IRL to shut down after faking 19M users, ZIRP fraud, Databricks acquires MosaicML for $1.3B | E1768

This Week in Startups - Podcast autorstwa Jason Calacanis

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This Week in Startups is presented by: Notion just launched Notion Projects, which includes new, powerful ways to manage projects and leverage the power of their built-in AI features too. Try it for free today at notion.com/twist. LinkedIn Jobs. A business is only as strong as its people, and every hire matters. Go to LinkedIn.com/TWIST to post your first job for free. Terms and conditions apply Fin can’t burn its mouth on hot pizza. Or wave at someone who wasn’t waving at them. Fin can resolve half of your customer support tickets instantly before they reach your team. Meet Fin. A breakthrough AI bot by Intercom – ready to join your support team today. Visit https://intercom.com/fin * Today’s show: Jason is joined by Vinny Lingham to break down IRL shutting down after faking 95% of users (1:12), ZIRP fraud (12:59), Databricks acquiring MosaicML for $1.3B, and some AI demos! (1:02:31) * Check out Waitroom: https://waitroom.com/ Follow Vinny: https://twitter.com/vinnylingham * Time stamps: (0:00) Vinny joins Jason (1:12) IRL's 19M fake users (5:45) Twitter bots and the fake account problem (11:50) Notion - Try it for free today at https://notion.com/twist (12:59) Diligence in early-stage startups (20:59) Databricks acquires MosaicML for $1.3B (27:02) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at ⁠https://linkedin.com/twist (33:09) Testing Google’s new generative search (37:47) Fin - Try Fin, Intercom's new AI customer support chatbot, at ⁠https://intercom.com/fin⁠ (38:31) Testing generative search on the most expensive steaks in Los Angeles (41:56) Vinny's thoughts on Toxic Wealth and the Titan tragedy (53:34) DeepMind CEO says Gemini is more capable than ChatGPT (1:02:31) Vinny demos Colorize and Replika * Read LAUNCH Fund 4 Deal Memo: https://www.launch.co/four Apply for Funding: https://www.launch.co/apply Buy ANGEL: https://www.angelthebook.com Great recent interviews: Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland, PrayingForExits, Jenny Lefcourt Check out Jason’s suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis * Follow Jason: Twitter: https://twitter.com/jason Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis * Follow TWiST: Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin * Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.founder.university/podcast

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