Quiet hiring, Semafor’s $10M SBF buyback + M3GAN and The Last of Us with Lon Harris | E1661

This Week in Startups

Jason Calacanis

Technology

4.2 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Molly and Jason kick off the show by discussing the concept of 'quiet hiring' (1:53) and the SEC's proposed rules making it easier for LPs to sue VCs (9:37). They also cover Semafor's buyback of Sam Bankman-Fried's $10M investment (20:50). And Lon Harris is back to discuss the new box office hit M3GAN (31:00) and the premiere of The Last of Us (45:45).

(0:00) Molly kicks off the show

(1:53) Jargon Watch: What is “quiet hiring”?

(8:29) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist

(9:37) SEC proposes new rules making it easier for LPs to sue VCs

(19:21) Supergut - Get 30% off with code TWIST at https://supergut.com

(20:50) Semafor to buy back SBF’s $10M investment

(29:44) Formulate - Get 25% off at formulate.co/twist

(31:00) Blumhouse and Atomic Monster’s potential merger + M3GAN’s marketing campaign

(45:45) The Last of Us Premiere + more on video game adaptations

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody, we have a great show for you today.
0:02.8	You've heard of the great resignation.
0:04.4	You've heard of quiet quitting.
0:05.6	You've heard of boomerang hiring.
0:07.5	But have you heard of quiet hiring?
0:11.4	We're going to talk about, and not surprisingly,
0:13.7	have a minor, but not complete this agreement
0:16.2	about whether you should be asked to do more
0:18.6	at your current job or the same pay.
0:20.7	We're also going to have a little discussion
0:21.9	about a potential SEC rule that would make it easier
0:24.4	for LPs to sue VCs for failed investments.
0:28.8	And we have finally learned how much
0:32.6	San Bankman freed invested in the media outlet semaphore.
0:35.9	Let's just say we were off.
0:37.4	Our estimates were low.
0:39.5	And then, of course, it's Thursday,
0:40.6	so Lon Harris joins us for another edition
0:42.6	of this week and streaming.
0:43.8	It's basically my hell because it's all horror stuff.
0:46.8	The horror box office hit Megan,
0:48.7	it's a viral marketing campaign.
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