Alibaba's six-way split, Disney cuts its metaverse team, Substack's raise & more | E1708

Producer Rachel joins Jason to break down the latest tech news. They cover AOC's arguments against banning TikTok (2:29), Alibaba's six-way split (18:43), Disney's metaverse cuts (28:17), Substack's equity crowdfunding (39:16), Lyft's precarious position, and more! (55:09) Then, Jason breaks down the case for shorting Coinbase. (1:12:14) (0:00) Jason kicks off the show (2:29) Reacting to AOC's arguments to not ban TikTok (13:39) LMNT - Get a free sample pack with any purchase at http://drinklmnt.com/TWIST (15:09) The CCP’s interest in TikTok (18:43) Alibaba's six-way split (26:49) Mercury - Banking built for startups. See more at https://mercury.com/twist (28:17) Disney sunsetting its Metaverse division (38:09) Crowdbotics - Get a free scoping session for your next big app idea at http://crowdbotics.com/twist (39:16) Substack's equity crowdfunding (55:09) Lyft's precarious position (1:04:18) Twitter shutters legacy verification badges (1:12:14) Laying out the Coinbase short argument FOLLOW Rachel: https://twitter.com/_rachelbraun FOLLOW Nick: https://twitter.com/nickcalacanis FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Subscribe to our YouTube to watch all full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkkhmBWfS7pILYIk0izkc3A?sub_confirmation=1 FOUNDERS! Subscribe to the Founder University podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/founder-university/id1648407190