E1017: Open Office Hours LIVE! Jason helps founders with their biggest challenges: scaling as a solo founder, reducing churn, raising capital in a heavily regulated field, pivoting from one-time payments to SaaS & more @ WSGR| Listen on Anghami

Yesterday

The Ex-DeepMind Researcher Taking On China’s Open Source AI

This Week In Startups is made possible by: Paper: getpaper.ai/twist Superhuman: https://superhuman.com/ Odoo: https://Odoo.com/twist Today’s show: Misha Laskin of Reflection AI joins Jason to explain why big companies are done renting their AI from closed labs. Enterprises want t ... Show More

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Oct 12

The Gadget That's Better in Crowds Than Your Phone + Ring’s Founder Before Amazon Bought It | E2349

This Week In Startups is made possible by: Plaud: https://Plaud.ai/twist Northwest Registered Agent: https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twistdomain NetSuite: https://netsuite.ai/twist The Conservation Fund: https://conservationfund.org. Today’s show: At packed concerts, fes ... Show More

1h 20m

Oct 10

Jason Reacts To Japanese Founder Pitches + Fireside Chat With Yuki Shirato

This Week In Startups is made possible by: Lightfield: https://lightfield.app/ Rippling: https://Rippling.ai/twist Upwork: http://upwork.com Today’s show: AssetHub built an AI agent that recreates licensed characters in 3D while respecting copyright rules... But Jason says he nee ... Show More

1h 24m

Jul 2023

SaaStr 674: The Cold, Hard Truths About SaaS In 2023: Part 1 AMA with SaaStr CEO and Founder, Jason Lemkin

Startups come in all shapes and sizes on various stages of a timeline, yet it's not surprising how many have the same questions and concerns about how to scale from x to y to z, the right time to hire and fire, and how to keep a team motivated during hard times. ... Show More

15m 39s

Jul 2023

SaaStr 675: Why You're Unfundable in 2023: The Cold, Hard Truths About SaaS Part 2 with SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin

Many people at this year's SaaStr Europa wondered about the future of customer success, motivation during hard times, and how to grow in this new era of efficiency. SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin sat down with the audience for an Ask Me Anything session to answer ... Show More

24m 23s

Nov 2022

MI Rewind: Biggest Lessons of Entrepreneurship w/ Jason Saltzman

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 02:46 - What inspired Jason to go down the path of entrepreneurship. 07:16 - The biggest lessons Jason learned in working with over 20 start-ups over his life. 38:28 - The problems Jason is working to solve in the consumer debt space. 38:28 - Where ... Show More

47m 40s

Apr 2020

Shawn Carolan, Managing Partner at Menlo Ventures shares insights on his early investments in Uber, Roku, Siri & JUMP Bikes, adjusting his approach in response to hundreds of new venture funds with bi

0:01 Jason thanks the sponsors, guests, listeners & the team for Angel Season 4! 4:38 Jason intros Menlo Ventures' Shawn Carolan 7:26 Thoughts on the market's reaction to COVID-19, when will it get back to normal? 11:51 What advice is Shawn giving to his portfolio founders? 19:07 ... Show More

1h 35m

Aug 2024

Answering Burning Business Questions at a Live Q&A | Ep 172

Get the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: Leila's Letters

31m 27s

Sep 2021

Strategy Session: When to leave the trenches? Can you pivot without losing customers? Can co-founders stay aligned remotely?

Host Reid Hoffman answers seven burning questions from a range of entrepreneurs facing universal and timeless challenges in this all-new Strategy Session. How do you expand to a country where you’re not located? What was the insight that led Reid from entrepreneur to investor? Sh ... Show More

24m 19s

Feb 2023

E117: Did Stripe miss its window? Plus: VC market update, AI comes for SaaS, Trump's savvy move

(0:00) Bestie intro: Jason's Japan trip! (1:04) Stripe's precarious situation: Did it miss its window? Breaking down its $4B tax bill, slowing growth curve, enterprise vs SMB customers, scalability issues, and more (23:07) Lessons for founders: How ZIRP can skew CAC and LTV calcu ... Show More

1h 31m

Jul 2020

Start-Ups

Are you struggling with start-up life? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Dave Balter, an entrepreneur, CEO, and author. They talk through what to do when you’re burning out due to a frenzied workload, a key hire is hurting your start-up’s culture, or you want ... Show More

32m 59s

Jun 2025

Answering Your Questions: Hiring, Hustling, & High Standards | Ep 282

Get the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: Leila's Letters

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E1017: Open Office Hours LIVE! Jason hel...