Mark Andreessen texted Zuck and said, the cats in the back, the bags in the river. And then Zuck replies back, does that mean the cats dead? So we just thought it was funny. It has to do with Andreessen helping Zuck get like more founder controller or Facebook. I felt like that was either like Mark Andreessen's finest moment or worse.
Eric Newcomer joins to break down all the trending tech topics, including Stripe raising $6B (16:31), major generative ai fundraises (35:55), Silicon Valley Bank dropping 60% (50:35), and more!
(0:00) Jason kicks off the show
(1:55) Eric’s move to independent journalism
(10:07) First Republic Bank - Discover what a long-term financial relationship can do for you. Visit https://firstrepublic.com today to learn more.
(10:57) Take rates and more on Substack
(16:31) Eric’s Scoop on Stripe
(20:43) Embroker - Use code TWIST to get an extra 10% off insurance at https://Embroker.com/twist
(21:46) The narrative around the tech layoffs + Generative AI
(34:24) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist
(35:55) The deluge of Funding into AI
(43:39) The state of VC investing
(50:35) Silicon Valley Bank drops 60%
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