Shein registers for US IPO, Trump SPAC insider trading & more | E1771
This Week in Startups
Jason Calacanis
4.2 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 1 July 2023
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Today’s show:
Nick joins Jason, who breaks down a report that Shein has confidentially registered for a US IPO (1:24). This leads to a discussion about Shein’s alleged unethical labor practices and voting with your dollar (11:22), Shein’s influencer stunt that backfired, DWAC’s insider trading debacle (47:25), and self-driving vehicle footage being used as evidence in criminal cases (33:27).
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Time stamps:
(0:00) Nick joins Jason for a full news show
(1:24) Shein confidentially registers for a US IPO
(9:54) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://Squarespace.com/TWIST
(11:22) Shein’s alleged labor practices and voting with your dollar
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(33:27) Shein’s TikTok "factory washing" campaign
(40:37) Fin - Try Fin, Intercom's new AI customer support chatbot, at https://intercom.com/fin
(41:21) Jason’s advice for Dani Carbonari
(47:25) Trump’s return to Twitter + Trump SPAC insider trading debacle
(57:03) Police forces using autonomous vehicle footage to prosecute suspects
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| 0:00.0 | And last week Sheen flew some Tik Tok influencers that are Americans |
| 0:09.7 | Shooted up and it's like how do we solve this problem? It's like yeah, you know |
| 0:13.1 | It's better paying people 16 dollars at making people work 16 hours a day with maybe cap it at 12 |
| 0:18.2 | Yeah, nope it's like no better solution. Yeah, we'll get private jets first class fly us and Tik Tok influencers and |
| 0:24.9 | solve the problems today. Yeah, they'll solve the problem, right? |
| 0:27.3 | They'll solve the problems, right? |
| 0:28.5 | UGC ladies and gentlemen UGC. Yeah, of course. That's what those workers need those workers need to be in a Tik Tok video |
| 0:35.2 | Doing a Tik Tok dance. Yeah, this week in startups is brought to you by |
| 0:39.8 | Squarespace turn your idea into a new website go to squarespace.com slash twist for a free trial |
| 0:46.9 | When you're ready to launch use offer code twist to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain |
| 0:52.5 | LinkedIn marketing to redeem a free |
| 0:55.4 | $100 LinkedIn ad credit and launch your first campaign go to LinkedIn.com |
| 1:00.2 | slash this week in startups and |
| 1:03.8 | Finn can't burn its mouth on hot pizza or |
| 1:07.0 | Wave at someone who wasn't waving at them |
| 1:09.1 | Finn can resolve half of your customer support tickets instantly before they reach your team meet Finn a breakthrough |
| 1:16.5 | AI bought by Intercom ready to join your support team today |
| 1:20.6 | Visit intercom.com slash Finn |
| 1:24.5 | All right, everybody welcome to the show, you know, we would be doing all of these great |
| 1:29.6 | Interviews, you know, we used to do five days of news when Molly was here. It was amazing |
| 1:34.4 | But it was maybe too much news and you guys said what happened to the interviews then we started doing these interviews |
| 1:38.2 | And I got addicted to all these AI |
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