Apple vs Twitter, app store duopoly, YouTube's efficiency, Snap goes back to the office | E1623
This Week in Startups
Jason Calacanis
4.2 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 30 November 2022
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
First up, J+M cover Twitter vs. Apple and the app store duopoly (2:10) before breaking down Google's employees per department. (32:48) They wrap up talking about Snap announcing a return to the office for all employees (37:09) and more crypto chaos. (58:18)
(0:00) J+M tee up today's topics!
(2:10) Twitter vs Apple
(9:23) Mayfair - Get 4% APY on your idle cash automatically at https://getmayfair.com/twist
(10:53) Apple/Google app store duopoly, Steve Jobs's original App Store pitch
(21:43) Blueground - Get up to $1000 off your booking at https://promos.theblueground.com/twist
(23:15) App Store as a blocker for startups, Apple's interesting priorities
(32:48) Google's employees per department breakdown, YouTube's insane efficiency
(35:40) Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub - Apply in 5 minutes, no funding required, sign up at http://aka.ms/thisweekinstartups
(37:09) Google's dramatic headcount increase since 2019, Snap asks employees to return to the office 80% of the time starting in February, end of entitlement in tech
(58:18) BlockFi goes bankrupt and sues SBF, Miami nightclubs see ~99% decline in crypto payments
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| 0:00.0 | All right, everybody, it's a big show on a Tuesday. |
| 0:02.2 | First up, we're going to talk about Twitter and Apple, |
| 0:04.8 | having a little Donnie Brook. |
| 0:07.8 | Let's call it. |
| 0:08.4 | And we're going to deep dive into the duopoly |
| 0:12.1 | that Google and Apple have in the app stores. |
| 0:13.8 | And one of the co-founders of Android |
| 0:16.4 | became a reply guy. |
| 0:17.5 | And let's talk about the history of the app stores, |
| 0:20.5 | even a little Steve Jobs clip from the archives. |
| 0:23.6 | That is just a fun watch. |
| 0:25.1 | We're also going to talk about in this age of layoffs |
| 0:28.2 | and riffs and ways to get rid of employees |
| 0:30.5 | that you just couldn't stop hiring less than a year ago. |
| 0:33.2 | We're going to talk about Google's headcount, |
| 0:34.6 | the insane efficiency that is YouTube |
| 0:38.4 | in terms of revenue per employee and Snapchat |
| 0:42.0 | sending employees back to the office |
| 0:43.7 | for four days a week starting next year. |
| 0:45.8 | The old gentleman's rift. |
| 0:47.1 | And then a little crypto craziness talk, |
| 0:49.8 | block fives, bankruptcy. |
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