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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Every guest on This Week in Startups

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

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   Ilir Sela

   E1065 AMA: Slice CEO Ilir Sela answers questions from founders: tips on selling into scattered markets (like Mom & Pop shops), COVID's impact on the restaurant industry, scaling Slice's $43M Series C & more! · 2 episodes

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   Jack Altman
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   Jamie Siminoff

   E1129: Ring Founder Jamie Siminoff on launching the Always Home Cam – an autonomous indoor drone, taking his company from bad reviews to a billion-dollar acquisition by Amazon & more · Oct 2020

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   Jamin Ball

   Misaligned Incentives Between GPs and Founders with Altimeter's Jamin Ball | E2045 · Nov 2024

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   Jason Lemkin

   SaaS multiple compression, downturn outlook & advice for new VCs with Jason Lemkin of SaaStr | E1461 · 2 episodes

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   Jeff Clavier
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   Jeff Housenbold

   E1035: SoftBank Managing Partner Jeff Housenbold on deploying the $100B Vision Fund, getting recruited by Masayoshi Son, counseling founders to manage massive capital, creating moats, reasons for shift toward profits, lessons from WeWork & more · Mar 2020

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   Jeff Lawson

   Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson: the next $60B, Engage, Segment acquisition & more + Who actually uses Oculus? | E1308 · Oct 2021

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   Jeff Richards

   E40: "Angel" Podcast: Jeff Richards, Managing Partner at GGV Capital shares lessons for founders & investors from 2008 recession & Dot-com bust, criteria for taking on venture debt, valuing companies in a down market & more · Apr 2020

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    Jeffrey Pfeffer

    The Blueprint E1: Branding yourself, + Jeffrey Pfeffer on the 7 Rules of Power | E1507 · Jul 2022

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    Jenny Lefcourt

    ANGEL: Freestyle's Jenny Lefcourt on nailing non-consensus bets and avoiding hype | E1704 · Mar 2023

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    Jeremy Cai

    Facebook's Q3 earnings breakdown: revenue, user growth, rumored rebrand + Italic's Jeremy Cai | E1312 · Oct 2021

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    Jerry Colonna

    Jerry Colonna on 'Reunion': sustaining founder drive, enlightened leadership, and more! | E1864 · Dec 2023

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    Joanne Wilson

    Joanne Wilson on spotting a bubble, NYC's post-pandemic reset, portfolio management in an unsustainable market & more | Angel S5 E10 · Mar 2021

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    Joel Flory

    E1008: VSCO CEO & Co-founder Joel Flory is building a photo-sharing platform free of ads, likes & comments to empower creators, shares insights on appealing to Gen Z, expanding their global reach & the magic of subscriptions · Dec 2019

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    John Doerr

    John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins with Ryan Panchadsaram + VC Sunday School: cap table management | E1379 · Feb 2022

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    Jonathan Neman

    Robotic kitchens, restaurant tech, and fast-casual's future with Sweetgreen's Jonathan Neman | E1910 · Mar 2024

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    Josh Browder

    E1007: DoNotPay CEO & Founder Josh Browder built an AI lawyer to fight corporations & governments, demos product features & how it helps consumers, shares insights on following in footsteps of his father Bill Browder, & future of consumer empowerment · Dec 2019

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    Josh Felser

    E1086: Supporting founder mental health at Freestyle Capital with Josh Felser, Caren Maio & Mani Kulasooriya · Jul 2020

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    Josh Silverman

    Scaling Creativity: Josh Silverman on Etsy's growth, AI integration, and market strategies | E1985 · Jul 2024

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    Justin Kan

    Tarantino sued over NFTs + Twitch Co-Founder Justin Kan: YouTube, Entrepreneurship, Investing | E1329 · Nov 2021

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    Katherine Boyle
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    Kayvon Beykpour

    Launching Twitter Blue with Twitter's Head of Product Kayvon Beykpour | E1225 · Jun 2021

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    Keith Rabois

    Keith Rabois on 2023 macro outlook, startup valuations, founder advice, ChatGPT vs Google | E1650 · 6 episodes

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    Kevin Rose

    Kevin Rose on his product philosophy, Reddit & Digg's inverse journeys, Twitter's recent innovations & more | E1185 · 2 episodes

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    Kirsten Green

    Rising Above the Noise in Consumer VC with Kirsten Green of Forerunner | E1961 · Jun 2024

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    Kyle Samani

    Bytedance bans 996 + Multicoin Capital's Kyle Samani: The 100x fund | E1317 · Nov 2021

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    Maha Ibrahim

    ANGEL: Canaan's Maha Ibrahim on fund sizing, distribution strategies & early VC days | E1687 · Feb 2023

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    Mar Hershenson
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    Marco Zappacosta

    E1010: TWiST Live! Thumbtack CEO & Co-founder Marco Zappacosta shares insights on pivoting to optimize for consumer experience, starting a company during the great recession vs. 2019, fundraising tips & the future of Thumbtack · Dec 2019

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    Mark Suster

    Mark Suster and Samir Kaji on the 2024 Venture Market, IPOS, and Secondaries | E1899 · 4 episodes

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    Matt Mochary

    E1020: CEO/Investor Coach & Author Matt Mochary shares insights on developing his coaching method, understanding & overcoming primal fear, addressing imposter syndrome & more · Jan 2020

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    Matteo Franceschetti

    E1001: Eight Sleep CEO & Co-founder Matteo Franceschetti pioneered "sleep-fitness" with smart heating & cooling technology; shares insights on product iteration, delighting customers, innovating in D2C, raising $40M from LAUNCH, Founders Fund, Craft & · Nov 2019

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    Max Altman

    Max Altman & Ben Braverman chart Saga VC's maiden voyage with Mark Suster | E1948 · May 2024

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    Michael Kim

    Fund of funds: origins, evolution and deep dive with Michael Kim | E1890 · 3 episodes

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    Mike Cessario

    TikTok planning to build US fulfillment centers + Liquid Death CEO Mike Cessario | E1584 · Oct 2022

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    Mike Jones

    E1073: The Power of Accelerators E8 Mike Jones, CEO of Science shares insights on what makes a great Direct-to-Consumer Founder, investing early in Dollar Shave Club, economics of a venture-studio & more! · Jun 2020

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    Mike Mignano

    Revolutionizing podcasting + standards vs. innovation with Anchor Co-Founder Mike Mignano | E1520 · Jul 2022

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    Nick Kokonas

    Nick Kokonas of Tock & Alinea, flipping the low-margin restaurant model | E1262 · Aug 2021

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    Nicole Quinn

    E37: "Angel" Podcast: Nicole Quinn, Partner at Lightspeed shares benefits of celebrity founders like Lady Gaga & Gwyneth Paltrow, insights on investing in consumer & power of "Force of Nature" product people · Mar 2020

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