This Week in Startups

HeadSpin accused of $80M fraud, housing startup irks NIMBYs + Not Boring’s Packy McCormick | E1272

Aug 26, 2021

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Adam, I'm Sorry, Wedouted We Do That

02:21

The Asset Heaviness of Breather

02:12

Why Is a Pacaso Home a Second Home?

03:45

Introduction

2min

Marketing Specialists - Get 500 Dollars Off Your First Hire

3min

Lakani's Fraudulent Scheme to Sell Securities Stocks

4min

Slash Twist, Get a Thousand Dollars Off Your Sock Too.

4min

Hetsben's Shares Are Taking Chips Off the Table

5min

The Pacasos, a Start Up, Is a Scam.

2min

Pacaso Is a Service That Manages a Second Home

2min

Is There a Pandemic in the Housing Market?

5min

Why Is a Pacaso Home a Second Home?

4min

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Pacaso

5min

11.

Breather

2min

12.

The Breather

4min

13.

The Asset Heaviness of Breather

2min

14.

The Real Estate Market Is Growing Like Crazy, but You Cannot Look at Their Net Revenue

2min

15.

Adam, I'm Sorry, Wedouted We Do That

2min

16.

The Pixy Dust

2min

17.

What Happens After Breather?

3min

18.

Marketing and Your Small Business

2min

19.

How Much Do You Charge Per Week for Advertising?

2min

20.

I'm Being Rad for This, Right?

2min

21.

Investing in Real Estate and Software

2min

22.

How Do You Do 50 in Deals?

2min

23.

I've Been Loking at Crookum Mare This Quarter Than He Last Quarter

2min

24.

The Alternative Uses of the NFT

2min

25.

Cryptocurrency

2min

26.

The Block Chain

2min

27.

Cryptocurrency

3min

28.

Star Atlas - A New Game Coming Out Today

2min

In the news segment, Jason covers unicorn SaaS Startup called HeadSpin has been accused of a massive fraud by the SEC and DOJ (2:06), and Pacaso real estate startup offering fractional ownership of vacation homes is causing outrage in wine country (17:35). Then, Jason interviews Not Boring's Packy McCormick (34:41), about his time at WeWork competitor Breather (36:14), turning his newsletter into a venture fund (59:12), and Packy's vision for crypto - it's one of the best explanations we've heard (1:03:17).