Episode 18: Astronomer's CEO scandal, $200M paydays & B2B uses Paypal to get shady

In Ep. 18 of Notorious B2B, Tas and Tim are back after a short break and so is the drama. From LinkedIn threats and AI-fueled phishing sites to a fake landing page targeting competitors, this episode might set off a few C&Ds. What’s inside: • Coldplay frontman accidentally exposes a B2B CEO’s affair on a jumbotron • Lovable raises a $200M Series A at a $1.8B valuation — maybe the biggest ever • Meta poaches an Apple engineer with a $200M package  • Windsurf employees get left behind after the CEO sells out • Companies are now sending 2¢ via PayPal as a marketing hack (yes, really) • The founder of TitanX threatens a marketer… and buys a fake domain to troll a competitor   Timestamps: 0:00 – Welcome to Notorious B2B: LinkedIn drama & the “fudge’n docket” 2:28 – Astronomer CEO Coldplay Scandal: Jumbotron Affair Goes Viral 8:11 – Lovable Raises $200M at $1.8B Valuation (Biggest Series A Ever?) 11:28 – Meta Poaches Apple’s AI Engineer with $200M Payday 13:17 – Windsurf vs. Google: $2.4B Licensing Deal & Startup Collapse 20:03 – Shady B2B Tactics: PayPal Pennies as “Marketing Outreach” 26:24 – Titan X vs. Joe Cronin: Threats, Competitor Shade & the Nooks Stunt 33:40 – Wrap-Up: Too Much Chaos = Double Episode   -------------------------    Connect with the hosts: Tim Davidson – linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41 Tas Bober – linkedin.com/in/tasbober    Subscribe for more no-BS breakdowns of the internet's wildest B2B moments.