This Week in Startups · August 21, 2026 · 1h 9m

Open source is going to win it all: Harvey proves it | E2328

Jason Calacanis and Lon Harris discuss the latest in startups and AI. The episode highlights Harvey's release of an open-weight-based legal model as evidence that open source will eventually dominate AI. Allan Guo, co-founder of the free AI dictation app Willow, joins to talk about competing with Wispr Flow and Apple. Later, Stanford student Ethan Goodhart shares the story of building an autonomous golf cart and giving rides to Jensen Huang and Sam Altman around campus.

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ARR matters less than churn14:19

Jason and Lon argue that top-line annual recurring revenue is a less important metric than customer churn when evaluating a startup's health.

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Systems over goals05:17

Jason and Lon advocate for focusing on systems rather than simply setting goals, a concept from productivity literature.

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