Episode 20: Astronomer's Response to CEO Scandal, Replit's AI Disaster, and the 20K Cold Call Per Day Controversy

In Episode 20 of Notorious B2B, Tim and Tas unpack the messiest moments in tech and B2B this week, from shady ticket scams to a cold call claim that has all of LinkedIn dissecting B2B math.    What’s inside: • Astronomer’s CEO officially resigns after viral Coldplay affair scandal and their official statement.  • Warmly openly admits to price colluding?  • Scale AI pulls job offer 3 days before start date, leaving new grad stranded • Replit’s AI agent deletes a live codebase • A new LinkedIn scam that involves Oasis tickets (yes, really) • HockeyStack claims 20K cold calls/day from 5 SDRs — possible or pipe dream? • Bonus: Someone’s faking their job title just to pitch you faster   Timestamps: 0:00 – Welcome Back to the Chaos (Episode 20!) 1:54 – Astronomer CEO Scandal: Resignation, PR Spin & Viral Fallout 16:35 – Chris Walker Exits Refine Labs: End of an Era in B2B Marketing 22:17 – AI Gone Rogue: Replit’s Database Disaster & Fake Results 29:50 – Replit deletes a production database and then lies 37:25 – Warmly vs. Koala: Competitor “Friendships” & Price Collusion 41:54 – HockeyStack’s Wild Claim: 20K Cold Calls a Day Controversy 57:17 – Brutal Bait & Switch: Scale AI Rescinds Offers After Relocations 1:02:04 – Fake Job Titles & LinkedIn Pitch Tactics: Marketing vs. Sales 1:03:03 – Wrap-Up: B2B Marketing = An Expensive Guessing Game   -------------------------    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.