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What does it mean to be a Unicorn in 2024? Good friends Aileen Lee (who coined the term "Unicorn" 10 years ago) and Bloomberg's Emily Chang (host of the show The Circuit, now launching Season 2) give us a glimpse into what they've learned including new analysis, stories of startups who thrived or fell from grace, and share what they think the next few years will look like for startups.

This was filmed at our annual flagship Global Conference in Silicon Valley. Check out upcoming events near you and get involved with your local chapter at https://www.startupgrind.com.

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(0:00) Mr. Exits joins Jason
(2:16) Praying For Exits raised a fund!
(5:26) Subject-matter experts and the “alumni factor”
(9:01) Drawing inspiration from Steve Jobs' iconic Think Different campaign
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(11:50) Building a startup is akin to compressing a life’s career into 5 years
(12:54) The softening of the American capitalistic machine
(14:32) The shot clock of VC
(16:57) Defense tech going from “frowned upon” to a very hot market
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(21:55) Globalization’s impact on nationalism
(28:20) USA's stake in the world’s top 25 market cap companies
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(31:30) Speculating on the USA-China endgame
(33:23) How will the modern Middle East play ball with the USA?
(44:13) The Golden Visa of Dubai
(43:33) For those aspiring to receive an investment from Mr. Exits

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Join Startup Grind’s Founder and CEO Derek Andersen for a fireside chat with Navin Chaddha, Managing Partner at Mayfield. They’ll explore the importance of team over ideas, selecting the right investors, leveraging the AI revolution PLUS insights into an exciting new announcement coming soon!

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(0:00) David Weisburd hosts Bill Gurley, Brad Gerstner, & Jason Calacanis to discuss the state of tech markets
(1:29) Startup shutdowns in 2023 vs dotcom crash
(3:52) Perspective on current market from Bill Gurley
(7:52) Brad's outlook on startup shutdowns continuing in 2024
(11:48) OpenPhone - Get 20% off your first six months at https://openphone.com/twist
(13:16) Different investor perspectives based on investment stage
(16:47) Altimeter's recent investing activity
(25:32) DevSquad - Get an entire product team for the cost of one US developer plus 10% off at http://devsquad.com/twist
(26:30) Reflecting on past IPOs and paths to building businesses for growth
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(38:07) State of Series B/C deals in 2023 vs 2021 peak
(42:42) Why now is a great time to start a company
(47:17) Jason's theories for success in venture
(49:42) Abundance of technical talent in Silicon Valley and impact of AI on company size and competition
(54:50) AI investments in 2024
(1:01:11) Language models raising large rounds quickly and the potential for LLMs to hit a ceiling soon
(1:05:18) The best case for Meta being a leader in AI and Apple's position
(1:08:55) Importance of voice recognition for AI interfaces, challenges of enabling transactions via AI, and consumers choosing services via AI
(1:20:32) Picks for best and worst performing tech giants in 2024

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Unicorn Investors article: https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/top-unicorn-investors-eoy-2023/
Bill Gurley's Above the Crowd article: https://abovethecrowd.com/2011/05/24/all-revenue-is-not-created-equal-the-keys-to-the-10x-revenue-club/

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How’s your energy level today? Tony Robbins dives into the power of energy and how it fuels everything from relationships to business. If your energy is low, even your best intentions may fall flat. But with high energy, you can achieve incredible results. So, how can you boost your energy when you're feeling drained? Let's explore the secrets behind limitless energy!

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Tony Robbins is a #1 New York Times best-selling author, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and the nation's #1 Life and Business Strategist. For more than four and a half decades, more than 100 million people from 195 countries have enjoyed the warmth, humor, and transformational power of his business and personal development events.

Mr. Robbins is the author of seven internationally bestselling books, including three #1 New York Times bestsellers: Money: Master the Game, Unshakeable, and Life Force. He created the #1 personal and professional development program of all time, and more than 10 million people have attended his live seminars.

Anthony Robbins is the chairman of a holding company comprising more than 110 privately held businesses with combined sales exceeding $7 billion a year. He has been named in the top 50 of Worth Magazine’s 100 most powerful people in global finance for three consecutive years, honored by Accenture as one of the "Top 50 Business Intellectuals in the World''; by Harvard Business Press as one of the "Top 200 Business Gurus"; and by American Express as one of the "Top Six Business Leaders in the World" to coach its entrepreneurial clients. Fortune’s recent cover article named him the “CEO Whisperer.”

He is a leader called upon by leaders, and has worked with four US presidents, top entertainers -- from Aerosmith to Green Day, to Usher and Pitbull, as well as athletes like Serena Williams, Andre Agassi, and the 2022 NBA Champion Golden State Warriors. Billionaire business leaders seek his advice as well; casino magnate Steve Wynn, and Salesforce.com founder Marc Benioff are among those grateful for his coaching.

As a philanthropist, through his partnership with Feeding America, Mr. Robbins has provided over 985 million meals in the last 8 years to those in need. He is two years ahead of schedule to provide 1 billion meals. Through the Tony Robbins Foundation, he has also awarded over 2,500 grants and other resources to health and human services organizations, implemented life-changing curricula in 1,700+ correctional facilities and gathered thousands of young leaders from around the world with its teen programs. In addition, he provides fresh water to 250,000 people a day in India in order to fight the number one killer of children in that country-waterborne diseases.

Startup Grind founder Derek Andersen is joined for an exclusive interview with Mike Maples, co-founder of Floodgate, as they delve into Mike's new book, "Pattern Breakers."

Mike Maples is a co-founding Partner at Floodgate. He has been on the Forbes Midas List eight times in the last decade and was also named a “Rising Star” by FORTUNE and profiled by Harvard Business School for his lifetime contributions to entrepreneurship.

Before becoming a full-time investor, Mike was involved as a founder and operating executive at back-to-back startup IPOs, including Tivoli Systems (IPO TIVS, acquired by IBM) and Motive (IPO MOTV, acquired by Alcatel-Lucent.)

Some of Mike’s investments include Twitter, Twitch.tv, Clover Health, Okta, Outreach, Chegg, Demandforce, and Applied Intuition.

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As Dalton & Michael have discussed before, ZIRP stands for “Zero Interest Rate Policy” which refers to when the Federal Reserve sets interest rates around 0% and banks were able to borrow money for almost nothing. This phenomenon had a profound impact on tech throughout the pandemic and many companies are still readjusting.

In this episode, Dalton & Michael examine how to know whether your company is recovering from a bad case of ZIRP (aka Zirpes) and how to know if it may be time to leave and do something else.

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Chapters (Powered by https://bit.ly/chapterme-yc) -
00:00 - Coming Up
00:30 - Intro
00:42 - What is Zirpes?
02:03 - Executive turnover
04:30 - Returning to office
07:30 - Vanity projects
09:37 - Benefits
13:45 - Lifestyle
16:08 - Summary

Timestamps:
(0:00) Dan Senor joins guest host Mark Suster.
(02:46) Israel's startup community and global innovation ecosystem
(05:02) Venture capital and factors contributing to Israel's tech success
(07:18) IDF's impact on tech and leadership development
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(12:01) Projects in Israeli military units and technical university recruitment
(15:36) Multinational operations and R&D in Israel
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(20:33) Cultural influences on Israel's tech success and diversity
(27:59) Israeli startups and the global mindset
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(38:14) Startup Nation Central's role in the ecosystem
(51:13) Arab-Israeli cooperation and regional geopolitics
(56:26) Saudi Arabia's modernization and its ties with Israel
(1:01:09) AI innovation and geopolitical discussion
(01:07:28) Historical context and Zionism
(01:11:43) UN recognition and immigration issues
(01:17:33) Efforts for Palestinian statehood and addressing conflict claims
(01:26:36) Media coverage and responses to conflict

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