Episode · This Week in Startups · 2024-07-15
Books mentioned on Google weighs $23B for Wiz, startups in a second Trump admin, and Sequoia's Stripe sale | E1980
Todays show: Alex Wilhelm joins Jason to discuss the role of social media and rhetoric in spreading conspiracy theories in the wake of the attempt on Trump (5:43), Silicon Valley's political landscape
Alex Wilhelm discussed What is Project 2025?.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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What is Project 2025?
Project 2025 is a comprehensive conservative blueprint and policy transition plan designed to restructure the federal government during a future Republican presidential administration.
Discussed“so I went ahead and I I I went back through project 2025 short day today so I didn't get to as much research as I wanted but it was not nearly as opposed to an active hand preventing very large companies getting larger”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Atlas Shrugged
“and they're just generally yeah look at the current situation as a John G Atlas Shrug situation people in silon Valley believe what we're seeing under Biden is ATL shrunked that's what they believe”
Passing Jurassic Park
“and so this is um what is it nature finds way what did uh Malcolm say in Jurassic Park or life finds life finds a way so Venture finds a way Capital markets find a way”