Podcast Episode Details
Back to Podcast Episodes
Venture Concentration, High-Skill Immigration, And Who Should Buy Lyft? | E2067
This Week in Startups is brought to you by…
Paddle. Wherever you want to take your business, go there with Paddle. Go to paddle.com/twist to get started with your exclusive listener fee-free period.
Fitbod. Get 25% off your Fitbod subscription or try out the app for FREE when you sign up now at fitbod.me/TWIST.
LinkedIn Ads. Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit: http://www.linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups
Todays show: Jason and Alex discuss the over saturation of venture capital, how to fix the high-skill immigration issue, including an interview with Lisa Wehden of Plymouth, and the pressing question of who should buy Lyft?
(0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the episode (1:56) Jason and Alex discuss their New Year holidays and resolutions (6:25) Jason shares tips for mindfulness and meditation (8:01) Reflecting on family moments and making memories (10:13) Paddle. Go to paddle.com/twist to get started with your exclusive listener fee-free period.
(11:27) Jason and Alex delve into venture capital and Instacart's funding rounds (17:41) Jason announces focus on early-stage investments and Founder University (19:12) Fitbod. Get 25% off your Fitbod subscription or try out the app for FREE when you sign up now at fitbod.me/TWIST. (21:05) Venture capital fundraising concentration and strategy (25:40) Impact of large funds on seed rounds and venture capital immigration (29:08) LinkedIn Ads. Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit: http://www.linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups (31:05) Social media weaponization, self-censorship, and high-skilled immigration (36:45) Criticisms, reforms, and solutions to H1B visa issues (45:40) Consultancy costs and Jason's simple solutions for H1B visa reform (50:05) The rise and fall of Bench and Level; predictions for startup failures by 2025 (56:21) Potential mergers in on-demand and autonomous sectors; viability of an Amazon-Lyft merger (1:03:08) Expanding the Mag 8 to reduce tech giant dominance (1:04:33) Valuations of major tech companies (1:05:26) Overview and support offerings of Founder University and getstartupcredits.com
Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com
Check out the TWIST500: https://www.twist500.com
Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp
Follow Lisa Wehden:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-wehden
Follow Alex:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm
Follow Jason: