AI-Powered Coding & Space Tugboats? Inside the Future of Software & Satellites! | E2099
This Week in Startups
Jason Calacanis
4.4 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 18 March 2025
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Today’s show: Alex interviews two incredible founders from the TWIST 500! First, Replit CEO Amjad Masad breaks down how AI-powered coding is changing software development and what the future of agents looks like. Then, Starfish Space co-founder Austin Link explains how they’re building a satellite towing service to extend missions and clean up orbit. Two deep dives into the future of tech and space.Timestamps: (0:00) Alex kicks off the episode!(0:53) Discussing Replit's capabilities and introduction of CEO Amjad Masad(4:17) Replit's evolution and turning down a billion-dollar acquisition offer(9:48) Vapi - Go to https://vapi.ai/twist and get 1000 minutes free per month - for life.(11:42) Impact of LLMs and AI agents(17:13) Choosing Anthropic's Claude for Replit(19:46) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://www.linkedin.com/twist (21:29) Anthropic success and closed source AI implications(24:37) Replit market response and economics of AI models(28:14) Future of Replit's AI tools and plans(33:41) Northwest Registered Agent. Form your entire business identity in just 10 clicks and 10 minutes. Get more privacy, more options, and more done—visit http://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist today!(35:12) Introduction to Starfish Space and its mission(38:50) Core missions and challenges of the Otter satellite(47:29) First official mission with Otter and key partnerships(50:57) Economics and ownership of satellite services(53:11) Key components of the Otter project(57:19) Startups in the space economy and comparison with Orbit Fab(59:08) Starfish Space hiring push and final thoughtsSubscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.comCheck out the TWIST500: https://www.twist500.comSubscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcpLinks from the show:Check out Starfish Space: https://www.starfishspace.com/Check out Replit: https://replit.com/Follow Amjad:X: https://x.com/amasadLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amjadmasad/Follow Austin Link:X: https://x.com/AustinLinkLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-link-space/Follow Alex:X: https://x.com/alexLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelmThank you to our partners:(9:48) Vapi - Go to https://vapi.ai/twist and get 1000 minutes free per month - for life.(19:46) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://www.linkedin.com/twist (33:41) Northwest Registered Agent. Form your entire business identity in just 10 clicks and 10 minutes. Get more privacy, more options, and more done—visit http://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist today!All rights for the video shared and linked below belong to the original copyright holder, and we are using the footage under the principle of fair use.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everybody, welcome back to Twist, a special Tuesday episode. |
| 0:03.8 | And today I'm bringing you not one but two amazing conversations with some of the best |
| 0:07.7 | founders out there in charge and running some of the most interesting and innovative companies |
| 0:11.8 | in the world. |
| 0:13.0 | Let's go. |
| 0:14.2 | This weekend startups is brought to you by VAPI. |
| 0:17.1 | At real-time, AI-powered voice conversations to your apps or business in minutes, not months. |
| 0:21.8 | Go to vappy.AI slash twist and get a thousand minutes free per month for life. |
| 0:26.5 | LinkedIn jobs. A business is only as strong as its people, and every hire matters. |
| 0:31.1 | Go to LinkedIn.com slash twist to post your first job for free. Terms and conditions apply. |
| 0:35.9 | And Northwest Registered Agent. Starting your business should be simple. And Northwest Registered Agent, starting your business |
| 0:38.6 | should be simple. With Northwest Registered Agent, you can form your entire business identity in just 10 |
| 0:42.8 | clicks and 10 minutes. From LLCs to trademarks, domains to custom websites, they've got you covered. |
| 0:47.9 | Get more privacy, more options, and more done. Visit Northwest Registeredagent.com slash Twist today. |
| 0:53.3 | Hey, everybody, welcome back to Twist. |
| 0:55.6 | Now, I haven't written code really since high school, and even then my C++ |
| 0:59.8 | was nothing to write home about, but I live a very, very software-driven life. |
| 1:05.3 | That's why it's exciting that I think there are a lot of startups out there that are doing |
| 1:08.5 | amazing things to help folks like me build more. |
| 1:12.5 | And one of those companies, I'm sure you've heard of it, is called Replit. |
| 1:15.7 | Now, I've gone out and played with its service, and I can say with confidence that it is super darn cool. |
| 1:21.5 | And personally, my thesis is that as more folks can build, more folks will build. |
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