TWiST News: Tesla Robotaxis, Electric RVs, and How Startups are Helping Secure Elections | E2025

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Todays show:

Alex Wilhelm joins Jason to dive into Tesla’s Robotaxi event, highlighting Tesla's bold plans for a self-driving, bus-style vehicle (4:33). Then, Lightship RV co-founders Toby Kraus and Ben Parker talk about the future of electric RVs (25:04). Finally, Voatz CEO Nimit Sawhney shares how blockchain is being used to secure elections (51:35).

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the show

(4:33) The Tesla Robotaxi event

(6:46) The potential impact of Tesla's bus platform

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(13:29) ChatGPT 4 with Canvas demonstration

(18:23) Predictions on the future of self-driving cars

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(25:04) Lightship RV co-founders Toby Kraus and Ben Parker join the show

(27:55) Description and features of Lightship RV

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(35:05) Financing strategy and market potential for Lightship

(39:00) Impact of market trends on Lightship

(41:19) Lightship's unique selling points, competition, and market strategy

(51:35) Voatz CEO Nimit Sawhney joins the show

(54:48) Voatz's progress, voting process, and blockchain integration

(1:02:25) Election fraud concerns and attack vectors

(1:06:02) Voatz's business model and sales cycle

(1:08:11) Discussion on Dominion Voting Systems and election security

(1:10:15) The debate over voter ID requirements and voting transparency

(1:13:38) Upcoming topics: Solar energy advancements

(1:14:28) Twist 500 nominations and submission guidelines

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Check out:

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobykraus

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Follow Ben:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminparker1203/

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Follow Nimit:

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LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis

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