This Week in Startups THE 2025 TWISTY AWARDS! Biggest Trends, Best Guests, Top Name Drops, and more | E2229
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Dec 30, 2025 The hosts celebrate the year's highlights with the TWISTY Awards. Jason shares memorable tales, including his doxxing saga and tips for flying privately. Discussions include the rise of AI, M&A trends, and humanoid robots. Notable guests like Doug Leone and Coffeezilla are featured, alongside Jason's trademark rants on contemporary issues. Lighter moments include Alex's dad jokes and a hilarious Trump impression. The year wraps up with iconic clips and sharp critiques, ensuring laughter and reflection as they bid farewell to 2025.
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Push For Less Restrictive M&A Policy
- Advocate for fewer M&A restrictions to revive venture exits and keep capital flowing.
- Allow M&A to proceed to enable risk capital returns and restart deal markets.
M&A Revival Drives 2025 Momentum
- Jason frames 2025 as an M&A revival tied to regulatory change and political shifts.
- He claims easing M&A is necessary to let risk capital function and spur exits.
AI Threatens Early-Career Jobs
- Jason warns AI-driven automation will destroy jobs and especially hurt early-career workers who rely on on-the-job training.
- He says companies prefer automating entry-level tasks over hiring and training young people, accelerating youth unemployment risk.