This Week in Startups: PrayingForExits on the state of VC, ZIRP fraudsters, revolutionary product launches & more | E1717

Jason Calacanis Jason Calacanis 4/11/23 - Episode Page

The man behind the anonymous accounts “prayingforexits” on Instagram and “@mrexits” on Twitter joins Jason for a jam-packed episode.

Topics covered: what founders can learn from Logan Roy (2:29), what recent ZIRP fraudsters have in common (21:39), where GPT-4 ranks in terms of revolutionary product launches (31:28), AI’s impact moving forward, the state of VC (1:02:29), and so much more!

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show 

(2:29) Succession, Logan Roy’s mentality & winning

(9:22) Purpose-driven CEOS

(20:07) Orgspace - Get $2000 in credits at

(21:39) ZIRP fraudsters

(29:56) Issuu - Sign up for free or get 50% off an annual premium account by using promo code twist at 

(31:28) Revolutionary product launches 

(42:24Brilliant.org - Get 20% off an annual subscription at 

(43:52) AI’s impact moving forward

(1:02:29) The state of VC

(1:18:51) Mayor Jason


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