Ghost Engineers, Measuring Productivity, & Memecoin Scams | E2056

2024-12-07 · 73 min · 22 entities

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→ references twistartups.substack.com website

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Link in episode "Ghost Engineers, Measuring Productivity, & Memecoin Scams | E2056": https://twistartups.substack.com/
→ references @Calacanis website

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Link in episode "Ghost Engineers, Measuring Productivity, & Memecoin Scams | E2056": https://substack.com/@calacanis
→ references Coffeebreak YT person

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Link in episode "Ghost Engineers, Measuring Productivity, & Memecoin Scams | E2056": https://x.com/coffeebreak_YT
→ hosted by Jason Calacanis person

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Feed author/publisher: Jason Calacanis
→ discusses Technology company

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Feed category: Technology
→ references ThisWeekIn website

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Link in episode "Ghost Engineers, Measuring Productivity, & Memecoin Scams | E2056": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
→ references Twist website

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Link in episode "Ghost Engineers, Measuring Productivity, & Memecoin Scams | E2056": https://ramp.com/twist
→ references @Thisweekinstartups website

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Link in episode "Ghost Engineers, Measuring Productivity, & Memecoin Scams | E2056": http://linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups
→ references menlovc.com website

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Link in episode "Ghost Engineers, Measuring Productivity, & Memecoin Scams | E2056": https://menlovc.com/
→ references ck.launch.co website

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Link in episode "Ghost Engineers, Measuring Productivity, & Memecoin Scams | E2056": https://ck.launch.co/
→ references UCFQMnBA3CS502aghlcr0 Aw website

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Link in episode "Ghost Engineers, Measuring Productivity, & Memecoin Scams | E2056": https://youtube.com/channel/UCFQMnBA3CS502aghlcr0_aw

Entities found in this episode

websites 16

mentioned twistartups.substack.com website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "Ghost Engineers, Measuring Productivity, & Memecoin Scams | E2056": https://twistartups.substack.com/
mentioned @Calacanis website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "Ghost Engineers, Measuring Productivity, & Memecoin Scams | E2056": https://substack.com/@calacanis
references twistartups.substack.com website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "Ghost Engineers, Measuring Productivity, & Memecoin Scams | E2056": https://twistartups.substack.com/
references @Calacanis website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "Ghost Engineers, Measuring Productivity, & Memecoin Scams | E2056": https://substack.com/@calacanis
mentioned ThisWeekIn website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "Ghost Engineers, Measuring Productivity, & Memecoin Scams | E2056": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
mentioned Twist website

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Link in episode "Ghost Engineers, Measuring Productivity, & Memecoin Scams | E2056": https://vanta.com/twist
mentioned @Thisweekinstartups website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "Ghost Engineers, Measuring Productivity, & Memecoin Scams | E2056": http://linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups
mentioned menlovc.com website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "Ghost Engineers, Measuring Productivity, & Memecoin Scams | E2056": https://menlovc.com/
mentioned ck.launch.co website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "Ghost Engineers, Measuring Productivity, & Memecoin Scams | E2056": https://ck.launch.co/
mentioned UCFQMnBA3CS502aghlcr0 Aw website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "Ghost Engineers, Measuring Productivity, & Memecoin Scams | E2056": https://youtube.com/channel/UCFQMnBA3CS502aghlcr0_aw
references ThisWeekIn website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "Ghost Engineers, Measuring Productivity, & Memecoin Scams | E2056": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
references Twist website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "Ghost Engineers, Measuring Productivity, & Memecoin Scams | E2056": https://ramp.com/twist
references @Thisweekinstartups website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "Ghost Engineers, Measuring Productivity, & Memecoin Scams | E2056": http://linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups
references menlovc.com website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "Ghost Engineers, Measuring Productivity, & Memecoin Scams | E2056": https://menlovc.com/
references ck.launch.co website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "Ghost Engineers, Measuring Productivity, & Memecoin Scams | E2056": https://ck.launch.co/
references UCFQMnBA3CS502aghlcr0 Aw website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "Ghost Engineers, Measuring Productivity, & Memecoin Scams | E2056": https://youtube.com/channel/UCFQMnBA3CS502aghlcr0_aw

persons 4

mentioned Coffeebreak YT person

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Link in episode "Ghost Engineers, Measuring Productivity, & Memecoin Scams | E2056": https://x.com/coffeebreak_YT
references Coffeebreak YT person

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Link in episode "Ghost Engineers, Measuring Productivity, & Memecoin Scams | E2056": https://x.com/coffeebreak_YT
mentioned Jason Calacanis person

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Feed author/publisher: Jason Calacanis
hosted by Jason Calacanis person

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Feed author/publisher: Jason Calacanis

companys 2

mentioned Technology company

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Feed category: Technology
discusses Technology company

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Feed category: Technology

Episode description as stored

Todays show: In this episode, we discuss Hailey Welch and the viral Hawk coin, then discuss David Sachs' new White House role and recent job data's economic impact. We address the United Healthcare CEO's murder, debate cancel culture, and a viral tweet on software engineers' habits. Deedy Das offers insights on tech inefficiencies and the shift to in-person work. Coffeezilla joins to explore crypto scams, influencer marketing ethics, and regulation. We wrap up with David Sachs' Czar role in AI and crypto for the US government, market dynamics, and a new addition to the Twist 500. * Timestamps: (0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the show (1:53) Economic outlook and recent job data (5:12) Reaction to United Healthcare CEO murder (9:19) LinkedIn Ads - Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit at http://www.linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups (10:48) Cancel culture debate and public statements (16:00) Viral tweet about software engineers' work habits (19:02) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://www.vanta.com/twist (20:08) DeeDee Doss interview on software engineer productivity (23:17) Management incentives and tech company inefficiencies (25:16) Shift to in-person work in tech startups (29:37) Ramp - Get $250 when you join Ramp today at https://www.ramp.com/twist (31:20) Remote work psychology and potential abuse (37:35) Strategies to prevent remote work abuse (39:24) Hayley Welch interview on viral meme coin (41:00) Coffeezilla's investigations into scams and frauds (47:42) Cryptocurrency red flags and influencer consequences (52:50) Crypto regulation and influencer marketing ethics (59:03) Influencer credibility and responsibility (1:03:21) Coffeezilla's assignment and Rabbit AI device insights (1:04:01) David Sachs announcement and AI/crypto in government (1:07:25) Regulatory capture and Silicon Valley dynamics (1:09:15) Market perspectives and government influence * Check out the TWIST500: https://www.twist500.com Apply for the Launch CloudKitchens Incubator here: https://ck.launch.co Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp * Mentioned on the show: Check on Menlo Ventures: https://menlovc.com/ Check out Coffeezilla: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFQMnBA3CS502aghlcr0_aw * Follow Coffeezilla: X: https://x.com/coffeebreak_YT * Follow Deedy: X: https://x.com/deedydas LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debarghyadas/ * 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: (9:19) LinkedIn Ads - Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit at http://www.linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups (19:02) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://www.vanta.com/twist (29:37) Ramp - Get $250 when you join Ramp today at https://www.ramp.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