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Great Chat — 65 episodes

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AI’s Spooky Season

2

What happened to tech’s backbone?

3

The launch industrial complex

4

What does the tech industry owe San Francisco?

5

Doomers at Dreamforce

6

Tech's short-term era

7

Too big to laugh: how tech lost its sense of humor

8

Never follow your heroes (on X)

9

SPVs have a brand problem

10

Maybe Twitter isn't real life

11

How much data do we actually want about our bodies?

12

After you ring the bell

13

Founders dish on VC bad behavior (and bring receipts)

14

Who are the billboards for?

15

AI services, so hot right now

16

Dear Graduates: we’re sorry about the Schmidt speech

17

What does it mean to be mission-driven in 2026?

18

The hills we’ll die on

19

Developer marketing when everyone is a developer

20

OpenAI's new media M&A and old media exposé

21

Go touch some grass (but don’t tweet about it)

22

Bubble talk

23

Are startup HR teams okay?

24

What comes after the Girl Boss?

25

Will empathy make a comeback?

26

The best career decisions come from the gut

27

Venture is in its growthmaxxing era

28

No one won the AI Bowl

29

Is building in public over?

30

The stories we told ourselves in 2025

31

So what happens after AGI?

32

Code red: our favorite tech rivalries

33

Thankful for the unexpected

34

That Portfolio Life

35

Turns out, there’s still a line (don’t mock the pope)

36

Tech is getting more political—should you?

37

The Ellisons are the new Murdochs (and we're ready for Succession round 2)

38

Don't want to burst your bubble, but ...

39

PSA: Don’t bother trying to plan your tech career

40

David vs. Goliath, but make it venture-backed

41

Too late to AI proof your career?

42

The state of tech media (fact check not included)

43

The art of quitting

44

Are startups a young person’s game?

45

Is AI a job killer or job creator?

46

Warm intros and hot takes: It's time to get ready for fundraising season

47

We are so back (thanks, Figma)

48

Does startup PR even matter anymore?

49

The tech origin story: No straight lines

50

Windsurf: The straw that broke the camel’s back

51

When startups become theatre

52

AI is killing the summer slowdown

53

Much ado about acquihires

54

Are VC jobs truly AI Proof? (Marc thinks so)

55

Great managers, and what makes them great

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56

What’s the deal with Deel?

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57

Founders need prenups, too

58

Imposter syndrome is due for a rebrand

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59

The bull case for domestic manufacturing

60

Battle of the startup cities

61

Does anyone care about bad behavior anymore?

62

To early exercise or not to early exercise

63

The case for a product review renaissance

64

Are SPVs for chumps?

65

Why are all the VCs building personal brands?

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