This Week in Startups NEWS: Anthropic targets $20B+ valuation, Flexport chaos & more! | E1823
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Today’s show:
Jason breaks down Amazon’s Anthropic deal and the state of AI mega-rounds (5:29), Flexport’s growing pains through the lens of founding CEO vs. hired gun (24:58), and DoorDash’s new stealthy “Dine Out” feature (44:52).
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Time stamps:
(0:00) Jason kicks off the show
(2:42) Recap of Anthropic's big week
(5:29) Amazon’s Anthropic deal and the state of AI mega-rounds
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(9:04) Two major details in Amazon’s Anthropic deal
(18:57) Strategic investors and Anthropic’s corporate structure
(23:32) Mercury Raise - Visit http://mercury.com/raise to get access to a network, connections, and advice
(24:58) Flexport’s growing pains through the lens of founding CEO vs. hired gun
(35:17) Why Dave Clark being fired “for cause” instead of being allowed to resign matters
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(39:45) Flexport's offer to Clark
(44:52) DoorDash’s new stealthy “Dine Out!” feature
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Reuters article: https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/amazon-steps-up-ai-race-with-up-4-billion-deal-invest-anthropic-2023-09-25/
The Information article: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-rival-anthropic-in-talks-to-raise-2-billion-from-google-others-as-ai-arms-race-accelerates
CNBC article: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/02/the-inside-story-of-dave-clarks-tumultuous-last-days-at-flexport.html
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