This Week in Startups: Keith Rabois of Founders Fund + AirBnB's earnings & evolving customer base, SF BOE recall | E1388

Jason Calacanis Jason Calacanis 2/17/22 - Episode Page

World-class investor-operator Keith Rabois is back for his eighth time! 

But first, Jason breaks down Airbnb’s great Q4 and full-year earnings report (2:42) and how its customer segment is evolving. Then, he briefly covers the SF Board of Education recall (22:58).

When Keith joins (31:27), he and Jason discuss:

1. How he called the top of the tech market in November 2021

2. Keith's 2019 prediction that came true

2. Venture Capital's decaying price discipline

3. Facebook's challenge ahead

4. Six predictions for the market


Notes

0:00 Jason intros today’s topics: $ABNB full year earnings, SF BOE recall, and a Keith Rabois interview

2:42 Jason breaks down Airbnb’s full year results

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13:14 Jason reflects on Airbnb’s roadmap based on clues from their earnings report

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22:58 SF Board of Education recall, tech people getting involved in government

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31:27 Keith Rabois joins and talks with Jason about calling the top of the tech market in November

43:27 Reflecting on the absence of pricing discipline in VC and how the FED is running out of tools to combat inflation

53:34 Breaking down Facebook’s precarious situation

1:05:16 6 Market predictions

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