Better.com

3 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Dec 11, 2021 by Jason Calacanis · said 5 times in 2 episodes since 2021 · across every show →

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Dec 11, 2021 neutral
Assertion Supported
SoftBank planned to invest $1.5 billion in Better.com's SPAC PIPE.
“They were in a SPAC. SoftBank was gonna put in 1.5 billion in the pipe.”
Jason Calacanis Dec 11, 2021 ▶ 50:47 E58: November's CPI, preparing for a downturn, macro outlook, Better.com's botched layoffs & more
Dec 11, 2021 negative
Opinion
Chamath Palihapitiya argues excess capital caused Better.com to mismanage its growth.
“The root cause of why this is here, as far as I can tell, is not a company that doesn't have consumer demand. It's a company that may have been mismanaged for growth to meet the consumer demand because of too much money.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Dec 11, 2021 ▶ 56:33 E58: November's CPI, preparing for a downturn, macro outlook, Better.com's botched layoffs & more
Apr 9, 2022 negative
Assertion Supported
Calacanis: Better.com laid off 3,900 employees across December and March
“And they laid off 900 people December first, 3000 people on March eighth, according to TechCrunch.”
Jason Calacanis Apr 9, 2022 ▶ 9:11 E75: Fast shuts down, board culpability, Elon buys 9% of Twitter, deplatforming's evolution & more
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