GoPuff & Fast trimming staff + Bradley Tusk on tech regulation + Glimpse Co-founder Akash Raju | E1424

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00:00 Jason and Molly intro the show
02:22 GoPuff to layoff ~3% of its workforce to cut $40M in costs ahead of IPO
11:43 Ourcrowd – Check out the deal of the week at https://ourcrowd.com/twist
12:56 Red flags with GoPuff story
26:22 Boast – Get your R&D tax credits without the hassle at https://boast.ai/twist
27:42 Fast considering layoffs, trying to find buyer, fail to raise at two different valuations over past few months
38:02 Coda – The All-in-one doc for teams, get a $1,000 credit at https://coda.io/twist
39:18 Introducing the Bradley Tusk interview
40:06 Bradley Tusk of Tusk Ventures joins to talk about Uber and regulation
57:05 The future of gambling
1:26:00 Psychedelics
1:36:46 OK Boomer intro – Akash Raju from Glimpse
1:37:47 OK with Producer Rachel and Akash Raju, CEO + Co-founder of Glimpse