This Week in Startups

Jason starts the show by breaking down Spotify’s latest earnings report before discussing pop star Grimes taking to Twitter to announce a new business model for her AI-generated music (1:44). Then, Cafe X CEO Henry Hu joins Jason to discuss their latest equity crowdfund and being resilient, surviving a downturn, and more (18:22). (0:00) Jason kicks off the show (1:44) Spotify Earnings (8:25) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://Squarespace.com/TWIST (9:56) Grimes takes an AI-based music approach (16:57) LinkedIn Marketing - Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit at https://linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups (18:22) What is Cafe X? (26:20) Advantages of a robot arm (31:10) Brilliant.org - Get 20% off an annual subscription at http://brilliant.org/twist (32:40) Cafe X’s pivot (38:07) Pricing of the Cafe X system (40:54) Cafe X’s OS  (42:42) Raising equity crowdfunding (43:11) Navigating edge issues  (45:22) Finding success and Cafe X’s current focus  (50:38) Inventing menu items and other use cases FOLLOW Henry: https://twitter.com/supergeek18 FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Subscribe to our YouTube to watch all full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkkhmBWfS7pILYIk0izkc3A?sub_confirmation=1 FOUNDERS! Subscribe to the Founder University podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/founder-university/id1648407190

Tome CEO Keith Peiris joins Jason to demo Tome’s AI-powered text-to-presentation platform (10:25). They discuss concerns about the pace of AI and the prevalence of 10x engineers (35:55), before Velocity Growth’s Jen Bryan breaks down how to get started with paid ads (47:19). (0:00) Jason kicks off the show  (2:013) Tome CEO Keith Peiris joins Jason  (5:27) Creating a pitch deck with Tome (8:48) Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub - Apply in 5 minutes for six figures in discounts at http://aka.ms/thisweekinstartups (10:25) Tome Demo (23:10) Clumio - Start a free backup, or sign up for a demo at https://clumio.com/twist (24:28) Datasets and What the future holds (28:18) Integrating AI elements into Tome's platform (29:51) Deploying capital responsibly  (31:53) Acquiring talent (34:36) Mercury - Apply in minutes and get up to $5M in FDIC insurance at https://mercury.com  (35:55) Concerns about the pace of AI (44:12) The prevalence of the 10x engineer (47:19) Velocity Growth's Jen Bryan on getting started with paid advertising (48:29) What is advertising? (50:15) Problem / Solution fit (53:12) See competitor ads (54:44) Building custom audiences FOLLOW Keith: https://twitter.com/keithpeiris FOLLOW Jen: https://twitter.com/JenBryan_ FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Subscribe to our YouTube to watch all full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkkhmBWfS7pILYIk0izkc3A?sub_confirmation=1 FOUNDERS! Subscribe to the Founder University podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/founder-university/id1648407190

Jason recaps SpaceX's Starship rocket launch (2:06) and discusses BuzzFeed's 15% RIF and Fox News settling its Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit (9:11). He also covers Reddit's announcement to charge large AI companies for data and Tiger Global's $12.7B fund markdown (19:40). The show ends with another edition of Ask Jason (34:41). (0:00) Jason kicks off the show (2:06) Recapping Jason's experience at Space X's Starship launch (7:52) Pilot - Get 20% off the first 6 months at https://pilot.com/twist (9:11) BuzzFeed's 15% RIF (14:07) Fox News settled with Dominion Voting Systems (18:20) Issuu - Sign up for free or get 50% off an annual premium account by using promo code twist at https://issuu.com/podcast (19:40) Reddit to charge AI companies for its data (27:50) Tiger Global's 20% markdown (33:13) Linode - Apply to Linode's Rise program for a $500 credit and up to six figures in discounts at https://linode.com/twist (34:41) Ask Jason! FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Subscribe to our YouTube to watch all full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkkhmBWfS7pILYIk0izkc3A?sub_confirmation=1 FOUNDERS! Subscribe to the Founder University podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/founder-university/id1648407190

Jason hosts another pitch competition featuring two startups from our Founder University program! Apply for Founder University: https://course.founder.university⁠ (0:00) Jason kicks off the show (3:35) Jason and Presh describe who Founder University is for (8:35) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at ⁠https://vanta.com/twist (9:52) Alexandra Bellensweig pitches HumHum (22:15) Presh's thoughts on HumHum (26:47) CacheFly - Get 10 terabytes free by signing up at https://twist.cachefly.com (28:13) Russell Palmer pitches Cyberfilm (37:41) QuickNode - Get one month free by using code TWIST at https://go.quicknode.com/twist (38:56) Creating fantastic branding (47:41) Deliberations (59:43) Jason picks a company (50:43) Q&A with Jason and Presh FOLLOW Presh: ⁠https://twitter.com/preshdkumar FOLLOW Jason: ⁠https://linktr.ee/calacanis⁠ Subscribe to our YouTube to watch all full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkkhmBWfS7pILYIk0izkc3A?sub_confirmation=1 FOUNDERS! Subscribe to the Founder University podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/founder-university/id1648407190

Runway CEO Cristóbal Valenzuela joins Jason to discuss their suite of generative AI video editing tools (3:03), Runway's AI Film Festival and the rapid evolution of filmmaking (22:21), Runway's ability to lower the barrier to entry for aspiring filmmakers (36:05), and more! (0:00) Jason kicks off the show (3:03) What is Runway?  (6:39) Runway's text-to-video demo (11:08) Clumio - Start a free backup, or sign up for a demo at https://clumio.com/twist (12:08) Latent Diffusion paper (16:30) The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (20:51) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://Squarespace.com/TWIST (22:21) Runway's AI Film Festival (29:08) The rapid evolution of filmmaking (31:59) Favorite directors and films  (36:05) Lowering the barrier of entry to filmmaking (41:20) Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub - Apply in 5 minutes for six figures in discounts at http://aka.ms/thisweekinstartups (42:51) Driving costs of filmmaking to zero  (44:57) Training Runway's data set & Fan Fiction  (52:07) Runway's generative capabilities  (54:30) Safety concerns  (58:20) The challenges of operating Runway FOLLOW Cristóbal: https://twitter.com/c_valenzuelab FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Subscribe to our YouTube to watch all full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkkhmBWfS7pILYIk0izkc3A?sub_confirmation=1 FOUNDERS! Subscribe to the Founder University podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/founder-university/id1648407190

Rachel is back to help Jason break down the news! First, they cover Google reportedly “panicking” over Samsung potentially switching to Bing as its device-default search engine, how Google can beat OpenAI/Microsoft,” and Project Magi” (1:43). Then, they discuss some recent AI-generated viral hits and what it means for the future of the music industry (21:48) before wrapping up on the possibility that Brian Armstrong may relocate Coinbase outside of the US (49:25). (0:00) Jason and Rachel tee up today’s topics (1:43) Samsung’s possible switch to Bing (10:08) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://linkedin.com/twist  (11:30) Google’s effort to catch OpenAI  (13:24) Google’s Project Magi (20:20) Merge - Integrate up to 3 customers for free today at https://merge.dev/twist (21:48) AI-generated hits: Heart on My Sleeve (33:16) Mercury - Apply in minutes and get up to $5M in FDIC insurance at https://mercury.com (34:45) Real Kanye or Fake Kanye (40:41) AI Jason and a special guest  (49:25) Coinbase considers leaving the US market FOLLOW Rachel: https://twitter.com/_rachelbraun  FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Subscribe to our YouTube to watch all full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkkhmBWfS7pILYIk0izkc3A?sub_confirmation=1 FOUNDERS! Subscribe to the Founder University podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/founder-university/id1648407190

 Uizard CEO Tony Beltramelli joins Jason to demo Uizard’s AI-powered UI designer (6:01) and discusses how he iterated on Uizard’s product-market fit and the competition it faces (21:20). Then, Kelly Schricker from Founder University breaks down how to choose a CRM and how to build one yourself in Notion (42:54)! (0:00) Jason kicks off the show (2:21) CEO of Uizard, Tony Beltramelli, joins Jason  (6:01) Tony demos Uizard’s text-to-UI platform (13:52) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist (15:09) Uizard’s target market  (21:20) Attaining product market fit (29:25) Embroker - Use code TWIST to get an extra 10% off insurance at https://Embroker.com/twist (30:56z) Uizard’s competition  (35:03) GPT4’s impact  (37:52) First impressions of Google’s Bard (40:32) Trovata - Go to https://trovata.io/TWIST/ and use code TWIST for 30% off premium features for one year (42:54) Choosing a CRM  (48:18) Understanding how to set up a CRM (54:18) Demo of a CRM in Notion (58:48) CRM management (1:00:35) Top 4 failures when implementing a CRM FOLLOW Tony: https://twitter.com/tbeltramelli FOLLOW Kelly: https://twitter.com/kschricks FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Subscribe to our YouTube to watch all full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkkhmBWfS7pILYIk0izkc3A?sub_confirmation=1 FOUNDERS! Subscribe to the Founder University podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/founder-university/id1648407190

Hyfe CEO Joe Brew joins Jason to discuss quantifying cough to prevent the spread of disease. They break down how Hyfe’s technology works (2:48), how his company diagnoses diseases via audio and qualifying health data (14:47), before Presh joins to demonstrate how to easily create business content for your startup with ChatGPT (40:16). (0:00) Jason kicks off the show (2:48) How does Hyfe work?  (9:03) Notion - Sign up for FREE at https://notion.com/jason (10:32) Acoustic AI and its potential   (14:57) What is a cough, and why do they happen?  (17:17) Chronic Cough (21:06) Hyperice - Get $50 off your order of $150 or more with code TWIST50 at https://hyperice.com/ (22:34) Managing a cough (25:18) Diagnosing other diseases through audio   (31:56) Licensing the technology and pandemic prevention  (38:47) Mayfair - Get 4.35% APY on your cash and increase your FDIC insurance coverage at https://getmayfair.com/twist (40:16) Quantifying health data (43:45) Generating ideas from existing content using ChatGPT (49:45) Using Chat-GPT for your product or service from scratch (53:51) Creating micro-content with Chat-GPT FOLLOW Joe: https://twitter.com/joethebrew FOLLOW Presh: https://twitter.com/preshdkumar FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Subscribe to Founder University https://www.founder.university/podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8bLXgWx7dTGcA9kssYDjdw?sub_confirmation=1 https://open.spotify.com/show/1p39ZzpP0ZcUCcEX293y3j https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/founder-university/id1648407190 Subscribe to our YouTube to watch all full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkkhmBWfS7pILYIk0izkc3A?sub_confirmation=1

Vinny and Sunny join Jason to discuss AI’s blistering pace and compare its development to other product launches (2:47). They also break down the anxiety artists and developers feel from AI automation (14:47), the rise of AutoGPTs, Twitter’s reported LLM project, and more (37:01). (0:00) Jason kicks off the show (2:47) The blistering pace of AI (9:44) Developer builds Flappy Bird in 1-hour (11:24) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://Squarespace.com/TWIST (12:53) Developers leveraging gains in AI (14:47) Ai anxiety (23:55) Instacart’s ChatGPT plugin  (26:06) Preserving your advantage against AI (29:10) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist (30:14) AI artists (35:54) Crowdbotics - Get a free scoping session for your next big app idea at http://crowdbotics.com/twist (37:01) Automating with AutoGPT (47:09) LLMs vs. Knowledge retrieval systems  (57:06) Is Google’s Bard behind?  (1:02:42) Twitter’s alleged generative AI project (1:08:30) Ethereum and Bitcoin updates FOLLOW Sunny: https://twitter.com/sundeep FOLLOW Vinny: https://twitter.com/VinnyLingham FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Subscribe to our YouTube to watch all full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkkhmBWfS7pILYIk0izkc3A?sub_confirmation=1 FOUNDERS! Subscribe to the Founder University podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/founder-university/id1648407190

Copy.ai Founder Paul Yacoubian joins Jason to break down the evolution and progress that OpenAI has made with its GPT LLMs (2:38) before discussing the radical shifts that AI will cause across most industries (20:46). They end the show with a demo of Copy.ai and the legal issues surrounding training datasets (48:54). (0:00) Jason kicks off the show (2:38) The evolution of GPT-2 to GPT-3 (8:16) Mercury - Apply in minutes and get up to $5M in FDIC insurance at https://mercury.com (9:45) How GPT summarizes work  (13:39) Working with GPT-4 (19:14) Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub - Apply in 5 minutes for six figures in discounts at http://aka.ms/thisweekinstartups (20:46) Radical shifts in AI (29:59) Accepting AI   (36:59) Mayfair - Get 4.35% APY on your cash and increase your FDIC insurance coverage at https://getmayfair.com/twist (38:29) Working systems with ChatGPT (45:20) Who wins between Google and OpenAI  (48:54) Copy.ai demo (52:38) Licensing of the underlying data  (57:10) The demand for hardware when developing AI  (59:53) More on Copy.ai  FOLLOW Paul: https://twitter.com/paulyacoubian FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Subscribe to our YouTube to watch all full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkkhmBWfS7pILYIk0izkc3A?sub_confirmation=1 FOUNDERS! Subscribe to the Founder University podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/founder-university/id1648407190