The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974

2024-07-02 · 81 min · 26 entities

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Link in episode "The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974": https://x.com/alexandr_wang/status/1801331034916851995
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Link in episode "The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974": https://lemon.io/twist
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Link in episode "The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
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Link in episode "The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974": https://techcrunch.com/2010/09/21/so-a-blogger-walks-into-a-bar
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Link in episode "The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974": https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/28/amazon-hires-founders-away-from-ai-startup-adept
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Link in episode "The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974": https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/21/microsoft-inflection-ai-investors-reid-hoffman-bill-gates
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Link in episode "The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974": https://saltlabs.com/

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Link in episode "The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974": https://twistartups.substack.com/
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Link in episode "The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974": https://substack.com/@calacanis
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Link in episode "The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974": https://twistartups.substack.com/
references @Calacanis website

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Link in episode "The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974": https://substack.com/@calacanis
mentioned ThisWeekIn website

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Link in episode "The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
mentioned Twist website

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Link in episode "The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974": https://lemon.io/twist
mentioned @Thisweekinstartups website

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Link in episode "The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
mentioned So A Blogger Walks Into A Bar website

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Link in episode "The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974": https://techcrunch.com/2010/09/21/so-a-blogger-walks-into-a-bar
mentioned Amazon Hires Founders Away From Ai Startup Adept website

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Link in episode "The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974": https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/28/amazon-hires-founders-away-from-ai-startup-adept
mentioned Microsoft Inflection Ai Investors Reid Hoffman Bill Gates website

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Link in episode "The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974": https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/21/microsoft-inflection-ai-investors-reid-hoffman-bill-gates
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Link in episode "The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974": https://saltlabs.com/
references ThisWeekIn website

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Link in episode "The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
references Twist website

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Link in episode "The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974": https://lemon.io/twist
references @Thisweekinstartups website

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Link in episode "The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
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Link in episode "The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974": https://techcrunch.com/2010/09/21/so-a-blogger-walks-into-a-bar
references Amazon Hires Founders Away From Ai Startup Adept website

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Link in episode "The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974": https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/28/amazon-hires-founders-away-from-ai-startup-adept
references Microsoft Inflection Ai Investors Reid Hoffman Bill Gates website

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Link in episode "The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974": https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/21/microsoft-inflection-ai-investors-reid-hoffman-bill-gates
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Link in episode "The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974": https://saltlabs.com/

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Link in episode "The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974": https://x.com/alexandr_wang/status/1801331034916851995
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Link in episode "The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974": https://x.com/alexandr_wang/status/1801331034916851995
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This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Lemon.io - Hire pre-vetted remote developers, get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist Eight Sleep. Good sleep is the ultimate game changer. The newest generation of the pod, the Pod 4 ultra has arrived. Head to https://www.eightsleep.com/twist and use code TWIST to get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra. Northwest Registered Agent. Northwest Registered Agent will form your business quickly and easily. In just 10 clicks and 10 minutes, set up your entire business identity—name, address, mail service, phone, email, website, and domain. For just $39 plus state fees, Northwest will handle your complete business identity. Visit ⁠http://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist⁠ today. * Todays show: Alex Wilhelm joins Jason to discuss the weekend debate regarding MEI/DEI (12:12), Amazon buys Adept's key talent (42:39), Chime buys Salt Labs (52:41), and more! * Timestamps: (0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the show (1:47) Weekend recap and political debate analysis (10:50) Media's role in political coverage (14:49 ) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist (16:12) The weekend debate regarding MEI/DEI and that TechCrunch article (27:50) Eight Sleep - Head to https://www.eightsleep.com/twist and use code TWIST to get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra. (29:20) Discussion on DEI vs MEI and meritocracy in Silicon Valley (41:10) Northwest Registered Agent - For just $39 plus state fees, Northwest will handle your complete business identity. Visit https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist today. (42:39) Amazon buys Adept's key talent (52:20) Chime's acquisition of Salt Labs (1:16:12) Challenges and strategies for EdTech companies * Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com/ Check out the TWIST500: twist500.com * Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp * Mentioned on the show: https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/28/dei-more-like-common-decency-and-silicon-valley-is-saying-no-thanks https://techcrunch.com/2010/09/21/so-a-blogger-walks-into-a-bar https://x.com/alexandr_wang/status/1801331034916851995 https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/28/amazon-hires-founders-away-from-ai-startup-adept https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/19/microsoft-hires-inflection-founders-to-run-new-consumer-ai-division https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/21/microsoft-inflection-ai-investors-reid-hoffman-bill-gates https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kna9E_3kFF0 https://www.chime.com/blog/chime-acquires-enterprise-employee-rewards-company-salt-labs https://www.saltlabs.com * 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: (14:49) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist (27:50) Eight Sleep - Head to https://www.eightsleep.com/twist and use code TWIST to get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra. (41:10) Northwest Registered Agent - For just $39 plus state fees, Northwest will handle your complete business identity. Visit https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist today. * 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