ESG fraud, Stripe & Reddit markdowns, Remote productivity + DroneUp Founder Tom Walker | E1473

This Week in Startups

Jason Calacanis

Technology

4.4 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2022

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

First, we talk about Deutsche Bank getting raided by law enforcement for “greenwashing” its ESG funds (2:59), then we touch on Fidelity marking down its investments in Stripe and Reddit (17:00), then we discuss companies going back to the office over concerns about worker productivity (19:35), Jason explains how he’s collaborating with everyone on the team to increase productivity as we go into this recession (26:00). To end, we have an interview with DroneUp CEO Tom Walker where we discuss their current rollout with Walmart, the regulations that need to get sorted out, and how DroneUp is approaching safety (50:00).

(00:00) Jason and Molly tee up today’s show!
(2:59) Deutsche Bank raided by german law enforcement due to alleged fraudulent advertising of sustainable investment funds
(11:23) Odoo - Get your first app free and a $1000 credit at https://odoo.com/twist
(12:37) OpenSea to take legal action against former executive who allegedly engaged in insider trading
(17:00) Fidelity marking down its investments in Stripe and Reddit
(19:35) Remote Work ending: thoughts on productivity
(24:45) OpenPhone - Get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/twist
(26:00) Productivity advice: how to avoid layoffs
(39:14) Coda - The All-in-one doc for teams, get a $1,000 credit at https://coda.io/twist
(40:30) Time blocking, Molly’s thoughts on productivity
(48:00) Toss to Jason and Molly’s interview with DroneUp CEO Tom Walker
(50:00) Tom Walker, CEO of DroneUp, joins to talk about the state of DroneUp and the future of drone delivery service

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody, everybody.
0:01.5	Big show today, 90 minutes of show.
0:04.0	It's a lot of show.
0:05.0	Yeah, it's a big, a lot of accomplish.
0:06.8	Where do we get to show today?
0:08.1	Let's see, we are going to talk a little bit
0:10.2	about what is happening in finance and ESG.
0:13.4	We're talking about Deutsche Bank getting rated
0:15.4	by German law enforcement for greenwashing its ESG funds,
0:20.5	which is a OV.
0:22.0	That is a very timely topic right now, let's just say.
0:24.8	And then we touch base on fidelity marking down
0:28.2	their investments in Shripe and Reddit.
0:31.2	We're going to talk about companies going back
0:33.1	into the office over concerns about worker productivity
0:36.6	and then leads to a nice big conversation
0:39.0	about productivity.
0:40.2	Yeah, I have a lot of thoughts on professional training,
0:45.7	time blocking and time management by employees,
0:49.5	and obviously work from home and remote,
0:52.7	and then setting clear goals in your company.
0:55.3	And I think I have a formula for success
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