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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   Will Ahmed

   Whoop CEO Will Ahmed on the "Quantified Self" movement, product design & more | E1786 · Aug 2023

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   Zac Bookman

   Noodlegate, the end of cancel culture? + Next Unicorns: OpenGov CEO Zac Bookman | E1267 · Aug 2021

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   Zach Coelius

   State of early-stage VC, finding PMF, Caroline Ellison testifies & more with Zach Coelius | E1826 · 11 episodes

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   Zach Dell

   Battery Power for Texans with Zach Dell, plus Tim Apple is LEAVING?, Polymarket to the US, and a Tesla fan update | E2190 · Oct 2025

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   Zach Perret

   The future of fintech with Plaid CEO Zach Perret | E1818 · Sep 2023

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   Adrian Grenier

   Adrian Grenier: launching a new fund + FounderU: balancing product vision & customer feedback | E1277 · Sep 2021

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   Aileen Lee

   Why the VC Hype Cycle Always Gets It Wrong | VC Roundtable | E2307 · 3 episodes

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   Alex Heath

   Twitter's takeover defense, Meta's AR project with The Verge's Alex Heath + Wordcab's Aleks Smechov + OK Boomer: Rachel Cantor | E1436 · Apr 2022

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   Alex Lieberman

   Nextdoor SPAC breakdown, Pelosi trading options + Morning Brew's Alex Lieberman | E1242 · Jul 2021

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    Ali Ansari
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    Andrew Gazdecki

    Tim Cook's $50M pay cut, CEO compensation packages & Acquire.com's CEO Andrew Gazdecki | E1658 · Jan 2023

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    Andy Dunn

    The cost of CEOs ignoring mental health with Bonobos Founder Andy Dunn | E1470 · May 2022

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    Antonio García-Martinez

    FB vs. Apple on AR and Ads, Twitter's Future, Conflict, Crypto Regulation with Antonio Garcia Martinez & Zach Coelius | E1427 · 2 episodes

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    Austin Allison

    Apple Maps 3-D update, SEC Chair tips off coming crypto regulation + Pacaso's Austin Allison | E1288 · Sep 2021

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    Billy McFarland

    Billy McFarland on Fyre Fest fraud, failure, hacking, & the long road back | E1730 · Apr 2023

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    Brad Stone

    "Amazon Unbound" author Brad Stone on the mind of Bezos, the future of Amazon & more | E1282 · Sep 2021

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    Brendan Carr

    FCC's Brendan Carr on Starlink subsidy revocation, China's internet ambitions, and TikTok | E1870 · 2 episodes

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    Brewster Kahle

    E1111: Brewster Kahle on archiving the entire Internet, creating the Wayback Machine, protocols over platforms, microschools & more · Sep 2020

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    Carlos Araque

    How VCs think about deploying reserves & follow-on funding + Quaise CEO Carlos Araque | E1546 · Aug 2022

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    Carolyn Childers

    Accelerating leadership - Chief Co-Founder & CEO Carolyn Childers on raising $100M Series B, building a women's executive network and more | E1463 · May 2022

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    Cody Friesen

    E1102 The Next Unicorns E15: Zero Mass Water CEO Cody Friesen is perfecting drinking water with hydropanels, aiming to create essential resource UBI for the world · Aug 2020

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    Courtland Allen

    "Early-stage startups we love right now" with Indie Hackers' Courtland Allen & Pioneer's Daniel Gross | E1162 · 2 episodes

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    Cristóbal Valenzuela

    Building the future of VFX and video editing with Runway CEO Cristóbal Valenzuela | E1724 · Apr 2023

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    Dan Porter

    China moves crypto mining to US + Overtime's Dan Porter on GenZ basketball league & network | E1235 · Jun 2021

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    Dave Portnoy

    E1153: Dave Portnoy on the business of Barstool, talent acquisition, Call Her Daddy controversy & more · Dec 2020

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    Dave Selinger

    Y Combinator's New Deal, Turo S-1 + Deep Sentinel CEO Dave Selinger: Human-in-the-loop security cameras | E1358 · Jan 2022

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    Downtown Josh Brown

    Downtown Josh Brown & Michael Batnick on Disney+, Peloton, Knicks, podcasting, markets, & more | E1496 · Jun 2022

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    Eric Jackson

    Tesla and Uber team up! Plus Weave Robotics' Isaac and $OPEN bull Eric Jackson | E2180 · Sep 2025

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    Gabi Lewis

    Instagram co-founders team up for new startup + Magic Spoon's Gabi Lewis | E1669 · 2 episodes

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    Jack Raines

    OpenAI releases ChatGPT, a16z sunsets future.com + OK Boomer with Jack Raines | E1626 · Dec 2022

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    Jason Ballard

    3D-Printed Homes for $99K: ICON's Jason Ballard on the future of housing | E2277 · Apr 2026

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    Jeremy Allaire

    The Rise of Stablecoins with Circle's Jeremy Allaire | E2004 · 2 episodes

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    Jesse Lyu

    Rabbit CEO Jesse Lyu on launching the R1, future of AI hardware, and going viral at CES | E1885 · Jan 2024

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    Joe Gebbia

    Airbnb Co-Founder Joe Gebbia on early "a-ha" moments, elite design + his new startup Samara | E1675 · Feb 2023

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    Joel Greenblatt

    Tech takes action against Russia, Backbone's mobile gaming device + Joel Greenblatt from Gotham Capital | E1397 · 2 episodes

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    Kevin O'Connor

    Kevin O'Connor on backing visionaries, the future of VC, internet history and more | E1861 · Dec 2023

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    Kyle Vogt

    Apple's new Mac + Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt, driverless service in SF, the Origin (zero-emission shared vehicle) | E1404 · Mar 2022

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    Lisa Su
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    Manish Chandra

    Building for the circular economy and the future of shopping with Poshmark's Manish Chandra | E1805 · Sep 2023

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    Mark Gurman

    The Blueprint: finding & developing all-stars + Mark Gurman on Apple's AR plans | E1549 · 2 episodes

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