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Deel’s growth overshadows SpyGate, Claude learned new skills, and the great “momentum is moat” debate | E2194
Deel’s growth overshadows SpyGate, Claude learned new skills, and the great “momentum is moat” debate | EXXX Today’s show: *Deel’s growing fast enough that investors are overlooking the espionage allegations and jumping on board anyway. (LAUNCH now owns a lil taste of Deel, so Jason is on board!) PLUS is the Mag 7 about to become the Mag 70… Why legendary investor Roelof Botha thinks VC is not an asset class… How startups can use capital as a weapon… AND Anthropic gave Claude more skills, which they hope will help pay their bills. Timestamps: (00:01:34) Jason’s excited for ski season and checking his favorite powder app, OpenSnow (00:04:02) Why Jason’s done with meetings; he’s pulling a Doug Leone! (00:06:27) Jason can tell the market’s heating up because people are starting to lose their minds. (00:09:31) How much will global AI tools one day be worth? Alex is crunching the numbers. (10:00) Miro - Help your teams get great done with Miro. Check out miro.com to find out how! (00:15:22) PREDICTION: The Mag7 is about to become the Mag70 (20:00) Alphasense - Get deeper insights into your business with the power of AI search and market intelligence. Start with a free trial at https://www.alpha-sense.com/twist (00:25:36) Deel’s big raise… Why major growth overshadows spying allegations (30:00) LinkedIn Ads: Start converting your B2B audience into high quality leads today. Launch your first campaign and get $250 FREE when you spend at least $250. Go to http://LinkedIn.com/ThisWeekinStartups to claim your credit. (00:33:31) Why Roelof Botha says VC is a “return-free risk,” and not an “asset class.” (00:40:49) The two reasons why VC firms end (00:44:18) How startups can use capital as a weapon (00:57:52) Anthropic gave Claude Skills to pay the bills (01:00:51) Jason’s vision for what Grammarly could become 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 Lon: X: https://x.com/lons Follow Alex: X: https://x.com/alex LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis Thank you to our partners: Miro - Help your teams get great done with Miro. Check out miro.com to find out how! Alphasense - Get deeper insights into your business with the power of AI search and market intelligence. Start with a free trial at LinkedIn Ads: Start converting your B2B audience into high quality leads today. Launch your first campaign and get $250 FREE when you spend at least $250. Go to http://LinkedIn.com/ThisWeekinStartups to claim your credit. Great TWIST interviews: Will Guidara, Eoghan McCabe, Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Bob Moesta, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland Check out Jason’s suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis Follow TWiST: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@founderuniversity1916
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