<p>This Week In Startups is made possible by:</p><p>Plaud - <a href="http://plaud.ai/twist" rel="noopener noreferrer">Plaud.ai/twist</a></p><p>LinkedIn Jobs - https://<a href="http://linkedin.com/HiringProOffer" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">LinkedIn.com/twist</a>.</p><p>Deel - https://<a href="http://deel.com/twist" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">deel.com/twist</a></p><p>Iru - https://<a href="http://Iru.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">iru.com</a>/twist!</p><ul><li><br></li></ul><p>Today’s show:</p><p>It’s a packed TWiST Today! WITH US, we’ve got Erik Voorhees of VeniceAI and Logan Allin of Fin Capital on to talk agents, crypto, and… you guessed it, OPENCLAW!</p><p>Where does agentic AI meet the financial system? How will agents transact? And what does privacy look like in a world with omnipresent AI?</p><p>Stick around for some demos! We’ve got George Pickett to demo OpenClaw studio and David Kaufman to show us what he’s building at Siteline!</p><ul><li><br></li></ul><p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>00:04:31 What was Logan’s original thesis in Circle?</p><p><br></p><p>10:08 LinkedIn Jobs - Thanks to our partners at @LinkedIn! Post your job for free at https://<a href="http://linkedIn.com/twist" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠linkedIn.com/twist⁠</a> then promote it to get access to LinkedIn Jobs’ new AI assistant.</p><p><br></p><p>00:11:52 Logans thoughts on Open vs. Closed Source</p><p><br></p><p>00:15:33 How to maintain privacy in AI</p><p><br></p><p>20:02 Deel - Founders ship faster on Deel. Set up payroll for any country in minutes and get back to building. Visit https://<a href="http://deel.com/twist" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠deel.com/twist⁠</a> to learn more.</p><p><br></p><p>00:23:29 Why LAUNCH’s token usage is trending higher than payroll!</p><p><br></p><p>00:25:05 How Fin capital uses personality types and AI to assess investments</p><p><br></p><p>00:29:45 Why Erik thinks Anthropic’s defiance of the federal gov. is bravery!</p><p><br></p><p>32:10 Iru - Iru unifies identity, endpoint security, and compliance into one platform. TWiST listeners get 20% off when they book a demo at https://<a href="http://Iru.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠iru.com⁠</a>/twist!</p><p><br></p><p>00:42:23 How Siteline is helping understand companies and their agent traffic.</p><p><br></p><p>00:57:15 OpenClaw Studio makes OpenClaw as user friendly as possible.</p><p><br></p><p>01:10:09 The layers and layers of Microstrategy’s business model.</p><p><br></p><p>01:11:44 Which AI tools are the most indispensable?</p><p><br></p><p>01:12:25 How Jason uses the Grok button on threads</p><ul><li><br></li></ul><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><ul><li><br></li></ul><p>Follow Lon:</p><p>X: <a href="https://x.com/lons" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://x.com/lons</a></p><ul><li><br></li></ul><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><ul><li><br></li></ul><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><ul><li><br></li></ul><p>Check out all our partner offers: <a href="https://partners.launch.co/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://partners.launch.co/</a></p><ul><li><br></li></ul><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><ul><li><br></li></ul><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><ul><li><br></li></ul><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>