This Week in Startups: Jay Trading, Stripe valuation cut, $NFLX ads, $PTON outsourcing, + more | E1508
Jason Calacanis 7/15/22 - Episode Page
Today, Jason makes his first investment in our new Jay Trading segment (which is not investing advice), and Jason and Molly break it down (3:22). Then, we do a little segment called “Series A & M&A” (24:40)! We also cover Stripe’s 409A valuation (37:52). And of course, we have to cover the Netflix + Microsoft partnership (45:50). Finally, we wrap with Peloton outsourcing their hardware manufacturing (57:00).
(0:00) Jason and Molly tee up today’s show!
(3:22) Jay Trading: Bill Gurley bought ~1M shares of Stitch Fix yesterday for a total of $5.4M and the stock popped as much as 15% on the news
(14:17) Liquid I.V. - Feel better faster. Get 25% off at https://liquid-iv.com using promo code TWIST
(15:30) Talking revenue and profit
(23:18) Wealthfront - Get your first $5,000 managed for free, for life at https://wealthfront.com/TWIST
(24:40) Series A and M&A: You.com
(35:59) Harmonic - Get $4000 off at harmonic.ai/twist
(37:52) WSJ reports that Stripe just cut its internal valuation by 28%
(45:50) Netflix named Microsoft as its global advertising technology and sales partner
(57:00) Peloton is going to stop making its own bikes and tread machines, opting to outsource all manufacturing to Taiwan
(1:06:00) M&A: Battery Ventures announced a $3.8 billion raise
(1:15:07) Outro + Plugs