Jason starts the show by breaking down Spotify’s latest earnings report before discussing pop star Grimes taking to Twitter to announce a new business model for her AI-generated music (1:44). Then, Cafe X CEO Henry Hu joins Jason to discuss their latest equity crowdfund and being resilient, surviving a downturn, and more (18:22).
(0:00) Jason kicks off the show
(1:44) Spotify Earnings
(8:25) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://Squarespace.com/TWIST
(9:56) Grimes takes an AI-based music approach
(16:57) LinkedIn Marketing - Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit at https://linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups
(18:22) What is Cafe X?
(26:20) Advantages of a robot arm
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(32:40) Cafe X’s pivot
(38:07) Pricing of the Cafe X system
(40:54) Cafe X’s OS
(42:42) Raising equity crowdfunding
(43:11) Navigating edge issues
(45:22) Finding success and Cafe X’s current focus
(50:38) Inventing menu items and other use cases
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