US crypto regulation, Robinhood IPO access + Magic Spoon's Gabi Lewis on product-market fit | E1220

Jason Calacanis discusses hot topics like Bitcoin, Robinhood's IPO, and China's crypto crackdown. He also chats with Gabi Lewis, Co-Founder of Magic Spoon, about the journey of their startup Exo Protein, pricing premium food products, and the challenges of balancing marketing costs with growth. Other topics include remote work benefits and the debate on Captain Crunch's flavor.

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Jason Calacanis

Host • 67%

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Gabi Lewis

Guest • 29%

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0:00	News Segment BTC, Robinhood, & IPO
1:42	Crypto faces crackdown in China & taxes + reporting requirements in the US
15:58	LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free
17:26	Robinhood lets retail investors invest in IPOs early
21:14	Antonio Garcia Martinez on Kara Swisher Twitter Space
24:24	OurCrowd - Invest in startups early
25:47	Guest - Gabi Lewis, Co-Founder of Magic Spoon's first startup Exo Protein
29:27	Sell something people want, going after a mass-appeal category
31:20	How to Magic Spoon actually made their first products
34:25	Why "big cereal" doesn't have any protein
37:10	Secureframe - Get $2000 off your SOC 2
38:40	Pricing a premium food product
40:10	How Magic Spoon incentivizes customers to buy direct, while also selling on Amazon
45:26	Balancing marketing costs with growth across channels
50:50	Focus vs. cross-category expansion
52:25	Going back to the office & how remote work improved hiring
58:08	What flavor is Captain Crunch?
1:00:25	Benefits of raising an internal round vs. an external round

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