PrayingForExits on the rush into defense tech, “innovator’s sprint,” & global VC markets | E1847
This Week in Startups
Jason Calacanis
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🗓️ 15 November 2023
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Today’s show:
The man behind the anonymous accounts “prayingforexits” on Instagram and “@mrexits” on X joins Jason for a jam-packed episode!
Topics covered: Praying For Exits raised a fund! (2:10) Drawing inspiration from Steve Jobs' iconic Think Different Campaign (8:55), defense tech going from “frowned upon” to a very hot market (17:03), and how the modern Middle East will play ball with the USA? (33:29)!
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(0:00) Mr. Exits joins Jason.
(2:16) Praying For Exits raised a fund!
(5:26) Subject-matter experts and the “alumni factor”
(9:01) Drawing inspiration from Steve Jobs' iconic Think Differently Campaign.
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(11:50) Building a startup is akin to compressing a life’s career into 5 years
(12:54)The softening of the American capitalistic machine
(14:32) The shot clock of VC
(16:57) Defense tech going from “frowned upon” to a very hot market
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(21:55) Globalization’s impact on nationalism
(28:20) USA's stake in the world’s top 25 market cap companies.
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(31:30) Speculating on the USA-China endgame.
(33:23) How will the modern Middle-East play ball with the USA?
(44:13) The Golden Visa of Dubai
(43:33) For those aspiring to be invested in by Mr. Exits
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| 0:00.0 | there's probably been like a softening of the American capitalistic machine in that kind of way where it's like oh we'll work from home we'll do 40 hours a week you know and I think that like what's great about this is because it creates this massive chasm between the people who are actually desperately hungry |
| 0:16.0 | and will are willing to do whatever it takes, versus the people that pursue sort of these like |
| 0:20.8 | capitalistic pursuits as a lifestyle almost more so than a you know like a a job |
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| 1:24.0 | All right, everybody, welcome back to this week in startups. |
| 1:27.0 | One of my favorite guests of all time, Mr. Exits is here of the famous Instagram and Twitter accounts praying for exits and the |
| 1:36.5 | Twitter account Mr Exits. He's been on the show I think this is his third |
| 1:40.7 | appearance he's one of two anonymous accounts I've ever had on the program. |
| 1:44.8 | The other one was Bitphinex, the guy who was trying to take down |
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