Description
Jason Calacanis covers startups, tech, markets, media, and all the hottest topics in business and technology. He also interviews the world’s greatest founders, operators, investors, and innovators.
Episodes
- 2024 / 4 / 20AI Demos: Meta AI Ups it’s Game with Llama 3 | E1935This 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...
- 2024 / 4 / 19Redpoint Ventures and Stepstone Group on VC Deployment, M&A, and Google's AI Strategy | E1934This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Hubspot for Podcast Network. Looking to up your marketing game? Check out HubSpot's Chatbot Builder: https://clickhubspot.com/s0u Chatbot Tutorial here:...
- 2024 / 4 / 17Destiny (D/XYZ) and the Buzz Around Public Access to Private Companies | E1933This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Squarespace. 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...
- 2024 / 4 / 17Startup pitch competition! Jason invests $25K into one of three founders | E1932This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Wistia. All-in-one video platform for business, with tools that help you create, manage, and measure the impact of your videos. Try Wistia for free at...
- 2024 / 4 / 14Udio AI’s Music Magic, Aqua’s Unique Dictation, Copyright Laws & the 1000x Potential of AI | E1931This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Gusto is easy online payroll, benefits, and HR built for modern small businesses. Get three months free when you run your first payroll at...
- 2024 / 4 / 12Tomasz Tunguz and David Clark on how to invest in AI and Q1 2024 startup valuations | E1930This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Squarespace. 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...
- 2024 / 4 / 11The Alef Model A and the future of flying cars with Alef CEO Jim Dukhovny | E1929This 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...
- 2024 / 4 / 9Liquid AI's Ramin Hasani on liquid neural networks, AI advancement, the race to AGI & more! | E1928This Week in Startups is brought to you by… LinkedIn Jobs. A business is only as strong as its people, and every hire matters. Go to LinkedIn.com/TWIST to post your first job for free. Terms and conditions...
- 2024 / 4 / 6Apurva Mehta and Jack Altman on Sam Altman, CalPERS, and Liquidation Preferences | E1927This Week in Startups is brought to you by… DevSquad. Most dev agencies only offer developers. Why? Because product management is hard. Get an entire product team for the cost of one US developer plus 10% off...
- 2024 / 4 / 5Growth Hacks for Startups from Elliot Shmukler of InstaCart, LinkedIn and now Anomalo | E1926This Week in Startups is brought to you by… NetSuite. The number one cloud financial system, bringing accounting, financial management, inventory, and HR, into ONE platform. Giving you ONE source of truth....
- 2024 / 4 / 4CoreWeave’s Brannin McBee on the future of AI infrastructure, GPU economics, & data centers | E1925This 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...
- 2024 / 4 / 3The state of modern answer engines, AI demos, and more! | E1924This 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...
- 2024 / 3 / 30Dave Mcclure & Jordan Stein on YC, "Spray and Pray", and Games VCs Play | E1923This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Mantle. The AI-powered equity management platform designed for modern founders and operators. Get your first 12 months free at https://withmantle.com/TWIST Hubspot...
- 2024 / 3 / 29Empathic AI and its role in understanding human emotions with Hume AI’s Alan Cowen | E1922This Week in Startups is brought to you by… LinkedIn Jobs. A business is only as strong as its people, and every hire matters. Go to LinkedIn.com/TWIST to post your first job for free. Terms and conditions...
- 2024 / 3 / 27Ask Jason LIVE!: Unpacking Startup Strategies with Real-Time Q&A | E1921This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Squarespace. Turn your idea into a new website! Go to https://www.Squarespace.com/twist for a free trial. When you’re ready to launch, use offer code TWIST to save...
- 2024 / 3 / 26AI Demos: Gatekeep, Deepgram, Claude 3 Haiku and more! | E1920This 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 Coda: A new doc that brings...
- 2024 / 3 / 22Kleiner Perkins and Penn’s Endowment on India, loss ratios, and the rise of secondaries | E1919This 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...
- 2024 / 3 / 21Microsoft consumes Inflection and AI Demos from Suno, Cohere, Deepseek VL and more! | E1918This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Eight Sleep. Good sleep is the ultimate game changer. Now you can add the Pod Cover to any mattress! Go to http://www.eightsleep.com/twist to check out the Pod...
- 2024 / 3 / 21Optimizing fund structure, GP market fit, & more with Screendoor’s Jamie Rhode | Episode 1917This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Miro. Working remotely doesn’t mean you need to feel disconnected from your team. Miro is an online whiteboard that brings teams together - anytime, anywhere. Go to...
- 2024 / 3 / 20The future of enterprise search and AI-powered work productivity with Glean’s Arvind Jain | E1916This 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...
- 2024 / 3 / 19Figure’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,...
- 2024 / 3 / 142024 VC trends, portfolio construction, & more with Churchill's Raja Doddala | E1914This 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://linkedin.com/angelpod Mantle. The AI-powered equity management...
- 2024 / 3 / 14Melengo's Justin Kwong on the future of end-to-end clothing manufacturing | E1913This 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...
- 2024 / 3 / 12AI Demos: Claude 3's Opus, Mistral, Groq Playground, EMO by Ali Baba | E1912This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Lemon.io. Need to speed up your product development without draining your budget? Hire vetted engineers from Europe at lemon.io. Go to Lemon.io/twist to get 15% off...
- 2024 / 3 / 8Uber's leadership lessons, AI's disruption, and the power of solo founders with Josh Mohrer | E1911This Week in Startups is brought to you by… LinkedIn Jobs. A business is only as strong as its people, and every hire matters. Go to LinkedIn.com/TWIST to post your first job for free. Terms and conditions...
- 2024 / 3 / 7Robotic kitchens, restaurant tech, and fast-casual's future with Sweetgreen's Jonathan Neman | E1910This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Wistia. All-in-one video platform for business, with tools that help you create, manage, and measure the impact of your videos. Try Wistia for free at...
- 2024 / 3 / 5Business Breakdowns: Moneyball's first-principles, paradigm shifts, and ‘burn the boats’ | E1909This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Mantle. The AI-powered equity management platform designed for modern founders and operators. Get your first 12 months free at https://withmantle.com/TWIST Vanta....
- 2024 / 3 / 4Mission Over Money & The State of Defense Tech with Palantir's Shyam Sankar | E1908This Week in Startups is brought to you by… NetSuite. Once your business gets to a certain size the cracks start to emerge. Things you used to do in a day take a week. You deserve a customized solution - and...
- 2024 / 3 / 1Sequoia & Union Square Returns, the Post-AI Labor Market, and the Return of SF? | E1907This 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...
- 2024 / 2 / 28Unlocking the Power of Data with VenCap’s David Clark | E1906This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Gusto is easy online payroll, benefits, and HR built for modern small businesses. Get three months free when you run your first payroll at...
- 2024 / 2 / 27Ask Jason LIVE! Returns to TWiST! | E1905This 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 Vanta. Compliance and security shouldn't be...
- 2024 / 2 / 27Google's AI emergency, Apple's lowkey AI moves, amazing Sora demos & more with Sunny Madra | E1904This 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...
- 2024 / 2 / 23Reddit’s IPO, Consumer vs. Enterprise AI, and Sam Altman’s New Fund and more! | E1903This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Northwest Registered Agent. When starting your business, it's important to use a service that will actually help you. Northwest Registered Agent is that service....
- 2024 / 2 / 22Startup Pitches! LAUNCH Accelerator Demo Day | E1902This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Gusto is easy online payroll, benefits, and HR built for modern small businesses. Get three months free when you run your first payroll at...
- 2024 / 2 / 21Jordan Stein from Cresset Partners on VC dynamics, evaluating emerging managers, & more! | E1901This 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://linkedin.com/angelpod Squarespace. Turn your idea into a new website!...
- 2024 / 2 / 19The future of public safety via rapid drone response with Aerodome's Rahul Sidhu | E1900This 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...
- 2024 / 2 / 17Mark Suster and Samir Kaji on the 2024 Venture Market, IPOS, and Secondaries | E1899This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Squarespace. Turn your idea into a new website! Go to Squarespace.com/TWIST for a free trial. When you’re ready to launch, use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your...
- 2024 / 2 / 17Mark Susterand Samir Kaji on the 2024 Venture Market, IPOS, and Secondaries | E1899This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Squarespace. Turn your idea into a new website! Go to Squarespace.com/TWIST for a free trial. When you’re ready to launch, use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your...
- 2024 / 2 / 15How LPs identify top emerging fund managers with Slipstream’s Alex Edelson | E1898This 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://linkedin.com/angelpod Ketone-IQ is a clean energy boost without sugar...
- 2024 / 2 / 14Apple’s MGIE, Google’s Gemini Advanced, Microsoft’s Copilot and more! | E1897This 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...
- 2024 / 2 / 12Founders Fund's Brian Singerman on building a legendary VC firm, “Adapt or Die” and "Ikigai" | E1896This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Imagine AI LIVE is an AI conference where you'll learn how to apply AI in YOUR business directly from the people who build and use these tools. It's taking place...
- 2024 / 2 / 9Dry Powder in Venture Capital, VC Ratings, and more with Grady Buchanan and Victor Gutwein | E1895This 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...
- 2024 / 2 / 8AI Demos: AI that interprets human emotion, Hugging Face Assistants, and more! | E1894This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Squarespace. Turn your idea into a new website! Go to Squarespace.com/TWIST for a free trial. When you’re ready to launch, use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your...
- 2024 / 2 / 7Alexis Ohanian on Reddit's potential IPO & more | E1893This 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...
- 2024 / 2 / 5Beeper's fight to break Apple's stronghold on messaging with Eric Migicovsky | E1892This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Curotec. Are you one of those companies that knows you need to be using AI, but you're not even sure where to start? Well then you need Curotec. They are AI...
- 2024 / 2 / 3Late-stage VC market update + Terra Kaffe's Sahand Dilmaghani | E1891This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Uizard.io will help bring your vision to life in minutes, not days with the power of AI. Visit http://uizard.io/twist to get 25% off Uizard Pro for an entire...
- 2024 / 1 / 31Fund of funds: origins, evolution and deep dive with Michael Kim | E1890This Week in Startups is brought to you by… LinkedIn Marketing. To redeem a $100 LinkedIn ad credit and launch your first campaign, go to http://www.linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups Squarespace. Turn your idea...
- 2024 / 1 / 31Building a consumer app’s MVP and how to fundraise with Zest’s Jake Gutstein | E1889This 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...
- 2024 / 1 / 30We celebrate our 100th AI Demo with Sunny Madra! | E1888This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Ketone-IQ is a clean energy boost without sugar or caffeine. Get 30% off your first subscription order of Ketone-IQ at http://www.hvmn.com/TWIST The Paintbrush Loan...
- 2024 / 1 / 27Unicorns: now and then with Aileen Lee | E1887This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Ketone-IQ is a clean energy boost without sugar or caffeine. Get 30% off your first subscription order of Ketone-IQ at http://www.hvmn.com/TWIST The Paintbrush Loan...