Episode · This Week in Startups · 2022-06-09

Books mentioned on Amazon's Dave Clark joins Flexport, Bird layoffs, Twitter's bring-your-own algo, Multiverse, Ken Griffin gets into crypto | E1479

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Today, we talk about Flexport Founder Ryan Petersen bringing on Amazon's Dave Clark to be CEO (2:56). Then, we discuss Bird laying off almost a quarter of their team (17:32), and we talk about Twitter working on a bring-your-own algorithm feature (28:24).

Jason Calacanis discussed Flash Boys by Michael Lewis.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   Flash Boys

   Michael Lewis · at 57:25

   Flash Boys by Michael Lewis is a dramatic non-fiction account that exposes the rise of high-frequency trading and Wall Street market manipulation through the eyes of a group of rebel investors.

   Discussed

   “so you know i always felt the high frequency trading thing was flash boys yeah i felt that that felt to me like unfair”

   Jason Calacanis Amazon's Dave Clark joins Flexport, Bird layoffs, Twitter's bring-your… 2022-06-09 Listen at 57:25

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