Discord CEO Jason Citron talks with Recode's Kurt Wagner about how the chat app for PC gamers has grown to 150 million registered users, nearly 20 million of whom use the app every day. Citron says Discord has been "pre-revenue" for the past three years, but now it's starting to think about how it will make money; first up, a games store aimed at recommendin ... Show More
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Encore: Chuck Klosterman on Why Football Owns TV (and Why It Won’t Forever)
(Originally Aired 1/21/26) Football isn’t just the biggest show on TV — at this point, it’s basically the only reason some TV networks exist. So it’s a very worthy subject for Chuck Klosterman, the provocative and prolific writer, to tackle in his new book, which is called… Footb ... Show More
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Nov 4
Barry Diller on Big Bets, AI, and Knowing When to Walk Away
Barry Diller is 84, still running the company formerly known as IAC , and still making big bets. This summer, he tried to buy MGM Resorts in an $18 billion deal — then walked away.I sat down with Diller live at Business Insider’s Long Play event to talk about why he wanted MGM, w ... Show More
43m 36s
Nov 2024
20VC: Discord's Jason Citron on Why Everything We are Taught About Hiring & Management is BS | Do Richer Founders & Gamer Founders Make Better Founders? | Never Before Told Moments Behind Scaling to 200M Users
<p dir="ltr">Jason Citron is the Co-Founder and CEO of Discord, a voice, video and text platform for friends playing games. Jason has raised $1BN for the company and was able to scale to 200M users. Prior to co-founding Discord, Jason founded OpenFeint, the biggest social mobile ... Show More
50m 33s
Mar 2021
Burnout, the Media, and Twitter’s Business Moves
Jason Kint, the CEO of Digital Content Next (@dcnorg), joins Scott to break down Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code. Jason also shares his thoughts on the broader digital ecosystem, including Section 230, how cryptocurrencies might come into the digital media space, and why h ... Show More
59m 20s
Feb 2019
The Netflix of Video Games?
Jeff Bezos squares off with the National Enquirer. Chipotle sizzles. And Alphabet ramps up its spending. Our analysts discuss those stories and dig into the latest from Disney, Electronic Arts, Take-Two Interactive, Hasbro, Mattel, Papa John’s, Skechers, Spotify and Twitter. Plus ... Show More
40m 9s
Aug 2021
Rapid Response: How Electronic Arts grows a metaverse, with CEO Andrew Wilson
Hollywood may build stars, but gaming is "the biggest, fastest-growing entertainment medium in the world," says CEO Andrew Wilson of Electronic Arts. That's why businesses from Netflix to Disney to Facebook are eyeing the space, along with creators and startups eager to tap into ... Show More
33m 35s
Sep 2021
How Depop is Tapping Into What Gen Z Wants with its Fashion Resale App
In this episode, we’re talking about social media. While Facebook and Twitter still dominate the space, apps like TikTok and Clubhouse are offering people new ways to express themselves and form communities. Amy chatted with Maria Raga, the CEO of Depop, the fashion resale app th ... Show More
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