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The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974
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Todays show:
Alex Wilhelm joins Jason to discuss the weekend debate regarding MEI/DEI (12:12), Amazon buys Adept’s key talent (42:39), Chime buys Salt Labs (52:41), and more!
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the show
(1:47) Weekend recap and political debate analysis
(10:50) Media's role in political coverage
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(16:12) The weekend debate regarding MEI/DEI and that TechCrunch article
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(29:20) Discussion on DEI vs MEI and meritocracy in Silicon Valley
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(42:39) Amazon buys Adept’s key talent
(52:20) Chime's acquisition of Salt Labs
(1:16:12) Challenges and strategies for EdTech companies
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Mentioned on the show:
https://techcrunch.com/2010/09/21/so-a-blogger-walks-into-a-bar
https://x.com/alexandr_wang/status/1801331034916851995
https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/28/amazon-hires-founders-away-from-ai-startup-adept
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/21/microsoft-inflection-ai-investors-reid-hoffman-bill-gates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kna9E_3kFF0
https://www.chime.com/blog/chime-acquires-enterprise-employee-rewards-company-salt-labs