After figma was acquired by adobe for what's 20 billion dollars users freaked out saying you know figma is gonna get rolled into the adobe suite. But then a couple things always happen right product velocity slows down usually when a company is acquired by a bigger company. There's just not the same level of Urgency around keeping the product going and I think you could argue that we saw that with slack It sort of stagnated for a long time before huddles were the big innovation, which is great.
J+M start the show with some BREAKING NEWS: Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield is leaving Salesforce! (5:09) Then, they cover Circle canceling its SPAC (26:06), SBF's interactions with regulators and the media (40:29), and a Startup of the Day! (57:50)
(0:00) Molly tees up today's news topics!
(1:48) J+M catch up from the weekend
(5:09) BREAKING: Slack Founder and CEO Stewart Butterfield is leaving Salesforce two years after the Slack acquisition was announced
(12:49) Mixpanel - Apply for $50K in credits at https://mixpanel.com/startups
(14:14) Is this a Salesforce issue or a Slack issue? Is Salesforce's Co-CEO leaving last week just a coincidence?
(24:43) Crowdbotics - Get a free scoping session for your next big app idea at crowdbotics.com/twist
(26:06) Circle cancels its SPAC over missed regulatory deadlines
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(40:29) SBF and Maxine Waters, Semafor's potential illicit funds from SBF
(57:50) Startup of the Day! Loft Dynamics is building a VR helicopter flight simulator for ~95% cheaper than traditional simulators
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