This Week in Startups: Stripe launches Plaid competitor, Cameo layoffs, Elon raises $7B + Streaming news with Lon Harris | E1452

First we chat with Lon Harris from Inside Streaming about the latest Netflix news, strategy, exciting upcoming shows and the proliferation of ads on streaming services (2:23). Then we cover Plaid CEO insinuating that a Stripe PM probed their company for information before making a copycat (39:40), Cameo's round of layoffs that included 4 execs (53:08) and the latest on Elon Musk's Twitter acquisition (1:06:25).

(00:00) Jason and Molly tee up today’s show

(02:23) This Week in Streaming with Lon Harris

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(12:11) The Hollywood Reporter published an article on the craziness inside Netflix that led up to them losing users and the stock collapsing

(17:57) Nerding out on the upcoming Obi-Wan series and Star Wars

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(24:02) More thoughts on what Disney will do with Star Wars and Marvel/DC

(31:52) Peacock will introduce dynamically inserted in-scene ads

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(37:30) Wrapping up with Lon

(39:40) Startup news: the Stripe mafia

(52:08) Cameo lay-offs include execs

(1:06:25) CNBC reports Elon Musk will serve as temporary Twitter CEO following takeover

(1:11:25) The money behind Elon's Twitter purchase

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