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Episode 2000! Epic guests, huge news, and how to build a media legacy in 14 short years | E2000
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Mark Zuckerberg Regrets Working With Biden, Telegram Founder Arrested, & PIRATE IDOL Week 2
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EPISODE #67: This week, we’re joined by Brad Polumbo to discuss the news of the week. The Mark Zuckerberg story arc continues to be unpredictable as the BJJ fighting, gold chain wearing, Gen-Z haircut chad is now regretful for cooperating with the Biden/Harris administration during Covid. Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, was arrested in France…
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In conversation with Reid Hoffman & Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Startup Pitch Competition: Three founders compete for $25K | E1999
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The charges against Pavel Durov, the future of encryption, and secondaries are heating up | E1998
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AI Demos: New Runway, Flux, Grok 2.0 & Jam Session with Ulama | E1997
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Todays show: Sunny joins Jason to dive into all things AI, including: utilizing ChatGPT for efficiency and quick answers (7:03, the future of AI applications and Claude demo (12:47), Flux demo (36:56). Runway Gen-3 Alpha (41:13), and new Jam with JCal with Tyce Herrman of Ulama. * Timestamps: (0:00) Sunny joins Jason to jump in to AI demos.(1:24) S…
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Massive jobs revision, Kamala's wealth tax, polls vs prediction markets, end of race-based admissions
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Kamala’s Economic Plan (ft. Martin Shkreli), DNC Report, and PIRATE IDOL
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EPISODE #66: Martin Shkreli is back on the pod to discuss Kamala’s economic policies. We break down all of the details and why they are terrible ideas. The DNC is wrapped up, and we react to the events of the week. The media came after Ben Horowitz and his wife because.. wait for it.. they support Trump. And finally.. the most anticipated event of …
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Legal must-haves before raising capital with Becki DeGraw | Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal Basics
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Todays show:Wilson Sonsini Partner Becki DeGraw joins Jason on the latest edition of Startup Legal Basics! In this episode, they break down common legal oversights (5:26), risks of DIY legal documents (9:15), pro forma cap tables & ESOPS (18:31), and much more! * Timestamps: (00:00) Wilson Sonsini partner Becki DeGraw joins Jason (1:13) Legal prepa…
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AI on the blockchain, Waymo's rise, and the truth about tech layoffs | E1996
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Driving Alpha: Unveiling the Art of Inception Investing in Technical Enterprise Founders With Ed Sim
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Ed Sim is the Founder of boldstart ventures, a true believer and partner from inception for bold founders reinventing the enterprise stack. Ed is currently on the boards of Snyk, BigID, Blockdaemon, Protect AI, Env0, and several other cybersecurity and infrastructure startups. Other notable inception investments include Kustomer, where he was on th…
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Venture returns, recovering startups, and VC conflicts | E1995
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Liquidity: Recession fears, AI market shifts, and the future of tech hubs | E1994
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Elon Musk Brings Trump Back To X & The EU Wants To Censor Them.. | Pirate Wires Podcast #65
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EPISODE #65: This past week, we gathered around our iPhones like it was the 1920's to listen to Trump and Elon speak on Spaces. The media of course, had a meltdown over it. We then get into the insane policies of the EU that threatens to jail everyone for speech. CNN's Kaitlan Collins goes on Stephen Colbert's show, only to find the audience laughi…
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Break up Google, Starbucks CEO out, Kamala’s price controls, Boeing disaster, Kursk offensive
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Final Boss Sour’s James Hicks + River’s Rae Lambert | E1993
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Todays show: Jason sits down with James Hicks to discuss the unique aspects of Final Boss Sour's products and marketing (3:25), the future of commerce, influencers, and retailers' adaptations (23:12), followed by a discussion with Rae Lambert about River's software platform and community management best practices (46:16), high-end memberships, land…
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WeRide IPO, Polymarket + Perplexity, the Trump Bump and more! | E1992
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Startup Pitch Competition: Four founders compete for $25K | E1991
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Yen Carry Trade, Recession odds grow, Buffett cash pile, Google ruled monopoly, Kamala picks Walz
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The Coconut Democrats, VCs for Kamala, The Corruption Of Wikipedia, & Europe Summer Is So Over
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EPISODE #64: Welcome back to the pod! The Kamala vibe shift moves forward, despite the fact that she doesn't have a single policy issue on her website. Are Dems really happy? Or is it just cope to make sure orange man doesn't get elected. We are then joined by Ashley Rindsberg to discuss his piece for Pirate Wires "How the Regime Captured Wikipedia…
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Summer greetings from Acquired! Two items for this “mini-episode”: Tickets are now available for our live show at Chase Center in San Francisco, with special guests including Mark Zuckerberg (!). The show is Tuesday, September 10th, with doors opening at 5 PM for an hour of mingling with other listeners before the show starts at 6 PM. Huge thank yo…
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Navigating startup funding market trends with Becki DeGraw | Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal Basics
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Todays show:Wilson Sonsini Partner Becki DeGraw joins Jason on the latest edition of Startup Legal Basics! In this episode, they break down the current state of startup funding (0:37), anti-dilution provisions (7:11), re-incentivizing management teams (16:23), and much more! * Timestamps: (00:00) Wilson Sonsini Partner Becki DeGraw joins Jason (0:3…
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Liquidity Summit Talks: Antonio Gracias and Gavin Baker | E1990
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TWiST 500! Huntress, TollBit & Cyera | E1989
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Operation Chokepoint 2.0 (ft. Nic Carter), VCs For Kamala, Google’s Bizarre Search Results
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EPISODE #63: Welcome Back! Apologies for the delay this week, Mike Solana came down with a bad case of strep throat. But we’re still delivering the pod! Nic Carter is here to give us the latest update on Bitcoin & Crypto after Trump mentioned Operation Chokepoint 2.0 at the Bitcoin Conference. Crypto money is started to change the landscape of elec…
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Overcoming SMB Roadblocks: Expert tips from Gusto's Josh Reeves | Episode 1988
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Kamala surges, Trump at NABJ, recession fears, Middle East escalation, Ackman postpones IPO
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(0:00) Bestie intros! (0:38) Election update: Dems energize around Kamala, policy questions remain (19:33) Trump's NABJ interview: smart or risky? (33:07) Markets expect rate cut in September, but are we already in a recession? (40:58) AI buildout causing short-term volatility (45:46) Assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh: are we inching clo…
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The Power of WEKA with Antonio Gracias and Liran Zvibel + Jam with JCal: Uptrends AI | E1986
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Mag 7 sell-off, Wiz rejects Google, UBI, Kamala in, China's nuclear buildout, Sacks responds to PG
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(0:00) Bestie intros: Nostracanis appears! (3:50) Wiz turns down Google's $23B offer, intends to IPO (13:30) CrowdStrike's rough week (17:51) Market update: Mag 7 sell-off? (22:47) Sam Altman's UBI study was a mixed bag (42:02) Succession IRL: Rupert Murdoch's children are in a legal battle over the future of his media empire (48:35) Biden out, Kam…
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Biden Drops Out, Kamala's Image Makeover, & Battle Of The Billionaires (ft. John Coogan)
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EPISODE #62: Welcome back! Biden officially dropped out of the race this past week. Democrats decide to not do democracy this year and just replaced Biden with Kamala Harris. We get into the hot swap, Kamala’s image makeover, and what democracy actually means. Friend of the show, John Coogan, stops in to talk about the battle of the billionaires on…
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Scaling Creativity: Josh Silverman on Etsy's growth, AI integration, and market strategies | E1985
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Driving Alpha: Keeping Ahead of VC’s Unpredictability With Industry Ventures’ Hans Swildens
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Hans Swildens is the CEO and Founder of Industry Ventures and manages the overall business. As an early pioneer of the modern secondary market for venture capital, Hans created new ways to get liquidity for venture capital investments prior to an IPO or M&A event. Additionally, he was early to support the development of a new class of venture capit…
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Wiz passes on Google, Meta pushes open-source AI ahead, Spotify’s earnings, and more! | E1984
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Building Enduring Value and Hitting Incremental Gains with Benchmark’s Sarah Tavel | E1983
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In 1999, Microsoft became the most valuable company in the world. And in 2019, Microsoft became the most valuable company in the world, again. But… what happened in the twenty years in between? The answer, as we discovered in our research, is probably not what you think. In this episode we explore and analyze the browser wars and the DOJ case, Wind…
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Trump Assassination Attempt Reaction, RNC Report, JD Vance Is Good For Tech, Elon Creates $45M PAC
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EPISODE #61: Welcome back to the pod. The world changed since we last saw you. We're catching up on all the Trump related news and reactions. Comfortably Smug is joining us again! Giving us a live report from the Republican National Convention. We also get into JD Vance selected as VP, Silicon Valley getting behind Trump, Elon Musk's $45M PAC For T…
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Trump assassination attempt, Secret Service failure, Inside the RNC, VC liquidity problem
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