (26:49) Operating a business where the stakes are high (homeownership, healthcare, etc) (31:17) Adena breaks down the state of the US housing market (35:14) Athletic Greens - Get 1 year of Vitamin D free and 5 free travel packs with your first purchase at athleticgreens.com/twist (36:34) State of debt markets, operating in different interest rate environments, different capital structures, taking advantage of low-interest rates FOLLOW Adena: https://twitter.com/adenahefets 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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