Rapid Disney+ growth, Predicting preference with Qloo's Alex Elias, OK Boomer: Zehra Naqvi's Z-list | E1384
This Week in Startups
Jason Calacanis
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🗓️ 11 February 2022
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
Jason and Molly open the shown discussing Disney’s Q1 Earnings and the 37% increase in Disney+ subscribers (01:51).
Then, Qloo CEO Alex Elias joins to discuss his AI prediction company (21:12). You will learn:
1. How Qloo uses machine learning to understand taste and draw cultural correlations
2. Why Qloo adopted an API business model and is focused on developers
3. Ways businesses and brands are using Qloo to improve customer experience and drive revenue
To wrap, we have an “OK Boomer” segment where Producer Rachel speaks with Zehra Naqvi from Republic (45:21). They disucss Zehra's work at Republic as an investment associate (48:00) and how Zehra developed the Z-list to facilitate intros between startups & VCs (55:21).
(00:00) Jason and Molly open the show, Disney Earnings, Alex Elias from Qloo, Rachel OK Boomer
(01:51) Disney added 34% increase in revenue and 37% increase in Disney plus subscribers
(06:56) Netflix vs. Disney on streaming growth
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(11:37) How different streaming companies cultivate and develop new IP vs. exploit existing IP
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(21:12) Alex Elias from Qloo, a company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to understand taste and draw cultural correlations
(26:48) How Qloo is used by developers to make predictions
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(33:15) Qloo's business model and example use cases with large brands
(40:10) How restaurant groups are using Qloo to determine the right music for their restaurants
(45:21) OK Boomer intro, Rachel speaks with Zehra Naqvi from Republic
(48:00) Zehra's work at Republic as an investment associate
(51:09) The path to being an investment associate
(55:21) How Zehra developed the Z-list to facilitate intros between startups & VCs
Check out Qloo: https://www.qloo.com
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Okay, everybody. It's another Friday Variety show here at this week in startups |
| 0:05.9 | Variety first up we're gonna break down Disney's |
| 0:10.2 | Ferrari for a rioty show. Yeah, we break down Disney's Q1 earnings and Disney plus or loose as we're now calling it |
| 0:17.5 | It's insane rise and then I interview Alex from clue, which is a really interesting API company |
| 0:24.2 | That provides recommendation algorithms you can give them a zip code and you can find out what music those people like |
| 0:29.3 | You can give the music. They'll tell you what fashion they like and you can just pivot all around and figure out |
| 0:34.8 | Hey, without personally identifiable information what a person or a region might be interested in it's really fascinating |
| 0:42.9 | So super cool and finally because you get it all on Fridays another great addition of okay boomer with producer Rachel |
| 0:49.6 | Ah Rachel reporting. It's gonna be a great show stick with us |
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| 1:51.3 | Disney announced their earnings for Q1 2022 after the bell yesterday and the stock popped as much as 5% in the early |
| 1:59.3 | Window after a 34% increase in revenue to 37% increase in Disney plus subscribers |
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