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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   Robert Luo

   Venture Debt: should your startup take it on? + Mi Terro's Robert Luo | E1593 · Oct 2022

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   Roham Gharegozlou

   Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou on powering NFTs, NBA Top Shot, & CryptoKitties | E1197 · Apr 2021

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   Roneil Rumburg

   CCP closes foreign IPO loophole + Audius' Roneil Rumburg: decentralized project crash course | E1273 · Aug 2021

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   Ross Bonner

   Understanding capital calls, one-off SAFEs + Transaera CTO Ross Bonner | E1605 · Nov 2022

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   Roy Lee

   Student Roy Lee Hacks Amazon, SBF's Jailhouse Chat + more! | E2095 · Mar 2025

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   Russ Heddleston

   DocSend CEO Russ Heddleston on pitch deck insights, leaning into criticism & more | E1161 · Jan 2021

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   Ryan Engle

   $RBLX earnings, Jetson ONE personal aircraft + Oculus game dev Ryan Engle, creator of Pro Putt | E1322 · Nov 2021

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   Ryan Panchadsaram
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   Ryan Shearman

   How to value startups (VC School) + Creating Diamonds from Air with Aether's Ryan Shearman (Climate) | E1482 · Jun 2022

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    Sahand Dilmaghani

    Late-stage VC market update + Terra Kaffe's Sahand Dilmaghani | E1891 · Feb 2024

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    Sajith Wickramasekara

    E998: The Next Unicorns: Benchling CEO & Co-founder Sajith Wickramasekara is increasing efficiency for scientists with a cloud-based platform, gives insights on recent life-science innovations, ethics of gene therapy & defining the line between quackery & · Nov 2019

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    Sam Parr

    Level up your copywriting w/ Sam Parr | E2226 · 2 episodes

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    Sam Teicher

    Markups & markdowns (VC School) + Coral Regeneration with Coral Vita Co-founder Sam Teicher (Climate) | E1476 · Jun 2022

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    Samantha Wong

    VenturusAI's instant MBA & Samantha Wong on identifying soon-to-explode startup markets | E1777 · Jul 2023

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    Sandy Munro

    TEASER: Inside Transportation E3: Sandy Munro Talks Electric Vehicles, Tesla Model Y + More · May 2020

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    Sankari Nair

    Summarize Anything & Discover Connections with Recall's Sankari Nair | E2010 · Sep 2024

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    Sarah Cannon

    E1038: News Roundtable! Index Ventures' Sarah Cannon & TechCrunch's Alex Wilhelm on COVID-19's impact so far: lessons learned, Sarah's stimulus plan, endgame scenarios & more · 2 episodes

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    Sarah Hum

    Early angel investing blind spots, thoughts on the creator economy PLUS Canny.io's Sarah Hum | E1194 · Apr 2021

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    Sarika Bajaj

    First Citizens acquires SVB, the daunting reality of AI & Refiberd CEO Sarika Bajaj | E1707 · Mar 2023

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    Sarika Garg

    The Anatomy of a Startup Acquisition with Cacheflow's Sarika Garg | E2028 · Oct 2024

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    Saurabh Tiwary

    Multi-Agent AI, Open Protocols & Startup Acceleration with Saurabh Tiwary | AI Basics · Jun 2025

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    Scott Kubly

    Best of This Week in Startups: Week of September 28th, 2020 · 2 episodes

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    Scott Lynn

    E1087: Democratizing art as an asset class, indicators of a rapidly appreciating piece of art & more with Masterworks CEO & Founder Scott Lynn · Jul 2020

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    Scott Orn

    The Top 6 Startup Finance FAQ's | Startup Finance Basics w/ Kruze's Scott Orn · 20 episodes

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    Scott Rogowsky

    Savvy is HQ Trivia + Wordle (feat. Scott Rogowsky) | E2245 · Feb 2026

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    Sean O'Sullivan

    E1059: The Power of Accelerators E4 Sean O'Sullivan, Managing General Partner of SOSV on running capital intensive accelerators in hardware, life sciences & food science, unique follow-on strategy, cell-based meat going mainstream, China-based vs. US-ba · May 2020

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    Shawn Carolan

    E41: "Angel" Podcast: Shawn Carolan, Managing Partner at Menlo Ventures shares insights on his early investments in Uber, Roku, Siri & JUMP Bikes, adjusting his approach in response to hundreds of new venture funds with billions in dry powder & more! · Apr 2020

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    Shawn Frayne

    How generative AI is enabling hologram assistants with Looking Glass CEO Shawn Frayne | E1753 · May 2023

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    Shayle Kann

    How to manage competing portfolio companies (VC School) + Energy Impact Partners' Shayle Kann (Climate) | E1448 · May 2022

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    Shie Gabbai

    OpenAI taps Jony Ive for "iPhone for AI," FTC/Amazon + Roam Around CEO Shie Gabbai | E1820 · Sep 2023

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    Sho Takei

    Secrets of Startup Recruiting in the US AND Japan! (feat. Sho Takei) | E2233 · Jan 2026

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    Siobhan Dullea

    E1054: The Power of Accelerators E3 Siobhan Dullea, CEO of MassChallenge on running a non-profit accelerator, accepting hundreds of companies per year, what makes a great application, why East Coast investors are more conservative & more! · May 2020

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    Socrates Rosenfeld
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    Sophia Wang

    Ask Jason: investing in similar startups, pitch deck tips + MycoWorks Co-Founder Sophia Wang | E1630 · Dec 2022

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    Soups Ranjan

    Next Unicorns: Preventing future fraud using AI with Sardine CEO Soups Ranjan | E1802 · Sep 2023

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    Stanley Tang

    DoorDash Co-Founder Stanley Tang on founding story, lessons + First-time fund manager panel | E1759 · Jun 2023

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    Steve Barsh

    E1048: The Power of Accelerators E1 Steve Barsh, Managing Partner of Dreamit Ventures on top portfolio companies, focusing on specific verticals, tips for nailing accelerator interviews, follow-on philosophy & more · Apr 2020

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    Steve Hafner

    Kayak CEO Steve Hafner on the state of travel, AI's place, hospitality trends, and more! | E1822 · Oct 2023

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    Steve Martocci

    Next Unicorns: Splice CEO Steve Martocci, building the Github for music | E1265 · Aug 2021

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    Steve Ruiz

    Drawing the Future with AI featuring tldraw's Steve Ruiz | E1863 · Dec 2023

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