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<p>Today’s show: Jason, Alex, and Lon break down a subreddit question: A founder builds 100% of the product, is promised equity—and now he’s being pushed out. We break down exactly what he should do next. Plus, YouTuber Mark Rober’s viral Tesla test gets fact-checked by a small creator, and the results don’t look great for Mark. Finally, TechCrunch gets quietly sold to Regent in what looks like a fire sale. Is this the end of an era for tech media? </p><p><br></p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>(0:00) Episode Teaser(1:25) Jason&#39;s memories of Tony Hsieh</p><p>(4:09) High stakes poker stories with Tony Hsieh</p><p>(7:28) Reflecting on joy and fun in life</p><p>(9:45) Atlassian - Head to ⁠https://www.⁠⁠atlassian.com/startups/twist to see if you qualify for 50 free seats for 12 months.(11:46) Founder question from Reddit</p><p>(20:12) Fidelity Private Shares℠ - Visit ⁠https://fidelityprivateshares.com⁠! Mention our podcast and receive 20% off your first-year paid subscription.</p><p>(21:52) Subreddit question: Stealth vs. building in public(27:33) Update: Mark Rober&#39;s Looney Tunes wall experiment</p><p>(31:21) <a href="http://lemon.io/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Lemon.io</a> - Get $2000 off your first hire at <a href="http://lemon.io/hire" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://lemon.io/hire</a></p><p>(37:50) Lessons from the Mark Rober experiment</p><p>(40:24) The future of tech journalism and subscription models</p><p>(47:34) Jason’s idea for a gadget museum</p><p>(50:12) Updates on CoreWeave and Klarna IPOs</p><p>(51:43) Bipartisan bill to amend Section 230</p><p>(56:29) Algorithms and their impact on Section 230</p><p>(59:00) Global perspectives on online speech and anonymity</p><p>(1:00:00) Podcast closing and call for social media engagement</p><p>Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: <a href="https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com</a></p><p>Check out the TWIST500: <a href="https://www.twist500.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.twist500.com</a></p><p>Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: <a href="https://rb.gy/v19fcp" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://rb.gy/v19fcp</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Alex:</p><p>X: <a href="https://x.com/alex" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://x.com/alex</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Jason:</p><p>X: <a href="https://twitter.com/Jason" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://twitter.com/Jason</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis</a></p><p><br></p><p>Thank you to our partners:</p><p>(9:45) Atlassian - Head to ⁠https://www.⁠⁠atlassian.com/startups/twist to see if you qualify for 50 free seats for 12 months.</p><p>(20:12) Fidelity Private Shares℠ - Visit ⁠https://fidelityprivateshares.com⁠! Mention our podcast and receive 20% off your first-year paid subscription.</p><p>(31:21) <a href="http://lemon.io/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Lemon.io</a> - Get $2000 off your first hire at <a href="http://lemon.io/hire" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://lemon.io/hire</a></p><p><br></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><br></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><br></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><br></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

Fact-Checking Mark Rober, and the Fall of TechCrunch | E2101

MAR 21, 202561 MIN
This Week in Startups

Fact-Checking Mark Rober, and the Fall of TechCrunch | E2101

MAR 21, 202561 MIN

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<p>Today’s show: Jason, Alex, and Lon break down a subreddit question: A founder builds 100% of the product, is promised equity—and now he’s being pushed out. We break down exactly what he should do next. Plus, YouTuber Mark Rober’s viral Tesla test gets fact-checked by a small creator, and the results don’t look great for Mark. Finally, TechCrunch gets quietly sold to Regent in what looks like a fire sale. Is this the end of an era for tech media? </p><p><br></p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>(0:00) Episode Teaser(1:25) Jason&#39;s memories of Tony Hsieh</p><p>(4:09) High stakes poker stories with Tony Hsieh</p><p>(7:28) Reflecting on joy and fun in life</p><p>(9:45) Atlassian - Head to ⁠https://www.⁠⁠atlassian.com/startups/twist to see if you qualify for 50 free seats for 12 months.(11:46) Founder question from Reddit</p><p>(20:12) Fidelity Private Shares℠ - Visit ⁠https://fidelityprivateshares.com⁠! Mention our podcast and receive 20% off your first-year paid subscription.</p><p>(21:52) Subreddit question: Stealth vs. building in public(27:33) Update: Mark Rober&#39;s Looney Tunes wall experiment</p><p>(31:21) <a href="http://lemon.io/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Lemon.io</a> - Get $2000 off your first hire at <a href="http://lemon.io/hire" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://lemon.io/hire</a></p><p>(37:50) Lessons from the Mark Rober experiment</p><p>(40:24) The future of tech journalism and subscription models</p><p>(47:34) Jason’s idea for a gadget museum</p><p>(50:12) Updates on CoreWeave and Klarna IPOs</p><p>(51:43) Bipartisan bill to amend Section 230</p><p>(56:29) Algorithms and their impact on Section 230</p><p>(59:00) Global perspectives on online speech and anonymity</p><p>(1:00:00) Podcast closing and call for social media engagement</p><p>Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: <a href="https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com</a></p><p>Check out the TWIST500: <a href="https://www.twist500.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.twist500.com</a></p><p>Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: <a href="https://rb.gy/v19fcp" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://rb.gy/v19fcp</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Alex:</p><p>X: <a href="https://x.com/alex" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://x.com/alex</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Jason:</p><p>X: <a href="https://twitter.com/Jason" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://twitter.com/Jason</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis</a></p><p><br></p><p>Thank you to our partners:</p><p>(9:45) Atlassian - Head to ⁠https://www.⁠⁠atlassian.com/startups/twist to see if you qualify for 50 free seats for 12 months.</p><p>(20:12) Fidelity Private Shares℠ - Visit ⁠https://fidelityprivateshares.com⁠! Mention our podcast and receive 20% off your first-year paid subscription.</p><p>(31:21) <a href="http://lemon.io/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Lemon.io</a> - Get $2000 off your first hire at <a href="http://lemon.io/hire" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://lemon.io/hire</a></p><p><br></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><br></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><br></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><br></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>