Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115

2025-04-21 · 77 min · 29 entities

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Link in episode "Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
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Link in episode "Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115": https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist
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Link in episode "Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
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Link in episode "Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115": https://brex.com/banking-solutions
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Link in episode "Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115": https://thalamusgme.com/
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Link in episode "Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115": https://oceanalpha.com/product-item/dolphin1
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Link in episode "Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115": https://tapcheck.com/
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Link in episode "Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115": https://x.com/ThalamusGME/status/1757812695787581485*

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mentioned twistartups.substack.com website

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Link in episode "Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115": https://twistartups.substack.com/
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Link in episode "Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115": https://substack.com/@calacanis
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Link in episode "Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115": https://twistartups.substack.com/
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Link in episode "Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115": https://substack.com/@calacanis
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Link in episode "Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
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Link in episode "Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115": https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist
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Link in episode "Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
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Link in episode "Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115": https://thalamusgme.com/
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Link in episode "Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115": https://tapcheck.com/
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Link in episode "Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115": https://x.com/ThalamusGME/status/1757812695787581485*
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Link in episode "Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
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Link in episode "Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115": https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist
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Link in episode "Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
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Link in episode "Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115": https://thalamusgme.com/
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Link in episode "Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115": https://tapcheck.com/
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Link in episode "Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115": https://x.com/ThalamusGME/status/1757812695787581485*

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founder of Thalamus
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Link in episode "Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115": https://brex.com/banking-solutions
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Link in episode "Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115": https://oceanalpha.com/product-item/dolphin1
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Link in episode "Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115": https://brex.com/banking-solutions
references Product Item person

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Link in episode "Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck's Payday Play & Thalamus's Wild Market Share | E2115": https://oceanalpha.com/product-item/dolphin1

Episode description as stored

Today's show: Jason and Lon break down the biggest stories in tech and startups this week: OpenAI's new models are powerful but glitchy, Meta's internal docs hint that Zuck knows the Facebook friends graph is toast, and fintech startup TapCheck might actually be doing some good. Plus, robot lifeguards and humanoid races — the wildest videos of the week and what they mean. Then, Alex sits down with Jason Reminick, founder of Thalamus, the platform that helps match medical residents to hospitals (with 85% market share!). They talk about becoming a Public Benefit Corp and how Thalamus is tackling the doctor shortage in the U.S. * Timestamps: (0:00) Jason kicks off the show(1:43) OpenAI's new models and issues with Wikipedia as AI knowledge bases (8:27) FTC antitrust case around Meta; breaking up big tech (11:13) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST (13:04) Tapcheck's impact on employee retention and minimum wage variations (19:56) Northwest Registered Agent. Form your entire business identity in just 10 clicks and 10 minutes. Get more privacy, more options, and more done—visit https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist today!(24:31) New company Revel's safety software (27:14) Humanoid robot marathon in Beijing (30:15) Brex. Get the business account trusted by 1 in 3 US startups at ⁠https://brex.com/banking-solutions (35:46) New color discovery "Olo" (40:30) Blue Sky is Falling: Robots, delivery, surveillance, and privacy concerns(55:20) Alex sits down with Jason Reminick of Thalamus (56:01) Thalamus and the medical residency application process (59:42) AI in residency applications and standardizing medical school grades (1:03:30) Thalamus' market share and collaboration with medical associations (1:10:08) Impact of budget cuts on rural hospitals and business model expansion * 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: Check out Thalamus: https://www.thalamusgme.com/ Check out the Robot Lifeguard: https://oceanalpha.com/product-item/dolphin1/ Check out TapCheck: https://www.tapcheck.com/ * Follow: Jason Reminick LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-reminick-md-mba-ms-bb251645/ Thalamus on X: https://x.com/ThalamusGME/status/1757812695787581485* 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: (11:13) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST (19:56) Northwest Registered Agent. Form your entire business identity in just 10 clicks and 10 minutes. Get more privacy, more options, and more done—visit https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist today! (30:15) Brex. Get the business account trusted by 1 in 3 US startups at ⁠https://brex.com/banking-solutions * 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