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Solo Founder Sells 6-Month AI Startup For $80M, The Social Network 2, Microsoft vs. OpenAI

podcast July 1, 2025

This week on Techish, hosts Michael and Abadesi chat about the solo "vibe coder" who sold to Wix for $80M, the Social Network sequel, the Microsoft–OpenAI drama, and why working a "low-status" job might help you be a better person.

Chapters

00:28 Six-Month Vibe Coder Gets $80M
09:00 The Social Network Is Getting a Sequel
17:59 Microsoft vs. OpenAI Feud Heats Up
32:14 'Fascism Starts From the Standing Desk' [Patreon-Only]

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Extra Reading & Resources

6-month-old, solo-owned vibe coder Base44 sells to Wix for $80M cash [TechCrunch]
'The Social Network Part II' In Works At Sony With Aaron Sorkin Set To Write And Direct; Pic Inspired By WSJ's 'The Facebook Files' [Deadline]
OpenAI and Microsoft Tensions Are Reaching a Boiling Point [The Wall Street Journal, $]
Watch Alec Flynn's video on why fascism starts from the standing desk [Instagram]

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