Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe 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…
5 years, 5 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…
5 years, 5 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.…
5 years, 5 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…
5 years, 5 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 …
5 years, 5 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, …
5 years, 5 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…
5 years, 6 months ago
Struggles at Dispo, Trump's own social media network, and the 411 on NFTs
Episode 188
Kara and Scott talk about troubles at Dispo – the photosharing app – after allegations of sexual assault came out around the founder's circle. They a…
5 years, 6 months ago
Facebook makes a Substack competitor, Netflix's carbon footprint and the future of McKinsey
Episode 187
Kara and Scott discuss scandals at Substack as Facebook builds a newsletter competitor. They also discuss a new tool that is measuring the carbon foo…
5 years, 6 months ago
The future of travel and a Friend of Pivot on telehealth
Episode 186
Kara and Scott talk about the biggest weekend for airlines since the pandemic started and what that means for the industry. They are joined by Hims/H…
5 years, 6 months ago