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This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Vanta. Compliance and security shouldn't be a deal-breaker for startups to win new business. Vanta makes it easy for companies to get a SOC 2 report fast. TWiST listeners can get $1,000 off for a limited time at http://www.vanta.com/twist Attio - A radically new CRM for the next era of companies. Head to https://attio.com/twist⁠ to get 15% off for your first year. CLA. Innovation takes balance. CLA's CPAs, consultants, and wealth advisors can help you get from startup to where you want to end up. Get started now at CLAconnect.com/tech * Todays show: Alex Wilhelm joins Jason to discuss StubHub's IPO (3:26), inflation trends (23:46), the venture capital landscape in Asia and Europe (30:00), OpenAI’s five levels of AI (46:32), TWIST 500 updates (58:32), and more! * Timestamps: (0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the show (3:26) StubHub's IPO (12:47) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at http://www.vanta.com/twist (13:39) Experience-based Companies and Entertainment Industry (17:56) Cost-effective Entertainment (22:37) Attio - Head to https://attio.com/twist⁠ to get 15% off for your first year. (23:46) Inflation Trends and Venture Capital Impact (30:00) Venture Capital Landscape in Asia and Europe (33:12) Investment Trends in India and the Middle East (37:54) CLA - Get started with CLA's CPAs, consultants, and wealth advisors now at https://claconnect.com/tech (39:28) Investor Interest in India and Geopolitical Considerations (46:32) OpenAI's five levels of AI (53:29) AI competition, model advancements, and the future of SaaS (58:32) TWIST 500 updates and startups in the construction tech space * Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com/ Check out the TWIST500: twist500.com * Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp * Mentioned on the show: https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/stubhub-delays-ipo-launch-due-to-choppy-market-conditions-42b37bf0 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-11/openai-sets-levels-to-track-progress-toward-superintelligent-ai https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/07/after-chatgpt-and-the-rise-of-chatbots-investors-pour-into-ai-agents.html https://sierra.ai/blog/ai-agents-guide https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/12/wholesale-prices-rose-0point2percent-in-june-slightly-hotter-than-expected.html https://news.crunchbase.com/ai/asia-venture-42dot-hozon-zepto-china/ https://buildcover.com https://iconbuild.com https://www.monumental.co https://www.mightybuildings.com https://www.dustyrobotics.com https://www.samara.com https://paintjet.com * Follow Alex: X: https://x.com/alex LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm/ * Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis * Thank you to our partners: (12:47) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at http://www.vanta.com/twist (22:37) Attio - Head to https://attio.com/twist⁠ to get 15% off for your first year. (37:54) CLA - Get started with CLA's CPAs, consultants, and wealth advisors now at https://claconnect.com/tech * Great TWIST interviews: Will Guidara, Eoghan McCabe, Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Bob Moesta, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland * Check out Jason’s suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis * Follow TWiST: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com * Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@founderuniversity1916

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