Robinhood Venture Fund, Polymarket adds earnings, and LAUNCH Accelerator 35 is here! | E2178

This Week in Startups

Today’s show:

There are new LAUNCH Accelerator and Founder U cohorts this week, and Jason’s running down some of his favorite new startups.

PLUS Alphabet is the latest member of the $3T club, why Eric Schmidt was SO RIGHT about remote work, Robinhood is opening up private companies to more investors, Polymarket adds earnings reports, how Jason wagered on The Emmys this year, and MORE!

Timestamps:

(0:00) It’s kickoff day for LAUNCH Accelerator 35 AND Founder University!

(02:32) Let’s talk about some new companies. Jason runs down the LA35 line-up and why he’s excited about these awesome startups.

(10:33) OpenPhone - Streamline and scale your customer communications with OpenPhone. Get 20% off your first 6 months at https://www.openphone.com/twist

(11:57) Show Continues…

(19:50) Squarespace - Turn your idea into a beautiful website! Go to http://www.squarespace.com/twist for a free trial. When you’re ready to launch, use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.

(21:05) Show Continues…

(27:43) Lemon.io - Hire pre-vetted remote developers and get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist

(28:58) Looking back at Jason’s solar energy rematch vs. Energy Sec. Chris Wright.

(31:23) Why Jason thinks solar power (+nuclear) is the future.

(41:03) Why Alphabet is the latest member of the $3 trillion market cap club.

(46:40) Jason says Eric Schmidt was right about work from home culture

(48:51) How Robinhood is giving everyday investors access to private companies

(51:44) Polymarket introduces prediction markets for corporate earnings.

(53:58) Why Jason loves prediction markets… and how he gambled on the Emmys this year.

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