Weekly Recap May 31 -June 5: DroneUp, Coral Regeneration, Acquired, Skillbank and more

Hey Everybody!

People have been raving about our conversation with?DroneUp CEO Tom Walker. Tom is on the frontier of drone delivery rollouts in the U.S. DroneUp powers Walmart's air delivery service and is working with regulators and competitors to create drone air traffic control standards that let us safely fly into the future.

We were also joined by??Coral Vita’s Sam Teicher,?Skillbank founder Mehak Vohra, Acquired's?David Rosenthal and?Lon Harris from Inside Streaming.

Producer's Pick

Layoffs and hiring freezes are happening across tech companies of all sizes. Earlier in the week, Jason laid out?his strategy for increasing the efficiency of his companies?and if going back to the office is necessary for productivity. On Friday, in light of Coinbase rescinding job offers, Jason and Molly discussed the?strategies for managers & workers to keep their jobs and excel during a downturn.

Markups & markdowns (VC School) + Coral Regeneration with Coral Vita’s Sam Teicher (Climate) | E1476

First, in VC Sunday School Jason answers Molly’s questions about markups and markdowns like:

• When do you markup an investment??
• Can VC firms choose to markup the same investment differently?
• How do markdowns work in private investment portfolios?

Then, in This Week in Climate startups, Molly talks with Coral Vita’s Sam Teicher about Coral Regeneration (his company is helping grow coral 50x faster than normal).

OK Boomer: Mehak Vohra of SkillBank | E1475

In Producer Rachel's OK Boomer segment, she chats with Skillbank founder and CEO Mehak Vohra. Skillbank is one of the startups leading a revolution in education. Their marketing Bootcamp provides skills training, 1-on-1 mentorship from industry experts, career preparation, and access to tech companies and agencies.?

DroneUp Founder Tom Walker | E1473

DroneUp CEO Tom Walker discusses their current rollout with Walmart, the regulations that need to get sorted out, and how DroneUp is approaching safety.

NYT’s Glossier hit piece, VC winters, Activist CEOs and Podcast live events with Acquired’s David Rosenthal | E1472

Acquired’s David Rosenthal joins to talk about their recent Climate Pledge Arena Show, the new fundraising environment, and what the best founders and VC firms are doing. We also dig into the New York Times' latest hit piece on Glossier CEO Emily Weiss. We wrap with an optimistic look at what Australian billionaire and Atlassian CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes is doing to take on Australia's biggest polluter.

This Week in Streaming with Lon Harris: Obi-Wan Kenobi | E1474

Lon Harris joins for This Week in Streaming where we cover Obi-Wan Kenobi episodes 1-3. We talk about Disney’s response to racism, where the Star Wars sequels went wrong, and more.

News we covered this week

• Sheryl Sandberg leaves Meta
• ESG fraud,?
• Fidelity's?Stripe & Reddit markdowns
• Coinbase & Loom rescind job offers

Best,?

Producer Justin

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