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This Week in Startups · October 30, 2026 · 1h 10m
Binance Hacked $6.3B Stolen, DoorDash Buys Instacart For $17B, Jake Newfield from Hermetiq, + More!
Jason and Lon break down the historic $6.3B Binance hack and Jason’s proposal for a tech industry‑wide ‘No App November’ focused on security. They analyze DoorDash’s $17B acquisition of Instacart and whether regulatory concerns drove the timing. Guest Jake Newfield of Hermetiq delivers a winning two‑minute pitch for an AI build engineer, and Jason explains why every startup needs a lighthouse customer. The show wraps up by announcing the $5K Annotated bounty winner and remembering Sir Patrick Stewart.
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