E899: News Roundtable! Zach Coelius, Dave Mathews: FaceTime, Titan, flying cars, Facebook, Deadpool
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E899: News Roundtable! Zach Coelius & Gadget Guy Dave Mathews: Apple's self-driving Project Titan is dropped, FaceTime eavesdrops, predictions for flying cars, latest Facebook scandals, the largest privacy breach ever (again!), journalism lay-offs, & the return of Deadpool (fallen startup of the week)
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Show notes:
0:52 - Jason introduces Dave Matthews and Zach Coelius, and they talk about what they're working on at NewAer and Coelius Capital, respectively.
5:03 - Trouble with Apple: FaceTime bug, and battery & CPU degradation.
11:27 - Jason thanks sponsor Netsuite, by Oracle. Get your free download to Netsuite’s guide “Crushing the Five Barriers to Growth” by visiting netsuite.com/twist and unleash the potential of your business!
12:53 - Apple’s Project Titan, the future of transportation with VTOL, and bets around when the first customer will use a VTOL aircraft.
23:27 - Jason thanks sponsor Mixmax. Go to get.mixmax.com/twist to receive $100 in credits.
25:36 - Facebook’s worst year: Purchase of Onavo linked to a data collection app for kids, access to root certificates, and an increase in revenue despite all the controversy.
34:23 - Current perception of the inherent evil that exists in the tech industry and the lack of trust because of it.
38:02 - Jason thanks sponsor Hubspot. Visit hubspot.com/startups/twist to get benefits and learn how to grow your startups!
39:49 - The ‘Collection #1’ data breach and how you can manage/create unique passwords to avoid breaches.
45:07 - Deadpool: Jason says goodbye to the fallen startup of the week.
47:43 - The three talk about their current favorite startups/recent investments: ShootMyTravel, Neverthink, and MUD\WTR.
53:37 - The death of journalism, layoffs at Vice and Buzzfeed, and lack of knowledge in the journalism world around business media.