GoPuff & Fast trimming staff + Bradley Tusk on tech regulation + Glimpse Co-founder Akash Raju | E1424
This Week in Startups
Jason Calacanis
4.2 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2022
⏱️ 111 minutes
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Summary
First Jason and Molly discuss instant delivery company GoPuff and 1-click checkout company Fast making layoffs (2:22). Then, Bradley Tusk of Tusk Ventures joins to discuss Uber’s Taxi strategy in NYC, sports betting and tech regulation (40:06). Then in our Ok Boomer segment Rachel talks to Akash Raju, co-founder of Glimpse, brands pay Glimpse a subscription fee for the products to be featured in short-term rentals (1:36:47).
(00:00) Jason and Molly intro the show
(02:22) GoPuff to layoff ~3% of its workforce to cut $40M in costs ahead of IPO
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(12:56) Red flags with GoPuff story
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(27:42) Fast considering layoffs, trying to find buyer, fail to raise at two different valuations over past few months
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(39:18) Introducing the Bradley Tusk interview
(40:06) Bradley Tusk of Tusk Ventures joins to talk about Uber and regulation
(57:05) The future of gambling
(1:26:00) Psychedelics
(1:36:46) OK Boomer intro - Akash Raju from Glimpse
(1:37:47) OK with Producer Rachel and Akash Raju, CEO + Co-founder of Glimpse
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | All right, everybody. It's Friday Variety. Let's go people. We got a big show for you where we got first Molly first up |
| 0:07.6 | We have news in what will not be the last segment like this |
| 0:11.0 | We have two high flying startups that are reportedly about to announce some layoffs possibly for very different reasons |
| 0:17.2 | So we'll break that down. Yeah, a lot of lessons here |
| 0:19.7 | It's time to sharpen your pencils and get to work founders because as we're seeing with fast and go puff layoffs and |
| 0:26.1 | Raising rounds of capital is getting much harder in 2022 |
| 0:31.5 | And then next up we have an amazing interview with Bradley Tusk. He's back. He was the venture capitalist who helped |
| 0:38.7 | Travis and Uber navigate regulation and we do an amazing interview with him |
| 0:42.7 | We hit a lot of topics Molly what topics did you enjoy? I mean, I'm just so fascinated by his sort of central thesis as an investor |
| 0:50.1 | And also a long time political political operative that startups cannot |
| 0:54.2 | Ignore regulation they have to play this game because governments can make or break markets so interesting gambling |
| 1:01.5 | And even we get into psychedelics in ketamine |
| 1:05.8 | Therapies and Bradley had some interesting experiences and thoughts on that |
| 1:10.9 | And then we wrap up every Friday with everybody's favorite segment |
| 1:16.0 | Okay, boomer from Rachel reporting our producer Rachel reporting in the real world is gonna be a great show |
| 1:23.1 | Stick with us |
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| 1:34.1 | If you're interested in investing you can join our crowd for free at OURCROWD.com slash twist |
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