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 and views on Biden and Trump’s policies (20:14), Sequoia's strategy with Stripe shares, secondary markets, and private investments (50:00), and more! * Timestamps: (0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the show (1:57) Reflections on the assassination attempt on Trump and media cycles (5:43) The role of social media and rhetoric in spreading conspiracy theories (10:02) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at http://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST (11:19) Political implications of post-shooting events and allure of conspiracy theories (20:14) Silicon Valley's political landscape and views on Biden's policies (22:31) Intercom - TWIST listeners can get 90% off Intercom’s platform at https://www.intercom.com/twist (25:03) Trump's policies and their impact on Silicon Valley and startups (33:31) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://www.Lemon.io/twist (35:00) Market conditions, Google's potential acquisition of Wizz, and cybersecurity (47:02) State-sponsored hacking and the complexity of cybersecurity (50:00) Sequoia's strategy with Stripe shares, secondary markets, and private investments (1:01:02) The evolving role of secondary markets in venture capital and problem-solving in capitalism * Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com/ Check out the TWIST500: twist500.com * Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp * Mentioned on the show: Check out Polymarket trading data: https://polymarket.com/event/will-biden-drop-out-of-presidential-race?tid=1721076355768 Don’t miss the WSJ’s big Wiz scoop: https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/google-near-23-billion-deal-for-cybersecurity-startup-wiz-6 Alex’s take on the deal https://www.cautiousoptimism.news/p/why-google-may-spend-23b-buying-wiz The Axios piece on what Sequoia is cooking up for Stripe shares: https://www.axios.com/2024/07/15/sequoia-capital-stripe And you can find the OneStream IPO docs here: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1889956/000095017024083395/onestream_s-1a.htm * Follow Alex: X: https://x.com/alex LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm/ * Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis * Thank you to our partners: (10:02) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at http://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST (22:31) Intercom - TWIST listeners can get 90% off Intercom’s platform at https://www.intercom.com/twist (33:31) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://www.Lemon.io/twist * Great TWIST interviews: Will Guidara, Eoghan McCabe, Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Bob Moesta, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland * Check out Jason’s suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis * Follow TWiST: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com * Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@founderuniversity1916