For today’s VC Sunday school, Molly asks Jason about valuation- valuing startups (1:44). Then for This Week in Climate Startups, Molly sits down with Ryan Shearman, CEO of Aether, to talk about how Aether makes diamonds using carbon extracted from the atmosphere (37:22). (0:00) Cold Open (1:44) VCSS: Valuation- reconsidering valuation, estimating valuation as a function of multiples (13:16) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist (14:33) Why are some companies so secretive about their valuation? (23:17) BetterHelp - Get 10% off your first month at https://betterhelp.com/twist (24:31) Bridges, seed extensions, pre-series A (30:38) Microsoft for Startups Hub - Apply in 5 minutes, no funding required, sign up at http://aka.ms/thisweekinstartups (31:54) Toss to This Week in Climate Startups (37:22) TWiCS: Ryan Shearman, CEO of Aether (making diamonds from atmospheric carbon)

Today, Lon Harris joins for This Week in Streaming and we talk about Obi-Wan Kenobi Episode 4 (1:49), then we cover some Disney news as they fire their head of General Entertainment Content, Peter Rice (43:05), and enter a bidding war to keep their rights to Indian Cricket (48:30). We wrap with a segment of OK Boomer: this week Producer Rachel sits down with Capri Wheaton, founder, and CEO of Dressd, a peer-to-peer clothing rental service (1:06:37). (0:00) Jason and Molly tee up today’s show! (1:49) This Week in Streaming with Lon Harris: “Obi-Wan Kenobi” ep. 4 (SPOILERS) (13:06) Intercom - Get advanced Intercom features and Early Stage Academy at a 95% discount https://www.intercom.com/early-stage (14:22) Predicting where “Obi-Wan Kenobi” is headed (20:35) Gun.io - Get $250 off your first developer hire at https://Gun.io/twist! (21:51) More predictions for “Obi-Wan Kenobi” (34:33) Embroker - Get an extra 10% off insurance for your business at https://Embroker.com/twist (35:48) What’s working with “Obi-Wan Kenobi”, what isn’t working? (43:05) Disney has fired Peter Rice, who was Chairman of Disney’s General Entertainment Content (basically the head of Disney’s TV division) (48:30) Disney is about to enter a bidding war to keep its rights to Indian cricket, which is HUGE for its Disney Plus subscriber count (1:01:50) Toss to OK Boomer with Producer Rachel and Capri Wheaton (1:06:37) OKB: Capri Wheaton, founder + CEO of Dressd (peer-to-peer clothing rental)

Today, Deirdre Bosa from CNBC joins Molly to talk about Twitter’s plans to comply with Musk’s demands for data (1:28), Apple being its own bank for Apple Pay Later (17:15), and Facebook's parent Meta changing its ticker to META (32:19). To wrap up, Jason and Molly interview Kalshi co-founder and CEO Tarek Mansour, where they talk about Kalshi building the first CFTC regulated predictions market (39:11). (0:00) Deidre Bosa joins Molly Wood to cover today’s tech news! (1:28) Twitter plans to comply with Musk’s demands for data (10:02) Indochino - Get $50 off any purchase of $399 or more by using code TWIST at checkout https://www.indochino.com (11:18) Will the Elon/Twitter deal just end up in the legal system? (17:15) Apple Will Handle Lending Internally for its new Apple New Pay Later Service (21:01) Vanta - Get $1,000 off automating your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist (22:14) Will this open up Apple to more anti-trust scrutiny? (31:08) Ourcrowd - Check out the deal of the week at https://ourcrowd.com/twist (32:19) The Facebook parent Meta changed its ticker to META (38:33) Toss to our interview w/ Kalshi co-founder + CEO Tarek Mansour (39:11) Tarek Mansour joins to speak about Kalshi, the first CFTC regulated predictions market (1:26:39) If you are a founder pre-series A, you are invited to our Founder University Two-Day intensive on June 13-14!

Today, we talk about Flexport Founder Ryan Petersen bringing on Amazon’s Dave Clark to be CEO (2:56). Then, we discuss Bird laying off almost a quarter of their team (17:32), and we talk about Twitter working on a bring-your-own algorithm feature (28:24). Our Startup of the Day is Multiverse, a startup building a pipeline of apprenticeships as a college alternative (37:47). We cover Citadel getting into crypto (47:25) and SEC Chair Gary Gensler hinting there might be some overhauls coming to payment for order flow (54:33). We end with a recap of Jason on Megyn Kelly’s show (1:00:10) and Kara Swisher leaving NYT for Vox (1:17:07). (0:00) Jason and Molly tee up today’s tech news (2:56) Flexport founder, Ryan Petersen announced that he recruited the former Amazon Consumer CEO Dave Clark to join Flexport (10:27) Coda - The All-in-one doc for teams, get a $1,000 credit at https://coda.io/twist (11:42) Climate tech being driven by consumers, wrapping up Flexport story (17:32) Bird to lay off 23% of its staff, accounting for ~138 workers (27:09) Odoo - Get your first app free and a $1000 credit at https://odoo.com/twist (28:24) Twitter working on custom timelines according to app researcher Jane Wong (36:33) ActiveCampaign - Get 10% off your ActiveCampaign subscription today at https://activecampaign.com/promo/twist (37:47) SotD: Multiverse - Companies like Microsoft, Citi, and Verizon are opening up new career pathways without college using the Apprenticeship matching startup Multiverse (47:25) Citadel Securities Is Building a Crypto Trading Marketplace (According to Coindesk Sources) (54:33) SEC Chair Gary Gensler hinted that there might be some overhauls coming to PFOF (payment for order flow) (1:00:10) Jason on Megyn Kelly (1:17:07) Kara Swisher leaving NYT for Vox (1:24:17) If you are a founder pre-series A, you are invited to our Founder University Two-Day intensive on June 13-14!

BuzzFeed is tanking- we talk about what it means for its employees and the company (2:07). Next, we discuss Uber Eats coming for GoldBelly (23:51), then we cover the EU mandating that USB-C ports be standard by 2024 (36:17). We close out the show with our Startup of the Day in the sports space (41:21) and a We Live in the Future in the ear transplant space (49:42). 0:00 Jason and Molly tee up today’s news stories 2:07 BuzzFeed shares dropped 41%, their worst one-day % drop 11:23 OpenPhone - Get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/twist 12:37 “Media + something,” making media viable 22:34 Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://Squarespace.com/TWIST 23:51 Uber Eats coming for GoldBelly 35:03 Thorne - Personalized, scientific wellness. Go to https://Thorne.com/u/TWIST 36:17 European Parliament ruled USB Type-C port standard for all EU mobile phones, tablets, and cameras by Fall 2024 41:21 SotD: Religion of Sports, sports media production company co-founded by Tom Brady, Michael Strahan and Gotham Chopra, raised $5M in Series B funding 49:42 WLitF: Texas woman received 3D printed ear transplant made from sample of her cells (3DBio Therapeutics) 56:45 If you are a founder pre-series A, you are invited to our Founder University Two-Day intensive on June 13-14!

Jason talks with independent candidate for California Governor Michael Shellenberger on what he wants to improve in California (2:57). Then, we cover Apple's 2022 WWDC (48:40). We cover the $2.35B of illicit funds laundered through Binance from hacks, investment frauds, and drug deals (1:27:25), and we touch on Elon Musk accusing Twitter of withholding bot information (1:37:24). Finally, we cover Beijing wrapping up the Didi investigation (1:41:11). (00:00) Jason and Molly introduce today's show! (2:57) Michael Shellenberger, 2022 California gubernatorial candidate, sits down with Jason (10:46) Notion - Get started for free at https://notion.com/thisweekinstartups (12:03) Michael Shellenberger on capital allocators being loyal to CA (22:35) Ourcrowd - Check out the deal of the week at https://ourcrowd.com/twist (23:45) Michael Shellenberger on handling drug addiction and rehabilitation (39:10) First Republic Bank - Discover what a long-term financial relationship can do for you. Visit https://firstrepublic.com/startup today to learn more. (40:00) Molly’s skunk situation (41:51) Recapping the Warriors’ finals game 2 victory (48:40) Apple’s new features from the 2022 WWDC (1:27:25) At least $2.35B of illicit funds laundered through Binance from 2017-2021 (according to Reuters) (1:37:24) Elon Musk believes Twitter of withholding info about # of bots, threatening to walk away from $44B bid (1:41:11) Beijing to wrap up Didi investigation (according to WSJ ) (1:48:42) If you are a founder pre-series A, you are invited to our Founder University Two-Day intensive on June 13-14!

First, in VC Sunday School Jason answers Molly’s questions about markups and markdowns (1:35), then in This Week in Climate startups, Molly talks with Coral Vita’s Sam Teicher about Coral Regeneration (33:37) (00:00) Jason and Molly introduce today’s show! (1:35) VCSS: Marking - what is it, who’s it for? (11:20) Dell For Startups - Apply and get up to 45% off at http://dell.com/twist (12:34) When do you mark down? (21:11) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist (22:29) “What cash they put in, what cash they get out” (32:31) Swag.com - Visit https://swag.com/twist and use code TWIST for 10% off your order! (33:37) TWiCS: Coral Vita co-founder + chief reef officer Sam Teicher (coral regeneration)

Today we have a Warriors Game Recap (2:01), we discuss the new Apple emojis (11:29), and then we dive into more layoffs news: Coinbase and Loom rescinding job offers (26:34). Jason and Molly give tips on how to not get laid off (37:55), and then Producer Rachel closes out the episode with an OK Boomer segment with Skillbank founder and CEO Mehak Vohra (1:07:08). (00:00) Jason and Molly tee up today’s show (2:01) Recapping the Warriors' Finals game 1 (10:14) Embroker - Get an extra 10% off insurance for your business at https://Embroker.com/twist (11:29) Discussing the new emojis (25:02) LinkedIn Marketing - Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit at https://linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups (26:34) Coinbase/Loom rescinding offers + how to avoid layoffs (36:41) Thorne - Personalized, scientific wellness. Go to https://Thorne.com/u/TWIST (37:55) How to not get laid off, the employee perspective (46:30) Layoffs from the manager’s perspective (1:03:38) Toss to OK Boomer (1:07:08) OK Boomer: Mehak Vohra, CEO + Founder of SkillBank

Today, we dive into Sheryl Sandberg leaving Meta (2:14), then Lon Harris joins for This Week in Streaming where we cover Kenobi episodes 1-3 (12:36). We talk about Disney’s response to racism (26:54), where the Star Wars sequels went wrong (36:00), and the Depp v. Heard trial coverage (51:00). (00:00) Jason and Molly introduce today’s show! (2:14) Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg leaving the company after 14 years (11:25) Vanta - Get $1,000 off automating your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist (12:36) This Week in Streaming w/Lon Harris: Obi-Wan Kenobi episodes 1-3 (25:37) Masterworks - Skip the waitlist to invest in art using promo code TWIST at https://Masterworks.io/twist (26:54) Discussing Disney’s response to racism (34:44) LinkedIn - Post your first job for free at https://linkedIn.com/twist (36:00) More on Disney’s response to racism: where the sequels went wrong (41:52) Filoni and Favreau filling in the holes for Star Wars (45:40) Teasing next week: Star Trek Strange New Worlds, Amazon + 007? (51:00) Depp v. Heard trial: fishing for views

First, we talk about Deutsche Bank getting raided by law enforcement for “greenwashing” its ESG funds (2:59), then we touch on Fidelity marking down its investments in Stripe and Reddit (17:00), then we discuss companies going back to the office over concerns about worker productivity (19:35), Jason explains how he’s collaborating with everyone on the team to increase productivity as we go into this recession (26:00). To end, we have an interview with DroneUp CEO Tom Walker where we discuss their current rollout with Walmart, the regulations that need to get sorted out, and how DroneUp is approaching safety (50:00). (00:00) Jason and Molly tee up today’s show! (2:59) Deutsche Bank raided by german law enforcement due to alleged fraudulent advertising of sustainable investment funds (11:23) Odoo - Get your first app free and a $1000 credit at https://odoo.com/twist (12:37) OpenSea to take legal action against former executive who allegedly engaged in insider trading (17:00) Fidelity marking down its investments in Stripe and Reddit (19:35) Remote Work ending: thoughts on productivity (24:45) OpenPhone - Get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/twist (26:00) Productivity advice: how to avoid layoffs (39:14) Coda - The All-in-one doc for teams, get a $1,000 credit at https://coda.io/twist (40:30) Time blocking, Molly’s thoughts on productivity (48:00) Toss to Jason and Molly’s interview with DroneUp CEO Tom Walker (50:00) Tom Walker, CEO of DroneUp, joins to talk about the state of DroneUp and the future of drone delivery service