How the OpenClaw foundation bullet-proofed its future (w/Dave Morin) | E2257
This Week In Startups is made possible by:Circle — http://circle.so/twistHubspot Creators — http://clickhubspot.com/twist2Uber AI Solutions — http://uber.com/ai-solutionsToday’s show: *Dave Morin joined the show today to explain how the OpenClaw Foundation came into existence, and what its goals are. Fear not, Peter Steinberger retains directional control of the project. But if you want to sustain an open-source project over time, you need a corporate entity, well-heeled sponsors, maintainers and more. Morin is helping make sure that OpenClaw can stay true to itself well into the future.TWIST also put the day’s most critical AI stories to Morin for his insight: What’s his take on the Anthropic-DoW fracas? Does Morin think that OpenAI and Anthropic are catching up to OpenClaw in agentic terms? And will OpenAI cede the consumer crown to Anthropic? Next came two amazing demos: Runtools’ CTO Greg Kara showed off a 3D interface for OpenClaw that his team built, allowing ‘Claw users to watch their agents work in real time, and even read over their shoulder. Then PickelWatch founder George Yameen showed off an agnetic workflow using OpenClaw and Claude’s Chrome plugin side-by-side. The gist? Make sure that the agentic service you select is cost-effective. **GUESTS:**Dave Morin: https://x.com/davemorin?lang=enGreg Kara: https://x.com/GregKara6George Yameen: https://x.com/GeorgeYameen**Timestamps:** 00:00 Dave Morin Joins the Show 02:31 How Dave Morin got Claw-Pilled 05:01 Jason’s critical OpenClaw moments 08:38 How Dave showcases his OpenClaw skills 10:47 Uber AI Solutions - Your trusted partner to get AI to work in the real world. Book a demo with them TODAY at http://uber.com/ai-solutions 14:40 How long has the OpenClaw Foundation existed? 17:21 How much authority does Peter Steinberger retain? 00:20:21 Hubspot - Check out the guide “Advanced ChatGPT Prompt Engineering: From Basic to Expert in 7 Days.” Download it for free at http://clickhubspot.com/twist2 19:20 How ‘air traffic control’ works for a project like OpenClaw 23:15 The economics of open-source maintainers 25:13 Dave’s physical OpenClaw setup 27:45 How Jason uses OpenClaw to curate his reading, fashion, and travel 30:23 Circle - Circle gives you everything you need to build and scale your community-led business. TWIST listeners get $1,000 off the Circle Plus Plan at http://circle.so/twist 32:18 Why the second wave of ideas is where things get the most interesting 34:06 Apple’s slow movement and hesitance to depricate products 39:51 How Jason uses OpenClaw to coach the next generation of executives 44:52 Are Anthropic and OpenAI catching up to OpenClaw? 49:40 Introduction to Runtools.AI 53:49 Runtools.AI demo of 3D OpenClaw environment 57:06 Introduction to PickleWatch 57:27 PickelWatch demo of Claude Chrome vs. OpenClaw 01:03:38 How PickleWatch ups your pickleball swing 32:56 Jason’s advice for founders on stumbling onto new ideas 42:16 Jason on the DoW’s handling of the Anthropic mess 01:11:08 Would Jason fund the tech that Anthropic won’t supply?Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com/Check out the TWIST500: https://twist500.comSubscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp*Follow Lon:X: https://x.com/lons*Follow Alex:X: https://x.com/alexLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm/*Follow Jason:X: https://twitter.com/JasonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis/*Check out all our partner offers: https://partners.launch.co/*Follow TWiST:Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartupsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekinInstagram: [https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups](https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups/)TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartupsSubstack: [https://twistartups.substack.com](https://twistartups.substack.com/)