Kara and Scott talk about Jack Dorsey's $1 billion donation to fight COVID-19, as well as other tech billionaire's contributions to fight the virus. They think that those contributions can't fill the void of a well funded government through tax dollars. They give an update on Zoom's privacy issues as the company takes on Alex Stamos, Facebook's former securi ... Show More
Yesterday
X's Foreign Trolls, Google's AI Wins, and MTG's Resignation
Kara and Scott discuss X’s new “About This Account” feature, which appears to show a wave of MAGA accounts posting from Russia, India, Nigeria, and beyond. They also unpack Marco Rubio denying reports that he privately called the Ukraine peace plan a Russian “wish list.” Plus, Go ... Show More
1h 10m
Nov 21
Meta Monopoly Verdict, Trump Signs the Epstein Bill, and Nvidia's Q3 Earnings
Kara and Scott discuss Nvidia’s latest earnings report, Meta’s major antitrust victory, and President Trump signing the bill to release the Epstein files. Then, Elon Musk makes a White House appearance, Trump defends Saudi Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, and the deadline for Warner B ... Show More
1h 16m
Nov 18
Bezos's AI Start-up, Thiel's Nvidia Sell-off, and Trump-MTG Breakup
Kara and Scott are back from their whirlwind tour! They discuss Trump reversing course on the release of the Epstein files, and his breakup with Marjorie Taylor Greene. Then, Peter Thiel joins the tech stock sell-off by dumping his stake in Nvidia, and new reports raise questions ... Show More
1h 3m
Apr 2024
Prof G Markets: Trump’s Memestock Goes Public, the Problem with DEI, and Daniel Kahneman’s Legacy
Scott and Ed break down Truth Social’s first couple days on the public market and question how Trump might cash out of his shares. Scott then takes a look at a report that reveals how ineffective corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs can be. Finally, Scott discusses ... Show More
50m 6s
Oct 2022
Humanizing product development | Adriel Frederick (Reddit, Lyft, Facebook)
<p>Adriel Frederick is VP of Product Management at Reddit X, where he helps incubate and scale new products. He is a former Product Lead at Facebook, as well as a former PM and Director of Product at Lyft. In today’s episode, we focus on what it takes to become a better product l ... Show More
1h 7m
Mar 2020
#85 Will Coronavirus Kill This Deal?
There’s a tried and true playbook in tech: get a ton of users, then figure out how to monetize them. Today’s founder, Ofo Ezeugwu, has plenty of users on his site, but the investors press Ofo about his plans to monetize. And then, complications arise when coronavirus enters the s ... Show More
35m 12s