Google weighs $23B for Wiz, startups in a second Trump admin, and Sequoia's Stripe sale | E1980
Todays show:
Alex Wilhelm joins Jason to discuss the role of social media and rhetoric in spreading conspiracy theories in the wake of the attempt on Trump (5:43), Silicon Valley's political landscape and views on Biden and Trump’s policies (20:14), Sequoia's strategy with Stripe shares, secondary markets, and private investments (50:00), and more!
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the show
(1:57) Reflections on the assassination attempt on Trump and media cycles
(5:43) The role of social media and rhetoric in spreading conspiracy theories
(10:02) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at http://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST
(11:19) Political implications of post-shooting events and allure of conspiracy theories
(20:14) Silicon Valley's political landscape and views on Biden's policies
(22:31) Intercom - TWIST listeners can get 90% off Intercom’s platform at https://www.intercom.com/twist
(25:03) Trump's policies and their impact on Silicon Valley and startups
(33:31) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://www.Lemon.io/twist
(35:00) Market conditions, Google's potential acquisition of Wizz, and cybersecurity
(47:02) State-sponsored hacking and the complexity of cybersecurity
(50:00) Sequoia's strategy with Stripe shares, secondary markets, and private investments
(1:01:02) The evolving role of secondary markets in venture capital and problem-solving in capitalism
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Mentioned on the show:
Check out Polymarket trading data:
https://polymarket.com/event/will-biden-drop-out-of-presidential-race?tid=1721076355768
Don’t miss the WSJ’s big Wiz scoop:
https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/google-near-23-billion-deal-for-cybersecurity-startup-wiz-6
Alex’s take on the deal
https://www.cautiousoptimism.news/p/why-google-may-spend-23b-buying-wiz
The Axios piece on what Sequoia is cooking up for Stripe shares:
https://www.axios.com/2024/07/15/sequoia-capital-stripe
And you can find the OneStream IPO docs here:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1889956/000095017024083395/onestream_s-1a.htm
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