Episode 1377

$FB earnings recap, NFT startup angers musicians + Behind Genius' Paige Finn: Angel S6 E4 | E1377

Feb 4, 20221:34:53Watch on YouTube

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00:00 Jason & Molly introduce the show

02:42 Facebook's painful $220B market cap drawdown

07:32 Is blaming Apple

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11:37 "This is one of the most hardcore hits I've ever seen in business"

14:11 Would Zuckerberg leaving hurt the company even more?

17:33 Do rebrand's ever really work?

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21:29 Could Facebook have been a successful hardware operator?

25:03 Breaking down the numbers around Meta's future business

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31:51 Is there a solution for Zuckerberg?

36:28 How Jason's divorced friends use Instagram

38:12 NFT site "Hitpiece" accused of trying to sell songs without consulting original artists

49:44 Interview - Paige Finn of Behind Genius

52:02 How Paige learned about VC in 2018

55:28 Behind Genius' investing thesis and strategy

1:00:05 How Paige set up an SPV while being a non-accredited investor

1:10:11 How her book "Seed to Harvest: A Simple Explanation of Venture Capital" helped her gain credibility

1:13:51 Paige's most influential books

1:23:09 Paige's day to day life as an investor

1:33:55 Plugs from the TWIST team

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