How WordPress and Tumblr are keeping the internet weird, with Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg
Matt Mullenweg is the CEO of Automattic, the company that owns WordPress.com, which he co-founded, and Tumblr, the irrepressible social network it acquired from the wreckage of AOL, Yahoo, and Verizon...
15 Mar 20221h 16min
The future of computers is only $4 away, with Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton
Today I’m talking to Eben Upton, the CEO of Raspberry Pi, a fascinating company that makes beloved tiny hackable computers that are extremely inexpensive. They’re also some of the only readily availab...
8 Mar 20221h 8min
Inside Sonos' decision to sue Google with CEO Patrick Spence and CLO Eddie Lazarus
This week I sat down with Patrick Spence, the CEO of Sonos, and Eddie Lazarus, his Chief Legal Officer. I wanted both Patrick and Eddie on the show to talk about when a company like Sonos makes the de...
1 Mar 20221h 3min
Can the law keep up with crypto? With professor Tonya Evans
I’m going to let you in on a Decoder secret: at the end of last year, I tasked our producers with finding better ways for us to cover crypto and Web 3.0 on Decoder. I don’t think it’s any secret that ...
22 Feb 20221h 6min
What an NFL coaching scandal can teach tech about diversity
Bärí Williams is a legal and operations advisor to tech companies who focuses on AI and diversity. Her credentials are rock solid: Bärí was lead counsel at Facebook working on various projects, includ...
15 Feb 202247min
News with a Capital B: CEO Lauren Williams on why we need news for and by Black people
Lauren Williams is the co-founder and CEO of Capital B, a new nonprofit media company dedicated to news for Black audiences. Capital B launched on January 31st, with both a national news site and a lo...
8 Feb 202255min
The business of finding a better job, with Career Karma CEO Ruben Harris
It’s an interesting time to talk to someone in the business of helping people get new jobs — we’re still fully in the middle of the pandemic-driven Great Resignation, and a record 4.5 million people q...
1 Feb 20221h
7 CEOs and one secretary of Transportation on the future of cars
Regular listeners of Decoder know car CEOs love coming on the show. There is a lot of change in the car industry, a lot of big ideas about how to manage that change, and a lot of big problems to solve...
25 Jan 20221h 7min
