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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   Charles Hudson

   Precursor Ventures' Charles Hudson & Jason give candid feedback on startup pitches at Founder University | E1212 · May 2021

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   Christian Reber

   E1150: Creating a better presentation software, competing with PowerPoint, Keynote & Google Slides & achieving great design with Pitch CEO Christian Reber | Rising Stars of SaaS 9 · Dec 2020

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   D.A. Wallach

   Spotify x Barcelona, ex-Disney CEO joins Genies, AMC gold mine + D.A. Wallach: music and bio-investing | Angel S6 E10 | E1410 · Mar 2022

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   Dan Rose

   E33: "Angel" Podcast: Dan Rose, Chairman at Coatue Management is leading a $700M early-stage fund, shares insights on working with Bezos & Zuckerberg during pivotal years at Amazon & Facebook, 100+ angel investments, standout founder traits & more · Feb 2020

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   Dan Siroker

   Debating personal AI hardware with Rewind AI's Dan Siroker | E1828 · 2 episodes

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   Daniel Gross

   E1079: The Power of Accelerators E10 Daniel Gross, Founder of Pioneer on gamifying the startup process, importance of mentorship in tech & more! · Jun 2020

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   Dave McClure

   The End of the ZIRP Era, and why recruiting is SO PAINFUL | E2164 · 2 episodes

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   Dave Morin

   How the OpenClaw foundation bullet-proofed its future (w/Dave Morin) | E2257 · Mar 2026

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   David Clark

   Unlocking the Power of Data with VenCap's David Clark | E1906 · Feb 2024

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    David Heinemeier Hansson

    David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH) on the 'Post-SaaS era' | E1856 · 2 episodes

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    David Hsu

    E1154: Breaking the low-code stigma amongst developers & adjusting your market with Retool's David Hsu | Rising Stars of SaaS 10 · Dec 2020

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    David Luan

    Exploring AI's Pace of Evolution, AGI's Future, and Data Dominance with Adept CEO David Luan | E1855 · Nov 2023

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    David Rosenthal

    NYT's Glossier hit piece, VC winters, Activist CEOs and Podcast live events with Acquired's David Rosenthal | E1472 · 2 episodes

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    David Sacks

    Glue: The New Slack Killer with David Sacks and Evan Owen | E1955 · 5 episodes

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    David Tisch

    David Tisch shares insights from 350+ early-stage investments in companies like Plaid & Roman, importance of reputation, dealing with sharp-elbowed investors & more | Angel S5 E1 · Jan 2021

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    Delian Asparouhov

    Crypto, the Midas List, and democratizing VC with Delian Asparouhov and Mel Williams | E1952 · 3 episodes

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    Des Traynor

    What startups need to succeed | Scaling Your Startup S2 E10 with Intercom's Des Traynor | E1234 · 2 episodes

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    Dev Ittycheria

    MongoDB CEO Dev Ittycheria on great leadership, building winning teams, and more | E1783 · Jul 2023

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    Deven Parekh

    ANGEL: Insight's Deven Parekh on venture tourists, cleaning cap tables & winning investments | E1679 · Feb 2023

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    Devin Finzer

    Youtube vs. Netflix, Google's $230B run rate + Next Unicorns: OpenSea's Devin Finzer on NFTs | E1255 · Jul 2021

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    Dharmesh Shah

    HubSpot CTO Dharmesh Shah on empowering entrepreneurs, HubSpot's journey, and AI automation | E1781 · Jul 2023

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    Domm Holland

    Best of This Week in Startups: Week of August 31st, 2020 · 2 episodes

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    Doug Leone

    VC Roundtable: Recruiting Secrets, Second-Time Founders & Product-Market Fit Myths | E2143 · 2 episodes

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    Dylan Field

    E1040: Figma CEO & Co-Founder Dylan Field shares insights on crucial moments in Figma's creation, overcoming SaaS burnout, active vs. passive user-pricing, getting Greylock & Sequoia to invest after they initially passed & more! · Mar 2020

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    Elad Gil

    Amazon's "Age of Efficiency," LLM distribution, AI wearable worries, and more with Elad Gil | E2197 · 2 episodes

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    Elizabeth Yin

    Compliance Startup Scandal... Is Delve Guilty? | E2266 · 5 episodes

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    Emily Melton

    ANGEL: Threshold VC's Emily Melton on market distortion, healthcare investing & culture | E1693 · Mar 2023

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    Eoghan McCabe

    Great Builders & Success First with Intercom's Eoghan McCabe | E1962 · Jun 2024

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    Eric Glyman

    What Ramp's data tells us about AI, unemployment and more with CEO Eric Glyman | E2192 · Oct 2025

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    Eric Ries

    E1041: The Lean Startup's Eric Ries gives tactical advice for founders during an economic downturn: obligations of leadership, extending runway, handling layoffs with grace, finding new revenue opportunities, capitalizing on silver-linings & more! · Apr 2020

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    Frank Slootman

    Snowflake CEO Frank Slootman on moving the needle, win-first culture & managing burnout | E1689 · 2 episodes

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    Gabriel Weinberg

    Facebook's new name + DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg: the privacy search engine | E1315 · Oct 2021

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    Gagan Biyani

    The hard lessons from building three startups with Maven's Gagan Biyani | E1840 · Nov 2023

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    Garry Tan

    Garry Tan on lessons from past startup failures, power of community funnels, Alexis Ohanian's departure & more | Angel S5 E8 · 3 episodes

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    Gavin Baker

    Gavin Baker on AI platform shift, upside vs downside, extinction risk, Nvidia outlook & more | E1764 · Jun 2023

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    Geoff Lewis

    Thinking Machines' RECORD seed round, VC Geoff Lewis, and MORE | E2152 · 2 episodes

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    George Zachary

    E34: "Angel" Podcast: George Zachary, General Partner at CRV shares insights on cancer scare shifting his focus to investing in health-tech, passing on Google at MDV, CRISPR & "designer babies", coronavirus threat, origins of Sand Hill Road & more · Feb 2020

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    Grant Lee
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    Howard Lindzon

    Howard Lindzon reviews Jason's portfolio & breaks down public/private investing + OK Boomer | E1533 · 2 episodes

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    Howie Liu

    Airtable CEO Howie Liu on pivoting from blitzscaling to profits, AI applications, and more | E1838 · Nov 2023

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