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This Week in Startups

OpenSea admits employee was front-running featured NFTs + Goldbelly CEO Joe Ariel on food e-commerce | E1283

This Week in Startups

Jason Calacanis

Technology

4.21.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2021

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

First, Jason breaks down NFT platform OpenSea admitting one of their employees was front-running featured items (2:02). Could this tip off the SEC that NFTs might be securities rather than collectibles (12:01)? Then, Jason talks to Producer Rachel about TWiST Meetups (18:24). Finally, Goldbelly CEO Joe Ariel joins to talk about his high-end food marketplace, being the first mover in a blossoming category, the food e-commerce market & more. (30:15)

Transcript

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0:00.0

Okay, everybody, we got an amazing this week and startups for you today, right out of the

0:04.7

bat, leading NFT platform, OpenC, just admitted that an employee was front running, featured

0:10.1

drops on their platform. Oh my God, what a mess. I unpack it all. I've been telling you

0:14.3

this fraud in the space. And now we have confirmation. The fraud is inside the house. Second, I have

0:20.9

producer Rachel on the program to announce the first three cities that will be hosting

0:25.8

this week and startup founder meetups. That's right. We're going to start our founder meetups

0:29.6

again. We assume we're going to get out of this COVID thing and we want to start to get

0:33.1

together in person with fans of the show. It's for founders and by founders. That's our

0:37.8

second item. And third up, I interview the founder of Gold Belly, one of my favorite sites.

0:43.5

I just ordered some peeking duck from red farm in New York, one of my favorite restaurants.

0:47.6

It's going to be coming in two weeks. And you know, Gold Belly, you can order amazing

0:52.1

dishes from amazing restaurants and purveyors from all over the country. It's an amazing

0:57.5

story of a founder who could not get fundraising was left out of the room. And now he is the

1:03.0

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