
3AC liquidation chaos, Taibbi's USDC deep dive, startup employee advice + more | E1506
About this episode
First, we break down the 3AC situation where the founders were reportedly MIA for about 12 hours (1:52). It's a complex situation, and we try and make sense of it. Then, we cover Matt Taibbi's deep-dive article on Circle (8:10). Jason also gives his thoughts on a recent Twitter thread about how to succeed as a low-level startup employee (33:27). And we wrap with a little M&A story from Spotify (40:50)!
(0:00) Jason tees up today's topics!
(1:52) Bloomberg reported that liquidators in charge of handling Three Arrow Capitals bankruptcy have NOT been able to locate the founders
(8:10) Investigative reporter Matt Taibbi spent time researching the Crypto Crash, and warns against investing in Circle's stablecoin USDC
(11:51) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist
(13:08) Red flags Taibbi found
(24:11) Embroker - Get an extra 10% off insurance for your business at https://Embroker.com/twist
(25:25) Making sense of the crypto crash
(32:16) Assure - To get 20% off your first Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) visit https://Assure.co/twist
(33:27) Zach Weinberg had an interesting thread about how to stand out as a low or mid-level startup employee
(40:50) Spotify has acquired a Wordle-like daily game for your ears called: Heardle!
(46:56) Previewing the week ahead
(53:17) Outro + Plugs!
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