4.4 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 1 July 2022
⏱️ 80 minutes
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First, we talk about Meta’s new Facebook Groups overhaul that looks like Discord (2:35). Then we touch on Sequoia raising over 2 billion for its US venture and growth funds (20:31) and FTX acquiring BlockFi for $25M, 99% below their last private valuation (32:08). For our We Live in the Future, the MLB is looking to automate home plate umpires by 2024 (52:17). Finally, it appears Subtstack is making some cuts after saying it wouldn’t (1:04:48).
(0:00) Jason and Molly intro the show!
(2:35) Meta copying discord with new Facebook feature
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(14:05) Probably don’t work for Facebook or meet with them
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(20:31) Sequoia raising $2.25B across 2 new funds
(30:50) Grammarly - Sign up for a free account at https://grammarly.com/TWIST to sign up for a free account!
(32:08) FTX acquiring BlockFi for ~$25 million - 99% below BlockFi’s last private valuation
(52:17) WLiTF: MLB will likely introduce robot umpires in 2024
(1:04:48) Substack cuts 14% of staff
(1:18:13) Outro + Plugs!
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0:00.0 | Hey, everybody. Hey, everybody. We've got a great new show for you today. It's Thursday. |
0:03.9 | We're going to make it to the long holiday weekend, everybody. We're going to do it. |
0:07.1 | We can do it. We're going to start off talking about Meta's new Facebook's group overhaul |
0:12.2 | that looks a lot like another product. I know you're amazed and surprised to hear it. |
0:16.1 | It looks just like Discord. I am shocked that Zuckerberg is copying another founder of |
0:21.5 | innovations for the 787 time. There's a lot of other quick hits today. Sequoia is raising a |
0:28.0 | $2 billion in new funds, adventure and growth. While we were talking about this, |
0:35.2 | there was a breaking news story. SPF is reportedly acquiring Block 5 for $25 million. They were |
0:41.7 | previously valued at almost $5 billion. Speaking of doubling down, Michael Sayler is doubling |
0:48.4 | down on micro-strategy's Bitcoin holdings. We're just going to talk about who's going to come |
0:52.3 | out of winter here. We live in the future. We love this segment. MOB is looking to |
0:57.6 | automate home plate empires by 2024. It's a good idea. Does it ruin the sport? Does it make it |
1:02.8 | better or fair or faster? That's what we're going to break down in the we live in the future. |
1:06.9 | Second, and then we're going to break down Substacks Business Model. That company is making some |
1:11.4 | layoffs. Jason's going to do a little back of the envelope math that make it look like it might |
1:15.0 | not be the most viable business. It's a terrible business I'll explain. Why? It's going to be a great |
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