Sequoia debuts Arc, SEC considering climate disclosures, Disney CEO fallout & more | E1414
This Week in Startups
Jason Calacanis
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🗓️ 22 March 2022
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Monday news! Jason and Molly have some big stories to discuss: Sequoia's new "catalyst" program, called Arc (2:37), SEC considering mandating climate disclosures from public companies (19:21), another Startup of the Day (33:28), and they wrap by covering some interesting ongoings at Disney regarding its new CEO and Bob Iger (41:13).
0:00 Jason and Molly intro today’s news: Sequoia debuts Arc, SEC to vote on disclosures of emissions/climate risks, Startup of the day: Heirloom, Disney's CEO fallout
2:37 Sequoia announces Arc, startup “catalyst”
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12:37 Arc accepting Russian founder applications
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19:21 SEC to vote on disclosures of emissions/climate risks
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33:28 Startup of the day: Heirloom (climate-tech co. using heated limestone to remove CO₂ from atmosphere)
41:13 CNBC reports former Disney CEO Bob Iger and his replacement Bob Chapek have had a falling out since Iger stepped down
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| 0:00.0 | Okay, everybody, it is Monday. We have a weekend's worth of news for you. |
| 0:05.8 | Okay, and first up big news from my friends at Sequoia. I shout out to Doug Leoni, who just did a |
| 0:10.6 | killer episode of this week in startups. You can search for Doug Leoni. This week in startups |
| 0:15.4 | on YouTube to hear it. Sequoia's launched a new catalyst, basically an accelerator, but probably |
| 0:21.5 | for seed stage companies, not early stage companies, like Y Comodator, Techstars, and Launch |
| 0:26.3 | Accelerator. And we're going to break down the implications because this is ground breaking news |
| 0:30.6 | for startups. Yeah, and then we have ground breaking news for climate startups. The SEC, as we are |
| 0:37.1 | recording on Monday, is discussing and potentially even going to vote on mandatory climate |
| 0:42.6 | disclosures for public companies. This is huge ground breaking day for sure. And we are sticking to |
| 0:48.4 | our roots every day, trying to get a startup of the day. And you can submit your ideas for startup |
| 0:52.8 | of the day to producers at this week in startups.com. Our startup of today is in the climate space, |
| 0:57.2 | and it is a company using limestone. Limestone, like the brownstone I grew up in in Brooklyn, |
| 1:03.2 | to take carbon out of the atmosphere. Yeah, this is, I mean, it's such a good climate day, |
| 1:08.8 | but also we're going to have a little leadership talk. We're wrapping with some interesting |
| 1:14.2 | ongoing with incoming Disney CEO, the new guy, Bob Chappek, and former CEO Bob Eiger. And we |
| 1:20.6 | break down the difference between the bobs. How new and different management can impact a company |
| 1:26.3 | is going to be a great show. Stick with us. This week in startups is brought to you by |
| 1:34.4 | Coda is the all-in-one doc for teams. If you've got a stack of niche workflow tools, |
| 1:40.7 | or if you're buried in docs and spreadsheets, Coda is the doc that brings it all together. |
| 1:46.3 | Startups can get a $1,000 credit at coda.io slash twist. Our crowd helps you invest |
| 1:54.1 | early in pre-IPO companies alongside professional VCs. If you're interested in investing, |
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