“Don't let the roadblocks get in the way when there are people who need you desperately.” Eric Friedrichsen, the CEO of Emburse, a B2B software provider, has navigated around risks and financial costs to meet the needs of tech contractors based in Ukraine. Part of that response includes the company’s offer to relocate people and families to Spain, where Embu ... Show More
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The race no one can win: AI’s anti-human crisis, with Aza Raskin
Big Tech is moving fast on AI. But who's watching out for the rest of us? Aza Raskin, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, has spent years sounding the alarm about where the race to build powerful AI is actually taking us. He joins Rapid Response to expose the incentiv ... Show More
39m 27s
May 26
Why success destroys the companies we love, with Eric Ries
What if the way we think about business value, trust, and capitalism itself is fundamentally broken? Eric Ries’ The Lean Startup changed how a generation of entrepreneurs build companies. Now, Ries takes aim at some of the most sacred business assumptions today in his new book, I ... Show More
48m 23s
May 2023
State of Play: Geopolitics, US Foreign Policy, and NATO Enlargement — with Jeffrey Sachs
Jeffrey Sachs, a world-renowned economics professor at Columbia University, joins Scott to discuss the state of the nation’s debt ceiling – specifically as it relates to military spending. We also hear Professor Sachs’ take on the broader geopolitical landscape, as well as the wa ... Show More
58m 55s
Apr 2024
The Deal Room: BHP's Pursuit of Anglo American, Goldman Sachs Bankers Head To Paris & CVC Goes Public
<p>In this week's episode of The Deal Room, we dive into three major headlines shaking up the world of corporate finance.</p><br><p>Explore BHP's ambitious £31bn bid for Anglo American, recently rejected but potentially set for a comeback. Discover the strategic insights driving ... Show More
36m 6s
Feb 2024
166: How To Build Wealth ft. Earn Your Leisure
<p>In honor of Black History month, host Oscar Pulido sits down with the founders of Earn Your Leisure, Troy Millings and Rashad Bilal, to discover how this dynamic duo is revolutionizing the financial literacy landscape. Breaking down the importance of a hands-on learning experi ... Show More
19m 7s
Feb 2024
Carsten Maschmeyer: "Wir verlieren unsere wirtschaftliche Position"
<p>"Wir verlieren in unserem Standort immer mehr eine gute wirtschaftliche Position", attestiert Carsten Maschmeyer seinem Heimatland und verweist auf Deutschlands mittelmäßige Platzierung in Digitalisierungsindexen. Ein Zustand, der ihn beunruhigt: "Vor uns liegen Slowenien, Mal ... Show More
34m 59s
Jan 2024
Visma: Mission Critical European Software - [Business Breakdowns, EP.145]
This is Zack Fuss. Today we are breaking down the largest privately-owned software business in Europe, Visma. Visma is a software company with over 15,000 employees offering accounting, payroll, and HR software products for customers across the Nordic, Benelux, and Baltic regions ... Show More
46m 4s