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<p>Today’s show: Alex interviews two incredible founders from the TWIST 500! First, Replit CEO Amjad Masad breaks down how AI-powered coding is changing software development and what the future of agents looks like. Then, Starfish Space co-founder Austin Link explains how they’re building a satellite towing service to extend missions and clean up orbit. Two deep dives into the future of tech and space.</p><p><br></p><p>Timestamps: </p><p>(0:00) Alex kicks off the episode!</p><p>(0:53) Discussing Replit&#39;s capabilities and introduction of CEO Amjad Masad</p><p>(4:17) Replit&#39;s evolution and turning down a billion-dollar acquisition offer</p><p>(9:48) Vapi - Go to https://vapi.ai/twist and get 1000 minutes free per month - for life.</p><p>(11:42) Impact of LLMs and AI agents</p><p>(17:13) Choosing Anthropic&#39;s Claude for Replit</p><p>(19:46) Northwest Registered Agent. Form your entire business identity in just 10 clicks and 10 minutes. Get more privacy, more options, and more done—visit http://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist today!</p><p>(21:29) Anthropic success and closed source AI implications</p><p>(24:37) Replit market response and economics of AI models</p><p>(28:14) Future of Replit&#39;s AI tools and plans</p><p>(33:41) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://www.linkedin.com/twist </p><p>(35:12) Introduction to Starfish Space and its mission</p><p>(38:50) Core missions and challenges of the Otter satellite</p><p>(47:29) First official mission with Otter and key partnerships</p><p>(50:57) Economics and ownership of satellite services</p><p>(53:11) Key components of the Otter project</p><p>(57:19) Startups in the space economy and comparison with Orbit Fab</p><p>(59:08) Starfish Space hiring push and final thoughts</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.comCheck out the </p><p>TWIST500: https://www.twist500.com</p><p>Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp</p><p><br></p><p>Links from the show:</p><p>Check out Starfish Space: https://www.starfishspace.com/</p><p>Check out Replit: https://replit.com/</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Amjad:</p><p>X: https://x.com/amasad</p><p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amjadmasad/</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Austin Link:</p><p>X: https://x.com/Austin</p><p>LinkLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-link-space/</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Alex:</p><p>X: https://x.com/alex</p><p>LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm</p><p><br></p><p>Thank you to our partners:</p><p>(9:48) Vapi - Go to https://vapi.ai/twist and get 1000 minutes free per month - for life.</p><p>(19:46) Northwest Registered Agent. Form your entire business identity in just 10 clicks and 10 minutes. Get more privacy, more options, and more done—visit http://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist today!</p><p>(33:41) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://www.linkedin.com/twist </p><p><br></p><p>All rights for the video shared and linked below belong to the original copyright holder, and we are using the footage under the principle of fair use.</p><p><br></p><p>*</p><p>Great TWIST interviews: <a href="https://youtu.be/pvJa2pzuXWQ" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Will Guidara,</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/9dHN4YFkgv4" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Eoghan McCabe</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reddit-ceo-steve-huffman-on-mod-revolt-building-a/id315114957?i=1000617333424" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Steve Huffman</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/airbnb-ceo-brian-chesky-on-early-rejection-customer/id315114957?i=1000611761112" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Brian Chesky</a>, <a href="https://youtu.be/y2UMzSqX94Q" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Bob Moesta,</a> <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/box-ceo-aaron-levie-breaks-down-box-ai-and-generative/id315114957?i=1000612384545" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Aaron Levie</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/sophia-amoruso-on-branding-raising-a-fund-portfolio/id315114957?i=1000601352978" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Sophia Amoruso</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/reid-hoffman-on-ais-crescendo-moment-regulation-and/id315114957?i=1000612548498" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Reid Hoffman</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/snowflake-ceo-frank-slootman-on-moving-the-needle-win/id315114957?i=1000602560622" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Frank Slootman</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/billy-mcfarland-on-fyre-fest-fraud-failure-hacking/id315114957?i=1000610922577" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Billy McFarland</a></p><p>*</p><p>Check out Jason’s suite of newsletters: <a href="https://substack.com/@calacanis" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://substack.com/@calacanis</a></p><p>*</p><p>Follow TWiST:</p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/TWiStartups" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://twitter.com/TWiStartups</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups</a></p><p>Substack: <a href="https://twistartups.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://twistartups.substack.com</a></p><p>*</p><p>Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@founderuniversity1916" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/@founderuniversity1916</a></p>

This Week in Startups

Jason Calacanis

AI-Powered Coding & Space Tugboats? Inside the Future of Software & Satellites! | E2099

MAR 18, 202561 MIN
This Week in Startups

AI-Powered Coding & Space Tugboats? Inside the Future of Software & Satellites! | E2099

MAR 18, 202561 MIN

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<p>Today’s show: Alex interviews two incredible founders from the TWIST 500! First, Replit CEO Amjad Masad breaks down how AI-powered coding is changing software development and what the future of agents looks like. Then, Starfish Space co-founder Austin Link explains how they’re building a satellite towing service to extend missions and clean up orbit. Two deep dives into the future of tech and space.</p><p><br></p><p>Timestamps: </p><p>(0:00) Alex kicks off the episode!</p><p>(0:53) Discussing Replit&#39;s capabilities and introduction of CEO Amjad Masad</p><p>(4:17) Replit&#39;s evolution and turning down a billion-dollar acquisition offer</p><p>(9:48) Vapi - Go to https://vapi.ai/twist and get 1000 minutes free per month - for life.</p><p>(11:42) Impact of LLMs and AI agents</p><p>(17:13) Choosing Anthropic&#39;s Claude for Replit</p><p>(19:46) Northwest Registered Agent. Form your entire business identity in just 10 clicks and 10 minutes. Get more privacy, more options, and more done—visit http://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist today!</p><p>(21:29) Anthropic success and closed source AI implications</p><p>(24:37) Replit market response and economics of AI models</p><p>(28:14) Future of Replit&#39;s AI tools and plans</p><p>(33:41) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://www.linkedin.com/twist </p><p>(35:12) Introduction to Starfish Space and its mission</p><p>(38:50) Core missions and challenges of the Otter satellite</p><p>(47:29) First official mission with Otter and key partnerships</p><p>(50:57) Economics and ownership of satellite services</p><p>(53:11) Key components of the Otter project</p><p>(57:19) Startups in the space economy and comparison with Orbit Fab</p><p>(59:08) Starfish Space hiring push and final thoughts</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.comCheck out the </p><p>TWIST500: https://www.twist500.com</p><p>Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp</p><p><br></p><p>Links from the show:</p><p>Check out Starfish Space: https://www.starfishspace.com/</p><p>Check out Replit: https://replit.com/</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Amjad:</p><p>X: https://x.com/amasad</p><p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amjadmasad/</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Austin Link:</p><p>X: https://x.com/Austin</p><p>LinkLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-link-space/</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Alex:</p><p>X: https://x.com/alex</p><p>LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm</p><p><br></p><p>Thank you to our partners:</p><p>(9:48) Vapi - Go to https://vapi.ai/twist and get 1000 minutes free per month - for life.</p><p>(19:46) Northwest Registered Agent. Form your entire business identity in just 10 clicks and 10 minutes. Get more privacy, more options, and more done—visit http://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist today!</p><p>(33:41) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://www.linkedin.com/twist </p><p><br></p><p>All rights for the video shared and linked below belong to the original copyright holder, and we are using the footage under the principle of fair use.</p><p><br></p><p>*</p><p>Great TWIST interviews: <a href="https://youtu.be/pvJa2pzuXWQ" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Will Guidara,</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/9dHN4YFkgv4" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Eoghan McCabe</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reddit-ceo-steve-huffman-on-mod-revolt-building-a/id315114957?i=1000617333424" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Steve Huffman</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/airbnb-ceo-brian-chesky-on-early-rejection-customer/id315114957?i=1000611761112" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Brian Chesky</a>, <a href="https://youtu.be/y2UMzSqX94Q" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Bob Moesta,</a> <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/box-ceo-aaron-levie-breaks-down-box-ai-and-generative/id315114957?i=1000612384545" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Aaron Levie</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/sophia-amoruso-on-branding-raising-a-fund-portfolio/id315114957?i=1000601352978" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Sophia Amoruso</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/reid-hoffman-on-ais-crescendo-moment-regulation-and/id315114957?i=1000612548498" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Reid Hoffman</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/snowflake-ceo-frank-slootman-on-moving-the-needle-win/id315114957?i=1000602560622" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Frank Slootman</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/billy-mcfarland-on-fyre-fest-fraud-failure-hacking/id315114957?i=1000610922577" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Billy McFarland</a></p><p>*</p><p>Check out Jason’s suite of newsletters: <a href="https://substack.com/@calacanis" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://substack.com/@calacanis</a></p><p>*</p><p>Follow TWiST:</p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/TWiStartups" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://twitter.com/TWiStartups</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups</a></p><p>Substack: <a href="https://twistartups.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://twistartups.substack.com</a></p><p>*</p><p>Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@founderuniversity1916" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/@founderuniversity1916</a></p>