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Snowflake CEO Frank Slootman on moving the needle, win-first culture & managing burnout | E1689

702

Crypto Roundtable: Twitter payments integration and latest Yuga Labs NFT drop | E1688

703

ANGEL: Canaan's Maha Ibrahim on fund sizing, distribution strategies & early VC days | E1687

704

Neeva CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy on AI chatbots and the search revolution | E1686

705

WallStreetBets founder on why he's suing Reddit; Andrew Hart of Hyper; and Ok Boomer | E1685

706

Sophia Amoruso on branding, raising a fund, portfolio construction & more | E1684

707

ANGEL: Upfront's Mark Suster on the power of alignment, setting reality, and raising capital | E1683

708

Brain-computer interfaces and the future of neural engineering with Dr. Benjamin Rapoport | E1682

709

Meta's paid tier, Bing's chatbot gone wild, Stripe's $4B bill | E1681

710

US crypto crackdown with Vinny Lingham & Sunny Madra + OK Boomer | E1680

711

ANGEL: Insight's Deven Parekh on venture tourists, cleaning cap tables & winning investments | E1679

712

Bing dodges $100B bullet & IVP's Tom Loverro on the looming startup collapse | E1678

713

ChatGPT's alter ego and moderating AI-generated content | E1677

714

ANGEL: Surviving a down market, early VC stories & more with four-cycle investor Geoff Yang | E1676

715

Airbnb Co-Founder Joe Gebbia on early "a-ha" moments, elite design + his new startup Samara | E1675

716

Google announces Bard, Adam Neumann's business plan, Blue Collar tech's moment | E1674

717

The AI arms race escalates: Google's $300M bet, Neeva's paid search engine + So Syncd CEO | E1673

718

Google, Amazon & Apple earnings + OK Boomer with Slush CEO | E1672

719

Meta's massive comeback, FED's latest hike, GPT-4 rumors + Spotify earnings with Lon Harris | E1671

720

ANGEL: FirstMark's Rick Heitzmann on shaking off the bull run, "shock absorbers," and more | E1670

721

Instagram co-founders team up for new startup + Magic Spoon's Gabi Lewis | E1669

722

Anthropic seeking $5B valuation, OpenAI hires 1000 contractors, Mr. Beast's latest video | E1668

723

MSG's facial recognition software, BuzzFeed's deal with Meta, The Creator Economy and more | E1667

724

Macro picture, Bitcoin's bull/bear case, DCG controversy & more | E1666

725

ANGEL: Venrock's Bryan Roberts on 25 years in VC, hitting wins early, avoiding bad habits | E1665

726

DOJ sues Google over ad practices, Ticketmaster takes the stand + LA26 founders | E1664

727

Employee reactions to Google layoffs, Microsoft & OpenAI codify deal + NVIDIA's new feature | E1663

728

$NFLX earnings, Reed Hastings steps down, Google's 6% RIF & Ok Boomer with Mike O'Brien | E1662

729

Quiet hiring, Semafor's $10M SBF buyback + M3GAN and The Last of Us with Lon Harris | E1661

730

ANGEL: Brad Feld on investing through 3 economic cycles, CEO/investor dynamics, and more | E1660

731

Getty to sue Stability AI, $MSFT to incorporate OpenAI into Azure + new climate startups | E1659

732

Tim Cook's $50M pay cut, CEO compensation packages & Acquire.com's CEO Andrew Gazdecki | E1658

733

OpenAI's endgame, DeepMind's chatbot, United by Zero's Lex Kiefhaber + OK Boomer | E1657

734

Jay Trades and SBF's Substack + Award season and Netflix's content strategy with Lon Harris | E1656

735

Slack's troubles inside Salesforce, crypto trader gets jail time, DoNotPay's robo-lawyer | E1655

736

Coinbase cuts 20%, Microsoft to invest $10B into OpenAI & Ascend Elements CEO Mike O'Kronley | E1654

737

"The weirdest economy ever," Noma shuts down, Jason demos ChatGPT's iOS app | E1653

738

Logan Paul & CryptoZoo's alleged scam breakdown with Coffeezilla + Ok Boomer with Em Herrera | E1652

739

Bing to integrate ChatGPT, Microsoft's first union + Flux Gourmet review with Lon Harris | E1651

740

Keith Rabois on 2023 macro outlook, startup valuations, founder advice, ChatGPT vs Google | E1650

741

SpaceX valued at $137B, Starlink's massive market, Shopify purges meetings | E1649

742

2023 Predictions! Startups, VC, tech, media, stocks, shutdowns, and more! | E1648

743

The 2022 TWiSTY Awards! | E1647

744

Direct listing rule change, Notion AI demo, NYE planning & more | E1646

745

Bonus episode! Tár review with Lon Harris

746

FTX & Alameda execs plead guilty, YouTube inks NFL Sunday Ticket deal + Tár review | E1645

747

Managing your cash reserves | Startup Finance Basics w/ Kruze's Scott Orn | E1644

748

The inside story of Iger's Disney return, Epic Games record-breaking fines + ClimateCamp CEO | E1643

749

Salesforce CEO questions WFH amid SaaS slowdown, OpenAI projects $1B revenue by 2024 & more | E1642

750

VCSS: Year in review + Valerie Shen of G2 Venture Partners | E1641

751

Financial info to include in your pitch deck | Startup Finance Basics w/ Kruze's Scott Orn | E1640

752

Interest rates, inflation and "getting fit" with Brad Gerstner | E1639

753

Jason interviews EatKind CEO Neetha Avalakki and 'TWiST Mean Tweets' with Lon Harris | E1638

754

Affirm addresses Molly & Jason + is TikTok getting banned, and Pearpop's CEO Cole Mason | E1637

755

SBF gets arrested, The Block's CEO gets a bag from FTX, + Walmart launches a BNPL service | E1636

756

Jason's big night, the culture war in tech + Google Search vs ChatGPT and more | E1635

757

How to calculate "Bottom-up TAM" + Hubspot Co-Founder Brian Halligan on his new climate fund | E1634

758

Business of superhero films, James Gunn's DC reboot + OK Boomer w/Alex Banks | E1633

759

How to send effective investor updates | Startup Finance Basics w/ Kruze's Scott Orn | E1632

760

Crypto Roundtable: SBF updates, $GBTC's role, Saylor says $ETH is unregistered security | E1631

761

Ask Jason: investing in similar startups, pitch deck tips + MycoWorks Co-Founder Sophia Wang | E1630

762

Meta's ad targeting troubles, Ask Jason, Hive Social's data mishap & more | E1629

763

Slack CEO departs Salesforce, Circle cancels SPAC, SBF's links with media & regulators | E1628

764

Momentum investing in VC + Convective Capital's Bill Clerico | E1627

765

OpenAI releases ChatGPT, a16z sunsets future.com + OK Boomer with Jack Raines | E1626

766

Reacting to SBF's ill-advised media tour + Disney's new in-house AI-based de-aging tool | E1625

767

Generative AI's potential, Spotify Wrapped + AMP Robotics Founder Matanya Horowitz | E1624

768

Apple vs Twitter, app store duopoly, YouTube's efficiency, Snap goes back to the office | E1623

769

Managing Finances in a Recession: Startup Finance Basics w/ Kruze's Scott Orn | E1622

770

Pipe's Co-Founders step down, Apple's China-based iOS update, Black Friday's BNPL boost | E1621

771

How VCs size their bets + Ben Birnbaum of TeraWatt and Keyframe | E1620

772

Zoom earnings, SaaS burnout, Amazon's $10B Alexa loss + FTX contagion with Sunny Madra | E1619

773

EMERGENCY POD! Bob Iger returns as Disney CEO | E1618

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VC investing in a downturn & protecting founders + smart vents with Flair's Dan Meyers | E1617

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Managing a recession, housing market insights & more with Redfin's Glenn Kelman + OK Boomer | E1616

776

Breaking down the FTX book + film rights & Michael Lewis's involvement with Lon Harris | E1615

777

Amazon launches "Amazon Clinic" + Calibrate CEO Isabelle Kenyon on metabolic health | E1614

778

Wild news week, Bird overstates revenue, Chinese startups look to rebrand + WLITF | E1613

779

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

780

Understanding Corporate VC + turning methane into bitcoin w/ Nodal's Daniel Sechrest | E1611

781

FTX bankruptcy, spiciest takes, future of crypto VC, new Amazon Prime drones + OK Boomer | E1610

782

FTX fallout: Sequoia's LP letter, SBF's crisis comms + Lon Harris on Andor, $DIS earnings | E1609

783

Meta cuts 11K employees, Binance/FTX fallout + Homeward CEO Dr. Jenny Schneider | E1608

784

EMERGENCY POD: FTX sells to Binance with Vinny Lingham and Sunny Madra | E1607

785

Meta's looming layoffs & path forward, Airbnb answers concerns & more | E1606

786

Understanding capital calls, one-off SAFEs + Transaera CTO Ross Bonner | E1605

787

Airbnb earnings breakdown + Gen Z becoming adults on the internet | E1604

788

Wave of tech layoffs, Robinhood earnings, what makes a great CEO & more | E1603

789

Uber Q3 earnings, macro picture + Brinc Drones CEO Blake Resnick | E1602

790

Steve Case on "The Rise of the Rest", America's economic resiliency & more | E1601

791

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

792

Strategies for investing in an overheated market, understanding warrants + Nat Bullard | E1599

793

Meta's precarious situation, $AMZN earnings breakdown, James Gunn to run DC + OK Boomer | E1598

794

$META earnings instant reaction, Apple's NFT rules, SBF backlash & more | E1597

795

$MSFT, $GOOG, $SPOT earnings breakdowns + Coco CEO Zach Rash | E1596

796

Shutterstock partners with OpenAI, Apple's new smart lock partner, Mach 9 spaceplane & more | E1595

797

Brad Gerstner's open letter to Zuck, Meta's lack of efficiency, Divvy Homes hit piece | E1594

798

Venture Debt: should your startup take it on? + Mi Terro's Robert Luo | E1593

799

YouTube's new roadmap, OpenAI & BeReal fundraising news, Snap's 30% drop + OK Boomer | E1592

800

Tesla + Netflix Q3 earnings, Kevin Hart's VC fund, Twitter ideas, revamping the DCEU | E1591