Office Hours: Google vs. Airbnb, SPAC IPOs, Real Estate Investments, and Brick-and-Mortar Stores
Scott answers a question about Google’s dominance in the travel space, and how Airbnb manages to hold its own. He also shares his thoughts on how companies that go public via SPAC are perceived, why r...
19 Juli 202127min
The Dangers of Woke Culture — with Sam Harris
Sam Harris returns for part two of our conversation. Today, Sam shares his thoughts on why call out culture is an unproductive vehicle for creating change, addressing systemic problems, and facilitati...
15 Juli 202145min
Office Hours: Peloton’s Acquirers, Working Abroad, and Moving into Management
Scott answers a question about whether Nike should acquire Peloton. He also shares his thoughts on risking it all to move abroad, and offers career advice to someone with an offer to take on a managem...
12 Juli 202117min
Psychedelics with Sam Harris
Sam Harris joins the pod again to discuss psychedelics — including his experience with LSD and psilocybin — and shares his thoughts on who should and shouldn’t take them. He also explains how these dr...
8 Juli 20211h 4min
Banking the Unbanked — with Pierpaolo Barbieri
Pierpaolo Barbieri, the CEO and founder of Ualá, tells us about the booming fintech space, incumbent banks, and crypto. Ualá is an Argentine fintech company that is working to bring Latin Americans th...
1 Juli 202155min
Office Hours: Market Corrections, Zoom’s Next Move, Why Location Matters, and Escaping the Big Five
Scott answers a question about the next economic slowdown, which he thinks is imminent. He also shares his thoughts on what Zoom needs to do to maintain its valuation in a post-pandemic world, why it’...
28 Juni 202123min
An Inside Look at America’s Pandemic Response — with Andy Slavitt
Andy Slavitt, President Biden’s former White House senior advisor for the Covid team, updates us on COVID-19 and vaccine hesitancy. He also shares how to think about the various leadership responses w...
24 Juni 20211h
Office Hours: Fintech IPOs, Apple’s Search Game, Checking Your Morals, and Dating Post-Covid
Scott answers a question on SoFi’s IPO, plus the record number of Fintech companies going public. He also shares his thoughts on whether Apple should acquire Neeva and make it its default search engin...
21 Juni 202127min
