Dfinity’s ICP crypto complaint, Snap/Twitter earnings, China’s e-learning crackdown & more | E1252

Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp Show notes: 00:00 Start 02:46 a16z-backed crypto organization Dfinity is facing a class action complaint for their ICP token 11:41 Calm for Business - Get one month free at https://Calm.com/twist 13:13 Dfinity’s funding sources & Jason’s take 19:33 Snapchat’s Q2 earnings...

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China punishes Didi, Twitter’s new feature, UAE makes it rain + Do Kwon of Terraform Labs | E1251

Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp Show notes: 00:00 Start 02:52 News - China increases the pressure on Didi for "data privacy" 10:33 Dell - Sign up for a free IT consultation and a 5% off coupon at https://launch.co/dell 12:13 Twitter tests up/down voting tweets 17:32 UAE figures out how to make it rain with electricity...

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Reacting to Tether’s CNBC interview, Netflix earnings + Vincent’s Slava Rubin on alt assets | E1250

Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 2:22 Tether CTO & General Counsel were interviewed on CNBC - Commercial paper concerns & deflection, attestation vs. audit 13:43 OurCrowd - Check out the deal of the week at https://ourcrowd.com/twist 15:26 Working with offshore accounting firms,...

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Bezos goes to space, Robinhood IPO, USDC attestation + Flock Safety’s Garrett Langley | E1249

Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp Show notes: 00:00 Start 02:32 Bezos goes to space in New Shepard 11:53 Embroker - Get an extra 10% off at https://embroker.com/twist 13:28 Robinhood is offering 35% of $2B in IPO shares to retail investors 20:40 LinkedIn - Post your first job for free at https://linkedin.com/unicorn...

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Rapid Fire News: AI voices after death, DOJ investigates Lordstown Motors, COVID adaptation | E1248

Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp Show notes: 00:00 Start 01:49 Roadrunner Documentary uses AI version of Anthony Bourdain's voice 10:54 Bubble - Get one month free of a no-code plan at https://bubble.io/twist 12:27 Lordstown Motors Electric Trucks, could it go to zero? 20:21 LinkedIn Jobs - Go to https://LinkedIn.com/TWIST...

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Rapid Fire News: FB’s right-wing algo, Tether, giving Cuba internet, Powell on stable coins | E1247

Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp Show notes: 00:00 Start 01:56 CrowdTangle data, what stories get the most engagement on Facebook? 12:10 Rippling - Onboard new hires in 90 seconds https://rippling.com/twist 13:34 White House wants Zuckerberg to crack down on misinformation 17:17 Florida Gov. Santis proposes internet...

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The Next Unicorns: Adena Hefets CEO of Divvy Homes, forging a new path to home ownership | E1246

Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp Show notes: 00:00 Start 02:51 Adena Hefets, how Divvy Homes works 05:02 The Divvy founding story 10:51 Odoo - Get $1000 off your first implementation pack https://odoo.com/twist 12:01 Divvy’s business model 22:10 Drata - Get 15% off at https://drata.com/twist 23:26 How Divvy...

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Education’s war on excellence, AWS atrophy, France fines Google + AppHarvest’s Josh Lessing | E1245

Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp Show notes: 00:00 Start 02:05 News: Public Education’s war on excellence 17:45 Fundrise - Invest in private diversified real estate, sign up today at https://Fundrise.com/TWIST 19:04 Is AWS becoming bureaucratic? 29:14 OurCrowd - Check out the deal of the week at https://ourcrowd.com/twist...

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China cracks down on US IPOs, winning founder qualities, Ask Jason: accelerators, investing | E1244

Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp Show notes: 00:00 Start 01:47 Chinese Crackdown on Public Companies 12:30 Notion - Get $250 off using code TWIST at https://notion.so 14:02 FounderU - Qualities of Winning a Founder 21:57 Indochino - Get $50 off purchase for $399 or more at https://indochino.com 23:25 Betting...

2w

Biden targets big corporations + Tether Investigation with Bitfinex’ed | E1243

Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp Show notes: 00:00 Start 02:21 News: President Joe Biden signs executive order 08:58 Why is this happening now? 17:10 Ladder - Check out Ladder life insurance today to see if you are instantly approved at https://ladder.com/twist 18:16 Tether Investigation with guest @Bitfinex’ed...

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