Taskrabbit CEO Ania Smith isn’t afraid of AI robots replacing human labor
Today, I’m talking with Taskrabbit CEO Ania Smith. Taskrabbit is an interesting company; it’s known best for being a platform for hiring people to put together your furniture, so much so that Ikea acq...
9 Jun 20251h 7min
Why Runway CEO Cris Valenzuela thinks AI filmmaking is the future
Today, I’m talking with Runway CEO and co-founder Cris Valenzuela. This one’s special: Cris and I were live at an event in New York City last month hosted by Alix Partners, so you’ll hear the audience...
5 Jun 202552min
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky wants to build the everything app
Today, I’m talking with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. This is Brian’s fourth time on the show, and he’s one of my favorite guests because he’s so clearly obsessed with things like company structure, design...
2 Jun 20251h 13min
How private equity kills companies and communities
Today, I’m talking with journalist Megan Greenwell about her new book Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream. It comes out June 10th. It's fantastic and maddening in equal mea...
29 Mai 202549min
Google CEO Sundar Pichai on the next phase of AI
In what's become a bit of a Decoder tradition, I spoke with Google CEO Sundar Pichai in person after I/O. The conference this year was all about AI, particularly a slew of actual AI products, not just...
27 Mai 202546min
Why Uber's CEO is okay with reinventing the bus
Today, I’m talking with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. We recorded this conversation on the same day Uber announced a big set of product updates, including new options for shared rides. Dara was in New Y...
22 Mai 20251h 3min
Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott on how AI can save the web, not destroy it
Today, I’m talking with Kevin Scott, the chief technology officer of Microsoft, and one of the company’s AI leaders. Kevin is one of my favorite repeat Decoder guests, and he joined the show this time...
19 Mai 20251h 10min
Workday's new product head hopes he can make you like Workday
Today, I’m talking with Gerrit Kazmaier, the brand-new president of product and technology at Workday. Gerrit’s new on the job, maybe a little bit braver than most, and to his credit he came on the sh...
15 Mai 20251h 13min
