This Week in Startups
Jason Calacanis covers startups, tech, markets, media, and all the hottest topics in business and technology. He also interviews the world’s greatest founders, operators, investors, and innovators.
9 episodes
Episodes
This Week in Startups
AI startups target the manual processes holding back asset management
This episode bridges the future of AI-driven fintech with essential historical lessons on SaaS pricing, security compliance, and platform dependency.
Jul 6, 2026 · 58 min
This Week in Startups
Venture capitalists warn massive AI seed rounds threaten startup survival
As venture liquidity dries up, the traditional playbook for scaling and exiting startups is being rewritten by massive AI valuations and private equity.
Jul 1, 2026 · 1h 14m
This Week in Startups
Chamath Palihapitiya launches AI startup to automate global software maintenance
This episode outlines how AI is fundamentally changing both the cost of software engineering and the organizational structures required to build modern tech companies.
Jun 29, 2026 · 1h 12m
This Week in Startups
Smart tape challenges wind tunnels as Apple and OpenAI battle for hardware talent
The episode highlights a massive shift in aerodynamic testing alongside growing tensions between rapid AI scaling, government oversight, and local infrastructure constraints.
Jun 27, 2026 · 1h 30m
This Week in Startups
Hardware founders drive innovation from tabletop gaming to hypersonic flight
This episode explores how modern hardware startups are overcoming manufacturing and capital challenges to build highly ambitious physical products.
Jun 24, 2026 · 1h 9m
This Week in Startups
Startups leverage live-map gamification and AI brain modeling to disrupt health tech
This episode highlights how non-traditional mechanics like gaming and advanced AI infrastructure are solving massive engagement and financial hurdles in health and biotechnology.
Jun 22, 2026 · 1h 3m
This Week in Startups
SpaceX acquires Cursor as venture capitalists warn of AI startup squeeze
As major tech players acquire critical developer tools and frontier model costs soar, early-stage startups face a rapidly tightening funding environment and pressure to build defensible AI workflows.
Jun 18, 2026 · 1h 41m
This Week in Startups
GRU Space plans lunar hotel using robotic brick manufacturing from topsoil
As SpaceX lowers the cost of space travel, startups are designing actual lunar infrastructure, even as geopolitical tensions and government interventions threaten to slow down the AI revolution on Earth.
Jun 15, 2026 · 1h 41m
This Week in Startups
SpaceX IPO redefines Wall Street valuation as retail investors secure shares
The historic SpaceX public offering is reshaping retail investing, while new AI-driven fundraising and marketing frameworks are redefining how early-stage startups compete.
Jun 13, 2026 · 1h 20m