Direct listing rule change, Notion AI demo, NYE planning & more | E1646
This Week in Startups
Jason Calacanis
4.2 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 27 December 2022
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
J+M kick off the show by discussing some approved changes to direct listings, which will make it easier for companies going public via direct listings to raise money! (1:18) Then, LAUNCH team member Charlie Cuddy joins Molly to demo Notion's new AI tool (14:07). Finally, Producer Rachel joins Molly to break down which popular consumer apps and tools to use to plan a last-minute NYE party. (33:12)
(0:00) Molly intros today's segments!
(1:18) J+M discuss the approved changes to direct listings, and how this might impact companies going public in 2023
(12:33) Crowdbotics - Get a free scoping session for your next big app idea at https://crowdbotics.com/twist
(14:07) LAUNCH team member Charlie Cuddy joins Molly to demo Notion AI!
(31:58) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://linkedin.com/twist
(33:12) Producer Rachel joins Molly to break down which popular consumer apps and tools to use to plan a last-minute NYE party!
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(42:52) Rachel and Molly discuss the best gig work apps, playlist tools, sober-curious beverages, and more!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everybody. Welcome back. I hope you had a wonderful holiday. Christmas is over. Hanukkah is |
| 0:05.3 | over. We're preparing for the new year. Shake off the hangover. We have a fun variety show, |
| 0:11.2 | teed up for you today. A little bit of news on new SEC rules about direct listings, which could |
| 0:16.7 | be very impactful in 2023. Then our resident notion expert, Charlie Cutty, joins me to break down |
| 0:24.4 | the new Notion AI tool. You thought chat GPT was cool. This is actually amazing. |
| 0:30.6 | And then producer Rachel comes on for a fun segment on how to plan a modern New Year's Eve party |
| 0:36.9 | Gen Z style. We got some good new apps for you. Those include a startup called Partyful |
| 0:42.1 | and an old app, but how to create the ultimate party playlist on Spotify and a little bit more. |
| 0:46.8 | So it's going to be a great show. Stick with us. This week in startups is brought to you by |
| 0:51.8 | Crowdbotics. Great ideas can change the world. And Crowdbotics is the fastest way to turn those |
| 0:58.0 | ideas into code. Get a free scoping session for your next big app idea at crowdbotics.com slash |
| 1:05.3 | twist and LinkedIn jobs. A business is only as strong as its people and every higher matters. |
| 1:12.9 | Post your first job for free at LinkedIn.com slash twist. All right, everybody. Let's kick off |
| 1:19.6 | the show with a little bit of news and news that actually we there's been so much going on |
| 1:24.7 | that we've had to wait to talk about this one. But it's kind of an interesting setup for 2023 |
| 1:30.0 | because big news and capital markets is that the SEC has approved a request by NASDAQ |
| 1:36.8 | to expand the limits on capital raises for direct listings i.e. make it easier |
| 1:42.4 | to go public via direct listing. And the New York Stock Exchange has a similar proposal |
| 1:48.1 | that is also expected to be approved. And of course, the main reason for this happening is |
| 1:54.0 | streamlining direct listings versus traditional IPOs because we need some more freaking IPOs people. |
| 1:59.0 | Yeah, direct listings don't require a bank. You just put your shares out to the market. Anybody |
| 2:04.0 | can trade and the price discovery is all done in a little bit more of an elegant fashion. |
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