WeRide IPO, Polymarket + Perplexity, the Trump Bump and more! | E1992

Jason Calacanis and Alex Wilhelm kick off the show discussing the evolution of startup costs and media aggregation. They delve into the Trump and Elon conversation and media's addiction to Trump coverage. The episode also explores Trump's media strategies and societal resistance to tech, including the rise of self-driving cars and their impact on Uber and Lyft. Other topics include the FIRE movement, Perplexity's AI competition, Reddit's traffic and monetization, and the rise of European venture capital and unicorns. The episode concludes with a comparison of work culture between Europe and the US and investing in AI startups.

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Jason Calacanis

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Alex Wilhelm

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0:00	Jason and Alex kick off the show
3:17	Evolution of startup costs and media aggregation
7:47	Jason and Alex discuss Trump and Elon conversation
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13:46	Media's addiction to Trump coverage
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21:18	Trump's media strategies and speech analysis
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31:17	Societal resistance to tech and the rise of self-driving cars
37:14	Self-driving technology's impact on Uber and Lyft
40:08	Polymarket and Perplexity partnership
47:34	Hacking capitalism and the FIRE movement
54:12	Perplexity's AI competition and the value of proprietary data
1:00:45	Reddit's traffic and monetization
1:07:35	European venture capital and the rise of unicorns
1:13:00	Work culture: Europe vs. US
1:16:11	Investing in AI startups and consulting opportunities

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