Airbnb, Plus Lessons from Kraft Heinz and Zero Based Budgeting
Youngme, Felix, and Mihir debate how well Airbnb is managing growth amid backlash from cities like New York City. They also discuss Kraft Heinz’s controversial zero-based budgeting approach to managem...
13 Mar 201931min
IPO Fever, and Do Bullies Make Good Bosses?
Youngme, Felix, and Mihir discuss why so many high-profile companies (Uber, Lyft, Pinterest, Airbnb, Slack, Postmates, Casper, Peloton, etc.) are planning to go public this year. They also debate whet...
6 Mar 201933min
Walmart’s Strategy to Beat Amazon, and Millennial Socialism
Youngme, Felix, and Mihir discuss how Walmart is trying to compete against Amazon and whether the strategy is working. They also debate the rise of socialism in U.S. millennials — is it a healthy phen...
27 Feb 201932min
WeWork, and Can the Government Really Print as Much Money as It Wants?
Youngme Moon, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, and Mihir Desai discuss whether WeWork’s success is sustainable. Plus, can the government really spend as much money as it wants without worrying about deficits? Wh...
20 Feb 201931min
Medicare for All, plus Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amazon HQ2, Marie Kondo, Toys, Spotify and Podcasting, and More
Youngme, Felix, and Mihir debate Medicare for All and ask whether the U.S. healthcare system is broken. They then offer quick takes on everything from Amazon’s latest HQ2 news, Alexandria Ocasio-Corte...
13 Feb 201934min
Fears About Huawei, and Facebook Earnings (What We Learned)
Youngme, Felix, and Mihir debate U.S. fears about Huawei and implications for U.S.-China relations. They also offer their interpretation of Facebook’s latest earnings results, before sharing their Aft...
6 Feb 201933min
Taxing the Rich, and the “Woke” Advertising Trend
Youngme, Felix, and Mihir debate two of the dramatic and controversial tax ideas being proposed by Democrats (a 70% marginal income tax rate and a 2% wealth tax), before discussing the trend among bra...
30 Jan 201934min
High CEO Churn, and the 401(k) Turns 40
Youngme, Felix, and Mihir discuss why CEO departures are occurring so frequently, before unpacking the flaws in our 401(k) system. They also offer their After Hours picks for the week.Some recent pick...
23 Jan 201930min
