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 / 11 / 2TWiST News: Grape-picking robots, startup investing for all, and the earnings numbers you need to know | E2037This Week in Startups is brought to you by: Fidelity Private Shares℠. Manage your cap table and data room, get faster, more accurate 409A valuation and fully automate your next financing round. Visit...
- 2024 / 10 / 31Fast growth, big capital, and how Moniepoint is building a fintech unicorn in Africa | E2036This 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 / 10 / 29AI-Driven Auto Shops with Mastertech.ai and Data Observability with Monte Carlo | E2035This 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 / 10 / 29TWiST News: The Startup Redefining Sonos, Influencers, Elections and Google's next AI push | E2034This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Digital Ocean. Whether you’re just getting started with AI, or seeing your project take off, DigitalOcean is the cloud platform that lets you focus on what matters:...
- 2024 / 10 / 25Merge's Unified API Bet in the AI Era | E2033In this episode: Alex talks with Shensi Ding from Merge, who shares her transition from finance to tech and highlights the critical role of integrations in modern businesses. They explore the challenges of...
- 2024 / 10 / 24AI 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...
- 2024 / 10 / 23TWiST News: Headphones.com, How Sound Takes Down Drones, TollBit Secures Series A | E2031This Week in Startups is brought to you by… LinkedIn Ads. To redeem a $100 LinkedIn ad credit and launch your first campaign, go to https://www.linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups Vanta. Compliance and security...
- 2024 / 10 / 23Election Security, Skift's Rafat Ali, and Anthropic Unleashes PC AI | E2030This 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 / 10 / 22TWiST News: F1 on Apple Vision Pro, Self-Driving, and Stablecoins | E2029This Week in Startups is brought to you by… DigitalOcean's App Platform, a new Platform-as-a-Service solution to build modern, cloud-native apps. With App Platform, you can build, deploy, and scale apps and...
- 2024 / 10 / 18The Anatomy of a Startup Acquisition with Cacheflow's Sarika Garg | E2028Todays show: Cacheflow’s Sarika Garg joins Alex Wilhelm to discuss the challenges of B2B software sales (4:26), finding product-market fit (14:08), HubSpot's acquisition of Cashflow (17:32), and...
- 2024 / 10 / 17The Best Financial Advice VCs Give Startups | Startup Finance Basics w/ Kruze's Scott OrnTodays show: Kruze’s Scott Orn joins Jason on the latest edition of Startup Finance Basics! In this episode, they break down the best financial advice that VCs give founders including, managing cash flow...
- 2024 / 10 / 17TWiST News: Subscription Economics, Density's Waffle, and The Cost of AV Fleets | E2027This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Fundrise. Fundrise provides access to diversified portfolios of private real estate to all investors with their industry leading, easy to use platform. Sign up...
- 2024 / 10 / 16AI Demos: ChatGPT-o4 Canvas, Notebook LM & Meta's Movie Gen | E2026This 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 Fidelity Private Shares℠. Manage your cap...
- 2024 / 10 / 15TWiST News: Tesla Robotaxis, Electric RVs, and How Startups are Helping Secure Elections | E2025This 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 / 10 / 11TWiST500 Spotlight: The must-know startups from AI to robotics! | E2024This 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 / 10 / 10Navigating the AI Boom | Startup Finance Basics w/ Kruze's Scott OrnTodays show: Kruze’s Scott Orn joins Jason on the latest edition of Startup Finance Basics! In this episode, they break down the unique aspects and dynamics of the current AI boom, contrasting AI startup...
- 2024 / 10 / 9TWiST News: M.G. Siegler Explains the Current Venture Crisis and Google’s Antitrust Woes | E2023This 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 / 10 / 8The Next-Generation of Single-Stage-to-Orbit Spaceplanes with Radian's Richard Humphrey | E2022This 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 / 10 / 7Hacking Meta's AR glasses, a shakeup at Initialized, and the best startups of the decade | E2021Timestamps: (0:00) Alex and Jason kick off the news show! (3:26) Overview of Harvard's AR glasses tech demo and club projects (10:09) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of...
- 2024 / 10 / 4Highlighting 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...
- 2024 / 10 / 3The Automation Endgame, VCs Returning Cash, and the OpenAI Wager | E2019This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Notion. Notion combines your notes, docs, and projects into one beautifully designed space with AI built right in. Try it for free today...
- 2024 / 10 / 2Monique Woodard, Fund of Funds Panel & The Pro-Rata Yacht! | E2018This 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 / 10 / 1The AI Supercycle, California's AI Safety Bill Vetoed, and the Future of AR/VR | E2017This 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 / 9 / 27The 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....
- 2024 / 9 / 26Data Centers and Energy with Phil Deutch | E2015Timestamps: (0:00) Teaser of today’s Liquidity Summit talk from Phil Deutch. (1:29) Alex kicks off the show. (2:11) Jason introduces Phil Deutch at the Liquidity Summit 2024 (3:52) Phil Deutch’s talk “Data...
- 2024 / 9 / 26OpenAI CTO Departure, DOJ AI Compliance, M&A Trends, and more! | E2014This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Linear. Linear helps product teams focus on what they do best: Planning and building great products. Streamline issues, projects, and product roadmaps in a tool...
- 2024 / 9 / 24Amazon's RTO Impact, Lina Khan’s 60 Minutes, and Microsoft's Big Nuclear Deals | E2013This 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 Coda. Coda empowers your startup by...
- 2024 / 9 / 20How Pie's 'Block Ads, Get Paid' Model Is Giving Users Control of Ads & Privacy | E2012This 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 / 9 / 19Navigating Challenges in Distressed Companies with Becki DeGraw | Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal BasicsTodays show: Wilson Sonsini Partner Becki DeGraw joins Jason on the latest edition of Startup Legal Basics! In this episode, they break down challenges in distressed companies(1:04), pay-to-play scenarios...
- 2024 / 9 / 18No hype, Just works: How Comma reached 100M miles in autonomous drivingThis 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....
- 2024 / 9 / 18No 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....
- 2024 / 9 / 18Summarize Anything & Discover Connections with Recall’s Sankari Nair | E2010This 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 / 9 / 17OpenAI's new models, the MrBeast leak, Waymo ♥’s Uber and more! | E2009Todays show: Alex Wilhelm joins Jason to discuss OpenAI's latest model and implications (11:49), Uber's partnership with Waymo and its implications (38:16), Analyzing Mr. Beast's content creation and business...
- 2024 / 9 / 13Relationship Advice of the Investor Sort with Meghan Reynolds of Altimeter | E2008This Week in Startups is brought to you by… LinkedIn Ads. To redeem a $100 LinkedIn ad credit and launch your first campaign, go to https://www.linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups Runway. Looking to up-level your...
- 2024 / 9 / 11The 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...
- 2024 / 9 / 11Boom: Supersonic speeds for everyday travel with Blake Scholl | E2006This 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 / 9 / 9Scaling Childcare with Tech: Winnie.com’s Blueprint for Growing with Purpose & Profit | E2005This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Brave Search API. Get started for free at https://www.brave.com/jason CLA. Get started now at https://www.claconnect.com Sprig**.** Visit https://sprig.com/twist...
- 2024 / 9 / 6The Rise of Stablecoins with Circle’s Jeremy Allaire | E2004This 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 https://www.linkedin.com/twist to post your first job for free. Terms and...
- 2024 / 9 / 5Medium: 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...
- 2024 / 9 / 5Fundraising hurdles and M&A slowdown with Becki DeGraw | Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal BasicsTodays show: Wilson Sonsini Partner Becki DeGraw joins Jason on the latest edition of Startup Legal Basics! In this episode, they break down fundraising trends (1:33), the challenges of M&A (7:39), and the...
- 2024 / 9 / 4Superhuman 2.0: The AI edge, top productivity hacks, and the future of email | E2002This Week in Startups is brought to you by… NetSuite. The number one cloud financial system that unifies accounting, financial management, inventory, and HR into a single platform. Giving you ONE source of...
- 2024 / 9 / 4AI Demos: Gemini Gmail, Search GPT, Groq with Voice & Playground | E2001Timestamps: (0:00) Sunny joins Jason to jump into AI demos. (1:21) Analysis of Q4's impact on startups and Nvidia's market performance (5:09) Chip design advancements and AI prevalence in startup...
- 2024 / 8 / 30Episode 2000! Epic guests, huge news, and how to build a media legacy in 14 short years | E2000This 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 / 8 / 29Startup Pitch Competition: Three founders compete for $25K | E1999This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Fidelity Private Shares. Fidelity Private Shares. Manage your cap table and data room, get faster, more accurate 409A valuation and fully automate your next...
- 2024 / 8 / 26The charges against Pavel Durov, the future of encryption, and secondaries are heating up | E1998This 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 / 8 / 23AI 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...
- 2024 / 8 / 22Legal must-haves before raising capital with Becki DeGraw | Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal BasicsTodays show: Wilson Sonsini Partner Becki DeGraw joins Jason on the latest edition of Startup Legal Basics! In this episode, they break down common legal oversights (5:26), risks of DIY legal documents...
- 2024 / 8 / 22AI 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...
- 2024 / 8 / 20Venture returns, recovering startups, and VC conflicts | E1995This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Coda. Coda empowers your startup by bringing words, tables, and teams together. Strategize, plan, and track goals effectively with all your valuable data in one...
- 2024 / 8 / 16Liquidity: Recession fears, AI market shifts, and the future of tech hubs | E1994 | E1994This 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...