Why Venture Capitalists Invest in Startup Companies Like TikTok

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Rachel: Why do venture capitalists invest in startup companies like TikTok? Because they know it'll make money. Rachel: Do people consider, do young people use this more than Facebook? TikTok? Oh, I would say so, yes. So who is blocking the IPO of TikTok is really the only question. If you had to take a guess, is it the VCs? Nope. It's of course, China. There's no other person who can block.

Producer Rachel joins Jason to break down the latest tech news. They cover AOC's arguments against banning TikTok (2:29), Alibaba's six-way split (18:43), Disney's metaverse cuts (28:17), Substack's equity crowdfunding (39:16), Lyft's precarious position, and more! (55:09) Then, Jason breaks down the case for shorting Coinbase. (1:12:14)

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(2:29) Reacting to AOC's arguments to not ban TikTok

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(15:09) The CCP’s interest in TikTok

(18:43) Alibaba's six-way split

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(28:17) Disney sunsetting its Metaverse division

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(39:16) Substack's equity crowdfunding

(55:09) Lyft's precarious position

(1:04:18) Twitter shutters legacy verification badges

(1:12:14) Laying out the Coinbase short argument