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No Agenda Show1907 "One Shotted"No Agenda Episode 1907 - "One Shotted"
One Shotted
Executive Producers:
Dana Brunetti
Nikolas Herron — Dependable Audio Services, Central Florida
Sir Commodore Brennan of the Black Swamp — Vos Loyalty
Associate Executive Producers:
Abraham Marroquin
Baroness Monica
cluelesscasting
Linda Lupatkin — Imagemakers Ink, Duchess of Jobs
Scottie K — Bot Commander, BotCom.ai
Knights and Dames:
Scottie K > Sir Scottie K, the AI Whisperer
Order of the Ants:
Nikolas Herron
Sir Commodor...
2026-09-272h 39No Agenda Show1907 "One Shotted"No Agenda Episode 1907 - "One Shotted"
One Shotted
Executive Producers:
Dana Brunetti
Nikolas Herron — Dependable Audio Services, Central Florida
Sir Commodore Brennan of the Black Swamp — Vos Loyalty
Associate Executive Producers:
Abraham Marroquin
Baroness Monica
cluelesscasting
Linda Lupatkin — Imagemakers Ink, Duchess of Jobs
Scottie K — Bot Commander, BotCom.ai
Knights and Dames:
Scottie K > Sir Scottie K, the AI Whisperer
Order of the Ants:
Nikolas Herron
Sir Commodor...
2026-09-272h 39
This Week in StartupsA rogue OpenAI agent hacked Australia’s government. Does this matter? | E2342This Week In Startups is made possible by:
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Today’s show:
An OpenAI agent breached Australia's Medicare statistics portal in June, and it took 84 days for the Frontier Lab to publicly acknowledge it. Jason and Lon dig into whether this is an important cautionary tale about alignment, or if PM Anthony Albanese looking to join the AI conversation.
Then Bryant Chou of Ploy joins to...
2026-09-261h 25
No Agenda Show1905 "Nerdballs"No Agenda Episode 1905 - "Nerdballs"
Nerdballs
Executive Producers:
Sir Brent Stricker
Sir Secretary General Commodore SX-64
Sir Cornelius of Decker Prairie
Sir Sabb of the Silver Valley
Sir Double T of the Nostr-verse
Sir Comcor of Adams Township
Seth Donnelley
Dame Luna of the Chapin Forest
Baron Marco D Magnanimous
Sander Bruijs
Travis Sein
Matt Brauchler
Sir JackAsh
Anonymous
Harry Pilgrim, Baron of Massaponax
2026-09-203h 00No Agenda Show1905 "Nerdballs"No Agenda Episode 1905 - "Nerdballs"
Nerdballs
Executive Producers:
Sir Brent Stricker
Sir Secretary General Commodore SX-64
Sir Cornelius of Decker Prairie
Sir Sabb of the Silver Valley
Sir Double T of the Nostr-verse
Sir Comcor of Adams Township
Seth Donnelley
Dame Luna of the Chapin Forest
Baron Marco D Magnanimous
Sander Bruijs
Travis Sein
Matt Brauchler
Sir JackAsh
Anonymous
Harry Pilgrim, Baron of Massaponax
2026-09-203h 00
This Week in AIIs open source AI really ahead of the frontier? 3 builders weigh in. | E25This Week In Startups is made possible by:PAYPAL OPENToday’s show:China’s Alibaba just dropped a 2.4 trillion parameter open weight model that the company claims only trails Anthropic’s flagship among the major frontier rivals. Of course, this happened the very same week that the US government appears to have backed off from banning these models stateside entirely.Are these models anywhere close to actually catching up to the latest and greatest releases from US labs like Anthropic and OpenAI? Really seems to dep...
2026-08-061h 20
This Week in StartupsDanny Bernstein left Big Tech to fund farm-bots | E2310This Week In Startups is made possible by: NetSuite https://NetSuite.ai/TWIST Squarespace https://squarespace.com/twist YSecurity https://YSecurity.io/TWIST Today's show: *America posted 400,000 farm jobs last year, and fewer than 1% got a single domestic applicant. Danny Bernstein of Reservoir believes it's time to start automating this backbreaking labor, like picking stone fruit in 110°F temperatures. So he built the world's first on-farm robotics incubator on 40 acres of California farmland. Here's why he argues that automating farms isn't just a new opportunity, it's a n...
2026-07-101h 00
This Week in StartupsThe AI Tutor That Makes Kids Actually Think | E2298The AI Tutor That Makes Kids Actually Think | E2298 This Week In Startups is made possible by: Northwest Registered Agent https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist LinkedIn Jobs https://LinkedIn.com/twist Shopify https://shopify.com/twist Plaud https://Plaud.ai/twist Today's show: *Schools teach kids to memorize formulas. AI helps them skip thinking entirely. Brilliant founder Sue Khim joins TWiST to tell us how her new AI tutor, Koji, uses the...
2026-06-091h 00
This Week in StartupsAnthropic wants to slow AI down and Bernie wants 50%: JCal Reacts | E2297This Week In Startups is made possible by: Grasshopper Bank https://grasshopper.bank/twist Vanta https://www.vanta.com/twist Render https://render.com/twist Plaud https://Plaud.ai/twist Today's show: Anthropic wrote a blog post calling for a global AI slowdown. Meanwhile, Sen. Bernie Sanders wants the government to seize 50% of every major AI company's stock. Find out why JCal is reconsidering universal basic (or even high!) income policies, and why he thinks the 2028 presidential election will likely come...
2026-06-061h 33
This Week in AIIs Anthropic a Cult? AI Beats ER Doctors & Recursive Self-Improvement | This Week in AI E12This week, JCal sits down with two builders working on opposite ends of the AI stack: Naveen Rao, co-founder and CEO of Unconventional AI (his $4.5B startup rethinking the computer from first principles), and Trey Holterman, co-founder and CEO of Tennr, the platform automating the messy paperwork that decides whether millions of patients ever get the care they need.They break down why AI already beats ER doctors at diagnosis, why Epic is the most hated company in healthcare, what it takes to disrupt healthcare's $5 trillion incumbents, and whether $1.1 trillion in hyperscaler CapEx will...
2026-05-061h 17
This Week in StartupsWhy Your Company Should Own Its AI Model | E2278This Week In Startups is made possible by: Quo - https://quo.com/TWiST Vanta - https://vanta.com/twist Pilot - https://pilot.com/twist Plaud - https://Plaud.ai/twist Today's show: *Eragon CEO Josh Sirota believes that you should "own your intelligence." He demos a live enterprise AI operating system connecting email, Slack, calendar, and financial data into a single agentic layer that's pre-trained to understand any business inside and out. PLUS we've got IONA Drones...
2026-04-211h 17
This Week in Startups3D-Printed Homes for $99K: ICON's Jason Ballard on the future of housing | E2277This Week In Startups is made possible by:IM8 Health - https://IM8health.com/twist Grasshopper Bank - https://grasshopper.bank/twist Northwest Registered Agent - https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist Plaud - https://Plaud.ai/twistToday's show:Is 3D printing the key to not just solving the housing crisis but bringing us all into a more beautiful and utopian future? ICON founder Jason Ballard thinks so. His company is already building homes for the unhoused and delivering barracks to Fort Bliss at half the cost and a fraction of the time. On TWiST, he tells us space construction...
2026-04-181h 47
This Week in Startups3 AI Agents That Actually Replaced Human Jobs | E2272Anthropic just pulled the plug on Claude subscriptions for OpenClaw and every third party agentic tool. So Jason and Lon welcome back three of our top TWiST OpenClaw experts to break down what it means, how much it's going to cost now, and whether this is truly the end of the subsidized AI era. And they all brought demos! We're checking out ClawChief from Ryan Carson, Alex Finn's agent Henry, and Yazin Alirhayim's Sidecast protocol, inspired by a special request from JCal! Hosts Jason Calacanis: http://x.com/jason Lon Harris...
2026-04-071h 19
This Week in StartupsHow 3 CEOs Use AI to Run $10B in Companies | This Week in AIThis Week in AI, JCal sits down with three CEOs building the infrastructure, intelligence, and interfaces for the next era of AI: Jeremy Fraenkel (CEO, Fundamental), Victor Riparbelli (CEO, Synthesia), and Nick Harris (CEO, Lightmatter). We break down what's actually happening beneath the AI hype: the data modality LLMs completely missed, why copper is the real bottleneck in AI data centers, OpenAI shutting down Sora, the build vs. buy debate for AI tools, and how close we really are to AGI. AI's Biggest Blind Spot, Tabular Data: LLMs transformed text, images, and code, but 70-80% of enterprise data...
2026-04-0230 min
This Week in AIHow Focus Killed Sora and Saved Anthropic | This Week in AI with Victor Riparbelli, Nick Harris & Jeremy FraenkelThis Week in AI, JCal sits down with three CEOs building the infrastructure, intelligence, and interfaces for the next era of AI: Jeremy Fraenkel (CEO, Fundamental), Victor Riparbelli (CEO, Synthesia), and Nick Harris (CEO, Lightmatter). We break down what's actually happening beneath the AI hype: the data modality LLMs completely missed, why copper is the real bottleneck in AI data centers, OpenAI shutting down Sora, the build vs. buy debate for AI tools, and how close we really are to AGI.AI's Biggest Blind Spot, Tabular Data: LLMs transformed text, images, and code, but 70-80% of enterprise data...
2026-04-011h 11
This Week in AIHow Abridge Built A $5B AI Healthcare Unicorn | Shiv Rao, CEO - This Week in AI Ep 5This week, JCal sat down with Shiv Rao at LAUNCH Fest 2026. Shiv is a cardiologist, CEO, and co-founder of Abridge, a $5B+ company that's raised close to $1B to build vertical large language models for healthcare. Shiv breaks down why the US healthcare system is broken, how AI is already outperforming doctors on average, and what it took to build a unicorn in one of the most regulated industries on the planet.We explore how AI is transforming doctor-patient conversations, eliminating clinician burnout, and reshaping how care is delivered and paid for.
2026-03-1936 min
This Week in StartupsHow agents will change banking forever | E2260This Week In Startups is made possible by: Northwest Registered Agent - northwestregisteredagent.com/twist Quo - quo.com/TWiST Gusto - Gusto.com/twist Plaud - http://Plaud.ai/twist Athena - https://www.athena.com/jcal Today's show: How long until AI models can improve AI models? Once possible, recursive self-improvement by AI technology could accelerate — forever. Thus far, humans (and their coding agents) are still driving AI progress. But a recent project by AI developer extraordinare Andrej Karpathy, called 'autoresearcher', is turning heads as it shows that it...
2026-03-101h 00
This Week in StartupsHow agents will change banking forever | E2260This Week In Startups is made possible by:Northwest Registered Agent - northwestregisteredagent.com/twistQuo - quo.com/TWiSTGusto - Gusto.com/twistPlaud - http://Plaud.ai/twistAthena - https://www.athena.com/jcalToday’s show:How long until AI models can improve AI models? Once possible, recursive self-improvement by AI technology could accelerate — forever. Thus far, humans (and their coding agents) are still driving AI progress. But a recent project by AI developer extraordinare Andrej Karpathy, called ‘autoresearcher’, is turning heads as...
2026-03-101h 00
This Week in StartupsDoes Clawdbot (OpenClaw) Need Eyes? (feat. Alex Finn and Matt Van Horn) | E2247This Week In Startups is made possible by: LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/twist Every.io - http://every.io/ Northwest registered Agent - www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist Today's show: Sean Liu gave his OpenClaw "eyes" by hooking the AI assistant up to his Meta Ray Bans. While Jason and Alex consider the implications… guest expert Alex Finn quickly loses interest… It's another All-Clawdbot TWiST where we debate the most essential uses for the viral agen...
2026-02-101h 07
This Week in StartupsTHE 2025 TWISTY AWARDS! Biggest Trends, Best Guests, Top Name Drops, and more | E2229This Week In Startups is made possible by: LinkedIn Ads - http://linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups Squarespace -https://squarespace.com/twist Hubspot - http://clickhubspot.com/twist1 Today's show: We're saying goodbye to 2025 with our annual TWISTY Awards, looking back on our favorite pod moments from throughout the year. Featured clips include Jason's message to the members of Reddit's r/AntiWork community… Why JCal would NEVER work with Sam Altman or...
2025-12-3055 min
This Week in StartupsJason's ultimate dream mega-purchase + Founder Q's | E2228This Week In Startups is made possible by: Northwest Registered Agent- https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist Vanta - http://www.vanta.com/twist Lemon IO - https://lemon.io/twist Today's show: Jason's already a millionaire many times over… but what are the huge, blockbuster, dream purchases that he's still holding off on? BESIDES the private jet we all know he wants? The Noti Gang has asked, and JCal finally answers, on a holiday TWiST where we're taking questions fr...
2025-12-2945 min
This Week in StartupsFLASHBACK: The future of remote work, juggling APIs, and dream integrations with Wade Foster of Zapier | E2221This Week In Startups is made possible by: Goldbelly - Goldbelly.com Every.io - http://every.io/ Zite - zite.com/twist Today's show: Today, Zapier's a multi-billion company helping enterprises integrate AI agents and other time-saving shortcuts into their workflows… but we had the founder on TWiST when they were just getting started! In a 2016 chat, founder Wade Foster walked JCal through their 2012 seed round, running a small entirely remote team with no HQ, the complexities of building a tool that relies on third-party APIs, an...
2025-12-101h 17
This Week in StartupsGetting past the "Cardinal Sins of Delegating" with Jonathan Swanson of Athena | E2218This Week In Startups is made possible by: Northwest Registered Agent - https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist Crusoe - http://crusoe.ai/build Gusto - https://www.gusto.com/twist Today's show: Delegating is its own unique skill, requiring training and a real investment of time and attention. On TWiST, Jason chats for a full hour with the founder of one of his favorite startups, Athena, which trains online assistants and pairs them with busy founders and executives. (Jason has 2!) But getting the MOST out...
2025-12-0457 min
This Week in StartupsWhat will be OpenAI's IPO price? Place ya bets! | E2202What will be OpenAI's IPO price? Place ya bets! | EXXX *Polymarket's sharps are already placing bets on when ChatGPT maker OpenAI will go public… and Jason and Alex want in on this action. They're placing side wagers on how the House that Sam Altman built will be valued once it finally goes public. PLUS find out why Amazon is Jason's stock pick for the next five years… Why startups are starting to release their own foundation models, and what this means for major players like OpenAI and Anthropic… AND Producer Oliver stops by with an in-dep...
2025-11-011h 18
This Week in StartupsiPhone Air is "inspiring," and a first step toward Apple Glasses (w/ Zach Handshoe of SpatialGen) | E2200Today's show: Jason's been skeptical on Apple lately, but he's BLOWN AWAY by his new iPhone Air.Hear why JCal thinks Cupertino's latest release is "completely inspiring," and why he's sure it's the next step on the road to Apple Glasses. We're chatting with LAUNCH founder Zach Handshoe of spacial video startup SpatialGen about designing products for Cupertino AND the intense pressure of performing a Steve Jobs-level keynote. PLUS Raiza Martin of Huxe stops by to tell us why they're using audio to make AI assistants more personalized AND proactive, and...
2025-10-291h 19
This Week in StartupsAmazon's "Age of Efficiency," LLM distribution, AI wearable worries, and more with Elad Gil | E2197Today's show: *Amazon's dropping a LOT of employees for AI and robots… are Jason's darkest predictions coming true? Legendary investor Elad Gil joins Jason and Alex for the full show today! Together, they're digging into the Amazon news, looking back at Jason's predictions from just last month, and theorizing about just how many people will lose their jobs to computers, and what we're going to do about it. (Is it possible the US hasn't been massively hit by job displacement so far because those gigs already moved overseas?) PLUS… Anthropic's Dario Amodei responds to c...
2025-10-231h 23
This Week in StartupsThe rise of "workslop," Alibaba's insane new deepfake model, Tether's MASSIVE valuation, and more | E2183Today's show: What is "workslop"? And is it already slowing you down at the office? On a new This Week in Startups, we've got full co-host quorum with JCal, Alex, AND Lon tackling a meaty docket of news at the cross-section of tech, startups, and pop culture. For starters: A new Harvard/Stanford study suggests that AI isn't massively improving workplace efficiency because SOME workers aren't using it properly. Are low-quality, lazily-assembled AI outputs costing US enterprises millions in lost productivity? It's certainly possible based on these results. PLUS...
2025-09-251h 21
This Week in StartupsJason's H-1B pitch, the latest on the TikTok deal, and Howie's first ad | E2182Today's show: New proposal on H-1B visas… and it's pretty similar to Jason's pitch from last month! On a new TWiST, Jason and Lon wonder if the White House is watching the pod and borrowing some of our best ideas! Specifically, the new $100K H-1B visa proposal sounds a lot like Jason's suggestion from August… with a few significant tweaks. PLUS we're looking at the latest news about the US TikTok entity, why Jason's not concerned about the new algorithm, the explosion of major data centers in Scandinavia, the European Commission's scal...
2025-09-231h 14
This Week in StartupsCommunist coffee hits NYC, RIP Hulu, GPT-5 arrives and more | E2161Today's show: It's a brand-new PACKED episode of TWiST. Jason and Alex welcome guest Zach Dive of Adam.new, to tell us why he made a deepfake AI ad starring Jason and the All-In besties. PLUS a rundown of the biggest tech and startup news of the day, including Disney's decision to sunset Hulu, OpenAI's new open-weight models, the Cloudflare vs. Perplexity feud, Uber's newly-announced stock buyback, China's Luckin Coffee coming to Manhattan, and much much more! Timestamps: (0:00) Luckin Coffee hits NYC… along with COMMUNISM?! (09:15) Is China taking on ma...
2025-08-071h 13
This Week in StartupsThinking Machines' RECORD seed round, VC Geoff Lewis, and MORE | E2152Today's show: Jason and Alex tackle a full tech and business news docket on today's show, including Jason's big SF trip with Launch Accelerator's 34th cohort, some peculiar social media posts from VC Geoff Lewis, a look inside the HUGE seed rounds being commanded by early-stage AI startups, crunching the numbers on how much compute data centers need to sell before they're profitable, Polymarket asks who will be the next CEO of X and MUCH MUCH MORE. Join us for the longest-running and most in-depth podcast on Earth for startup founders. Timestamps:
2025-07-171h 08
Day1Global生而全球E54. 《Angel》: 向「万倍天使投资人」学习，打造富人思维 ft. 硅谷投资人 Vera本期介绍这期我们聊聊最近读的一本非常实用的教你如何做天使投资的书《Angel》，全名为《Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups--Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned 100,000 into 100,000,000》。作者是硅谷的人脉王、传奇投资人，和我经常收看的 All IN 播客的主播之一 Jason Calacanis, 简称Jcal. 他在 Uber 400 万美金估值的时候天使投资 25000美金，到现在万倍收益。最近火热的 Robinhood, Jcal 也是天使投资人之一。想聊下这本书的主要有以下几个原因：第一，在 AI 和 Robotics 机器人时代，未来的工作可能只会有 3 类：科研、投资和链接。而且投资作为重要的资产保值和增值手段，掌握的越早，你的机会也就越多；第二，目前在 Crypto 里参与项目，无论你是作为早期用户去撸空投、Defi 挖矿，内容挖矿，还是参与IDO社区轮比如 20w 估值投资 Virtuals 早期项目，或是直接购买早期项目的代币（比如 Virtuals 上市值一百万到五百万的项目），本质上都是在做天使投资，我们经常在群聊的时候也是戏称和问候「早安，伟大的天使投资人和纳斯达克交易员」。而且对个人来说，早期参与项目的投入回报比是最高的，符合我们「超级个体」的主题，否则后面就要跟各种机构卷；第三，个人可以参与天使投资的 Playbook 是很少的，有过非常优秀的战绩并且可以讲出方法论的人简直是稀缺。Jason 的这本书就是这样的一本宝典，非常实用且充满了十多年来的丰富一手经验，是他投资过上百家公司并成功退出多家的经验总结。作为一个 J 人，Jason 直接输出实践步骤，包括 如何从 1000 美金入行 如何识别优秀创始人 如何建设人脉网络 面试创始人的完整流程 如何评估项目估值 退出策略与获利技巧 投资心态与风险管理这本书不仅给我们带来了一个系统性的框架，也有很多踩坑、避雷的经验，有很强的借鉴作用。然后这期我们很高兴再次拉上我们的好朋友 Vera 和我们一起聊聊天使投资这个话题。我们的老听友对于 Vera 应该不陌生，已经是第四次上我们播客了，包括之前第 34 期和 Star 一起采访 Virtuals founder。上一次我们一起录 Chris Dixon 那本 《Read Write Own》第 16 期节目刚好一年前的夏天。这次她跟我说好多年前就读过《Angel》这本书，正好自己也一直在做天使投资，值得来温习一下这本书。感慨下我们读书的品味非常接近哈哈。最后以这本书里面我最喜欢的一句话结尾：「生活是随机的，但运气不是。幸运的人会让自己周围都是世界上最成功的人，并抓住机会。这并不难或不可能，只是需要努力」。如果你的项目正在找天使投资人 or 顾问，可以联系 @veratheape 和@starzqeth.Enjoy, 伟大的天使投资人和纳斯达克交易员！关键词：天使投资（Angel Investing）、Jason Calacanis、富人思维、投资方法论、估值判断、退出策略、获利（Take Profit）、资产配置、Syndicate、AngelList、ALL In Podcast、Chamath Palihapitiya、David Sacks、David Friedberg、Bitcoin文字稿稍后会在 www.web3brand.io 放出，敬请期待时间轴 & 本期精华(感谢 Manus AI)00:00 - 节目开场01:08 - 《Angel》书籍背景介绍，作者Jason Calacanis硅谷人脉王传奇，Uber早期投资人万倍收益经历08:23 - 天使投资实战经验分享，Vera分享5年投资踩坑经历，强调投人比投项目更重要的核心理念14:55 - 富人思维与小额起步，讨论如何用富人思维做天使投资，从1000美金开始的实践方法20:14 - Vera 感悟：投资避雷与创始人识别，分享如何识别优秀创始人特质，避免投资陷阱的实用技巧30:01 - 穷天使策略详解，从顾问开始做天使投资，Jason早期通过顾问工作赚取70万美金的冷启动经历，人脉建设的价值与方法41:26 - Jason的系统化投资方法，详解如何从小额开始投资，从零建立投资网络，包括邮件模板、社交策略和体系化流程54:50 - 标准化面试创始人流程，Jason面试创始人的完整方法，10 个问题的实战技巧1:01:02 - 估值判断与市场时机，如何评估项目估值合理性，避免孵化器溢价和市场泡沫的投资陷阱1:05:48 - 退出策略与获利技巧，何时卖出股权的时机把握，IPO后卖出80%换仓稳定资产的策略1:17:40 - Crypto领域天使投资特色，加密货币项目投资的独特性，更快的退出周期和更高的波动性特点1:20:59 - 杠铃策略：一边 Beta 一边 Alpha免责声明 & 风险提示：主持人或嘉宾在播客中的观点仅代表个人看法，有时可能会持有播客中讨论的某项目的头寸。此播客仅用于提供信息，不作为投资建议，Always DYOR (Do Your Own Research)。本期嘉宾&主持 嘉宾 VeraVera Li 是 Chili Ventures 的创始人，前英伟达，苹果工程师，前 Ape Foundation Special Council. Chili Ventures 专注于早期项目的投资和加速。推特/X @veratheape 主持 Star播客 Day1Global 主理人，10+年用户产品经理，技能树横跨内容社区、电商平台和人工智能，在探索成为全球化时代的超级个体。推特/X @starzqeth；Farcaster @starzq.eth ; 即刻 starzq.eth 主持 & 制作 Ruby播客 Day1Global 主理人，10+年互联网运营，曾在亚马逊等多家科技公司就职。推特/X @rubywxt1；Farcaster @rubywang ; 即刻 rubywang.ethReference 前往官网（www.web3brand.io）查看加入会员专属社群 【Day1Global 茶水间】会员计划联系我们 官网：www.web3brand.io wx公众号：搜索"web3brand" 收听渠道：小宇宙 |
2025-07-071h 22
This Week in StartupsHuggingFace Buys Pollen Robotics, DHH & Bezos Founder Advice & a JCal Origin Story | E2111Today's show: In this episode, Jason, Alex, and Lon dive into Blue Origin's all-female celeb spaceflight (yes, Katy Perry sang on reentry), Hugging Face's unexpected move into robotics, and Jack Dorsey's wild take that we should "delete all IP law." Plus, they break down Figure AI's eye-popping $39B valuation, the risks of SPVs, and what founders and investors can learn from the SPAC boom. As Jason puts it: "You just have to assume an 80% failure rate." * Timestamps: (0:00) Jason kicks off the show! (1:34) Blue Origin all-female crew launch and space tourism
2025-04-151h 03
This Week in StartupsAI Revolution Gains, Non-Consensus Startups & Prosperous AI | E2104Today's show: Jason, Alex, and Lon cover everything from wild political headlines to big moves in AI and venture. They kick things off with the surprising Trump pardon of Trevor Milton, the disgraced Nikola founder, and break down CoreWeave's rocky IPO debut. Then, Jason and Alex sit down with Mariano Apodaca, founder of Prosperous AI, to talk about AI tools for negotiating construction and aerospace material costs. Later, in a brand new segment called "Office Hours with JCal," Jason reacts to real founder feedback clips, pulls key startup lessons, and explains why building for a market that doesn't yet...
2025-03-291h 13
This Week in StartupsUS Crypto Reserve Bombshell, Ramp's $13B Climb, & more | E2092Today's show: Trump just floated the idea of a U.S. Crypto Reserve, suggesting a 10 bips transaction tax and naming unexpected altcoins like XRP, Solana, and Cardano. Jason and Alex break down what this means for crypto markets, regulation, and startups—plus the legal and political fallout. Is this a game-changer or just another pump-and-dump controversy? * Timestamps: (0:00) Alex and Jason kick of the show!(1:48) Trump's crypto policy and PR strategy(7:14) Analysis of Trump's proposed US crypto reserve (10:21) Gusto. Get three months free when you run your first payroll at http://gusto.co...
2025-03-0459 min
Out Of OfficeFrom JCal’s Apprentice to Wellness App Boss: Presh Dineshkumar (Ep. 8)Presh Dineshkumar, founder of The Wellness Company, shares his journey of dropping out of college to work with Jason Calacanis and eventually starting his own company. He discusses his experiences with building multiple apps, including Go Polar, Sunseek, and Posture AI, and how he uses social media to promote them. Presh also talks about the importance of sleep, nutrition, and wellness, and how he uses various tools and gadgets to optimize his health. Tune in to learn more about Presh's entrepreneurial journey and his approach to building a successful wellness company.Chapters:00:00...
2025-02-131h 36
AustinpreneurInvesting from Austin with JCalTune in for a dynamic conversation between two of the most influential early-stage investors: Jason Calacanis—angel investor, podcaster (All-In Podcast, This Week in Startups), and entrepreneur—and Joshua Baer, Founder & CEO of Capital Factory. Together, they dive into some of today’s most pressing topics, from the surge of Silicon Valley VCs relocating to Austin to navigating high-stakes boardroom discussions. Jason also shares insights on his recent move to Austin and his experience working from Capital Factory. Recorded live during Austin Tech Week 2025, this episode is packed with actionable insights and behind-the-scenes perspectives you won’t want to miss!
2024-11-0657 min
This Week in StartupsAI for Investors, Publisher Rewards, Sleep Tech & More – 2024 Jam with JCal Recap | E2032In this episode we look back at all the Jam with JCal sessions from 2024. This is where startups pitch their groundbreaking ideas to Jason, covering everything from AI-driven investor tools and gamified publisher rewards to sleep tech and architecture compliance software. Watch as these innovative founders get unfiltered feedback and game-changing advice! Don't miss these exciting pitches that could be the next big thing. * Timestamps: (0:00) Alex kicks off the show, setting the stage for our "Jam with JCal" season recap, focusing on startups using .TECH domains. (0:53) Jason discusses the origins of the Jam...
2024-10-241h 18
This Week in StartupsHighlighting Data Intelligence with Databricks & Bonbon's Reward Innovation | E2020This Week in Startups is brought to you by… OpenPhone. Create business phone numbers for you and your team that work through an app on your smartphone or desktop. TWiST listeners can get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://www.openphone.com/twist LinkedIn Jobs. A business is only as strong as its people, and every hire matters. Go to https://www.linkedin.com/twist to post your first job for free. Terms and conditions apply Beehiiv. Power your newsletters with AI tools, referral programs, and ad network feat...
2024-10-051h 25
This Week in StartupsThe Future of Sound: Udio's Vision for AI-Generated Music | E2016This Week in Startups is brought to you by… .Tech Domains. Don't miss our "Jam with JCal" contest! To apply and get more details go to https://Jamwithjcal.tech brought to you by .tech domains. LinkedIn Ads. To redeem a $100 LinkedIn ad credit and launch your first campaign, go to https://www.linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups Brave. If you're building AI and search-based applications, train your models with the Brave Search API. Get started for free at https://brave.com/jason * Todays show: Udio's David Ding joins Alex to...
2024-09-2854 min
This Week in StartupsNo hype, Just works: How Comma reached 100M miles in autonomous driving | E2011This Week in Startups is brought to you by… .Tech Domains - Don't miss our "Jam with JCal" contest! To apply and get more details go to https://jamwithjcal.tech brought to you by .tech domains. Vanta. Compliance and security shouldn't be a deal-breaker for startups to win new business. Vanta makes it easy for companies to get a SOC 2 report fast. TWiST listeners can get $1,000 off for a limited time at https://www.vanta.com/twist Micro1. Micro1 is an AI recruitment engine to hire world class engineers fast. Visit https://www.mi...
2024-09-1845 min
This Week in StartupsThe New Power Law & How I Built a $100B Portfolio | E2007This Week in Startups is brought to you by… .Tech Domains. Don't miss our "Jam with JCal" contest! To apply and get more details go to jamwithjcal.tech brought to you by .tech domains. Fidelity Private Shares. Manage your cap table and data room, get faster, more accurate 409A valuation and fully automate your next financing round. Visit https://www.fidelityprivateshares.com/ Mention our podcast and receive 20% off your first-year paid subscription. Oracle. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, or OCI, is a single platform for your infrastructure, database, application development, and AI needs. Save up to...
2024-09-1250 min
This Week in StartupsMedium: Reaching Profitability while The Internet is Broken + CorePod | E2003This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Notion. Notion Projects combines project management with your docs, knowledge base, and AI. Try notion projects for free at notion.com/twist Brex. The financial stack founders can bank on. Brex knows cash is king for startups, so they built a banking experience that takes every dollar further. Get the business account trusted by 1 in 3 US startups at https://www.brex.com/twist24 OpenPhone. Create business phone numbers for you and your team that work through an app on your smartphone or desktop. TWiST list...
2024-09-051h 18
This Week in StartupsAI Demos: New Runway, Flux, Grok 2.0 & Jam Session with Ulama | E1997Todays show: Sunny joins Jason to dive into all things AI, including: utilizing ChatGPT for efficiency and quick answers (7:03, the future of AI applications and Claude demo (12:47), Flux demo (36:56). Runway Gen-3 Alpha (41:13), and new Jam with JCal with Tyce Herrman of Ulama. * Timestamps: (0:00) Sunny joins Jason to jump in to AI demos. (1:24) Sundeep Madra on AI market trends and consumer adoption (3:31) AI-native interns and AI's role in career trajectories (7:03) Utilizing ChatGPT for efficiency and quick answers (10:11) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of...
2024-08-241h 18
This Week in StartupsAI on the blockchain, Waymo's rise, and the truth about tech layoffs | E1996This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Lemon.io - Hire pre-vetted remote developers, get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist .Tech Domains - Don't miss our "Jam with JCal" contest! To apply and get more details go to https://jamwithjcal.tech brought to you by .tech domains. CommandBar. Seamlessly integrate an AI-powered guide into your software, making navigation intuitive and interactive. Visit https://commandbar.com/twist to get a custom live demo. * Todays show: Alex Wilhelm joins Jason to dis...
2024-08-221h 16
This Week in StartupsFinal Boss Sour's James Hicks + River's Rae Lambert | E1993Todays show: Jason sits down with James Hicks to discuss the unique aspects of Final Boss Sour's products and marketing (3:25), the future of commerce, influencers, and retailers' adaptations (23:12), followed by a discussion with Rae Lambert about River's software platform and community management best practices (46:16), high-end memberships, landing lighthouse customers, and influencer engagement (1:04:35) . * Timestamps: (0:00) Jason kicks off today's show with guests James Hicks and Rae Lambert. (3:25) Discussing the appeal and unique aspects of Final Boss Sour's products (7:25) Better-for-you products and social media strategies (9:40) .Tech Domains...
2024-08-161h 05
This Week in StartupsStartup Pitch Competition: Four founders compete for $25K | E1991This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Vanta. Compliance and security shouldn't be a deal-breaker for startups to win new business. Vanta makes it easy for companies to get a SOC 2 report fast. TWiST listeners can get $1,000 off for a limited time at https://www.vanta.com/twist .Tech Domains - Don't miss our "Jam with JCal" contest! To apply and get more details go to https://jamwithjcal.tech brought to you by .tech domains. OpenPhone. Create business phone numbers for you and your team that work through an app on yo...
2024-08-1049 min
This Week in StartupsThe Power of WEKA with Antonio Gracias and Liran Zvibel + Jam with JCal: Uptrends AI | E1986This Week in Startups is brought to you by… CommandBar - Seamlessly integrate an AI-powered guide into your software, making navigation intuitive and interactive. Visit https://www.commandbar.com/twist to get a custom live demo. .Tech Domains - Don't miss our "Jam with JCal" contest! To apply and get more details go to https://www.jamwithjcal.tech brought to you by .tech domains. Lemon.io - Hire pre-vetted remote developers, get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://www.Lemon.io/twist * Todays show: An...
2024-07-3054 min
This Week in StartupsUS space innovation, defense tech challenges, and more with True Anomaly's Even Rogers | E1982This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Vanta. Compliance and security shouldn't be a deal-breaker for startups to win new business. Vanta makes it easy for companies to get a SOC 2 report fast. TWiST listeners can get $1,000 off for a limited time at https://vanta.com/twist .Tech Domains. Don't miss our "Jam with JCal" contest! To apply and get more details go to https://www.jamwithjcal.tech brought to you by .tech domains. DevSquad. DevSquad helps startups design better products. If you need UI and UX expertise and do...
2024-07-191h 07
This Week in StartupsGPU clusters, venture trends, and the robotics startups we're most excited about | E1977This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Tech Domains. Don't miss our "Jam Session with JCal" contest! To apply and get more details go to https://jamwithjcal.tech brought to you by .tech domains. Vanta. Compliance and security shouldn't be a deal-breaker for startups to win new business. Vanta makes it easy for companies to get a SOC 2 report fast. TWiST listeners can get $1,000 off for a limited time at https://vanta.com/twist OpenPhone. Create business phone numbers for you and your team that work through an app on your sm...
2024-07-101h 28
This Week in StartupsImmigration, The Trump Interview, Air Taxis in the Bay Area and the Future of Remote Work | E1971This Week in Startups is brought to you by… LinkedIn Ads. To redeem a $100 LinkedIn ad credit and launch your first campaign, go to http://www.linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups Vanta. Compliance and security shouldn't be a deal-breaker for startups to win new business. Vanta makes it easy for companies to get a SOC 2 report fast. TWiST listeners can get $1,000 off for a limited time at http://www.vanta.com/twist Lemon.io. Hire pre-vetted remote developers, get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist * To...
2024-06-2559 min
This Week in StartupsNvidia tops Microsoft, FTC sues Adobe, weight loss startups, and more! | E1968This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Vanta. Compliance and security shouldn't be a deal-breaker for startups to win new business. Vanta makes it easy for companies to get a SOC 2 report fast. TWiST listeners can get $1,000 off for a limited time at http://www.vanta.com/twist .Tech Domains - Don't miss our "Jam Session with JCal" contest, coming soon! To apply and get more details go to https://jamwithjcal.tech brought to you by .tech domains. Lemon.io - Hire pre-vetted remote developers, get 15% off your first 4 weeks of de...
2024-06-191h 25
This Week in StartupsThe state of seed, the first TWIST500 startups, and the impact of anonymous apps on society | E1963This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Attio. A radically new CRM for the next era of companies. Head to https://attio.com/twist to get 15% off for your first year. OpenPhone. Create business phone numbers for you and your team that work through an app on your smartphone or desktop. TWiST listeners can get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://www.openphone.com/twist .Tech Domains - Don't miss our "Jam with JCal" contest! To apply and get more details go to https://www.jamwithjcal.tech...
2024-06-111h 17
This Week in StartupsGreat Builders & Success First with Intercom's Eoghan McCabe | E1962This Week in Startups is brought to you by… LinkedIn Ads - To redeem a $100 LinkedIn ad credit and launch your first campaign, go to http://www.linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups .Tech Domains - Don't miss our "Jam with JCal" contest! To apply and get more details go to https://www.jamwithjcal.tech brought to you by .tech domains. Northwest Registered Agent - Northwest Registered Agent will form your business quickly and easily. In just 10 clicks and 10 minutes, set up your entire business identity—name, address, mail service, phone, email, website, and domain. For just...
2024-06-081h 28
This Week in StartupsGlue: The New Slack Killer with David Sacks and Evan Owen | E1955In this episode, David Sacks and Evan Owen of Glue join Jason to demo their new "slack killer" product (4:38), explain the role of AI within Glue (14:14), discuss building products with remote vs in-person teams (36:47), and more! * Timestamps: (0:00) David Sacks and Evan Owen join Jason to show us newly launched Glue. (2:42) David Sacks answers, "Why build another product?". (4:38) Evan jumps into a demo of Glue. (9:37) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at http://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST
2024-05-2344 min
This Week in StartupsPioneering physical AI with Archetype AI's Ivan Poupyrev | E1951This Week in Startups is brought to you by… .Tech Domains - Don't miss our "Jam Session with JCal" contest, coming soon! To apply and get more details go to https://jamwithjcal.tech brought to you by .tech domains. OpenPhone. Create business phone numbers for you and your team that work through an app on your smartphone or desktop. TWiST listeners can get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://www.openphone.com/twist Vanta. Compliance and security shouldn't be a deal-breaker for startups to win new business. Vanta make...
2024-05-1850 min
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & FriedbergGPT-4o launches, Glue demo, Ohalo breakthrough, Druck's Argentina bet, did Google kill Perplexity?(0:00) Bestie Intros: Recapping Phil Hellmuth's birthday weekend (7:38) OpenAI launches GPT-4o: better, faster, cheaper (29:40) Sacks demos Glue: How AI unlocked his Slack killer (40:12) Friedberg walks through his major breakthrough at Ohalo (1:01:35) Stanley Druckenmiller bets on Argentina and Javier Milei: strategy, roadmap for the US (1:13:54) Jason's bet on Athena, how AI will change company building (1:22:21) Google launches AI summaries in search Follow the besties: https://twitter.com/chamath https://twitter.com/Jason https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter...
2024-05-171h 41
This Week in StartupsToday's Space Tech Boom with Apex's Ian Cinnamon and Mark Suster | E1946Squarespace - Turn your idea into a new website! Go to http://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST for a free trial. When you're ready to launch, use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. LinkedIn Ads - To redeem a $100 LinkedIn ad credit and launch your first campaign, go to http://www.linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups Dot Tech Domains - Dot Tech domains are the go-to namespace to build anything in tech… and home to the world's most innovative startups. Keep an eye out for our "Jam Session with JCal" co...
2024-05-1059 min
This Week in StartupsFigure's AI Robot, AI News, Cognition's Devin, and the biggest AI bet yet! | E1915This Week in Startups is brought to you by… LinkedIn Ads. To redeem a $100 LinkedIn ad credit and launch your first campaign, go to http://www.linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups Gusto is easy online payroll, benefits, and HR built for modern small businesses. Get three months free when you run your first payroll at Gusto.com/twist. *Gusto pricing shown in ad is based on pricing prior to March 2025 Attio - A radically new CRM for the next era of companies. Head to attio.com/twist to get 15% off for your first ye...
2024-03-1953 min
AcquiredACQ Sessions: Jason CalacanisWe kick off ACQ Sessions with the-behind-the-scenes story of All-in, from the world’s greatest moderator himself Jason Calacanis. ACQ Sessions is our new, occasional “MTV Unplugged” version of Acquired: a great IRL guest, a bottle (or two) of wine, and no script. We talk about everything you’d imagine we would over wine with JCal — All-In, bestie relationships, money & politics in Silicon Valley, who his influences and mentors have been (one surprise — the great Fred Wilson of USV!), what motivates him to keep grinding and why, at age 50+ when he could easily be winding down he’s instead speeding up in...
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