Episode 1441

Twitter buyout, Ackman's loss, Amazon VC, Boring Co. + The Lunar Society: Dwarkesh Patel | E1441

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00:00 Jason and Molly intro today's show

03:20 Elon secures funding

09:59 Intercom - Get advanced Intercom features and Early Stage Academy at a 95% discount https://www.intercom.com/early-stage

11:24 A little more on Elon solving the bot problem

11:48 Ackman’s $430M loss

18:47 Boring Co’s $675M raise

23:17 Microsoft for Startups Hub - Apply in 5 minutes, no funding required, sign up at http://aka.ms/thisweekinstartups

24:35 The grand vision of The Boring Co.

28:56 Amazon’s $1B fund

32:51 Thorne - Personalized, scientific wellness. Go to https://Thorne.com/u/TWIST

34:15 Introducing the OK Boomer Segment

37:12 Dwarkesh Patel of The Lunar Society Podcast

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