Allbirds: The Rise and Fall of Direct to Consumer | 5
Allbirds was once valued at $4.1 billion. The sustainable shoe brand had a fast and meteoric rise that mirrored the path of many other direct to consumer brands, but by early 2024 Allbirds' luck had c...
18 Apr 202438min
Sam Altman & the Battle for OpenAI | Is OpenAI Out of the Woods? | 4
A lot has happened at OpenAI since that whiplash week in November 2023 when the board ousted its chief executive. There was an investigation to determine whether Sam Altman’s firing was just, and a la...
17 Apr 202441min
Sam Altman & the Battle for OpenAI | Blood in the Water | 3
After five intense days, Sam Altman prevails over the OpenAI Board and is reinstated as CEO, with a new board in place. But the turmoil has shown that OpenAI is vulnerable and its competitors, includi...
10 Apr 202435min
Sam Altman & the Battle for OpenAI | If You Come At the King… | 2
OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever’s move to fire Sam Altman with no warning kicks off five days of chaos for the tech company. After he gets over the shock, Altman uses all his corporate savvy to fight...
3 Apr 202437min
Sam Altman & the Battle for OpenAI | Misalignment | 1
From the outside, OpenAI looked like one of Silicon Valley’s biggest success stories. In 2022, it had stunned the world with the release of ChatGPT3.5, leapfrogging some of the biggest tech companies ...
27 Mars 202444min
Costco's Wholesale Revolution | 6
Costco's membership retention rate is the stuff of other retailers' dreams, nevermind the love they get on social media. With very little paid advertising, the company has managed to keep its spot as ...
21 Mars 202443min
Taylor Swift vs The World | Taylor Nation | 5
With everything Taylor Swift’s been up to lately, being a Swiftie is almost a fulltime job. Today, David speaks with two digital creators who have been covering her since day one. First up, pop cultur...
20 Mars 202441min
Taylor Swift vs The World | Ticketmaster Trouble | 4
When Taylor Swift began planning The Eras Tour, she probably didn't expect to be at the forefront of an antitrust battle that could decide the future of concerts in the U.S. But the battle for Taylor ...
13 Mars 202438min
