Late-stage VC market update + Terra Kaffe's Sahand Dilmaghani | E1891

This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Uizard.io will help bring your vision to life in minutes, not days with the power of AI. Visit http://uizard.io/twist to get 25% off Uizard Pro for an entire year. Northwest Registered Agent. When starting your business, it's important to use a service that will actually help you. Northwest Registered Agent is that service. They'll form your company fast, give you the documents you need to open a business bank account, and even provide you with mail scanning and a business address to keep your personal privacy intact. Visit - https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist to get a 60% discount on your next LLC. Nuts.com is offering new customers a free gift with purchase and free shipping on orders of $29 or more at http://www.Nuts.com/twist * Today’s show: Jason kicks off the show with an update on the late-stage VC market (1:44). Then, Terra Kaffe’s Sahand Dilmaghani joins to discuss Terra Kaffe’s super-automatic machines (19:35), scaling the B2C business (29:59), and much more! * Timestamps: (0:00) Jason kicks off the show! (1:44) Late-stage VC market update (10:41) Uizard - Get 25% off Uizard Pro for an entire year at http://uizard.io/twist (11:49) Sahand Dilmaghani on his decision to start Terra Kaffe (19:35) Advantages of the Terra Kaffe machines compared to pod machines (24:29) What is takes for a super-automatic machine to make great coffee (29:05) Northwest Registered Agent - Get a 60% discount on your next LLC at - https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist (29:59) Scaling where the product is viable, offices, schools, multifamily homes (35:27) Nuts.com - Get a free gift with purchase and free shipping on orders of $29 or more at http://www.Nuts.com/twist (36:30) The progress in sales and experience with direct to consumer (50:32) Founder Fridays kicks off today! - Go to https://Thisweekinstartups.com/meetups to learn more * Mentioned on the show: https://www.ft.com/content/18430e05-33c0-4f48-8c87-fae74ff29bbf https://www.ft.com/content/eb2e085a-ef5a-4e91-8634-747e2a602fbe * Follow Sahand: X: https://twitter.com/terrakaffe LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahand-dilmaghani/ * Follow Jason: X: ⁠https://twitter.com/jason⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jason⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis * Thank you to our partners: (10:41) Uizard - Get 25% off Uizard Pro for an entire year at http://uizard.io/twist (29:05) Northwest Registered Agent - Get a 60% discount on your next LLC at - https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist (35:27) Nuts.com - Get a free gift with purchase and free shipping on orders of $29 or more at http://www.Nuts.com/twist * Check out the Launch Accelerator: https://launchaccelerator.co * Check out Founder University: https://www.founder.university * Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp * Great 2023 interviews: Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland * Check out Jason’s suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis * Follow TWiST: Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups * Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.founder.university/podcast