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Economic Chaos, More Pitch Madness & the Shopify AI Manifesto | E2108

2025-04-08 · 87 min · 30 entities

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  • mentioned twistartups.substack.com website
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    Link in episode "Economic Chaos, More Pitch Madness & the Shopify AI Manifesto | E2108": https://twistartups.substack.com/
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    Link in episode "Economic Chaos, More Pitch Madness & the Shopify AI Manifesto | E2108": https://substack.com/@calacanis
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    Link in episode "Economic Chaos, More Pitch Madness & the Shopify AI Manifesto | E2108": https://twistartups.substack.com/
  • references @Calacanis website
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    Link in episode "Economic Chaos, More Pitch Madness & the Shopify AI Manifesto | E2108": https://substack.com/@calacanis
  • mentioned ThisWeekIn website
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    Link in episode "Economic Chaos, More Pitch Madness & the Shopify AI Manifesto | E2108": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
  • mentioned Twist website
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    Link in episode "Economic Chaos, More Pitch Madness & the Shopify AI Manifesto | E2108": https://coda.io/twist
  • mentioned @Thisweekinstartups website
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    Link in episode "Economic Chaos, More Pitch Madness & the Shopify AI Manifesto | E2108": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
  • mentioned krea.ai website
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    Link in episode "Economic Chaos, More Pitch Madness & the Shopify AI Manifesto | E2108": https://krea.ai/
  • mentioned fidelityprivateshares.com website
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    Link in episode "Economic Chaos, More Pitch Madness & the Shopify AI Manifesto | E2108": https://fidelityprivateshares.com/
  • mentioned menudata.ai website
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    Link in episode "Economic Chaos, More Pitch Madness & the Shopify AI Manifesto | E2108": https://menudata.ai/
  • mentioned pitchfire.com website
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    Link in episode "Economic Chaos, More Pitch Madness & the Shopify AI Manifesto | E2108": https://pitchfire.com/
  • mentioned creatant.com website
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    Link in episode "Economic Chaos, More Pitch Madness & the Shopify AI Manifesto | E2108": https://creatant.com/
  • mentioned vidalalabs.com website
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    Link in episode "Economic Chaos, More Pitch Madness & the Shopify AI Manifesto | E2108": https://vidalalabs.com/
  • mentioned kippy.ai website
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    Link in episode "Economic Chaos, More Pitch Madness & the Shopify AI Manifesto | E2108": https://kippy.ai/
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    Link in episode "Economic Chaos, More Pitch Madness & the Shopify AI Manifesto | E2108": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
  • references Twist website
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    Link in episode "Economic Chaos, More Pitch Madness & the Shopify AI Manifesto | E2108": https://coda.io/twist
  • references @Thisweekinstartups website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Economic Chaos, More Pitch Madness & the Shopify AI Manifesto | E2108": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
  • references krea.ai website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Economic Chaos, More Pitch Madness & the Shopify AI Manifesto | E2108": https://krea.ai/
  • references fidelityprivateshares.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Economic Chaos, More Pitch Madness & the Shopify AI Manifesto | E2108": https://fidelityprivateshares.com/
  • references menudata.ai website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Economic Chaos, More Pitch Madness & the Shopify AI Manifesto | E2108": https://menudata.ai/
  • references pitchfire.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Economic Chaos, More Pitch Madness & the Shopify AI Manifesto | E2108": https://pitchfire.com/
  • references creatant.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Economic Chaos, More Pitch Madness & the Shopify AI Manifesto | E2108": https://creatant.com/
  • references vidalalabs.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Economic Chaos, More Pitch Madness & the Shopify AI Manifesto | E2108": https://vidalalabs.com/
  • references kippy.ai website
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    Link in episode "Economic Chaos, More Pitch Madness & the Shopify AI Manifesto | E2108": https://kippy.ai/

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Episode description as stored
Today's show: Jason and Alex unpack a wild week in tech and the markets — including a fake tweet that moved $4 trillion and Trump's latest tariff talk. Lon jumps in for another round of Founder Fridays Pitch Madness, where four early-stage startups compete for a spot in the Elite Eight. Plus, Alex chats with Sunny Khamkar, CEO of MenuData, about how AI is revolutionizing the food industry. They also dive into how founders should rethink their runway, what Shopify's bold AI memo means for the future, and whether VCs are placing earlier bets to chase that $1M ARR milestone. Don't miss the founder pitches and a fresh take on AI-powered food trend tracking! * Timestamps: (0:00) Jason kicks off the show! (2:11) Market chaos, tariffs, and their effects (5:59) Economic uncertainty: Advice for founders (8:00) Tariffs' potential impact on tech sectors (9:58) Fidelity Private Shares℠ - Visit ⁠https://www.fidelityprivateshares.com ⁠! Mention our podcast and receive 20% off your first-year paid subscription. (13:27) SignalFire's billion-dollar fund (17:32) Achieving significant startup revenue and its importance (20:20) Coda - Empower your startup with Coda's Team Plan for free—get 6 months at https://www.Coda.io/twist (21:54) Krea's $87 million raise and subscription model analysis (27:33) Big tech's influence on niche subscription services (30:02) Gusto - Get three months free when you run your first payroll at http://gusto.com/twist (31:09) AI advancements: Midjourney v7 and voice activation (36:43) Shopify's AI Manifesto (41:00) Founder Friday bracket updates (57:16) Founder Q&A: Lessons for first-time founders (1:05:00) MenuData's CEO Sunny Khamkar interview (1:16:10) MenuData's pricing, customer base, and growth plans (1:23:38) AI's vertical impact and Menu Data's strategy * 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 the show: Check out MenuData: https://www.menudata.ai/ Check out Krea: https://www.krea.ai/ Check out Tobi Lutke's "AI Manifesto" https://x.com/tobi/status/1909251946235437514 Check out Pitchfire: https://www.pitchfire.com/ Check out CREATANT: https://www.creatant.com/ Check out Vidala Labs: https://vidalalabs.com/ Check out Kippy: https://kippy.ai/ Follow Sunny Khamkar: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunny-khamkar-84b905a * Follow Alex: X: https://x.com/alex LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm * Follow Lon: X: https://x.com/Lons LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lonharris * Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis * Thank you to our partners: (9:58) Fidelity Private Shares℠ - Visit ⁠https://www.fidelityprivateshares.com ⁠! Mention our podcast and receive 20% off your first-year paid subscription. (20:20) Coda - Empower your startup with Coda's Team Plan for free—get 6 months at https://www.Coda.io/twist (30:02) Gusto - Get three months free when you run your first payroll at http://gusto.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