"Friends of Pivot" breakdown the big stories of the decade
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 Bennett, Girls Who Code Founder/CEO Reshma Saujani,...
27 Joulu 201951min
Impeachment… it happened, Peter Thiel’s influence at Facebook, and prediction: “FedEx gets acquired"
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 their political ad policies. Meanwhile, SoftBank is o...
20 Joulu 201944min
What’s up with the China/US trade deal, why haven’t “smart guns” popularized, and who is going to stream the NFL?
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 Sandy Hook shooting and Kara and Scott talk about ...
17 Joulu 201943min
Netflix Golden Globe noms, bipartisan agreement on encryption, and Amazon's plan for fashion
Kara and Scott talk about Congress' hearing on regulating end-to-end encryption on messaging apps. They discussJack Dorsey's tweet storm about building a small internal open source team. We get update...
13 Joulu 201950min
A letter to Twitter, Uber's data transparency, and Away proves startup culture is rough
Kara and Scott talk about a letter Scott wrote to the board about concerns at Twitter. They discuss Uber's data report on sexual assault that occurred in their rides. In fails, Kara and Scott get into...
10 Joulu 201946min
CEO’s are out (literally), France's "digital service tax” is in, and 'innovator privilege’
Kara and Scott talk about leaderships shifts at Google -- Larry and Sergey are out and Sundar Pichai is in. In Friend of Pivot we hear from French lawyer, Dan Shefet about France's newly approved "dig...
6 Joulu 201940min
Dorsey moves to Africa and streaming platforms trump movie theaters
Welcome to Pivot 2x! Our first twice weekly episode. Kara and Scott talk about the future of Twitter as Jack Dorsey announces he's off to live in Africa. They discuss the streaming wars and how movies...
3 Joulu 201936min
London gives Uber the boot, the billionaire's 2020 strategy, and streaming wars continue
Kara and Scott talk about Uber getting kicked out of its biggest EU market, London. They parse out the ad, media and digital strategy of Michael Bloomberg in his quest for the White House. In Friend o...
29 Marras 201943min
