This Week in Startups

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Today’s show: Sora 2 will generate a video of whatever you like and respects no IP (unless they opt out) On a brand new TWiST, Jason and Alex check out Sora 2, the latest text-to-video app from TWiST 500 mainstays OpenAI, and look at some of the video videos that have already emerged from the TikTok-style scrolling video app. (TikSlop?) THEN we’re considering the case of “AI actress” Tilly Norwood, and whether her big debut is a legit shift in the world of entertainment or just a marketing gimmick-slash-sales pitch. PLUS Jason’s thoughts on the Wealthfront IPO, how Spotify shifted the entire music economy, Jason’s pitch for making bets with stock purchases, why Americans need more financial literacy, AND another check-in with the sharps over at Polymarket. Timestamps: (0:00) What does the government shutdown mean for startups? Not much? (04:21) Jason’s an investor in Wealthfront… hear his thoughts on their potential IPO (08:14) Why Jason thinks the death of Boomers will boost crypto (10:21) Northwest Registered Agent - Form your entire business identity in just 10 clicks and 10 minutes. Get more privacy, more options, and more done—visit https://www.northwestregisteredagent.... today! (17:26) Why is everyone so excited for Sora… but not Meta’s app? (19:49) CLA - Get started with CLA's CPAs, consultants, and wealth advisors now at https://claconnect.com/tech (28:38) Is Tilly Norwood just a gimmick or Hollywood’s next hot ingenue? (29:15) Perspective.AI - Real insights, straight from your customers, and your first two months are on us. Just go to http://getperspective.ai/twist (35:58) POLYMARKET: When is OpenAI’s browser coming out?! (40:17) How Spotify changed the entire economy of music… and when a Founder/CEO should hang it up. (47:24) Why Jason thinks Americans need better financial education and literacy (49:39) Audience Q: What’s the best place to buy secondaries? (52:49) Why you should bet small while you’re learning Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com/ Check out the TWIST500: https://www.twist500.com Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp Follow Lon: X: https://x.com/lons Follow Alex: X: https://x.com/alex LinkedIn:   / alexwilhelm   Follow Jason: X:   / jason   LinkedIn:   / jasoncalacanis   Thank you to our partners: Northwest Registered Agent - Form your entire business identity in just 10 clicks and 10 minutes. Get more privacy, more options, and more done—visit https://www.northwestregisteredagent.... today! CLA - Get started with CLA's CPAs, consultants, and wealth advisors now at https://claconnect.com/tech Perspective.ai - Real insights, straight from your customers, and your first two months are on us. Just go to http://getperspective.ai/twist All rights for the video shared and linked below belong to the original copyright holder, and we are using the footage under the principle of fair use. Listen here: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ULQ0ew... Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes315114957/t... More from us: Twitter:   / twistartups   Instagram:   / thisweekinstartups   Official site: https://thisweekinstartups.com Subscribe to our YouTube to watch all full episodes:    / @startups   Subscribe to TWiST Clips for all the best moments:    / @twistclips   #startups #entrepreneurship #investing #angelinvesting #tech #news #business