Slack CEO departs Salesforce, Circle cancels SPAC, SBF's links with media & regulators | E1628
This Week in Startups
Jason Calacanis
4.2 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 6 December 2022
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
J+M start the show with some BREAKING NEWS: Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield is leaving Salesforce! (5:09) Then, they cover Circle canceling its SPAC (26:06), SBF's interactions with regulators and the media (40:29), and a Startup of the Day! (57:50)
(0:00) Molly tees up today's news topics!
(1:48) J+M catch up from the weekend
(5:09) BREAKING: Slack Founder and CEO Stewart Butterfield is leaving Salesforce two years after the Slack acquisition was announced
(12:49) Mixpanel - Apply for $50K in credits at https://mixpanel.com/startups
(14:14) Is this a Salesforce issue or a Slack issue? Is Salesforce's Co-CEO leaving last week just a coincidence?
(24:43) Crowdbotics - Get a free scoping session for your next big app idea at crowdbotics.com/twist
(26:06) Circle cancels its SPAC over missed regulatory deadlines
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(40:29) SBF and Maxine Waters, Semafor's potential illicit funds from SBF
(57:50) Startup of the Day! Loft Dynamics is building a VR helicopter flight simulator for ~95% cheaper than traditional simulators
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everybody. It is Monday. We have a big show for you today. Don't worry. We're both here |
| 0:04.6 | I'm just doing the intro by myself, but Jason will be here in one second to talk about breaking news |
| 0:09.6 | Stewart Butterfield Slack founder and CEO is leaving Salesforce two years to the day after Salesforce |
| 0:17.5 | But his company slack. We're going to talk about what that means for him for Salesforce and for founders who get acquired |
| 0:24.0 | We will also then break down circle canceling its SPAC how that relates to lawlessness in crypto and SPACs and FTX and what |
| 0:34.6 | More regulation might mean for people who are trying to be legit and then finally we have a super cool startup of the day |
| 0:41.1 | We're talking about VR |
| 0:42.9 | Helicopter pilot training and the idea that soon all knowledge will be available to us |
| 0:49.0 | In one way or then another including virtual reality. It's going to be a great show stick with us |
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| 1:48.1 | All right, Molly happy |
| 1:49.6 | Monday here. We go again. Let's see if this news week |
| 1:54.4 | Let's see if this news week |
| 1:56.6 | slows down or and just keeps the day loose of |
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