Episode 1237

Peter Thiel’s $5B IRA, Black creators strike on TikTok, BuzzFeed SPAC, Microsoft vs. Apple | E1237

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Show notes:

0:00 Start

1:27 Peter Thiel’s multi-billion dollar Roth IRA

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13:32 Black creators strike on TikTok

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24:15 BuzzFeed going public via SPAC

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31:28 Microsoft cuts app store take rate to 0%, positions themselves as the “anit-Apple”

41:59 Ask Jason: Should a startup pitch a VC who has invested in a similar company?

44:29 Ask Jason: What kinds of products/businesses get your “unicorn spidey senses” tingling?

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