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This Week in Startups

Snap drops 40%, Layoffs at Gorillas & Klarna, Adam Neumann's new startup, Coinbase using Principles | E1468

This Week in Startups

Jason Calacanis

Technology

4.41.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2022

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

First, we break down SNAP dropping over 40% after lowering earnings estimates (4:43). Then we cover some layoffs at instant-delivery startup Gorillas AND BNPL player Klarna (29:18). Next, we talk about Adam and Rebekah Neumann co-founding a tokenized crypto carbon marketplace called Flowcarbon (1:00:02). We wrap on Coinbase’s new Ray Dalio-inspired employee rating system (1:10:36).


(00:00) Jason and Molly tee-up today’s news topics!
(04:43) Snap down ~45% in one day, largest single day drop we can remember
(11:03) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://Squarespace.com/TWIST
(12:19) Efficiency, pausing hiring, and cutting new projects in the downturn
(28:03) Thorne - Personalized, scientific wellness. Go to https://Thorne.com/u/TWIST
(29:18) More tech layoffs at delivery service Gorillas
(37:09) Vanta - Get $1,000 off automating your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist
(38:22) More tech layoffs at buy-now-pay-later service Klarna
(55:30) David Sacks’ thread about founders thinking about positioning themselves in a downturn
(57:30) Amazon’s share of US eCommerce Sales hit All-Time High of 56.7% in 2021
(1:00:02) Startup of the Day: Adam + Rebekah Neumann have backed a blockchain-based carbon credits company Flowcarbon
(1:10:36) Coinbase is trying a new meeting feedback rating system

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey everybody, it is Wednesday?

0:03.8

Tuesday?

0:04.8

Tuesday.

0:05.6

Tuesday?

0:06.4

Tuesday?

0:07.3

No, it's Tuesday.

0:08.3

Happy birthday, producer Nick.

0:10.0

Happy birthday, producer Nick.

0:11.3

It's Tuesday, which means this is the hardest part

0:14.0

of the climb.

0:14.8

That's right.

0:15.7

But tomorrow you're gonna get a little peak

0:17.9

and you're gonna see the downhill for the rest of the week

0:19.9

and yesterday was Molly's birthday.

0:22.6

Is that correct?

0:23.5

Yeah.

0:24.3

30 again.

0:25.2

Happy 30 if again.

0:26.5

You know it's great every time.

0:28.1

It's great.

0:28.9

It gets better.

0:29.8

Yeah.

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