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Todays show:
Alex Wilhelm joins Jason to discuss Nvidia's rise as the most valuable company (2:34), the GLP-1 phenomenon (11:50), the FTC suing Adobe (34:21), new TWIST500 companies (47:09), and more!
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the show
(2:34) Nvidia's rise as the most valuable company
(10:58) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at http://www.vanta.com/twist
(11:50) Eli Lilly and the GLP-1 Phenomenon
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(25:08) Telehealth and its future
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(34:21) FTC sues Adobe
(47:09) New TWIST500 Companies
(1:18:22) Would Amazon buy TikTok?
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Mentioned on the show:
https://companiesmarketcap.com
https://www.wsj.com/health/pharma/david-ricks-eli-lilly-ceo-a67f90d7
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/06/ftc-takes-action-against-adobe-executives-hiding-fees-preventing-consumers-easily-cancelling
https://news.adobe.com/news/news-details/2024/Adobes-Statement-Regarding-Federal-Trade-Commission-Complaint/default.aspx
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-files-complaint-against-adobe-and-two-adobe-executives-alleged-violations
https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1356176/dl?inline
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1997859/000119312524162032/d396527ds1a.htm
https://www.color.com/blog/colors-copilot-and-partnership-with-openai
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB390
https://frame.work
https://creators.wattpad.com
https://www.royalroad.com/home
https://www.ft.com/content/e33cb565-6d44-4f9a-9105-f3afc03aa732
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New TWIST500 companies:
https://albedo.com
https://www.dawnaerospace.com
https://about.webtoon.com
https://www.spacex.com
https://www.color.com
https://www.biltrewards.com
https://sakana.ai
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