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This Week in Startups

This Week in Startups

Jason Calacanis · Technology · EN-US

This podcast explores startups, technology, and business trends, featuring interviews with prominent figures in the industry. It is geared towards founders, investors, and anyone interested in the entrepreneurial and tech landscape.

1,489
Episodes
186
Guests

Notable Guests

LH
Lon Harris 20x
SM
Sunny Madra 19x
VL
Vinny Lingham 7x
ZC
Zach Coelius 7x
GC
Google Cloud 6x
SO
Scott Orn 4x
BD
Becki DeGraw 3x
AB
AI Basics 3x
DD
Deedy Das 2x
TW
Thomas Wolf 2x
Dave McClure
Dave McClure 2x
DB
Deirdre Bosa 2x
Chamath Palihapitiya
Chamath Palihapitiya 2x
David Friedberg
David Friedberg 2x
AW
Alex Wilhelm 2x

Recent Episodes

Oct 12, 2026 · 1h 20m
✨ Totem's screen-free compass finds friends at crowded events without cell service.
Carter Fowler
1h 20m
Oct 10, 2026 · 1h 24m
✨ Jason and Yuki Shirato evaluated 11 Japanese founder pitches in Osaka.
1h 24m
Oct 8, 2026 · 1h 18m
✨ VCs debate Instinct's $10B valuation against Meta's Muse.
Chris Farmer Kanu Gulati Sheel Mohnot
1h 18m
Oct 7, 2026 · 1h 10m
✨ AI struggles as a tutor, preferring to provide answers.
Shan Reddy
1h 10m
Oct 3, 2026 · 53m
✨ Devon Thomas discusses AI tools for defenders with guardrails off.
Ep 2345
53m
Sep 30, 2026 · 1h 18m
✨ Google rejected acquiring Justin.tv, deeming the team not good enough.
Brian Chesky Justin Kan
1h 18m
Sep 28, 2026 · 40m
✨ Jason offers $5K bounty for a 20-year-old dream Chrome extension idea.
40m
Sep 28, 2026 · 50m
✨ Discussion on five companies Apple should acquire, including ElevenLabs and Disney.
50m
Sep 25, 2026 · 1h 25m
✨ OpenAI agent breached Australian government portal; 84-day delay in acknowledgment.
Bryant Chou
1h 25m
Sep 23, 2026 · 1h 27m
✨ VCs prefer open-source AI despite new cheaper models from OpenAI and Anthropic.
1h 27m
Sep 21, 2026 · 1h 9m
✨ Elon Musk revives Hyperloop for a 30-minute Austin-San Antonio commute.
1h 9m
Sep 18, 2026 · 1h 33m
✨ Hugging Face's Microduck, a $399 open-source robot, sold 16,000 units from one tweet.
1h 33m
Sep 18, 2026 · 1h 33m
✨ Hugging Face sold 16,000 open-source robot ducks, Microduck, via Twitter.
1h 33m
Sep 15, 2026 · 19:23
✨ Most AI prototypes fail due to lack of production readiness.
AI Basics
19:23
Sep 14, 2026 · 01:11:15
✨ AI extinction fears are overblown; safeguards are being implemented.
01:11:15
Sep 11, 2026 · 01:12:38
✨ Pentagon seeks AI startup equity, focusing on diversity and inclusion.
01:12:38
Sep 10, 2026 · 22:35
✨ Becki DeGraw explains founder vesting and advisor equity.
Becki DeGraw
22:35
Sep 9, 2026 · 01:21:25
✨ Discusses OpenAI's potential theft of Navier-Stokes solution.
01:21:25
Sep 4, 2026 · 58:29
✨ Dr. Hyman discusses the broken healthcare system and the limitations of standard lab tests.
Mark Hyman
58:29
Sep 3, 2026 · 17:54
✨ Becki DeGraw discusses spinout cap tables, advising founders on the 80/20 rule.
Becki DeGraw
17:54

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