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This Week in Startups

China cracks down on US IPOs, winning founder qualities, Ask Jason: accelerators, investing | E1244

This Week in Startups

Jason Calacanis

Technology

4.21.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Jason covers the CCP crackdown on Chinese tech companies listing in the US, shares how he spots winning founders (14:02), then answers Ask Jason questions: finding a technical co-founder (36:47), signals for startup success (39:29), advice for new angel investors (45:18), and more.

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0:00.0

Okay, we've got a great show for you today, a bit of a variety show.

0:02.8

First, we're going to break down the CCP, the Chinese Communist Party's grip over tech companies in China.

0:08.8

They've codified their new cybersecurity laws.

0:11.3

And then we're going to do a quick founder university segment about the qualities of a winning founder,

0:16.8

both from an investor perspective and how you, as a founder, can build your credibility.

0:21.2

And finally, I'm going to answer a bunch of SJs and questions about how to pick an accelerator.

0:26.8

And if you should do it or not based on the founder's perspective,

0:30.1

and we're going to rank the top three indicators of startup success.

0:33.6

And what is the value you bring to the table?

0:35.9

If you are a non-technical co-founder with a great idea who can't find technical co-founders,

0:41.3

stick with us more to go.

0:43.1

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1:46.5

All right, the Chinese Communist Party, the CCP, is officially cracking down on Chinese companies

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