Episode · This Week in Startups · 2025-05-15
Books mentioned on Chime's IPO, Databricks' $1B Acquisition & Dave Rubin's Media Empire | E2126
Today's show: Chime is finally going public with strong financials and a shot at matching its $25B 2021 valuation, signaling real momentum in the IPO market. Databricks just made a $1B bet on agentic AI by acquiring Neon, a Postgres-as-a-service startup riding the new database wave.
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Original Sin
“Oddly though, I didn't write a book about it like Jake Tapper, which is now number one on Amazon. You know, good for him. I think that might be I know it's like controversial, but I I haven't read the book yet.”