Monkey Business
Show notes
While some of this is cover for overhiring during the ZIRP era, there's clearly a move to cut the "coordination tax" that exists within companies. And what starts in tech always moves downstream. Plus: Ted Turner and the end of the media mogul archetype, James Murdoch's move to buy Vox Media's podcast network and New York magazine, and how to tell fake fakes from real fakes at the souk.
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Chapters:
* 00:00 Open
* 00:18 Welcome
* 02:02 Brian in Marrakesh
* 04:43 PVA Vibe-Coding: RingRing & Field Notes
* 09:18 AI Is A Job Killer
* 16:48 AI Native Orgs and Jevons
* 26:34 Permanent Underclass Fears
* 31:23 The Last of the Moguls
* 35:32 Murdoch Buys Vox
* 40:49 AI Private Equity
* 42:24 GameStop Targets eBay
* 48:14 Met Gala Tech Takeover
* 50:33 Tech Villains
* 52:40 Good Product
* 01:01:39 Credits
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