Episode 1223

Citizen App’s bounty blunder, “digital bodyguard” service + Coinbase launches “Fact Check” | E1223

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Show notes:

00:00 Start

01:39 Citizen, a safety app with millions of users put a bounty to find the wrong person

06:50 How Citizen makes money, a premium digital bodyguard service

09:50 Ourcrowd - Join Ourcrowd’s early-stage investing platform at https://ourcrowd.com/twist

11:22 Is this Robocop?

17:15 Uber for off duty cops - flashback to SmartThings founder Andrew Hawkinson

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25:01 Recap of what led to a $30K bounty

29:19 Jason’s take & highlights from Twitter

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37:32 Coinbase Fact Check blog

40:49 a16z’s media strategy is proliferating into their portfolio companies

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