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May 2025
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Ed Zitron: Silicon Valley's Empty Promis...

Guy Kawasaki
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Ed Zitron exposes the "ROT economy" of tech, challenging AI hype, billionaire priorities, and growth-obsessed business models with Guy Kawasaki. 
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