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Debating Apple's return to work & Jason's WFH playbook, $META partners with $DASH & more | E1536
J+M have a big debate over remote work: including covering Apple's return to work policy, Malcolm Gladwell's comments, Jason's WFH playbook, and much more. Then, they cover Meta's new partnership wit…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Adam Neumann raises $350M from a16z for his new startup Flow, Bay Area housing hypocrisy | E1535
Molly is back for a HUGE news days! Adam Neumann has raised $350M from a16z for his new startup Flow (2:14), and his main investor, Marc Andreessen, got into some hot water over housing policy hypocr…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Self-destructive traits of VCs & founders + Air Protein CEO Dr. Lisa Dyson | E1534
First up, Molly and Jason break down self-destructive founder and VC traits (1:37). Then, Molly interviews Air Protein CEO Dr. Lisa Dyson on how they turn carbon dioxide into protein and how they are…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Howard Lindzon reviews Jason's portfolio & breaks down public/private investing + OK Boomer | E1533
Howard Lindzon joins to talk about the different mindsets and skillsets of public and private market investors and breaks down what the future of the blockchain might look like. (1:39) Then, Producer…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
$DIS earnings, Disney vs Netflix & streaming strategies with Lon Harris + Ephemeral Tattoos | E1532
Lon Harris joins the show for a full streaming industry breakdown, including $DIS earnings, $WBD drama, streaming strategies, and more! (1:59) Then, Molly interviews Ephemeral CEO Jeff Liu on buildin…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
State of the crypto market, Tornado Cash blacklisted, $COIN Q2 + The Blueprint Part 5 | E1531
Sunny Madra and Vinny Lingham join Jason for a fully loaded crypto market breakdown (1:40). Topics covered include: Tornado Cash being blacklisted by the US Treasury Dept, Coinbase Q2 earnings, smart…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
VC market overview, Vision Fund impact, Amazon's core businesses & more with Acquired | E1530
Acquired's Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal join the show to discuss how they think about public market investments (1:43), VC token sales (27:25), a VC market overview (45:40), the Vision Fund's impa…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
SoftBank's Vision Fund loses $21B+, DTC brands struggle + NutriSense CEO Alex Skryl | E1529
Jason breaks down SoftBank's Vision Fund losing $21B+ last quarter and reflects on how founders should approach raising capital from megafunds. (2:11) Then, Jason reflects on lessons learned from the…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Why some VCs won't invest in first-time founders + $369B carve-out for climate/energy | E1528
First up on VC Sunday School, J+M cover the stigma around investing in first-time founders: Is it a myth? What are the pros and cons? What really matters when evaluating a founder? (3:01) Then, Molly…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
$COIN partners with $BLK, $AMZN acquires iRobot for $1.7B, Jay Trading update + OK Boomer | E1527
Solo Jason news day! First up, Jason breaks down Coinbase's performance as a public company and its recent partnership with BlackRock (2:18), then he covers Amazon acquiring Roomba-maker iRobot (18:0…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago