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This Week in Startups

3AC liquidation chaos, Taibbi’s USDC deep dive, startup employee advice + more | E1506

Jul 13, 2022
55:40

First, we break down the 3AC situation where the founders were reportedly MIA for about 12 hours (1:52). It’s a complex situation, and we try and make sense of it. Then, we cover Matt Taibbi’s deep-dive article on Circle (8:10). Jason also gives his thoughts on a recent Twitter thread about how to succeed as a low-level startup employee (33:27). And we wrap with a little M&A story from Spotify (40:50)!

(0:00) Jason tees up today’s topics!

(1:52) Bloomberg reported that liquidators in charge of handling Three Arrow Capitals bankruptcy have NOT been able to locate the founders

(8:10) Investigative reporter Matt Taibbi spent time researching the Crypto Crash, and warns against investing in Circle’s stablecoin USDC

(11:51) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist

(13:08) Red flags Taibbi found

(24:11) Embroker - Get an extra 10% off insurance for your business at https://Embroker.com/twist

(25:25) Making sense of the crypto crash

(32:16) Assure - To get 20% off your first Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) visit https://Assure.co/twist

(33:27) Zach Weinberg had an interesting thread about how to stand out as a low or mid-level startup employee

(40:50) Spotify has acquired a Wordle-like daily game for your ears called: Heardle!

(46:56) Previewing the week ahead

(53:17) Outro + Plugs!

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