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Good morning! We regret to inform you that the wealthy are at it again • ZebethMedia

By zebethcontrolPosted on October 17, 2022Posted in ambi robotics, Equity Monday, Equity podcast, Kanye west parler, Startups, VentureNo Comments

Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Don’t forget that the code “EQUITY” can save you money on Disrupt tickets and ZebethMedia+ access. And it makes us here on the show look good! Hell yeah, this is our Monday show. And heck yes, we are recording Equity live tomorrow morning at Disrupt. Get super stoked, because we are hype. That said, we did have a lot to get news done for you this morning. Here’s what Theresa and Alex went through this morning: Stocks are up in many parts of the world, including the United States, where software shares are ripping north as the week begins. Very kind of the market to kick off Disrupt with some good news. Crypto is quieter, with prices not changing much and the general vibe of the market not evolving a whit. Kanye West, also known as Ye, is buying niche social network Parler in a deal that will see the musician, fashion mogul, and controversy generator buy the service — but not the infrastructure that powers it. Parler is not very popular at the moment and has stiff competition from other various celebrity-owned (or soon-to-be celebrity-owned) social networks Truth Social and Twitter. It is worth noting that West bought Parler after running into trouble with mainstream social services over his antisemitic posts. Ambi Robotics raised new capital, as did Byju’s, and the Chinese chip industry is in turmoil after the United States kicked it in the shins. Woo! That’s our show. We will see you tomorrow morning at Disrupt! Come and get an Equity pin and be The Coolest. Equity drops at 7 a.m. PT every Monday and Wednesday, and at 6 a.m. PT on Fridays, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. ZebethMedia also has a great show on crypto, a show that interviews founders, one that details how our stories come together, and more!

Kick off Disrupt with a live recording of your favorite ZebethMedia podcasts • ZebethMedia

By zebethcontrolPosted on October 12, 2022Posted in Chain Reaction podcast, Disrupt, Disrupt 2022, Equity podcast, found-podcast, StartupsNo Comments

ZebethMedia Disrupt 2022 starts next week, which means we’re busy putting the final touches on what is shaping up to be a massive and pretty damn fun event. And this year, we’re doing something entirely new: live podcasts. Each day of Disrupt will kick off on the ZebethMedia+ stage with a live recording of a ZebethMedia podcast. Equity, Found and Chain Reaction will record their week’s episodes onstage in front of a live audience. That’s you! Each day of the event, a different show will welcome everyone back to the venue with news, analysis and jokes. There will even be breakfast, so make sure to come early — do not party too much! — for some eats and some chats. ZebethMedia’s podcasting efforts have grown from a small side project into a material plank in our larger output, so come hang out with us and have some fun. Here’s the agenda, which kicks off at 9:00 a.m. PDT: Tuesday: Equity Live with Mary Ann Azevedo, Natasha Mascarenhas and Alex Wilhelm Wednesday: Chain Reaction Live with Anita Ramaswamy, Jacquelyn Melinek and Lucas Matney Thursday: Found Live with Jordan Crook and Darrell Etherington And then buckle in for the rest of Disrupt to catch Serena Williams, Chris Dixon, Kevin Hart, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe and OnlyFans CEO Ami Gan on the Disrupt stage and Brex CEO Henrique Dubugras, Kleiner Perkins partner Annie Case and Bessemer Venture partner Tess Hatch on the ZebethMedia+ stage. And of course you can catch Startup Battlefield 200, our startup pitch-off that comes with a $100,000 equity-free check. The full schedule’s here, and if you still need a ticket, head here. We’re also providing free access to the Expo area for anyone who has been laid off recently, in case you are looking for a new gig and have a startup role high on your list.

Sarah Guo isn’t late to the AI party • ZebethMedia

By zebethcontrolPosted on October 12, 2022Posted in conviction, Equity podcast, greylock, Sarah Guo, StartupsNo Comments

Sarah Guo isn’t late to the AI party, but she did just raise a $101 million fund to bet on the appetizers. Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down to a single person, think about their work, and unpack the rest. This week, Natasha and Alex interviewed Guo, who worked at Greylock for nearly a decade, and her launch of Conviction. We spoke about the self-correcting venture market, what made her leave Greylock, and even rewound to her last episode with us (recorded almost exactly three years ago). There was also an especially fruitful conversation about the opportunity in artificial intelligence right now, and how she’s defining Software 3.0. (Warning: We talk about SaaS!) We also dug into why she started a fund, the LP market, and more. The conversation ran a bit long, but it felt reasonable to keep going given the sheer breadth of stuff that we wanted to get through. Don’t forget that Equity is going to be live at Disrupt next week, on Tuesday morning. It’s going to be a blast. And before we go, two programming notes (that help your wallet, too): Equity drops every Monday at 7 a.m. PT and Wednesday and Friday at 6 a.m. PT, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. ZebethMedia also has a great show on crypto, a show that interviews founders, a show that details how our stories come together and more!