Twitter accepts Elon's buyout offer, EU's new algo rule, Pipedream Labs: Hyperloop for package delivery | E1443

This Week in Startups

Jason Calacanis

Technology

4.4 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2022

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

First, we cover Twitter's Board accepting Elon Musk's take-private deal (1:41). Then, we cover a new EU social media regulation that will increase algorithm transparency called the Digital Services Act (41:34). Our startup of the day is Pipedream Labs which is making a Hyperloop for package delivery (53:37).

(00:00) Jason and Molly intro today’s big news stories
(01:41) Elon Musk has acquired Twitter
(10:58) Coda - The All-in-one doc for teams, get a $1,000 credit at https://coda.io/twist
(12:14) Billionaires buying companies
(23:15) Ourcrowd - Check out the deal of the week at https://ourcrowd.com/twist
(24:22) Should Twitter expand its paid product?
(27:00) Doing a little dunking…
(33:30) Rocket - Go to http://getrocket.com/twist and use promo code TWIST for 20% off your first placement.
(33:47) Elon’s back and forth with the Saudi’s
(38:00) Bill Gates’ short position on Tesla
(41:34) EU requiring tech companies to explain algorithms
(53:05) We Live in the Future: Pipedream labs is building an underground delivery system
(1:02:17) Thesyndicate.com/climate update

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, welcome to Monday, this week in startups.
0:03.6	We had to record this episode twice.
0:05.8	So there might be a little bit of consistency problems
0:07.6	in the second half, but we re-recorded,
0:10.3	because right after we got off air,
0:12.6	Elon Musk's deal with Twitter was approved at $54.20.
0:17.2	Since a share, we covered some other things
0:19.5	in the episode, Molly.
0:20.8	Yeah, we're gonna have a good time talking about that
0:22.7	and what we think could happen, a little pros and cons,
0:25.5	but we still, I think, agree that ideally pros.
0:30.4	There's also a whole Elon Musk lightning round,
0:33.0	and then we end the show with a startup we live in the future,
0:37.5	and that future is sick, pneumatic tube package delivery.
0:41.1	It's gonna be a great show.
0:42.2	Stick with us.
0:43.4	This week in startups is brought to you by Coda.
0:47.4	Coda is the all-in-one doc for teams.
0:50.2	If you've got a stack of niche workflow tools,
0:53.0	or if you're buried in docs and spreadsheets,
0:55.8	Coda is the doc that brings it all together.
0:58.6	Startups can get a $1,000 credit
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