# This Week in Startups

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Official site: https://thisweekinstartups.com
Author: Jason Calacanis
Episodes: 1419

## Resource

Jason Calacanis covers startups, tech, markets, media, and all the hottest topics in business and technology. He also interviews the world’s greatest founders, operators, investors, and innovators.

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## Episodes
- [5,000+ Tech Workers Laid Off This Week. It's Just The Beginning. | E2286](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups/5-000-tech-workers-laid-off-this-week-it-s-just-the-beginning-e2286) — 2026-05-09T00:40:11+00:00
- [The end of Venture Capital? (VC Roundtable) | E2285](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups/the-end-of-venture-capital-vc-roundtable-e2285) — 2026-05-06T23:20:41+00:00
- [Naval's GP, Ankur Nagpal, Breaks Down The Viral “USVC” Fund | E2284](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups/naval-s-gp-ankur-nagpal-breaks-down-the-viral-usvc-fund-e2284) — 2026-05-05T00:08:21+00:00
- [Can an AI Agent Legally Own a Company? Christian van der Henst's Wild Experiment| E2283](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups/can-an-ai-agent-legally-own-a-company-christian-van-der-henst-s-wild-experiment-e2283) — 2026-05-01T22:53:02+00:00
- [Mastering AI Video Marketing w/ Magnific CEO Joaquín Cuenca Abela | AI Basics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups/mastering-ai-video-marketing-w-magnific-ceo-joaqu-n-cuenca-abela-ai-basics) — 2026-04-30T17:32:39+00:00
- [The $10M+ Bet on a Beanie That Reads Your Brain | Sabi & the Future of BCI | E2282](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups/the-10m-bet-on-a-beanie-that-reads-your-brain-sabi-the-future-of-bci-e2282) — 2026-04-29T20:53:36+00:00
- [China Kills Meta / Manus Deal (Story Of The Year) | E2281](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups/china-kills-meta-manus-deal-story-of-the-year-e2281) — 2026-04-28T00:11:09+00:00
- [Naval’s $500 VC fund, the Maduro Polymarket scandal, and NYT defends theft and murder | E2280](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups/naval-s-500-vc-fund-the-maduro-polymarket-scandal-and-nyt-defends-theft-and-murder-e2280) — 2026-04-25T17:57:10+00:00
- [The Defense Tech Startup YC Kicked Out of a Meeting is Now Arming America | E2280](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups/the-defense-tech-startup-yc-kicked-out-of-a-meeting-is-now-arming-america-e2280) — 2026-04-25T01:21:02+00:00
- [SpaceX and Cursor team up to topple Claude Code | E2279](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups/spacex-and-cursor-team-up-to-topple-claude-code-e2279) — 2026-04-22T23:07:37+00:00
- [Why Your Company Should Own Its AI Model | E2278](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups/why-your-company-should-own-its-ai-model-e2278) — 2026-04-21T01:43:35+00:00
- [3D-Printed Homes for $99K: ICON’s Jason Ballard on the future of housing | E2277](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups/3d-printed-homes-for-99k-icon-s-jason-ballard-on-the-future-of-housing-e2277) — 2026-04-18T01:46:02+00:00
- [This 22-Year-Old Built TikTok for Mobile Games, and It’s Growing Fast | E2276](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups/this-22-year-old-built-tiktok-for-mobile-games-and-it-s-growing-fast-e2276) — 2026-04-15T23:02:25+00:00
- [Bittensor’s (alleged) $10M rug pull (feat. Mark Jeffrey) | E2275](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups/bittensor-s-alleged-10m-rug-pull-feat-mark-jeffrey-e2275) — 2026-04-14T00:38:01+00:00
- [Bittensor Drama! TAO down 15%! | E2274](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups/bittensor-drama-tao-down-15-e2274) — 2026-04-11T01:16:21+00:00
- [Anthropic’s Mythos is a cyber-weapon, so you can’t have it | E2273](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups/anthropic-s-mythos-is-a-cyber-weapon-so-you-can-t-have-it-e2273) — 2026-04-09T00:01:41+00:00
- [3 AI Agents That Actually Replaced Human Jobs | E2272](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups/3-ai-agents-that-actually-replaced-human-jobs-e2272) — 2026-04-07T00:59:18+00:00
- [AI Rebuilt Every YC W26 Startup. Should Founders Be Scared? | E2271](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups/ai-rebuilt-every-yc-w26-startup-should-founders-be-scared-e2271) — 2026-04-03T23:26:05+00:00
- [How 3 CEOs Use AI to Run $10B in Companies | This Week in AI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups/how-3-ceos-use-ai-to-run-10b-in-companies-this-week-in-ai) — 2026-04-02T15:33:18+00:00
- [Venture Roundtable: SpaceX IPO, AI's PR Crisis, and the Defense Tech Bubble | E2270](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups/venture-roundtable-spacex-ipo-ai-s-pr-crisis-and-the-defense-tech-bubble-e2270) — 2026-04-01T23:48:23+00:00
- [The 5-Step Framework for AI Agents That Improve While You Sleep | E2269](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups/the-5-step-framework-for-ai-agents-that-improve-while-you-sleep-e2269) — 2026-03-31T00:18:59+00:00
- [The $60 billion resource hiding in space, and the start trying to mine it (feat. Matt Gialich, Astroforge) | E2268](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups/the-60-billion-resource-hiding-in-space-and-the-start-trying-to-mine-it-feat-matt-gialich-astroforge-e2268) — 2026-03-27T23:40:54+00:00
- [This Bittensor Subnet Could Cut Drug Discovery Costs in HALF | E2267](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups/this-bittensor-subnet-could-cut-drug-discovery-costs-in-half-e2267) — 2026-03-26T00:30:13+00:00
- [$2.5B Chip Heist, The Future of American AI, and Purpose-Built Robots | This Week in AI Ep 6](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups/2-5b-chip-heist-the-future-of-american-ai-and-purpose-built-robots-this-week-in-ai-ep-6) — 2026-03-25T22:01:51+00:00
- [Compliance Startup Scandal... Is Delve Guilty? | E2266](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups/compliance-startup-scandal-is-delve-guilty-e2266) — 2026-03-24T15:00:27+00:00
- [The Drone Company Everyone Thought Was Illegal (Now Worth $4B+) | E2265](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups/the-drone-company-everyone-thought-was-illegal-now-worth-4b-e2265) — 2026-03-20T21:26:37+00:00

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