This Week in Startups: $COIN partners with $BLK, $AMZN acquires iRobot for $1.7B, Jay Trading update + OK Boomer | E1527
Jason Calacanis 8/6/22 - Episode Page
Solo Jason news day! First up, Jason breaks down Coinbase's performance as a public company and its recent partnership with BlackRock (2:18), then he covers Amazon acquiring Roomba-maker iRobot (18:08), before wrapping the news with a Jay Trading update. (24:53) Producer Rachel wraps the show by interviewing Minted's Marcus Milione for OK Boomer! (52:35)
(0:00) Jason intros today's topics!
(2:18) Jason analyzes $COIN's performance as a public company and its volatile price fluctuations
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(15:59) BlackRock partnering with Coinbase to manage its institutional crypto trading business
(18:08) $AMZN acquires Roomba-maker iRobot for $1.7B
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(24:53) Jason debuts jaytrading.com and gives his reasons for doing it
(30:58) $WBD down ~17% after a bad earnings report
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(38:10) Jason tells a quick story about meeting Bill Clinton & talks to Producer Rachel about her first year of interviews on OK Boomer
(52:35) Rachel interviews Marcus Milione on brand building, monetizing a passion, and more