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Today’s show: Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel joins Jason to discuss trends in the travel industry (31:20), healthy M&A environments (24:24), job disruption due to AI (37:22), and much more!
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(0:00) Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel joins Jason (2:37) Booking Holdings' companies and their operations (5:30) Shifts in the travel industry (10:52) A look at the ascension of Airbnb (15:25) The impact of alternative accommodations (17:15) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist (18:21) AI's influence on user interfaces (20:55) Uber's entry into travel and Uber’s everything app (22:44) Competition in travel (24:24) What makes for healthy M&A in the USA and thoughts on Lina Khan's strategy (28:19) LinkedIn Marketing - Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit at https://linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups (29:44) Consequences of removing M&A from the table (31:20) Trends in travel over the past two decades (34:14) Advocating for a 32-hour work week in China and the four-day work week debate (37:22) Job disruption due to AI and where will people shift to next (41:01) DevSquad - Get an entire product team for the cost of one US developer plus 10% off at http://devsquad.com/twist (42:19) Traits of generations X, Y, and Z in relation to entrepreneurship and capitalism (45:34) Selecting company leaders and management techniques (48:00) Recovering from COVID-19's impact on the travel industry * Read LAUNCH Fund 4 Deal Memo: https://www.launch.co/fourApply for Funding: https://www.launch.co/apply
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Today’s show:
Sunny Madra joins Jason to demo an AI-enabled survey tool (1:31), ChatGPT’s multimodal UI feedback (44:58), Google generative image search (59:15), and much more!
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(0:00) Sunny Madra joins Jason
(1:31) Sunny demos Trove’s conversational surveys
(10:43) Final thoughts and grades for Trove
(17:43) Mercury Raise - Visit http://mercury.com/raise to get access to a network, connections, and advice
(19:07) Sunny demos the ChatGPT calculator
(22:45) Microsoft reportedly losing $20/month per GitHub Copilot user
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(30:20) Sunny demos SuperManage
(34:46) Grades for SuperManage
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(44:58) Demo of ChatGPT's Multimodal UI feedback
(49:01) OpenAI’s business model
(54:09) Grades for ChatGPT Multimodal
(59:15) Sunny demos Google’s generative image search
(1:02:12) Grades for Google’s generative image search
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Today’s show: Rewind CEO Dan Siroker joins Jason to discuss the new Rewind Pendant AI device that can record conversations (1:08), debate privacy and ethical concerns around covert recording (9:32), and much more!
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(0:00) Jason kicks off the show (1:08) Dan breaks down the Rewind Pendant (8:05) Codecademy - Try Codecademy Pro FREE for 14 days at http://codecademy.com/TWiST (9:32) Privacy and ethical concerns around covert recording (20:42) .Tech Domains - Apply to get your startup featured on This Week in Startups at https://startups.tech/jason (21:47) Comparisons to products like Google Glass and Humane (24:15) Design considerations and the best use cases for Rewind Pendant (30:09) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://Squarespace.com/twist (31:32) The need for thoughtful development of personal AI and the value of open feedback * Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/dsiroker * Read LAUNCH Fund 4 Deal Memo: https://www.launch.co/fourApply for Funding: https://www.launch.co/apply
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Today’s show: Jason is back to break down the news: Bill Ackman's SPARC (1:32), Unity CEO steps down due to developer revolt over pricing changes (15:33), the AI operating cost problem (32:17), the latest on SBF's trial (45:32), and more!
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(0:00) Jason kicks off the show
(1:32) Bill Ackman's SPARC
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(15:33) Unity CEO steps down over developer revolt, importance of getting pricing right
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(32:17) Big tech firms are losing money on AI tools due to high operating costs
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(38:43) Google's Project Green Light: AI is helping cities like Seattle reduce carbon emissions from cars by optimizing traffic lights
(45:32) SBF Trial Update
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https://www.axios.com/2023/09/13/unity-runtime-fee-policy-marc-whitten
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Today’s show:
Zach Coelius joins Jason to discuss the phases of early-stage startups (2:01), break down the state of VC (13:17), answer live questions from the audience (22:36), and much more!
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(0:00) Zach Coelius joins Jason
(2:01) The three phases of early-stage startups
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(11:31) Advantages that Builder/Founder startups possess
(13:17) The state of VC: The LP and GP relationship, post-ZIRP, and startup soft landings
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(45:56) Question: What are attributes of companies that are getting funded today? More stable and breakeven? Different industries? What is working today?
(54:49) Breaking news: Caroline Ellison, CEO of Alameda Research testifies for first time today in SBF’s trial
(1:01:49) Cruise robotaxi fleet deployed in San Francisco
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Today’s show: Bill Gurley and Sunny Madra join Jason to discuss open-source AI vs. proprietary AI (1:12), friends and foes of open-source AI (5:42), and strategic choices companies make between open and closed approaches (9:48). Then, Sunny demos more AI tools (22:45), and much more!
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Time stamps: (00:00) Sunny Madra joins Jason (1:12) Bill Gurley joins to break down open-source vs. proprietary AI (5:42) Friends and foes of open-source AI (8:17) LinkedIn Marketing - Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit at https://linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups (9:48) Strategic choices companies make between open and closed approaches (21:37) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist (22:45) Sunny demos LLaVA: Large Language and Vision Assistant (29:56) CLA - Get started with CLA's CPAs, consultants, and wealth advisors now at https://claconnect.com/tech (31:00) Sunny breaks down parameter models (38:56) Companies manufacturing their own chips (42:26) Sunny demos Mistral AI (46:56) Jason and Sunny demo Meta AI on WhatsApp (50:44) FTX and the SBF trial
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Today’s show:
Jason breaks down FTX's downfall (), the SBF trial (11:47), the peak of the crypto hype (19:15), and takes a few live questions (42:26)!
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(0:00) Jason kicks off the show
(1:42) Michael Lewis’ book and FTX’s downfall
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(11:47) SBF’s trial and the prosecutor's argument
(15:42) The reasons people flipped on SBF
(19:15) Crypto hype, wash trading, and the reason for regulations
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(25:05) The defense's argument
(28:49) How investors look at SBF and the importance of governance in a startup
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(35:12) Witnesses and Jason's verdict prediction
(42:26) Questions from live audience!
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Today’s show: Jason breaks down Amazon’s Anthropic deal and the state of AI mega-rounds (5:29), Flexport’s growing pains through the lens of founding CEO vs. hired gun (24:58), and DoorDash’s new stealthy “Dine Out” feature (44:52).
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(00:00) Jason kicks off the show (2:42) Recap of what has been happening at Anthropic (5:29) Amazon’s Anthropic deal and the state of AI mega-rounds (7:35) Embroker - Use code TWIST to get an extra 10% off insurance at https://Embroker.com/twist (9:04) Two major details in Amazon’s Anthropic deal (18:57) Strategic investors and Anthropic’s corporate structure (23:32) Mercury - Join 100K+ startups banking with Mercury at http://mercury.com (24:58) Flexport’s growing pains through the lens of founding CEO vs. hired gun (35:17) Dave Clark being fired “for cause” (38:20) NetSuite - Download your free KPI Checklist at http://netsuite.com/twist (39:45) Flexport's offer to Clark (44:52) DoorDash’s new stealthy “Dine Out!” feature * Reuters article: https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/amazon-steps-up-ai-race-with-up-4-billion-deal-invest-anthropic-2023-09-25/ The Information article: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-rival-anthropic-in-talks-to-raise-2-billion-from-google-others-as-ai-arms-race-accelerates CNBC article: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/02/the-inside-story-of-dave-clarks-tumultuous-last-days-at-flexport.html * Follow Nick: https://twitter.com/nickcalacanis *
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Today’s show:
Kayak CEO Steve Hafner joins Jason to discuss the current landscape of the travel industry (1:56), its economic dynamics (17:40), emerging trends in hospitality (41:08), and much more!
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(0:00) Kayak CEO Steve Hafner joins Jason
(1:56) The state of the travel industry today and the adoption of AI
(10:50) Roots - Head to https://investwithroots.com/TWIST to sign up and start investing today!
(12:15) Navigating shifts in UI and building bulletproof features for at-scale companies
(15:32) Kayak's response to the impact of Covid-19 on the industry
(17:40) The economics of the travel industry
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(29:36) OpenTable, diner ratings, and the advent of QR code ordering
(34:29) The drive behind OpenTable's revenue stream and product adoption
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(41:08) Hospitality trends in hotels
(50:02) The impact of AI gains on Kayak’s operations
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Today’s show:
Sunny joins Jason for more demos! Microsoft’s Windows 11 Copilot (2:42), ChatGPT’s multimodal features (28:37), and Meta’s new AI chatbots (1:04:34) are all covered!!
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(0:00) Sunny Madra joins Jason
(2:42) Sunny demos Windows 11 Copilot preview
(9:48) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist
(10:55) Windows 11 Copilot to desktop interaction and areas needing improvement
(15:06) Consequences of recording desktop interactions for AI and the final grade for Windows 11 Copilot
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(28:37) Sunny demos ChatGPT’s multimodal features
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(38:01) Job destruction and AI’s effects on the workplace
(43:57) The utilization of multiple AI agents
(46:05) ChatGPT’s voice chat feature
(52:24) Personalization and the path to AGI
(1:02:09) Common Crawl and use of web crawl data
(1:04:34) Meta’s new AI chatbots
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Amanda is a wife. A mother. A blogger. A Christian.
A charming, beautiful, bubbly, young woman who lives life to the fullest.
But Amanda is dying, with a secret she doesn’t want anyone to know.
She starts a blog detailing her cancer journey, and becomes an inspiration, touching and
captivating her local community as well as followers all over the world.
Until one day investigative producer Nancy gets an anonymous tip telling her to look at Amanda’s
blog, setting Nancy on an unimaginable road to uncover Amanda’s secret.
Award winning journalist Charlie Webster explores this unbelievable and bizarre, but
all-too-real tale, of a woman from San Jose, California whose secret ripped a family apart and
left a community in shock.
Scamanda is the true story of a woman whose own words held the key to her secret.
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Amanda’s blog posts are read by actor Kendall Horn.
