{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":300,"width":600,"title":"Jason turned $11 and one tweet into 1.1M views | E2311","description":"This Week In Startups is made possible by: Quo https:\/\/quo.com\/TWiST PayPal Open https:\/\/paypalopen.com Northwest Registered Agent https:\/\/northwestregisteredagent.com\/twist Today\u2019s show: *Jason spent $11 building out PodMeme, an AI tool that tracks down the best segments from top podcasts about a specific topic, then stitches them together into a single stream. His post laying out how he did it, featuring a simple screenshot of the product, got all the way to 1.1M views in just a few days. It\u2019s a simple fact: builders love to see what other people are building, and growing your new project \u201cin public,\u201d sharing your journey on social media, is a great way to develop buzz around your product before it even exists. Today\u2019s guest Thibault \u201cTibo\u201d Louis-Lucas walks us through how he grew products like Tweet Hunter and Taplio on his social media account, using social media buzz and a focus on tools for creators to very quickly expand to over $1M ARR. PLUS why Apple would only sue OpenAI if they knew they had them dead to rights\u2026 why Uber and Waymo are fighting over DC robotaxis\u2026 Jason\u2019s response to the public backlash against surveillance startup Flock Safety\u2026 and the guys remember iconic New Zealand actor Sam Neill. Guest: Tibo Louis-Lucas on X: https:\/\/x.com\/tibo_maker Revid.ai: https:\/\/www.revid.ai\/ Tweet Hunter: https:\/\/tweethunter.io\/ Taplio: https:\/\/taplio.com\/ Relevant Links: Lemlist: https:\/\/www.lemlist.com\/ GRIN influencer marketing: https:\/\/grin.co\/ TechCrunch: \u201cApple Sues OpenAI\u201d: https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/07\/10\/apple-sues-openai-over-alleged-trade-secret-theft\/ We Must Act Now statement: https:\/\/www.wemustactnow.ai\/ TechCrunch: \u201cUber\u2019s Robotaxi Lobbying Effort\u201d: https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/07\/13\/ubers-robotaxi-lobbying-effort-has-put-it-on-a-collision-course-with-waymo\/ DC Autonomous Vehicle Deployment Authorization Amendment of 2026: https:\/\/www.billtrack50.com\/billdetail\/2003462 DoorDash: Meet Dot: https:\/\/about.doordash.com\/en-us\/dot Flock Safety: https:\/\/www.flocksafety.com\/ DeFlock: https:\/\/deflock.org\/ Gigazine: Flock accuses Deflock of being a \u201cterrorist org\u201d: https:\/\/gigazine.net\/gsc_news\/en\/20260209-flock-ceo-deflock\/#gsc.tab=0 Unifi AI Security Systems: https:\/\/ui.com\/physical-security Jason\u2019s PodMeme post: https:\/\/x.com\/Jason\/status\/2076231055443440105 Jason responds to Justine Bateman: https:\/\/x.com\/Jason\/status\/2076326740050206959 NYT Sam Neill obituary: https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/13\/movies\/sam-neill-dead.html \u201cPossession\u201d trailer: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aLXW-oVbTxE FanEdit: https:\/\/fanedit.org\/forums\/news-publisher\/ \u201cManhunter\u201d trailer: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cLqHlg2fAnE HBO \u201cThe Man Will Burn\u201d trailer: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kRhUYPtp6Ao Timestamps: 0:00 There's no air conditioning in Paris 7:27 Tibo Maker's "ship 1 product a week" challenge 9:24 The power of building products in public 10:59 Quo (formerly OpenPhone) - Quo gives you a clean, modern way to handle every customer call, text, and thread all in one place. Try it free at https:\/\/quo.com\/TWiST 12:04 Excitement for JCal's "PodMeme" set-up 15:40 Compounding an audience and enlisting influencers 19:13 Your follower count is not important any more 20:59 PayPal - Built for payments, growth, and agentic. Paypal Open, built for all business. Visit https:\/\/paypalopen.com to get started 22:28 How Tibo got banned on LinkedIn twice 28:48 Apple sues OpenAI 30:59 Northwest Registered Agent - Get more when you start your business with Northwest. In 10 clicks and 10 minutes, you can form your company and walk away with a real business identity \u2014 Learn more at https:\/\/northwestregisteredagent.com\/twist 38:44 How OpenAI should have handled the New York Times 45:10 DC's new robotaxi bill 52:06 Managing the AV and delivery-bot transition 53:23 Economists warn of AI job displacement 1:07:00 How Jason would fix Flock's messaging 1:17:26 Remembering Sam Neill 1:23:05 Lon's Dream AI edit 1:26:35 HBO's Burning Man docuseries   Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https:\/\/ticker.thisweekinstartups.com Check out the TWIST500: https:\/\/www.twist500.com Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https:\/\/rb.gy\/v19fcp   Follow Lon: X: https:\/\/x.com\/lons   Follow Alex: X: https:\/\/x.com\/alex LinkedIn: \u2060https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alexwilhelm   Follow Jason: X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jason LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jasoncalacanis   Check out all our partner offers: https:\/\/partners.launch.co\/   Great TWIST interviews: Will Guidara, Eoghan McCabe, Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Bob Moesta, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland   Check out Jason\u2019s suite of newsletters: https:\/\/substack.com\/@calacanis   Follow TWiST: Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/TWiStartups YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/thisweekin Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thisweekinstartups Substack: https:\/\/twistartups.substack.com   ","author_name":"This Week in Startups","author_url":"https:\/\/thisweekinstartups.com","html":"