E114: Markets update: whipsaw macro picture, big tech, startup mass extinction event, VC reckoning
(0:00) Bestie intro! (1:15) Macro picture update: 0.25% raise, jobs rip up, wage growth continues to slow (17:52) Interest rates impact on mega-cap company creation (33:58) Mass extinction event comin...
4 Feb 20231h 12min
E113: DOJ tries to break up Google, vaccine questions, Ukraine escalation & more
(0:00) David Sacks does bestie intros! (2:49) DOJ sues Google over ads business (23:09) EU probes Microsoft over Slack complaint based on "bundling" Teams (40:27) Pfizer CEO grilled at Davos, studies ...
27 Jan 20231h 38min
E112: Is Davos a grift? Plus: globalist mishaps, debt ceilings, TikTok's endgame & more
(0:00) Bestie intro, who gets credit for the podcast? (6:27) Top candidates for the Republican nominee in 2024: DeSantis, Youngkin, Haley; major 2024 issues, balancing the budget (19:13) WEF in Davos:...
20 Jan 20231h 36min
E111: Microsoft to invest $10B in OpenAI, generative AI hype, America's over-classification problem
(0:00) Bestie intro! (0:43) Reacting to Slate's article on All-In (11:18) SF business owner caught spraying homeless person on camera (29:22) Microsoft to invest $10B into OpenAI with unique terms, ge...
13 Jan 20231h 31min
E110: 2023 Bestie Predictions!
(0:00) Bestie New Year catch-up! (2:44) Prediction 1: 2023's biggest political winner (17:25) Prediction 2: 2023's biggest political loser (21:57) Prediction 3: 2023's biggest business winner (30:34) ...
6 Jan 20231h 38min
E109: 2022 Bestie Awards Live from Twitter HQ
(0:00) Bestie catch up! (3:05) Kicking off the 2022 Bestie Awards (4:12) Biggest winner in politics (9:11) Biggest loser in politics (16:37) Biggest political surprise (23:35) Biggest winner in busine...
24 Des 20222h 17min
E108: Doxing debate, Nuclear fusion breakthrough, state of the markets & more
(0:00) Jason's new gig! (1:05) Twitter's new privacy rules, notable suspension, doxing dynamics (20:48) Nuclear fusion breakthrough and geopolitical ramifications (42:58) Jason and Sacks's big night (...
16 Des 20221h 29min
E107: The Twitter Files Parts 1-2: shadow banning, story suppression, interference & more
(0:00) Bestie gut health! (2:17) Twitter Files Part 2: shadow banning and blacklisting entire accounts and topics; how content moderation was handled at other tech giants (33:09) Twitter Files Part 1:...
10 Des 20221h 13min
