Episode 29 | Zoom ChatBot Fail, Fiverr Layoffs & Viral Flan Prank on Outreach Automation

In Episode 29 of Notorious B2B, Tim and Tas made it through a really beefy docket filled with AI drama, weird Linkedin automations, and more layoffs because of “AI”. First up: Little Post Manager’s bizarre tactic of tagging creators in AI-generated one-liners that make zero sense (including Tas “ditching lectures”). Then it’s onto Fiverr, who just laid off 30% of its workforce in the name of AI and told their internal freelancers to “find work on the platform.” Brutal. OpenAI is also in the spotlight, with its $500B Stargate project raising questions about debt, environmental impact, and the future cost of AI. Zoom’s chatbot fails spectacularly in customer service screenshots, while a viral “flan recipe” trick exposes the cracks in cold email automation.    Plus, troll marketing gone wrong, LinkedIn copycats, and the funniest HR rejection email slip-up you’ll ever see.   Timestamps: 0:00 – Welcome to Notorious B2B 01:55 – Little Post Manager’s Weird AI Tagging Tactic 10:54 – Fiverr’s 30% Layoffs “Because AI” 17:16 – OpenAI’s $500B Stargate Project 23:39 – Zoom’s Chatbot Fails Spectacularly & Viral Flan Prank 32:00 – Troll Marketing Gone Wrong (or Right?) 44:53 – The Funniest HR Rejection Email Slip-Up Ever 52:17 – Wrap-Up: The Week in B2B Madness   ------------------------- 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.