This Week in Startups

First up, Molly and Jason cover a bunch of news happening in the world of AI, Getty Images is preparing to sue Stable Diffusion creator Stability AI (8:47), Meta is partnering with Shutterstock to train its AI models, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced the company will integrate OpenAI’s software into Azure - it’s cloud computing platform - and ALL it’s other products. (36:07) Then, we cover two new sustainability startups! Mill is a company started by former Nest co-founders making an automated compostability trash can. (55:12) And Sollum is building AI-enabled LED lighting solutions for indoor farming. (1:06:35) (0:00) M+J kick off the show. (2:47) Molly and Jason catch up after their long weekend (7:23) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://Squarespace.com/TWIST (8:47) Getty Images prepares a lawsuit against Stability AI (12:54) Data and data integrity (17:55) AgeTech Collaborative - Find out more and apply at https://agetechcollaborative.org/twist (19:30) The similarities between AI and the music industry (34:31) AgeTech Collaborative - Find out more and apply at https://agetechcollaborative.org/twist (36:07) Microsoft announces that they will integrate AI into all their products + more on round-tripping (49:50) Blockchain versus AI (55:12) SOTD: Mill (1:06:35) SOTD: Sollum Technologies FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood

Molly and Jason dive deep into the recent news of Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, taking a $50 million pay cut. They discuss this move's implications and whether CEOs are worth their large compensation packages. (1:24) Andrew Gazdecki, CEO of Acquire.com, joins Jason for a fun interview discussing Acquire.com's rebrand and the acquisition marketplace. (24:47) (0:00) Molly kicks off the show (1:24) CEO of Apple, Tim Cook takes a $50M pay cut (11:51) LinkedIn Marketing - Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit at https://linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups (13:21) Are CEOs worth their compensation packages? (23:18) Notion - Sign up for FREE at https://notion.com/jason (24:47) Andrew Gazdecki of Acquire.com joins Jason (40:45) Formulate - Get 25% off at formulate.co/twist (42:02) Serial sellers, Acquire.com’s growth and M&As FOLLOW Andrew: https://twitter.com/agazdecki FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood

Molly and Jason kick off the show about social taboo topics and getting to the bottom of Covid-19.(2:22) Following the two discuss Molly attending Strictly VC, DeepMind’s new chatbot Sparrow and OpenAI’s end game. (15:43) Then Molly interviews LAUNCH Accelerator founder United by Zero CEO and Founder Lex Kiefhaber (52:34). Then we cap off the episode with another great edition of Ok Boomer featuring Juliet Meskers, co-founder and CEO of MOTH (1:08:45) (0:00) M+J kick off the show (2:22) Covid-19 and cultural taboo topics (10:32) Linode - Apply to Linode's Rise program for up to six figures in discounts at https://linode.com/twist (12:01) Getting to the bottom of Covid-19 (15:43) Molly attended Strictly VC to hear Sam Altman speak about AI (19:33) Crowdbotics - Get a free scoping session for your next big app idea at crowdbotics.com/twist (21:06) The difference between creating and packaging AI (28:42) DeepMind’s chatbot Sparrow + AI infringing on intellectual property (37:18) Acquire.com - Sign up for FREE at https://try.acquire.com/twist (38:49) What is OpenAI’s end game? (52:34) Molly interviews LAUNCH Accelerator founder United by Zero CEO and Founder Lex Kiefhaber (1:08:45) Ok Boomer featuring Juliet Meskers, co-founder and CEO of MOTH FOLLOW Lex: https://mobile.twitter.com/_united_by_zero FOLLOW Juliette: https://mobile.twitter.com/mothhealth FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood

Molly and Jason chop it up about Jason's latest Jay Trades: Apple, Amazon and Disney. (2:21) Then they briefly discuss SBF's new Substack. (14:42) To wrap up the show, Lon joins us for this week's edition of This Week in Streaming to talk about award season and Netflix's content strategy. (21:14) (0:00) M+J kick off the show (2:21) Jason explains why he placed a bet on Apple (8:12) Embroker - Use code TWIST to get an extra 10% off insurance at https://Embroker.com/twist (9:20) Molly and Jason discuss his two other Jay Trades, Amazon and Disney (14:42) SBF's Substack (19:42) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist (21:14) Lon joins to discuss award season with Molly and Jason (35:44) Fitbod - Get 25% off at https://fitbod.me/twist (37:17) Netflix's content strategy is like a “gourmet cheeseburger” (50:36) Award season continued FOLLOW Lon: https://linktr.ee/lons FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood

First up, J+M cover the problems at Slack and Salesforce (3:00), before breaking down the anti-competitive issues with bundling software to harm competitors. (13:34) Then, they talk about the comeuppance from "A-players" regarding the lack of efficiency in big tech (26:35), a 10-month jail sentence for crypto inside trading (39:52), and DoNotPay's AI-based robo-lawyer taking a case! (51:14) (0:00) J+M tee up today's topics! (3:00) Breaking down the recent rift between Slack and Salesforce (12:00) AgeTech Collaborative - Find out more and apply at https://agetechcollaborative.org/twist (13:34) Issues with bundling, did Salesforce overpay for Slack? (25:00) AgeTech Collaborative - Find out more and apply at https://agetechcollaborative.org/twist (26:35) Lack of efficiency as a lightning rod at big tech companies, management styles (38:22) Nutrisense - Use code TWIST and get $30 off at nutrisense.io/twist (39:52) The brother of a former Coinbase PM was sentenced to 10 months in prison for using tips from his brother to make $900K (51:14) DoNotPay's robo-lawyer will be used in a court case, OpenAI will pilot a paid version of ChatGPT (1:06:51) Jason ends with an emotional video from Ke Huy Quan's Golden Globes acceptance speech FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood Subscribe to our YouTube to watch all full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkkhmBWfS7pILYIk0izkc3A?sub_confirmation=1

Molly and Jason discuss the news that Coinbase is doing another 20% RIF. (6:50) Then they discuss the announcement that Microsoft is investing $10B into OpenAI with some pretty favourable terms. (27:19) After, Molly and Jason chat about Make Sunsets’ plan to cool the planet and Enpal, a German solar panel company raising money at a $2.4B valuation. (46:56) Then we wrap with this year’s first edition of TWiCS featuring Mike O’Kronley, CEO of Ascend Elements. (1:00:56) (0:00) M+J kick off the show (2:10) Atmospheric rivers and the chaos in California (6:50) Coinbase does another 20% RIF (11:56) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist (13:03) The future of employment in tech (21:50) Mixpanel - Apply for $50K in credits at https://mixpanel.com/startups (23:16) The perfect amount of founders (27:19) Microsoft is invests $10B into OpenAI (32:46) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://Squarespace.com/TWIST (34:10) OpenAI going from a non-profit to a for-profit + What is roundtripping? (46:56) Make Sunsets raises $750K to do what?! (53:05) Enpal raises at a $2.4B valuation (1:00:56) TWiCS: Mike O’Kronley of Ascend Elements FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood

Back from the weekend! First up, J+M catch up and cover a very strange economic situation. (2:07) Then, the duo covers NoMa, the world's most famous restaurant, shutting its doors due to an unsustainable business model (24:46), before going deep on generative AI news and demoing OpenAI's ChatGPT iOS app! (49:54) (0:00) J+M intro today's show! (2:07) Weekend catchup! Jason's chainsaw adventure (12:29) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://linkedin.com/twist (14:04) Twitter view counts being a revealing engagement metric, Jeremy Renner's accident, "the weirdest economy ever" (23:17) House of Macadamias - Get 20% off at https://houseofmacadamias.com/twist by using code TWIST20 (24:46) Noma, the world's best restaurant, to shut down due to an unsustainable business model (37:43) Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub - Apply in 5 minutes, no funding required, sign up at http://aka.ms/thisweekinstartups (39:12) Massive wealth transfer upcoming and how that impacts the labor market, Kauffman Fellowship (49:54) OpenAI update: Microsoft reportedly integrating ChatGPT into Word and email, "derivative" AI tools, SOTD: XetHub, ChatGPT banned by NYC public schools (1:02:38) Jason demos ChatGPT's upcoming iOS app, which is currently in private TestFlight beta (1:11:12) Uber trademarks "Uber Air," eVTOL relationship with Joby Aviation, current chopper business FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood Subscribe to our YouTube to watch all full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkkhmBWfS7pILYIk0izkc3A?sub_confirmation=1

Coffeezilla, an investigative journalist known for exposing online scams, dives deep into the allegations surrounding Logan Paul and the CryptoZoo project. He discusses red flags, accountability issues, and the impact of deception in the crypto space. Em Herrera, an investor at Knight Ventures, follows with insights on Gen Z consumer trends and their complex relationship with online influencers and shopping. Together, they unpack the ethical dilemmas of promoting unverified projects and the need for better transparency in the creator economy.

M+J kick off the show by discussing the news that Bing will integrate ChatGPT into its search service. (1:21) Then they chop it up about ZeniMax forming Microsoft’s first union. (15:06) And then Lon Harris joins the show to review Flux Gourmet and chat about the economics of streaming (27:11) (0:00) J+M Kick off the show (1:21) Bing to integrate ChatGPT into search (13:30) Crowdbotics - Get a free scoping session for your next big app idea at crowdbotics.com/twist (15:06) ZeniMax forms Microsoft’s first union (25:45) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://Squarespace.com/TWIST (27:11) Lon, Molly and Jason discuss Flux Gourmet (41:31) Founder University 2-Day Intensive Course - learn more at intensive.founder.university (42:31) Starz cancels Dangerous Liaisons, Becoming Elizabeth and Step Up + the economics of streaming FOLLOW Lon: https://twitter.com/lons FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood

Multiple time guest and friend of the pod Keith Rabois is back! Jason and Keith talk 2023 macro outlook (1:00), big tech's impact on startups (10:01), advice for founders (18:24), Meta's risky VR bet (27:22), ChatGPT vs Google (39:05), and more! (0:00) Jason intros today's guest: Keith Rabois! (1:00) Keith's 2023 macro outlook and thoughts on startup valuations (8:54) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist  (10:01) What are big tech hiring freezes and RIFs doing to the startup market? Entitlement era coming to an end (18:24) Advice for different archetypes of founders (25:50) Acquire.com - Sign up for FREE at https://try.acquire.com/twist (27:22) Importance of founder authority, Tim Cook taking over for Steve Jobs at Apple, Meta's risky VR bet (37:34) Apply for the LAUNCH Accelerator: https://launchaccelerator.co (39:05) Keith's thoughts on ChatGPT, a new approach to search, and Microsoft taking on Google (53:37) What types of founders is Keith looking to invest in right now? (59:25) OpenDoor thoughts + a little politics FOLLOW Keith: https://twitter.com/rabois FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood