This Week in Startups

Episodes

• Odyssey CEO Oliver Cameron is 90% sure we live in a simulation | E2358

  Nov 3, 2026

  Jason’s central AI economics claim is that Launch gets roughly $2 million in value from about $40,000 of annual AI spending, or approximately $50 of output per dollar.

• Binance Hacked $6.3B Stolen, DoorDash Buys Instacart For $17B, Jake Newfield from Hermetiq, + More!

  Oct 30, 2026

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• Is AI the new cigarettes? Our VC panel digs into Anthropic’s S-1 | E2356

  Oct 29, 2026

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• Pregame Your Launch Before Your App Exists (w/ Amanda Bradford) | E2355

  Oct 26, 2026

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• OpenAI’s $1.25T Raise, Starlink Mobile & Zuck’s Tax Deal | EP 2354

  Oct 24, 2026

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• We asked 3 VCs: would you invest in Elizabeth Holmes’ next startup? | E2353

  Oct 22, 2026

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• Anthropic Gives Away 5% of Its Shares, Clone’s Muscle Robot, ElevenLabs Steals Podcaster's Voice

  Oct 20, 2026

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• Flying Cars, OpenAI Spies, Why AI Isn’t Sticking (Superhuman CEO)

  Oct 17, 2026

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• The Ex-DeepMind Researcher Taking On China’s Open Source AI

  Oct 15, 2026

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• The Gadget That's Better in Crowds Than Your Phone + Ring’s Founder Before Amazon Bought It | E2349

  Oct 12, 2026

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• Jason Reacts To Japanese Founder Pitches + Fireside Chat With Yuki Shirato

  Oct 10, 2026

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• What VCs Really Think About Personal AI Agents | E2347

  Oct 8, 2026

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• Jason Mentors The Next Generation + Why AI Is Bad at Teaching (Aristotle Interview) | E2346

  Oct 7, 2026

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• Inside The Startup Building Uncensored AI (Abliteration AI) | EP 2345

  Oct 3, 2026

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• Justin Kan & Brian Chesky: The Rejections That Built Twitch and Airbnb | E2344

  Oct 1, 2026

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• Jason’s Put a $5K Bounty on His Dream Chrome Extension | E2338

  Sep 28, 2026

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• The 5 Companies Apple Must Buy

  Sep 28, 2026

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• A rogue OpenAI agent hacked Australia’s government. Does this matter? | E2342

  Sep 25, 2026

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• VCs Would Bet on Open-Source AI Over OpenAI and Anthropic | E2341

  Sep 23, 2026

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• Elon's New Hyperloop, Trump's AI Rename, and a Model That Won't Talk | E2340

  Sep 21, 2026

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