This Week in Startups

Jason Calacanis covers startups, tech, markets, media, and all the hottest topics in business and technology. He also interviews the world's greatest founders, operators, investors, and innovators.

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888 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   JB Straubel

   Fantasy startup investing NFTs + former Tesla CTO JB Straubel's Redwood Materials | E1299 · Oct 2021

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   Jack Kramer

   E1032: News Roundtable! Robinhood Snacks' Duo Jack Kramer & Nick Martell on Coronavirus' impact on public markets, Iger out at Disney – Buy or Sell?, link-baiting Tesla crash, defining Cult Stocks & more! · Feb 2020

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   Jack Krawczyk

   Breaking down Bard with Google's Jack Krawczyk | E1752 · May 2023

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   Jack Mallers

   Bitcoin payments on the Lightning Network with Strike's Jack Mallers | E1462 · May 2022

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   Jacob Helberg

   US inherits China's Bitcoin Mining Dynasty + Jacob Helberg on the "New Cold War" with China | E1303 · 2 episodes

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   Jai Malik

   $RIVN, Biden on TikTok & Crypto, $PTON + Countdown Capital's Jai Malik + Josh from Party Round | E1406 · Mar 2022

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   Jake Gutstein

   Building a consumer app's MVP and how to fundraise with Zest's Jake Gutstein | E1889 · Jan 2024

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   Jake Loosararian

   $2.5B Chip Heist, The Future of American AI, and Purpose-Built Robots | This Week in AI Ep 6 · 2 episodes

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   James Hamet

   Using AI to diagnose Dementia with Vistim Labs James Hamet + Jason LIVE at iConnections | E1757 · Jun 2023

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    James Hicks

    Final Boss Sour's James Hicks + River's Rae Lambert | E1993 · Aug 2024

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    Jamie Rhode

    Optimizing fund structure, GP market fit, & more with Screendoor's Jamie Rhode | Episode 1917 · Mar 2024

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    Jason Jacobs

    Inbound vs. outbound deal flow (VC School) + Jason Jacobs of My Climate Journey | E1425 · Apr 2022

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    Jason Shuman

    Series A valuations, M&A in 2024, and M.A.N.G with Jason Shuman and Raja Doddala | E1883 · Jan 2024

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    Jay Eum
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    Jay Koh

    Why some VCs won't invest in first-time founders + $369B carve-out for climate/energy | E1528 · 2 episodes

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    Jean-Louis Warnholz

    How VCs decide to sell a position + Future's Jean-Louis Warnholz | E1575 · Oct 2022

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    Jeff Dachis

    E1022: One Drop CEO & Founder Jeff Dachis helps people with diabetes manage & improve their blood-sugar levels, shares insights on making data actionable, recent strategic partnership with Bayer, issues with US healthcare & potential life-expansion · Jan 2020

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    Jeff Weisbein
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    Jeff Zirlin

    GETTR & social media moderation, NYT to acquire The Athletic + Axie Infinity's Jeff Zirlin on NFT gaming | E1354 · Jan 2022

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    Jenny Schneider

    Meta cuts 11K employees, Binance/FTX fallout + Homeward CEO Dr. Jenny Schneider | E1608 · Nov 2022

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    Jeremy Redman

    Microsoft Layoffs, Immigration Blunders, & Office Hours with Jeremy Redman of Airfive | E2127 · May 2025

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    Jesse Powell

    Kraken CEO Jesse Powell responds to NYT hit piece and breaks down the state of crypto + Alexander Olesen CEO of Babylon Micro-Farms | E1487 · Jun 2022

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    Jesse Venticique
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    Jia Li

    The Future of AI Customer Support with LiveX AI's Jia Li | AI Basics with Google Cloud · Mar 2025

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    Jiake Liu

    Outer CEO Jiake Liu on standing out in DTC, go-to-market innovations, pitching at Remote Demo Day & more | E1165 · Jan 2021

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    Jill Chase

    AI Progress and Impact on Ecosystem Players with CapitalG's Jill Chase | AI Basics with Google Cloud · Apr 2025

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    Jim Dukhovny

    The Alef Model A and the future of flying cars with Alef CEO Jim Dukhovny | E1929 · Apr 2024

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    Joanne Rodriguez

    How VCs evaluate pre-launch startups + Mycocycle's Joanne Rodriguez | E1540 · Aug 2022

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    Joaquín Cuenca Abela

    Mastering AI Video Marketing w/ Magnific CEO Joaquín Cuenca Abela | AI Basics · Apr 2026

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    Joe Ariel

    OpenSea admits employee was front-running featured NFTs + Goldbelly CEO Joe Ariel on food e-commerce | E1283 · Sep 2021

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    Joe Blair

    How VCs view founders with a side hustle + Bringing ESG to VC with Joe Blair | E1557 · Sep 2022

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    Joe Brew

    Hyfe's Joe Brew on using AI to quantify coughs + Presh on generating content with ChatGPT | E1721 · Apr 2023

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    Joe Speiser

    Apple pauses RU sales, Ford splits-off EVs + How Facebook killed Joe Speiser's $100M business | E1398 · Mar 2022

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    Joel Montaniel

    E1081: SevenRooms CEO & Co-Founder Joel Montaniel on raising $50M Series B during COVID, taking on large incumbents, helping restaurants leverage data to maximize customer experience · Jun 2020

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    John Habeck

    Uber profitable again, SBF guilty, Biden's AI EO + Motive's John Habeck | E1842 · Nov 2023

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    John Hayes

    E1110 The Next Unicorns E18: Ghost Locomotion CEO John Hayes builds self-driving kits for consumer vehicles, shares insights on cameras vs. Lidar, targeting highways, 5G's impact on self-driving & more · Sep 2020

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    John Meyer

    How AI is making influencers bionic with Forever Voices CEO John Meyer | E1762 · Jun 2023

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    Jon Miller

    The Growing Ransomware Threat: Targets, Insights, and Strategies with Halcyon's Jon Miller | E1877 · Jan 2024

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    Jordan Singer

    Bolt layoffs, DroneUp, Lunar Outpost, $4.5B crypto fund, Ape theft + Diagram's Jordan Singer | E1471 · May 2022

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    Jordan Stein

    Jordan Stein from Cresset Partners on VC dynamics, evaluating emerging managers, & more! | E1901 · Feb 2024

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