TWiST News: Pardons, Enron, Crypto's Moment, and the Future of Chinese Venture | E2053
This Week in Startups
Jason Calacanis
4.4 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 December 2024
⏱️ 83 minutes
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Todays show:
In today’s episode, Jason and Alex explored the curious return of Enron, the latest developments in Bitcoin and MicroStrategy, and the evolving cryptocurrency landscape. They closed with an analysis of China's uneven investment climate and its effects on venture capital activity.
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(0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the show
(2:30) Hunter Biden's pardon and implications for presidential power
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(9:31) Enron's return and potential crypto play
(14:47) Crypto regulation changes under the new administration
(24:43) Investment strategies in Bitcoin and the impact of hiring decisions
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(28:25) Michael Saylor and MicroStrategy's strategy on Bitcoin
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(39:22) Diversification in investments and Michael Saylor's promotional tactics
(43:28) NFTs vs. traditional investments
(46:47) Sequoia's global deals search
(55:11) Consumer confidence, US and China economies, and debt discussion
(1:02:09) Nearshoring trend, credit card delinquencies, and potential bankruptcies
(1:06:02) Bernie Sanders' stance on defense spending and populism
(1:08:02) Dogecoin leaderboard
(1:17:07) Bitcoin predictions and Bitcoin valuation
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| 0:00.0 | I would say my best advice for startup founders in this new crypto era. We went from like, |
| 0:05.9 | don't do anything, you're going to get prosecuted, play by the existing rules, and you know, |
| 0:12.4 | you're going to have to just shake your head and say, you know what, we're not going to let |
| 0:15.7 | not accredited investors in America participate. We will let accredited people participate by the |
| 0:20.8 | rules, |
| 0:21.3 | top 5, 10% of the country. And then, you know, globally, we have to play by those set of rules |
| 0:25.9 | and we'll just do this offshore. I don't think we're in the clear that you could rush in |
| 0:32.6 | and just start doing whatever you want, YOLO, because this is going to create a whole other wave of people losing their money. |
| 0:41.0 | This week in startups is brought to you by Squarespace. |
| 0:45.5 | Turn your idea into a new website. |
| 0:47.9 | Go to Squarespace.com slash twist for a free trial. |
| 0:51.7 | When you're ready to launch, use offer code twist to save 10% off your first |
| 0:55.6 | purchase of a website or domain. LinkedIn jobs. A business is only as strong as its people, |
| 1:02.0 | and every hire matters. Go to LinkedIn.com slash twist post your first job for free. Terms |
| 1:08.3 | and conditions apply. And Notion. |
| 1:12.2 | Notion combines your notes, docs, and projects into one beautifully designed space with AI |
| 1:17.4 | built right in. |
| 1:18.5 | Try it for free today at notion.com slash twist. |
| 1:22.6 | All right, everybody. |
| 1:23.2 | Welcome back to this week in Startups. |
| 1:25.4 | I am your co-host, Jason Calcanannis, with me, Alex Wilhelm. |
| 1:29.3 | How are you doing, Alex? |
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