This Week in Startups

Jason Calacanis covers startups, tech, markets, media, and all the hottest topics in business and technology. He also interviews the world’s greatest founders, operators, investors, and innovators.

Wave of tech layoffs, Robinhood earnings, what makes a great CEO & more | E1603

E1603 • Nov 3, 2022 • 64 mins

In this episode of This Week in Startups, Jason Calacanis discusses recent tech layoffs, Meta and Google's profitability opportunities, MicroAcquire, the macro outlook for Stripe vs Adyen, Babbel's language learning, Robinhood's Q3 earnings, Revelo, and the importance of revenue diversification.

Speakers

Jason Calacanis

Host • 64%

Molly Wood

Host • 27%

Rachel Braun

Guest • 7%

Chapters

0:00	J+M tee up today's segments!
1:54	Significant layoffs all over tech in the last few days: Stripe, Opendoor, Lyft, Dapper Labs, Chime, and more; Meta and Google's massive opportunity for profitability and share buybacks
9:42	MicroAcquire - Sell your business with no fees
11:11	Macro outlook, spending discipline in private and public sectors, Stripe vs Adyen
20:40	Babbel - Save up to 55% off your language learning subscription
21:51	Robinhood Q3 earnings: diversifying revenue, subscription vs advertising
36:14	Revelo - Get 20% off the first 3 months by mentioning TWIST
37:42	Key takeaway: Diversifying revenue at scale makes businesses anti-fragile; investing in battle-hardened CEOs
41:58	Robinhood earnings: MAUs down significantly from peak, net loss shrinks 87% y/y
52:36	Producer Rachel joins to discuss monetizable mood boards

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