Episode 2095

Student Roy Lee Hacks Amazon, SBF's Jailhouse Chat + more! | E2095

Mar 11, 20251:00:42Watch on YouTube

Timestamps:

(0:00) Roy Lee's hack and Amazon's reaction

(3:03) MicroStrategy's Bitcoin strategy

(4:29) Market reactions to Trump's policies

(6:33) Creating value in current market conditions

(8:00) South by Southwest highlights

(10:19) Coda. Empower your startup with Coda’s Team plan for free—get 6 months at https://www.Coda.io/twist

(12:03) The $20,000 electric car concept

(16:18) Electric unicycles as a startup category

(19:12) Vanta. TWiST listeners automate your SOC2 and get $1,000 off at http://www.vanta.com/twist

(20:31) Electric unicycles trend discussion

(21:31) Guest introduction: Roy Lee

(23:32) Roy Lee's background and startup idea

(25:41) Technical coding tests and InterviewCoder

(30:14) LinkedIn Jobs. Post your first job for free at https://www.linkedin.com/twist

(32:01) Amazon's reaction to InterviewCoder and Columbia's actions

(37:03) Roy Lee's future and startup funding discussion

(41:19) Hiring, revenue, and fundraising strategies

(44:37) Venture capital dynamics and maintaining company control

(47:52) Capturing audience before investment and SBF's legal issues

(57:57) ServiceNow acquires Moveworks

(1:00:00) Impact of Tiger's peak valuations on LPs and IRR calculations

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