Manufacturing in the US, Building in Open Source… and more | E2154

This episode of This Week in Startups features three interviews with founders from Twist 500 companies. The first interview is with John Harris, co-founder and CEO of Harbinger, an EV chassis builder for the medium-duty commercial market, discussing their focus on price parity with diesel vehicles through in-house manufacturing. The second interview features James Hawkins, co-founder of PostHog, a customer infrastructure company, discussing their recent funding round led by Stripe and their approach to product development, which includes open-source strategies and a wide array of integrated tools. The final interview is with Yoshi from Alpaca Markets, a brokerage infrastructure company, focusing on their self-clearing broker-dealer status and the trends in fintech, including the demand for U.S. equities and the potential of stablecoins. The episode also includes discussions on market trends, such as the stock market hitting an all-time high, Figma's IPO, and a lighthearted segment on a PolyMarket prediction market related to a speech by Donald Trump.