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The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280

2026-04-25 · 59 min · episode 2280 · 36 entities

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  • → references @Calacanis website
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    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://substack.com/@calacanis
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    Feed author/publisher: Jason Calacanis
  • → discusses Technology company
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    Feed category: Technology
  • → references Twist website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://ro.co/Twist
  • → references partners.launch.co company
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://partners.launch.co/
  • → references thisweekinai.ai website
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    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://thisweekinai.ai/
  • → references agree.com website
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    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://agree.com/
  • → references Ai Glasses person
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    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://meta.com/ai-glasses
  • → references neurometric.ai website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://neurometric.ai/
  • → references firehawkdefense.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://firehawkdefense.com/
  • → references vuebuds.cs.washington.edu website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://vuebuds.cs.washington.edu/
  • → references hanwhadefenseusa.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://hanwhadefenseusa.com/
  • → references rtx.com website
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    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://rtx.com/
  • → references Pc 24 website
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    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://pilatus-aircraft.com/en/pc-24
  • → references planesense.com website
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    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://planesense.com/
  • → references slopesapp.com website
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    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://slopesapp.com/
  • → references speechify.com website
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    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://speechify.com/
  • → references eff.org website
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    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://eff.org/

Entities found in this episode

websites 28

  • mentioned @Calacanis website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://substack.com/@calacanis
  • references @Calacanis website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://substack.com/@calacanis
  • mentioned Twist website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist
  • mentioned thisweekinai.ai website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://thisweekinai.ai/
  • mentioned agree.com website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://agree.com/
  • mentioned neurometric.ai website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://neurometric.ai/
  • mentioned firehawkdefense.com website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://firehawkdefense.com/
  • mentioned vuebuds.cs.washington.edu website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://vuebuds.cs.washington.edu/
  • mentioned hanwhadefenseusa.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://hanwhadefenseusa.com/
  • mentioned rtx.com website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://rtx.com/
  • mentioned Pc 24 website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://pilatus-aircraft.com/en/pc-24
  • mentioned planesense.com website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://planesense.com/
  • mentioned slopesapp.com website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://slopesapp.com/
  • mentioned speechify.com website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://speechify.com/
  • mentioned eff.org website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://eff.org/
  • references Twist website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://ro.co/Twist
  • references thisweekinai.ai website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://thisweekinai.ai/
  • references agree.com website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://agree.com/
  • references neurometric.ai website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://neurometric.ai/
  • references firehawkdefense.com website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://firehawkdefense.com/
  • references vuebuds.cs.washington.edu website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://vuebuds.cs.washington.edu/
  • references hanwhadefenseusa.com website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://hanwhadefenseusa.com/
  • references rtx.com website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://rtx.com/
  • references Pc 24 website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://pilatus-aircraft.com/en/pc-24
  • references planesense.com website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://planesense.com/
  • references slopesapp.com website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://slopesapp.com/
  • references speechify.com website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://speechify.com/
  • references eff.org website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://eff.org/

persons 4

  • mentioned Jason Calacanis person
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    evidence rules-v5
    Feed author/publisher: Jason Calacanis
  • hosted by Jason Calacanis person
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    evidence rules-v5
    Feed author/publisher: Jason Calacanis
  • mentioned Ai Glasses person
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://meta.com/ai-glasses
  • references Ai Glasses person
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://meta.com/ai-glasses

companys 4

  • mentioned Technology company
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    evidence rules-v5
    Feed category: Technology
  • mentioned partners.launch.co company
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://partners.launch.co/
  • discusses Technology company
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    evidence rules-v5
    Feed category: Technology
  • references partners.launch.co company
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280": https://partners.launch.co/
Episode description as stored
This Week In Startups is made possible by: Northwest Registered Agent - https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist Render - https://render.com/twist Agree - https://agree.com Ro - https://Ro.co/Twist Plaud - https://Plaud.ai/twist Today's show: The US military is running low on missiles, but now, Firehawk Aerospace is using 3D-printed solid rocket propellant to cut production costs in half and 5x U.S. output. Plus: PhD researcher Maruchi Kim just built camera-equipped earbuds that perform on par with Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and could be the next wearable AI platform hiding in plain sight. Guests Will Edwards: https://x.com/williewockets Firehawk Aerospace: https://firehawkdefense.com/ Maruchi Kim: https://x.com/maruchikim VueBuds project: https://vuebuds.cs.washington.edu/ Related Links This Week in AI: https://www.thisweekinai.ai/ "Ghost Murmur: The Heartbeat-Tracking Tech That Has Experts Questioning the Laws of Physics": https://www.military.com/feature/2026/04/18/ghost-murmur-heartbeat-tracking-tech-has-experts-questioning-laws-of-physics.html Neurometric: https://www.neurometric.ai/ Meta Ray-Bans: https://www.meta.com/ai-glasses/ Hanwha Defense USA: https://www.hanwhadefenseusa.com/ Raytheon: https://www.rtx.com/ Pilatus PC-24 corporate jet: https://www.pilatus-aircraft.com/en/pc-24 PlaneSense: https://www.planesense.com/ Slopes app: https://slopesapp.com/ Speechify: https://speechify.com/ Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://www.eff.org/ Timestamps: 0:00 Are all these layoffs really AI's fault? 8:51 Why laid off people should start their own companies 9:27 Northwest Registered Agent - Get more when you start your business with Northwest. In 10 clicks and 10 minutes, you can form your company and walk away with a real business identity — Learn more at https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist 13:18 Plaud: If your work depends on conversations — interviews, meetings, calls — you need a Plaud NotePin. You can check it out at https://Plaud.ai/twist and use code TWIST for 10% off! 15:25 Will Edwards of Firehawk joins the show 15:46 What are Solid Rocket Motors (SRMs)? 20:06 Render: Find out why 5 million developers are already using the all-in-one cloud platform, Render. Go to https://render.com/twist and apply for the Render Startup Program to get $500-$100,000 in free credits, depending on your stage and backers. 23:10 Who are Firehawk's customers? 24:25 Reimagining and reinventing the US military 28:35 How do missiles fit into the military's operations? 29:34 Agree - Stop chasing invoices at https://agree.com and tell them Jason sent you to get 50% off for life! 31:01 What's next on the roadmap for Firehawk? 31:49 How to make propellant (with easy to find ingredients) 33:13 A cheaper way to fly private 38:03 Ro.co: Ro's insurance checker will let you know if your coverage includes GLP-1s for FREE. Go to https://Ro.co/Twist for your free insurance check. 40:48 Maruchi Kim of Vuebuds joins the show! 44:35 Why are VueBuds better than meta glasses? 46:23 The biggest VueBud use cases 48:09 Jason wants to use VueBuds on the slopes 55:38 Jason's advice for angel investors: never underestimate anyone! Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com Check out the TWIST500: https://www.twist500.com Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp Follow Lon: X: https://x.com/lons Follow Alex: X: https://x.com/alex LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis Check out all our partner offers: https://partners.launch.co/ Great TWIST interviews: Will Guidara, Eoghan McCabe, Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Bob Moesta, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland Check out Jason's suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis