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Dec. 22, 2022

Microsoft’s Smartest Investment Ever?

Microsoft and Apple are in the news for potentially consequential reasons.

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Dec. 15, 2022

ChatGPT Shows Us How Quickly AI Will Move

The dangers of a 50-50 partner. ChatGPT roars onto the scene.

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Dec. 8, 2022

Is $2B In Losses Too Much

Breaking down massive losses amidst record bookings for Door Dash, Lyft and Uber

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Dec. 1, 2022

The Unlimited Upside of Building in Public

Build in public. You'll thank us later.

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Nov. 24, 2022

Cold Pitch E-mails: Worst Idea Ever

Twitter roller coaster and cold pitch e-mails.

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Nov. 17, 2022

WTF Is Up With Seed Stage Valuations

Paul and Ed dig into Twitter and the current outlook on seed stage investing.

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Nov. 10, 2022

Paul Builds Ed A Business

Podcast reset? Paul is pounding the table and building Ed a business.

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Nov. 3, 2022

Are Apple And Twitter On A Collision Course?

Apple accelerates their ad play and Elon is busy at Twitter.

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Oct. 28, 2022

Amazon’s Airline Investment, Insta-Drop, TechCrunch Pitch Winners

Elon cutting, Amazon flying, Instacart dropping, TechCrunch winners

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Oct. 20, 2022

Do Food Delivery Companies Think We Should Tip Better If We Want Fast…

Paul is drowning in germs, Netflix and Disney are changing their pricing structure and companies like Uber think we should pay more for better service.

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Oct. 14, 2022

Funding Struggles And A Different Type Of Lift-Off

Checking in on Beacons, funding and EVTOL

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Oct. 7, 2022

Babies, Beacons And Travel

Paul has a new addition and is busy cranking on Beacons.

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Sept. 29, 2022

Founders: Is A Use Of Proceeds Necessary

Paul stubs a toe on Beacons, Ed and Paul talk about Use of Proceeds and layoffs.

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Sept. 22, 2022

Ethereum Going Green, FedEx Flashing Red

We're talking about Beacons, Ethereum, Figma and FedEx.

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Sept. 15, 2022

The Bear Pokes Shopify And Apple Leads With Doom

Paul gets beat up, Twitter needs some work, Amazon picks on Shopify and Apple doom.

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Sept. 8, 2022

Here’s How Not To Raise Money For Your Startup

Layoffs in the tech sector abound and we discuss how not to raise money for your startup.

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Sept. 1, 2022

You Can’t Get Away With A Crappy MVP Anymore

Your MVP needs to be better. Here's why. Oh, and don't forget to tell Ed he's wrong about Gmail.

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Aug. 25, 2022

Never Borrow To Invest In Startups

Big Softbank moves and a tough less on startup investing.

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Aug. 18, 2022

Founders: This Is What Needs To Be In Your Fundraising Deck

Your pitch deck is the first impression most investors will have of you and your company.

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Aug. 11, 2022

Filtering Pitch Decks. YC Trimming. Softbank Sinking

Paul is filtering pitch decks, what's in a name , YC trimming and Softbank sinking.

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Aug. 4, 2022

Fundraising Changes And What Shopify Layoffs Can Teach Founders

Shopify layoffs change the founder landscape, fundraising continues to shift for founders and Paul continues to hammer away on Beacon.

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July 28, 2022

Under The Hood Of Beacon And Who Wins When Twitter Sues Elon?

E-mail server crash, runaway Beacon and Elon running away

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July 21, 2022

Paul: I Definitely Hate My First Version of Beacon

If Paul hates it, does that mean it's gonna be great?

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July 15, 2022

More Layoffs And A Beacon (Launch)

The layoffs are coming in big bunches. Paul and Ed pick apart a long list of companies and talk about an upcoming launch.

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