Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCEO wealth surge, Apple/Facebook tensions heat up, and Friend of Pivot DoorDash COO Christopher Payne
Episode 198
Kara and Scott talk about how CEOs in the United States wealth has surged during the pandemic as compared to their workers. Meanwhile, tensions heat …
4 years, 10 months ago
Apple's podcast play, Netflix's rough quarter, and a listener mail on crypto's carbon footprint
Episode 197
Kara and Scott talk about Apple's big announcements in the podcast space and what that means for other competitors in the podcast market. They also d…
4 years, 10 months ago
Facebook gets into audio, WeWork's SPAC, and Friend of Pivot Preet Bharara
Episode 196
Kara and Scott talk about Facebook's new foray into the audio space and what it means for creators. They also discuss NASA partnering with SpaceX on …
4 years, 10 months ago
The crypto-surge, Bernie Madoff's dark legacy, and a question on Russia slowing Twitter
Episode 195
Kara and Scott talk about the Coinbase IPO and the surge for Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and other currencies. They also discuss the legacy financial Ponzi-sc…
4 years, 10 months ago
Amazon union defeat, Alibaba’s antitrust fine, and Walter Isaacson on CRISPR
Episode 194
Kara and Scott talk about the failure to form a union at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama; this was the biggest unionization effort in the company's hi…
4 years, 10 months ago
Twitch's new guidelines, YouTube's video violations, and a prediction on LG's handset company
Episode 193
Kara and Scott talk about Amazon's live-streaming service Twitch's new guidelines to keep hate speech and other forms of violence off their platform.…
4 years, 11 months ago
Global corporate tax, Facebook's data breach and a Friend of Pivot on "cancel culture"
Episode 192
Kara and Scott discuss Janet Yellen's call for a global corporate tax and what that would mean for corporations. They also discuss a new report sayin…
4 years, 11 months ago
Big Tech military contracts, Compass's IPO, and President Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan
Episode 191
In this episode of Pivot, Kara and Scott talk about Big Tech getting involved in military matters, and how their employees are responding. They also …
4 years, 11 months ago
Tony Hsieh, Jeff Bezos's Twitter fingers, and Big Tech in Congress (again)
Episode 190
This week, Kara and Scott chat about the Wall Street Journal's deep dive on Tony Hsieh, Jeff Bezo's twitter fingers, and the future of unions. Then, …
4 years, 11 months ago
Microsoft and Discord, Goldman Sachs' junior bankers and a listener mail question on news consumption
Episode 189
Kara and Scott talk about Microsoft's potential acquisition of the video gaming social platform Discord. They also preview the big tech hearings on d…
4 years, 11 months ago