Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTrillion dollar companies and tax season; how the “Black List” shapes Hollywood’s big business… and is podcasting coming for radio dollars?
Episode 74
Kara talk about Google becoming the world's fourth trillion-dollar company ... and who is actually paying taxes on all of it? They discuss world lead…
6 years, 4 months ago
Gloves off over privacy, from Apple to Microsoft to Grindr. PLUS Scott's big 2020 bets.
Episode 73
Kara and Scott argue about whether the government should have the right to hack into phones of suspected criminals. In a reversal of strategy the his…
6 years, 4 months ago
Will Casper go public? How will Softbank’s latest fail affect Asia? And how will Sundar Pichai move Google forward?
Episode 72
Kara and Scott talk about Casper's S-1 and how it compares to other internet retail companies like Away and Warby Parker. We also get a rant out of S…
6 years, 5 months ago
Social networks' minimum effort to be less toxic, Listener Mail from Australia, and fails at CES
Episode 71
Kara and Scott talk about Facebook's decision not to change their political ad policies. They also discuss Facebook banning "deep fakes" and Teen Vog…
6 years, 5 months ago
Trump vs. Iran on Twitter, more on HQ2 incentives, and 'mandatory happiness'
Episode 70
Kara and Scott talk about how Trump has been escalating US conflict with Iran on Twitter. They also discuss how politics were downplayed at the Golde…
6 years, 5 months ago
California is regulating consumer data privacy, the gig economy revisited, and Tesla’s big stock spike.
Episode 69
Kara and Scott are back to talk about a suite of new regulations in California that will give consumers agency over their data and gig workers more p…
6 years, 5 months ago
"Friends of Pivot" breakdown the big stories of the decade
Episode 68
Kara and Scott look back at the 2010s and the biggest stories of the decade with the help of some friends. With cameos from Colorado Senator Michael …
6 years, 5 months ago
Impeachment… it happened, Peter Thiel’s influence at Facebook, and prediction: “FedEx gets acquired"
Episode 67
Kara and Scott talk about what impeachment might mean for business. Also they talk about Peter Thiel's influence behind the scenes at Facebook and th…
6 years, 5 months ago
What’s up with the China/US trade deal, why haven’t “smart guns” popularized, and who is going to stream the NFL?
Episode 66
Kara and Scott talk about the "Phase One" trade agreement between the US and China and what it means for big tech. It's the anniversary of the tragic…
6 years, 5 months ago
Netflix Golden Globe noms, bipartisan agreement on encryption, and Amazon's plan for fashion
Episode 65
Kara and Scott talk about Congress' hearing on regulating end-to-end encryption on messaging apps. They discussJack Dorsey's tweet storm about buildi…
6 years, 6 months ago