Negative Venture Returns, GM Kneecaps Cruise, and Finix joins the TWiST500 | E2059

(0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the show
(2:19) Tiger Global's investment strategy and performance
(5:49) Challenges of quick capital deployment and market timing
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(11:15) Impact of losing key investors or advisors on startups
(12:24) Public market trends affecting private investments
(16:09) Market downturns' effects on startups and investors
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(31:10) Trump administration's business policies and immigration
(38:20) Changes in the FTC leadership and impacts on startups
(41:40) Finix's addition to the TWiST500
(44:53) GM's scale-back on Cruise and future implications
(51:25) Self-driving technology's impact on car ownership
(52:39) Flite's Suvir Wadhwa joins the show
(54:18) Flite's business model, AI benefits, and market reach

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