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Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116

2025-04-23 · 62 min · episode 2116 · 26 entities

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Asserted relationships

  • → references twistartups.substack.com website
    0.77
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": https://twistartups.substack.com/
  • → references @Calacanis website
    0.77
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": https://substack.com/@calacanis
  • → hosted by Jason Calacanis person
    0.55
    evidence rules-v5
    Feed author/publisher: Jason Calacanis
  • → discusses Technology company
    0.40
    evidence rules-v5
    Feed category: Technology
  • → references ThisWeekIn website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
  • → references Twist website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": http://gusto.com/twist
  • → references @Thisweekinstartups website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
  • → references founder.university company
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": https://founder.university/
  • → references Twist 21:16 website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": http://gusto.com/twist(21:16
  • → references Twist 11:22 website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": https://netsuite.com/twist(11:22
  • → references Twist 31:26 website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": https://vanta.com/twist(31:26
  • → references goshare.co website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": https://goshare.co/

Entities found in this episode

websites 18

  • mentioned twistartups.substack.com website
    0.90
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": https://twistartups.substack.com/
  • mentioned @Calacanis website
    0.90
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": https://substack.com/@calacanis
  • references twistartups.substack.com website
    0.77
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": https://twistartups.substack.com/
  • references @Calacanis website
    0.77
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": https://substack.com/@calacanis
  • mentioned ThisWeekIn website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
  • mentioned Twist website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": https://netsuite.com/twist
  • mentioned @Thisweekinstartups website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
  • mentioned Twist 21:16 website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": http://gusto.com/twist(21:16
  • mentioned Twist 11:22 website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": https://netsuite.com/twist(11:22
  • mentioned Twist 31:26 website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": https://vanta.com/twist(31:26
  • mentioned goshare.co website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": https://goshare.co/
  • references ThisWeekIn website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
  • references Twist website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": http://gusto.com/twist
  • references @Thisweekinstartups website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
  • references Twist 21:16 website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": http://gusto.com/twist(21:16
  • references Twist 11:22 website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": https://netsuite.com/twist(11:22
  • references Twist 31:26 website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": https://vanta.com/twist(31:26
  • references goshare.co website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": https://goshare.co/

companys 4

  • mentioned Technology company
    0.50
    evidence rules-v5
    Feed category: Technology
  • mentioned founder.university company
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": https://founder.university/
  • discusses Technology company
    0.40
    evidence rules-v5
    Feed category: Technology
  • references founder.university company
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Cursor's $300M ARR, Uber's FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116": https://founder.university/

persons 2

  • mentioned Jason Calacanis person
    0.70
    evidence rules-v5
    Feed author/publisher: Jason Calacanis
  • hosted by Jason Calacanis person
    0.55
    evidence rules-v5
    Feed author/publisher: Jason Calacanis

concepts 2

  • mentioned ARR concept
    0.35
    evidence rules-v5
    ARR
  • mentioned FTC concept
    0.35
    evidence rules-v5
    FTC
Episode description as stored
Today's show: Jason, Alex and Lon unpack the FTC's lawsuit against Uber and what it could mean for subscription UX, break down how AI startup Cursor is growing faster than almost any SaaS company in history, and discuss how dark patterns, consumer trust, and regulatory scrutiny are reshaping product design. They also touch on the future of big tech breakups, share insights from founder Office Hours with GoShare CEO Shaun Savage, highlighting the power of focus, capital, and customer obsession for startups navigating turbulent markets. Timestamps: (0:00) Episode Tease(1:21) Jason talks about personal interests, frugality, and TWIST live tour(7:29) Nick Huber's tweet on tariffs and business impact(9:58) NetSuite - Download the CFO's Guide to AI and Machine Learning for free at https://www.netsuite.com/twist(11:22) Market uncertainty and paused deals(13:57) Trump's market feedback and tariffs(16:29) Cursor's rapid revenue growth(19:44) Gusto - Get three months free when you run your first payroll at http://gusto.com/twist(21:16) Valuation discussion continuation and FTC sues Uber(29:58) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://www.vanta.com/twist(31:26) FTC dark patterns and consumer protection(33:23) Founder Friday bracket competition: LifeStack vs MedSimple(43:50) Introduction to GoShare and founder Shaun Savage(45:57) Regulatory challenges in the gig economy and supply chain resilience(57:37) Diversification strategies for GoShare's delivery professionals(1:00:23) Benefits of office hours and brainstorming with portfolio companies(1:01:26) Founder University and Launch Accelerator updates 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 Links from episode: GoShare: https://goshare.co/ Founder University: https://www.founder.university/ Follow Shaun: X: https://x.com/ShaunSavage19 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaunsavage/ 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 Thank you to our partners: (9:58) NetSuite - Download the CFO's Guide to AI and Machine Learning for free at https://www.netsuite.com/twist (19:44) Gusto - Get three months free when you run your first payroll at http://gusto.com/twist (29:58) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://www.vanta.com/twist 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 Follow TWiST: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@founderuniversity1916