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Empathic AI and its role in understanding human emotions with Hume AI’s Alan Cowen | E1922
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Mar 29 2024 55m
Chapter 1 3 mins
Hume AI’s Alan Cowen joins JasonChapter 2 3 mins
Hume AI and the role of AI in understanding human emotionsChapter 3 2 mins
Hume AI’s Empathic Voice Interface (EVI) and its responsiveness to human emotionsChapter 4 1 min
LinkedIn Jobs Go to inkedIn.com/angel and post your first job for freeChapter 5 6 mins
The components in speech that Hume AI studies and its application across different culturesChapter 6 4 mins
Hume AI’s Measurement API and its design for real-time emotion and expression analysisChapter 7 50 sec
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What AI can reveal about a person based on their expressionsChapter 9 3 mins
The impact on customer service and security sectorsChapter 10 8 mins
Hume AI’s comedy bot and emotional detection capabilitiesChapter 11 52 sec
Hubspot for Startups ****Learn more and get extra benefits for being a TWiST listener now at. Also, be sure to visitChapter 12 7 mins
Hume AI’s comedy bot / roast functionalityChapter 13 2 sec
The future implications, both positive and negative, of emotionally intelligent AI on societyChapter 14 11 mins
and discuss the future implications of this tech, both positive and negative
Ask Jason LIVE!: Unpacking Startup Strategies with Real-Time Q&A | E1921
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Mar 27 2024 1h 9m
Chapter 1 1 min
Jason kicks off another Ask Jason with 6 live guests!Chapter 2 10 mins
Sean asks about investment firms changing how they invest early onChapter 3 1 min
Squarespace Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain atChapter 4 9 mins
Pierson of jellypod asks about prioritizing multiple founders for investments or acceleratorsChapter 5 1 min
OpenPhone Get 20% off your first six months atChapter 6 7 mins
Ann asks if they should raise venture capital to grow faster even though it means giving up some company ownershipChapter 7 7 mins
Eppo. Accelerate your experimentation velocity with Eppo. VisitChapter 8 12 mins
Francis asks how to strike a balance between skepticism and enthusiasm when evaluating a company for investment, given that it's impossible to invest in every companyChapter 9 9 mins
Hosum asks if explaining their startup's moat as current execution and future benefits after reaching product-market fit is enough to convince investorsChapter 10 7 mins
Thom asks if not highlighting AI in our funding pitch will hurt our chances of getting investment
AI Demos: Gatekeep, Deepgram, Claude 3 Haiku and more! | E1920
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Mar 26 2024 1h
Chapter 1 4 mins
Sunny joins JasonChapter 2 6 mins
What the resignation of the CEO of Stability AI signifiesChapter 3 1 min
LinkedIn Ads Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit atChapter 4 8 mins
Exploring the a16z report about AI and EnterprisesChapter 5 2 mins
Coda Get a $1,000 startup credit atChapter 6 7 mins
Sunny demoes Gatekeep AI and get surprising results when Jason asks it to explain a “keystone”Chapter 7 8 mins
Wistia Try Wistia for free at wistia.com/startupsChapter 8 10 mins
Sunny demoes Deepgram API Playground with a fun clip from a young Jason asking Steve Jobs a questionChapter 9 10 mins
) Sunny demoes the Claude model Haiku from Anthropic with an image from a famous Michael Jordan dunk
Kleiner Perkins and Penn’s Endowment on India, loss ratios, and the rise of secondaries | E1919
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Mar 22 2024 1h 10m
Chapter 1 2 mins
David Weisburd intros Mamoon Hamid, Thomas Scriven, and Jason CalacanisChapter 2 5 mins
India’s startup ecosystemChapter 3 51 sec
Vanta Get $1000 off your SOC 2 atChapter 4 8 mins
Traction and support for Indian startupsChapter 5 6 mins
Sovereign wealth funds and their place in the ecosystem todayChapter 6 1 min
DevSquad Get an entire product team for the cost of one US developer plus 10% off atChapter 7 14 mins
Deep dive into Carta’s 2018 startup class data, loss ratios, and investment strategiesChapter 8 1 min
Gelt. It’s time to take control over your taxes. Visit nowChapter 9 8 mins
The future of M&A and IPOs in the tech industryChapter 10 17 mins
The rise of the secondary marketChapter 11 3 mins
Rapid-fire segment on recent investments
Microsoft consumes Inflection and AI Demos from Suno, Cohere, Deepseek VL and more! | E1918
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Mar 21 2024 53m
Chapter 1 1 min
Sunny joins JasonChapter 2 4 mins
Big news as Microsoft eliminates competitor Inflection AI by gutting their teamChapter 3 1 min
Is this a new way to not have regulatory scrutiny like in M&A?Chapter 4 59 sec
Apple has been busy acquiring AI companies!Chapter 5 4 mins
Eight Sleep Go to for $200 off the Pod plus free shippingChapter 6 2 mins
Sunny demos the new model from Suno v3Chapter 7 1 min
Surprising punk song from Suno with interesting lyricsChapter 8 1 min
Squarespace Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain atChapter 9 5 mins
Implications of Suno bringing everyone access to produce their own songsChapter 10 3 mins
Sunny demos Coral by CohereChapter 11 1 min
Gelt It’s time to take control over your taxes. Visit nowChapter 12 15 mins
Diving deeper into fair use regarding the data and content scraped from the internetChapter 13 7 mins
Sunny demos Deepseek VL
Optimizing fund structure, GP market fit, & more with Screendoor’s Jamie Rhode | Episode 1917
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Mar 21 2024 49m
Chapter 1 2 mins
Screendoor’s Jamie Rhode joins JasonChapter 2 7 mins
Early-stage fund managers today, spray and pray vs. concentrated bets, and importance of GP market fitChapter 3 1 min
Miro Sign up for a free account atChapter 4 6 mins
Effective Portfolio construction, investing in startups that are creating new sectors, and finding the right fund managersChapter 5 5 mins
Why seed stage investing attracts fewer GPs than series A or BChapter 6 1 min
Hubspot Sign up for HubSpot's FREE CRM and get access to the AI Content WriterChapter 7 7 mins
Quantity of GPs to invest in and Screendoor’s approach to the DEI landscapeChapter 8 1 min
Gelt It’s time to take control over your taxes. Visit nowChapter 9 5 mins
Carry, Fees, and the percentage of a fund that Screendoor targetsChapter 10 10 mins
Qualities of high-performing GPs
The future of enterprise search and AI-powered work productivity with Glean’s Arvind Jain | E1916
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Mar 20 2024 52m
Chapter 1 2 mins
Glean’s Arvind Jain joins JasonChapter 2 2 mins
Glean’s beachhead market and primary focusChapter 3 6 mins
Glean’s approach to data confidentialityChapter 4 1 min
OpenPhone Get 20% off your first six months atChapter 5 3 mins
Competition against native tools and building language models in SaaS companiesChapter 6 7 mins
Glean’s approach to permissionsChapter 7 1 min
Lemon.io Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time atChapter 8 4 mins
Compliance and the "CEO God Mode" featureChapter 9 9 mins
Potential of productivity software, and people analytics in tech businessesChapter 10 1 min
Gelt It’s time to take control over your taxes. Visit joingelt.com/twist nowChapter 11 2 mins
Impact of AI on business modelsChapter 12 2 mins
Arvind’s thoughts on Google GeminiChapter 13 2 mins
Open source vs closed models in AI development and the progress of OpenAIChapter 14 4 mins
AGI and the limitations and potential of AI as an assistant
Figure’s AI Robot, AI News, Cognition’s Devin, and the biggest AI bet yet! | E1915
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Mar 19 2024 53m
Chapter 1 1 min
Sunny joins Jason for a fun AI day!Chapter 2 1 min
with humansChapter 3 3 mins
Elon and open source Grok vs “Closed” AIChapter 4 4 mins
The CTO from Open AI talking about their training data for SoraChapter 5 1 min
Exploring the fascinating AI robot from FigureChapter 6 1 min
LinkedIn Ads Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit atChapter 7 7 mins
Comparing the FIgure AI robot and what we have seen from Boston Dynamics and why this is impressiveChapter 8 1 min
Gusto Get three months free when you run your first payroll atChapter 9 7 mins
Thinking about how humans learn and applying that to AIChapter 10 2 mins
The idea that robots may one day beChapter 11 1 min
Attio Head to attio.com/twist to get 15% off for your first yearChapter 12 6 mins
New bet alert! And it’s a major one. Sunny and JCal bet on how soon we will all have access to AI robots in our homes!Chapter 13 2 mins
Introducing Devin, the first AI software engineer!Chapter 14 6 mins
The “maestro” concept when working with AIChapter 15 6 mins
Hot news: Apple in talks to let Google Gemini power iPhone AI Features
2024 VC trends, portfolio construction, & more with Churchill's Raja Doddala | E1914
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Mar 14 2024 1h 3m
Chapter 1 1 min
Jason welcomes Churchill Asset Management’s Raja Doddala to the showChapter 2 7 mins
Trends in pre-seed and seed deal valuesChapter 3 1 min
LinkedIn Ads Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit atChapter 4 10 mins
Competitiveness and predictability in pre-seed, seed, and series AChapter 5 1 min
Mantle Get your first 12 months free atChapter 6 6 mins
Trends in exit valuesChapter 7 1 min
DevSquad Get an entire product team for the cost of one US developer plus 10% off atChapter 8 20 mins
Exploring portfolio architecture and the difference between mega funds and smaller fundsChapter 9 8 mins
Prospects in the vc over the next few years and the rise of the next generationChapter 10 4 mins
The role of secondary sales in venture capital and importance of liquidity for VC funds
Melengo's Justin Kwong on the future of end-to-end clothing manufacturing | E1913
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Mar 14 2024 1h
Chapter 1 1 min
Jason kicks off the showChapter 2
Justin Kwong from Melengo joins JasonChapter 3 2 mins
Jason welcomes Melengo's Justin Kwong to the show to discuss how his company simplifies the process of developing, financing, and scaling apparel lines for brands and creators. The two dive into Melengo’s business model, initial customers, fundraising, and much moreChapter 4 5 mins
Justin demos Melengo and its use casesChapter 5 51 sec
Vanta Get $1000 off your SOC 2 atChapter 6 11 mins
Melengo’s business model, initial customers, and fundraisingChapter 7 1 min
Uizard Get 25% off Uizard Pro for an entire year atChapter 8 13 mins
Building Melengo's team and the next steps for finding product-market-fitChapter 9 59 sec
Eppo. Accelerate your experimentation velocity with Eppo. Visit geteppo.com/twistChapter 10 22 mins
Jason’s A.D.D. framework (Automate, Deprecate, Delegate)
AI Demos: Claude 3's Opus, Mistral, Groq Playground, EMO by Ali Baba | E1912
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Mar 12 2024 1h 3m
Chapter 1 1 min
Sunny joins Jason for this week’s AI demos!Chapter 2 2 mins
Details on Definitive Intelligence being acquired by GroqChapter 3 1 min
Sunny demos the lightning speed of GroqChapter 4 3 mins
Sunny demos the new model Opus from Claude 3 and it’s prompt libraryChapter 5 1 min
Lemon.io Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time atChapter 6 9 mins
Claude helps interpret Ikea instructionsChapter 7 1 min
OpenPhone Get 20% off your first six months atChapter 8 8 mins
Looking at the use of “guardrails” in LLMsChapter 9 6 mins
Marketing Against the GrainChapter 10 3 mins
Sunny demos MistralChapter 11 6 mins
Sunny demos Groq Playground and creates a framework for a study planChapter 12 17 mins
Sunny demos EMO by Ali Baba
Uber's leadership lessons, AI's disruption, and the power of solo founders with Josh Mohrer | E1911
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Mar 8 2024 55m
Chapter 1 1 min
Josh Mohrer joins JasonChapter 2 11 mins
Early Uber NY days, Travis Kalanick's leadership, and Uber NY's regulatory challengesChapter 3 7 mins
LinkedIn Jobs Post your first job for free atChapter 4 6 mins
Solo entrepreneurship in tech, enabled by AI advancementsChapter 5 54 sec
Squarespace Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain atChapter 6 5 mins
Josh demos Wave App and delves into its development journeyChapter 7 8 mins
and delves into its intricate development journeyChapter 8 53 sec
Northwest Registered Agent Get a 60% discount on your next LLC atChapter 9 13 mins
Future of work, AI in daily life, and generational tech shifts
Robotic kitchens, restaurant tech, and fast-casual's future with Sweetgreen's Jonathan Neman | E1910
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Mar 7 2024 1h 7m
Chapter 1 2 mins
Jonathan joins JasonChapter 2 5 mins
The scale and innovation of sweetgreen todayChapter 3 2 mins
The x-factor that makes a strong managerChapter 4 2 mins
Wistia Try Wistia for free atChapter 5 3 mins
The “Sweetlife” and the importance of “polishing forks”Chapter 6 2 mins
Navigating the decision between the franchise model vs owned and operatedChapter 7 5 mins
CLA Get started with CLA's CPAs, consultants, and wealth advisors now atChapter 8 5 mins
Robotics in the restaurant industryChapter 9 1 min
Lemon.io Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time atChapter 10 6 mins
The details and benefits of the machines Sweetgreen has brought into its restaurantsChapter 11 1 min
Restaurant difficulties with inflation, COVID and “sticker shock”Chapter 12 6 mins
Delivery in the business today pre and post-pandemicChapter 13 42 sec
How Australia fits into the origin of sweetgreenChapter 14 2 mins
sweetgreen is positioned towards tailored menusChapter 15 4 mins
The best way to build a brandChapter 16 8 mins
The seed oil conversationChapter 17 4 mins
The challenging topic of food options and availability across different socioeconomic groupsChapter 18 1 min
The definition of healthy food
Business Breakdowns: Moneyball's first-principles, paradigm shifts, and ‘burn the boats’ | E1909
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Mar 5 2024 1h 19m
Chapter 1 7 mins
Lon Harris joins JasonChapter 2 1 min
Mantle Get your first 12 months free atChapter 3 6 mins
Moneyball cast breakdownChapter 4 5 mins
Paradigm shifts in Moneyball: Comparing the Oakland A's situation to startups vs. incumbentsChapter 5 5 mins
Paradigm shifts in Moneyball: Making data-driven decisionsChapter 6 51 sec
Vanta Get $1000 off your SOC 2 atChapter 7 7 mins
The important concept of "First-Principle Thinking”Chapter 8 1 min
MEV Get $30,000 off your first three months atChapter 9 12 mins
Globalization's impact on startup opportunities and the importance of a unified team visionChapter 10 10 mins
Billy's philosophy: Adapt or Die!Chapter 11 11 mins
The "burn the boats" moment and the importance of commitment in businessChapter 12 7 mins
The turning point for the A's and their historic winning streak
Mission Over Money & The State of Defense Tech with Palentir’s Shyam Sankar | E1908
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Mar 4 2024 1h 6m
Chapter 1 3 mins
Jason joins Shyam Sankar of PalentirChapter 2 2 mins
Silcon valley’s shift in perception around defense tech and PalentirChapter 3 2 mins
Palentir being born out of 9/11 and the realization of the countries vulnerabilitiesChapter 4 1 min
How the US has managed to avoid another terrorist attack and what role Palentir’s products playedChapter 5 1 min
NetSuite Download your free KPI Checklist atChapter 6 1 min
One major failure regarding 9/11 attackChapter 7 6 mins
The Gotham Platform: Palentir’s first product and how it borrowed from PayPalChapter 8 44 sec
The most valuable role software could play in defense techChapter 9 54 sec
Northwest Registered Agent Get a 60% discount on your next LLC atChapter 10 2 mins
How defense tech data collection has changed over the yearsChapter 11 6 mins
The role of AI and robotics play in the battlefieldChapter 12 1 min
Imagine AI LIVE Get 20% off tickets atChapter 13 2 mins
The autopilot approach of LLMs at Palentir and the analogy of self-driving carsChapter 14 4 mins
Palentir’s huge early wins with AI integrationChapter 15 1 min
The defense potential of LLMs and real time interpretation in the fieldChapter 16 5 mins
The importance of RF in the modern battlefieldChapter 17 3 mins
Discussing Putin’s serious threatChapter 18 4 mins
How the defense industrial base was managed and consolidated after WWIIChapter 19 12 mins
The future of defense tech, the speed of innovation and enemy adaptation
Sequoia & Union Square Returns, the Post-AI Labor Market, and the Return of SF? | E1907
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Mar 1 2024 56m
Chapter 1 1 min
David Weisburd intros Erik Torenberg, Guy Perelmuter, and Jason CalacanisChapter 2 10 mins
VC returns have been leaked, including returns from Sequoia Capital and Union Square VenturesChapter 3 6 mins
OpenPhone Get 20% off your first six months atChapter 4 7 mins
Bearish signs for the startup employment marketChapter 5 54 sec
Squarespace Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain atChapter 6 10 mins
The emergence of the first one-person unicornChapter 7 1 min
Coda Get a $1,000 startup credit atChapter 8 9 mins
Founders & investors are now returning to San FranciscoChapter 9 8 mins
Rapid-fire segment on recent investments
Unlocking the Power of Data with VenCap’s David Clark | E1906
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Feb 28 2024 1h
Chapter 1 2 mins
David Clark joins JasonChapter 2 2 mins
Looking at the data behind VenCap’s approach to alpha vs beta, managers and their over 500 investments to dateChapter 3 3 mins
What distinguishes longevity and success in VCChapter 4 1 min
Analyzing the data from David's chart covering 12,000 companies and the power lawChapter 5 2 mins
Gusto Get three months free when you run your first payroll atChapter 6 6 mins
Portfolio strategy and finding that 1% of fund returnersChapter 7 2 mins
The value of investing in a company over a longer period of timeChapter 8 53 sec
Northwest Registered Agent Get a 60% discount on your next LLC atChapter 9 3 mins
The challenges VenCap faces when looking at seed managersChapter 10 3 mins
The importance of strategy and timing on sellingChapter 11 3 mins
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Managing successful GPs and having them ‘stay in the game’Chapter 13 6 mins
The misunderstandings of the J-CurveChapter 14 9 mins
Preparing with founders for when things may go southChapter 15 2 mins
Founder Fridays message from Jason
Google's AI emergency, Apple's lowkey AI moves, amazing Sora demos & more with Sunny Madra | E1904
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Feb 27 2024 46m
Chapter 1 1 min
Sunny Madra joins Jason!Chapter 2 12 mins
What went wrong with Google’s AI: Model training, RLHF, or guardrails? Plus, how Google can look to Meta for a solutionChapter 3 1 min
OpenPhone Get 20% off your first six months atChapter 4 5 mins
More examples of bias in Google’s Gemini modelChapter 5 7 mins
Explorer.Globe.Engineer : an AI-powered research assistantChapter 6 1 min
Imagine AI LIVE Get 20% off tickets atChapter 7 4 mins
Reka’s impressive multimodal functionalityChapter 8 4 mins
Apple starts slowly releasing AI-powered features in its most popular appsChapter 9 1 min
Scalable Path Get 20% off your first month atChapter 10 6 mins
Sora demos from OpenAI, and what this means for the film industry
Ask Jason LIVE! Returns to TWiST! | E1905
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Feb 27 2024 1h 1m
Chapter 1 1 min
Jason kicks off another Ask Jason!Chapter 2 6 mins
Tommy asks about getting a degree in fintech in order to join startupsChapter 3 1 min
Lemon.io Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time atChapter 4 7 mins
Sam asks about common mistakes for first time foundersChapter 5 51 sec
Vanta Get $1000 off your SOC 2 atChapter 6 15 mins
Clint asks about startups surviving the period before VC investmentsChapter 7 1 min
LinkedIn Ads Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit atChapter 8 12 mins
Daniel asks about startups pivoting in the wrong directionChapter 9 5 mins
Greg asks about raising funds before product-market fitChapter 10 8 mins
Oliver wants to know if it is better to go deep with a few customers or gain entry to multiple customers with a more lightweight solution
Reddit’s IPO, Consumer vs. Enterprise AI, and Sam Altman’s New Fund and more! | E1903
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Feb 23 2024 1h 12m
Chapter 1 1 min
David Weisburd hosts Bryan Rosenblatt, Michael Downing and Jason CalacanisChapter 2 8 mins
Discussion on Reddit’s IPO and potential as an advertising businessChapter 3 54 sec
Northwest Registered Agent Get a 60% discount on your next LLC atChapter 4 6 mins
Reddit’s IPO and potential as an advertising business contChapter 5 4 mins
AI Integration in traditional businessesChapter 6 1 min
DevSquad Get an entire product team for the cost of one US developer plus 10% off atChapter 7 15 mins
Consumer vs. enterprise AIChapter 8 1 min
Miro Sign up for a free account atChapter 9 26 mins
Sam Altman’s venture capital fund and the future of the AI ecosystemChapter 10 7 mins
Rapid fire segment on recent investments
Startup Pitches! LAUNCH Accelerator Demo Day | E1902
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Feb 22 2024 56m
Chapter 1 1 min
Jason joins seven strong startup pitches from LAUNCH AcceleratorChapter 2 28 sec
Jacqui kicks off the demo dayChapter 3 2 mins
Introductions to the guest jugdesChapter 4 5 mins
Justin pitches MelengoChapter 5 1 min
Gusto Get three months free when you run your first payroll atChapter 6 6 mins
Edward ptiches PodcastAIChapter 7 54 sec
LinkedIn Jobs Post your first job for free atChapter 8 5 mins
Daniel pitches ToltChapter 9 2 mins
Rae pitches RiverChapter 10 6 mins
Northwest Registered Agent Get a 60% discount on your next LLC atChapter 11 6 mins
Kash pitches TaxGPTChapter 12 5 mins
George pitches FanfareChapter 13 5 mins
Jam pitches Monic.aiChapter 14 4 mins
Our panel of judges pick their top three pitches
Jordan Stein from Cresset Partners on VC dynamics, evaluating emerging managers, & more! | E1901
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Feb 21 2024 57m
Chapter 1 1 min
Jordan Stein from Cresset Partners joins JasonChapter 2 10 mins
Cresset Partners’ motivation for investing in venture capitalChapter 3 1 min
LinkedIn Ads Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit atChapter 4 7 mins
The state of venture tourismChapter 5 1 min
Squarespace Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain atChapter 6 8 mins
Cresset Partners’ co-invest programChapter 7 5 mins
Jordan's perspective on the Power Law and risk-taking in VCChapter 8 1 min
Lemon.io Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time atChapter 9 7 mins
How Cresset Partners evaluates established and emerging VC managersChapter 10 42 sec
Jason's framework for distinguishing "Likely Winners" vs "Definitive Winners”Chapter 11 13 mins
Cresset Partners’ goal of democratizing wealth management and VC access
The future of public safety via rapid drone response with Aerodome's Rahul Sidhu | E1900
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Feb 19 2024 51m
Chapter 1 3 mins
Rahul Sidhu from Aerodome joins JasonChapter 2 9 mins
How the Aerodome drone system works to respond to 911 callsChapter 3 1 min
OpenPhone Get 20% off your first six months atChapter 4 5 mins
Privacy concerns and abuse potential with police drone usageChapter 5 5 mins
FAA regulations, geofencing, and obstacle avoidance for dronesChapter 6 2 mins
Pricing and business modelChapter 7 51 sec
Vanta Get $1000 off your SOC 2 atChapter 8 5 mins
Object tracking and combining technologiesChapter 9 3 mins
The challenges of fundraising and selling to government as a startup, but increased venture interest in public safety techChapter 10 1 min
Imagine AI LIVE Get 20% off tickets atChapter 11 7 mins
Starting Aerodome during the pandemic and protests in 2020. Finding a moderate voice through the All-In podcastChapter 12 1 min
The importance of intellectual honesty, steel-manning arguments, and not being married to a single solution as a leaderChapter 13 3 mins
Potential future capabilities and focus on de-escalation
Mark Susterand Samir Kaji on the 2024 Venture Market, IPOS, and Secondaries | E1899
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Feb 17 2024 1h 22m
Chapter 1 1 min
David Weisburd hosts Mark Suster, Samir Kaji,, and Jason CalacanisChapter 2 13 mins
Thoughts on IVP raising $1.3 Billion for their 18th fund and different angles on the current fundraising marketChapter 3 1 min
Squarespace Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain atChapter 4 7 mins
Mark's strategy today for (DPI)Chapter 5 4 mins
VCs selling secondaries and best practices when disclosing selling after hitting targetsChapter 6 1 min
MEV Get $30,000 off your first three months atChapter 7 11 mins
Thoughts on strip sales, continuation funds, and exotic secondary vehicles. When should GPs pursue that strategy?Chapter 8 4 mins
Northwest Registered Agent Get a 60% discount on your next LLC atChapter 9 8 mins
F-Prime's 2024 Sate of Fintech Report, the IPO market in 2024, and early stage fintechChapter 10 8 mins
Kleiner Perkins and how a firm rebootsChapter 11 14 mins
The apprenticeship model in Venture Capital, and mistakes GPs make when interacting with LPsChapter 12 5 mins
Rapid-fire segment on top recent investments
How LPs identify top emerging fund managers with Slipstream’s Alex Edelson | E1898
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Feb 15 2024 1h 21m
Chapter 1 1 min
Slipstream Investor’s Alex Edelson joins JasonChapter 2 7 mins
Alex explains what a fund of funds is and why people choose to invest in fund of funds rather than invest directlyChapter 3 3 mins
Why early stage funds overperform and ownership in relation to fund sizeChapter 4 1 min
LinkedIn Ads Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit atChapter 5 6 mins
What Alex looks for when picking venture funds, ownership, and why people invest in fund of funds contChapter 6 4 mins
Evaluating ability to compete for deals at seed vs pre-seed stageChapter 7 1 min
Ketone-IQ Get 30% off your first subscription order of Ketone-IQ atChapter 8 13 mins
Picking winners: Identifying promising companies early and tracking themChapter 9 1 min
Uizard Get 25% off Uizard Pro for an entire year atChapter 10 16 mins
Generating liquidity for LPs and picking emerging fund managersChapter 11 4 mins
Competing for deals at the seed stage, the differentiation between pre-seed and seed, and deciding when to double-downChapter 12 19 mins
Alex turns the tables and asks Jason some questions. But, first why is optimal fund size important?