Podcast Episodes

E103: Tech layoffs surge, big tech freezes hiring, optimizing for profits, election preview & more

(0:00) Jason's new brand deal

(1:18) Bestie updates

(9:12) "Ligma/Johnson" blunder outside of Twitter HQ

(15:38) Surge of tech layoffs at Twitter, St…

3 years, 11 months ago

E102: Elon closes Twitter deal, $META uncertainty, Zuck's historic bet, big tech decline & more

(0:00) Sacks is back!

(1:01) Sacks recaps his week off

(3:13) Elon finalizes Twitter deal, immediate content moderation decisions, platform potential…

3 years, 11 months ago

E101: Ye acquires Parler, Snap drops 30%, macro outlook, VC metrics, valuing stocks & more

(0:00) Bestie intros: Brad Gerstner joins in place of Sacks, and brigadoons!

(2:02) Ye's current situation and acquisition of Parler

(14:17) Snap dro…

3 years, 11 months ago

E100: Reflecting on the first 100 shows, fan questions, nuclear threat, markets, Amazon & more

(0:00) Bestie intros are back!

(6:35) Reflecting on the first 100 episodes and what makes the show special

(29:12) Fan questions: Building in a downt…

4 years ago

E99: Cheating scandals, Twitter updates, rapid AI advancements, Biden's pardon, Section 230 & more

0:00 Bestie intros!

1:34 Breaking down major cheating scandals: chess, poker, fishing

16:13 Twitter deal updates

30:05 AI making rapid advancements: …

4 years ago

E98: Big tech starts making cuts, Fed incompetency, global debt, Russia/Ukraine & more

0:00 Bestie intros!

1:36 Big tech starts making cuts, plus what this means for the broader economy and startups

31:09 Global debt numbers, Fed incomp…

4 years ago

E97: SPAC updates, public/private market overview, Putin's end game & more

0:00 Bestie intros!

1:03 SPAC updates, state of the public/private markets

20:26 US VCs have $290B in dry powder and raised a record amount in H1 202…

4 years ago

E96: Adobe acquires Figma for $20B, TPB SPAC, FedEx CEO's recession warning, macro picture & more

0:00 Bestie intro!

0:59 Adobe agrees to acquire Figma for $20B

19:21 How Adobe might bundle Figma, regulatory implications

38:59 Analyzing Google's "…

4 years, 1 month ago

E95: Winter is Coming, Europe's energy crisis, Kim Kardashian's new PE firm & more

0:00 Bestie intros: Luxury brand influencers, Birthday Party stories and more!

3:34 Jason reflects on the final Kara Swisher-hosted Code Conference, …

4 years, 1 month ago

E94: NFT volume plummets, California's overreach, FBI meddling, climate change & national security

(0:00) Bestie intros + Burning Man debate

(4:16) NFT trading volume plummets

(10:20) California's new fast food wages bill, government creating bad i…

4 years, 1 month ago