(0:00) Jason kicks off the show! (3:56) Cisco acquires Splunk for $28B (7:07) MasterClass - Get 15% off an annual membership at ⁠https://masterclass.com/startups⁠ (8:36) Instacart’s IPO and why CPG is a major advertising category (13:50) IPO trends and what that means for the startup market (16:14) WaPo tactics against Dave Portnoy (22:26) Masterworks - Skip the waitlist to invest in fine art at https://www.masterworks.com/twist (23:52) Questions from live audience: "Do VCs ever go back to previous business trends or does everyone focus exclusively on the it-thing like AI today?” (26:05) "How do startups outside Silicon Valley access VC funding, or do you just have to make the journey there?” (27:10) "Heard you say you believe we still have six months of this down market. What makes you arrive at this prediction...?” (30:57) "Since you invest in so many companies each year, how do you find alpha and separate these startups from each other?” (33:49) Corient - Speak with one of Corient's wealth management advisors today at ⁠http://corient.com/⁠ (34:49) Why is Jason doing the cloud kitchen incubator? (38:19) "Do you believe there should be guardrails on AI or as little regulation as possible to help spur innovation?” (40:40) " Which areas do you recommend founders to cut burn that impacts growth released?” (42:24) "Interest is forbidden in Islam, but I really want to invest or create an investment group without interest. Is this possible?” (44:14) "How do you advise founders to solve disagreements internally?” (45:39) "What is a book that you've read recently that you would highly recommend?” (45:56) "Do you think the UK is underperforming when it comes to unicorns and big impact on startups?” Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Thanks to our partners: (7:07) MasterClass - Get 15% off an annual membership at https://masterclass.com/startups (22:26) Masterworks - Skip the waitlist to invest in fine art at https://www.masterworks.com/twist (33:49) Corient - Speak with one of Corient's wealth management advisors today at http://corient.com/ Listen here: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-startups-audio/id315114957 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ULQ0ewYf5zmsDgBchlkr9 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes315114957/this-week-in-startups-audio More from us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/twistartups Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups Official site: https://thisweekinstartups.com/ Subscribe to our YouTube to watch all full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkkhmBWfS7pILYIk0izkc3A Subscribe to TWiST Clips for all the best moments: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS7tJlcUA6PzVHEMo-X7ddg #startups #entrepreneurship #investing #angelinvesting #tech #news #business