This Week in Startups WeCrashed & Severance finales w/ Lon Harris + Twitter follower changes w/ The Verge's Corin Faife | E1446
First up, Lon Harris joins to break down the finales of WeCrashed (1:52) and Severance (34:50), then The Verge's Corin Faife joins to discuss his research on the sharp changes in Twitter follower counts for right-leaning and left-leaning accounts. (1:07:39)
0:00 Jason & Molly intro today’s show with some Don Julio 1942
1:52 Jason and Molly catch up with Lon Harris
5:10 Toasting to the WeCrashed finale
10:03 OpenPhone - Get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/twist
11:23 Jason’s Jim Brooks wine story
16:50 “If you’re successful be generous”
20:00 LinkedIn Marketing - Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit at https://linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups
21:26 Was the WeCrashed ending satisfying?
32:46 iTrust - Visit https://itrust.capital/twist to create your Crypto IRA today
33:48 Final thoughts on WeCrashed’s pacing
34:50 Breaking down Severance
42:54 Similarities between Severance and WeCrashed, general thoughts on their social commentary
1:05:42 Wrapping up with Lon
1:07:39 Twitter confirmed organic fluctuations in follower counts after the Elon Musk deal was announced, and Corin Faife joins to break down the numbers
1:32:22 Jason and Molly’s thoughts on Twitter follower fluctuations
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