Jason Unplugged: IPO market, WaPo tactics against Dave Portnoy + Live Q&A | E1815

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Today’s show:

Jason goes live to break down Cisco acquiring Splunk and what this means for the broader M&A market (3:56), the latest IPO trends (13:50), WaPo tactics against Dave Portnoy (16:14), and questions asked by the live audience (23:52)!

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Time stamps:

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show!

(3:56) Cisco acquires Splunk for $28B

(7:07) MasterClass - Get 15% off an annual membership at https://masterclass.com/startups

(8:36) Instacart’s IPO and why CPG is a major advertising category

(13:50) IPO trends and what that means for the startup market

(16:14) WaPo tactics against Dave Portnoy

(22:26) Masterworks - Skip the waitlist to invest in fine art using at https://Masterworks.com/twist

(23:52) Questions from live audience: "Do VCs ever go back to previous business trends or does everyone focus exclusively on the it-thing like AI today?”

(26:05) "How do startups outside Silicon Valley access VC funding, or do you just have to make the journey there?”

(27:10) "Heard you say you believe we still have six months of this down market. What makes you arrive at this prediction...?”

(30:57) "Since you invest in so many companies each year, how do you find alpha and separate these startups from each other?”

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(34:49) Why is Jason doing the cloud kitchen incubator?

(38:19) "Do you believe there should be guardrails on AI or as little regulation as possible to help spur innovation?”

(40:40) " Which areas do you recommend founders to cut burn that impacts growth released?”

(42:24) "Interest is forbidden in Islam, but I really want to invest or create an investment group without interest. Is this possible?”

(44:14) "How do you advise founders to solve disagreements internally?”

(45:39) "What is a book that you've read recently that you would highly recommend?”

(45:56) "Do you think the UK is underperforming when it comes to unicorns and big impact on startups?”

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