About This Episode
<p>This Week In Startups is made possible by:</p><p>Plaud<br /><a href="https://Plaud.ai/twist">https://Plaud.ai/twist</a></p><p>Shopify<br /><a href="https://shopify.com/twist">https://shopify.com/twist</a></p><p>LinkedIn Jobs<br /><a href="https://LinkedIn.com/twist">https://LinkedIn.com/twist</a></p><p>Northwest Registered Agent<br /><a href="https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist">https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Today’s show:</p><p>*It’s another All Star Summer, as we welcome back some of our favorite guests from throughout “This Week in Startups” history.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chamath Palihapitiya’s development platform 8090 just raised $135 million, and he’s using it to go after a $4 trillion market: the software maintenance, migration, and middleware spending that’s currently “pure waste” for enterprises.</p><p><br /></p><p>Find out why the All-In Podcast bestie says every company should use AI to build custom software the way that Google, Facebook, and Meta already do, then go inside Software Factory, the “system on a chip” organizational model, and why Chamath believes AI will allow every human on Earth to start their own company.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong></p><p><br /></p><p>Chamath on X:<a href="https://x.com/chamath"> <u>https://x.com/chamath</u></a></p><p>8090:<a href="https://www.8090.ai/"> <u>https://www.8090.ai/</u></a></p><p>Learn With Me on Substack:<a href="https://chamath.substack.com/p/learn-with-me"> <u>https://chamath.substack.com/p/learn-with-me</u></a></p><p>Drink With Me:<a href="https://www.drinkwithme.com/age-verify.html"> <u>https://www.drinkwithme.com/age-verify.html</u></a></p><p>All-In Podcast:<a href="https://allin.com/"> <u>https://allin.com/</u></a></p><p>Social Capital:<a href="https://www.socialcapital.com/"> <u>https://www.socialcapital.com/</u></a></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Relevant Links:</strong></p><p><br /></p><p>8090 Series A announcement:<a href="https://x.com/chamath/status/2071571183665881515"> <u>https://x.com/chamath/status/2071571183665881515</u></a></p><p>Salesforce Ventures:<a href="https://salesforceventures.com/"> <u>https://salesforceventures.com/</u></a></p><p>Craft Ventures:<a href="https://www.craftventures.com/"> <u>https://www.craftventures.com/</u></a></p><p>The Production Board:<a href="https://www.tpb.co/"> <u>https://www.tpb.co/</u></a></p><p>WNDR:<a href="https://www.wndr.vc/"> <u>https://www.wndr.vc/</u></a></p><p>LAUNCH:<a href="https://www.launch.co"> <u>https://www.launch.co</u></a></p><p>Coatue Management:<a href="https://www.coatue.com/"> <u>https://www.coatue.com/</u></a></p><p>Jack Dorsey: “From Hierarchy to Intelligence”:<a href="https://block.xyz/inside/from-hierarchy-to-intelligence"> <u>https://block.xyz/inside/from-hierarchy-to-intelligence</u></a></p><p>Thomas Keller’s The French Laundry:<a href="https://thomaskeller.com/tfl/"> <u>https://thomaskeller.com/tfl/</u></a></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p><p>0:00 It's TWiST All-Star Summer!</p><p>0:44 Plaud: If your work depends on conversations — interviews, meetings, calls — you need a Plaud NotePin. You can check it out at https://Plaud.ai/twist and use code TWIST for 10% off!</p><p>3:21 Chamath's origin story</p><p>7:54 Tom Sawyer entrepreneurship</p><p>11:29 Shopify - Turn those What If's into sales with the ecommerce platform powering millions of businesses. Sign up for your $1-per-month trial today at https://shopify.com/twist</p><p>16:25 The $5 trillion software market</p><p>21:06 LinkedIn Jobs - Hire right, the first time. Post your first job and get $100 off towards your job post at https://LinkedIn.com/twist</p><p>25:00 Building "a co-founder for every human"</p><p>31:51 Northwest Registered Agent - Get more when you start your business with Northwest. In 10 clicks and 10 minutes, you can form your company and walk away with a real business identity — Learn more at https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist</p><p>35:00 How product development lost its way</p><p>45:00 Regulated industries are the beachhead</p><p>50:00 Raising the $135M Series A</p><p>55:00 8090's "System on a Chip" model</p><p>1:04:44 What to tell your kids about AI</p><p><br /></p><p>Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter:<a href="https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com"> <u>https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com</u></a></p><p>Check out the TWIST500:<a href="https://www.twist500.com"> <u>https://www.twist500.com</u></a></p><p>Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple:<a href="https://rb.gy/v19fcp"> <u>https://rb.gy/v19fcp</u></a></p><p>Follow Lon:</p><p>X:<a href="https://x.com/lons"> <u>https://x.com/lons</u></a></p><p>Follow Alex:</p><p>X:<a href="https://x.com/alex"> <u>https://x.com/alex</u></a></p><p>LinkedIn:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm/"> <u>https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm</u></a></p><p>Follow Jason:</p><p>X:<a href="https://twitter.com/Jason"> <u>https://twitter.com/Jason</u></a></p><p>LinkedIn:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis"> <u>https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis</u></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Check out all our partner offers:<a href="https://partners.launch.co/"> <u>https://partners.launch.co/</u></a></p><p>Great TWIST interviews:<a href="https://youtu.be/pvJa2pzuXWQ"> <u>Will Guidara,</u></a><a href="https://youtu.be/9dHN4YFkgv4"> <u>Eoghan McCabe</u></a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reddit-ceo-steve-huffman-on-mod-revolt-building-a/id315114957?i=1000617333424"> <u>Steve Huffman</u></a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/airbnb-ceo-brian-chesky-on-early-rejection-customer/id315114957?i=1000611761112"> <u>Brian Chesky</u></a>,<a href="https://youtu.be/y2UMzSqX94Q"> <u>Bob Moesta,</u></a><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/box-ceo-aaron-levie-breaks-down-box-ai-and-generative/id315114957?i=1000612384545"> <u>Aaron Levie</u></a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/sophia-amoruso-on-branding-raising-a-fund-portfolio/id315114957?i=1000601352978"> <u>Sophia Amoruso</u></a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/reid-hoffman-on-ais-crescendo-moment-regulation-and/id315114957?i=1000612548498"> <u>Reid Hoffman</u></a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/snowflake-ceo-frank-slootman-on-moving-the-needle-win/id315114957?i=1000602560622"> <u>Frank Slootman</u></a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/billy-mcfarland-on-fyre-fest-fraud-failure-hacking/id315114957?i=1000610922577"> <u>Billy McFarland</u></a></p><p>Check out Jason’s suite of newsletters:<a href="https://substack.com/@calacanis"> <u>https://substack.com/@calacanis</u></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Follow TWiST:</p><p>Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/TWiStartups"> <u>https://twitter.com/TWiStartups</u></a></p><p>YouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin"> <u>https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin</u></a></p><p>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups"> <u>https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups</u></a></p><p>TikTok:<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups"> <u>https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups</u></a></p><p>Substack:<a href="https://twistartups.substack.com"> <u>https://twistartups.substack.com</u></a></p><p><br /></p>