The Notorious B2B Show’s Podcast

LinkedIn’s world just got a major shakeup. This week, we’re breaking down the end of an era: Ryan Roslansky is stepping down as CEO. But is this just a standard leadership hand-off, or the first domino in what’s looking like the "Great CEO Exodus of 2026"? With heavyweights like Apple and Hootsuite also clearing out the C-suite, we speculate on what’s really going on.    But wait, there’s more! We’re tearing down the $2 million Vercel security breach that hit just days before their IPO, Anthropic’s risky pivot to usage-based pricing, and Elon’s latest power play acquiring Cursor for xAI. From multi-billion dollar Google lawsuits to the "vicious cycle of AI deaths and resurrections," we’re cutting through the noise to bring you the news that actually matters. Edutainment at its finest. If you’ve got a take, drop it in the comments or send this to someone who needs it.   Connect with the hosts: Tim Davidson – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41 Tas Bober – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasbober   Subscribe for more no-BS breakdowns of the internet’s wildest B2B moments.   Sponsors Special thanks to the brands supporting Notorious B2B. Vector The B2B ad platform built around real buyer intent. Learn more at https://www.vector.co/

Allbirds collapsed, rebranded as an AI company, and the market reacted immediately, what’s really going on? Tim is joined by special guest Chelsea Castle to break down the strategy, the timing, and what this kind of pivot actually signals for B2B companies and the current AI hype cycle.   Wait, there’s more…LinkedIn is cracking down on tools like Shield, Apollo.io is back after a year off-platform, Meta is gamifying AI internally, and OpenAI and Anthropic are slowing down releases.    If you’ve got a take, drop it in the comments or send this to someone who needs it.   Connect with the hosts: Tim Davidson – / tadavidson41 Tas Bober – / tasbober Connect with our guest: Chelsea Castle – /chelseacastle   Subscribe for more no-BS breakdowns of the internet’s wildest B2B moments. Sponsors Special thanks to the brands supporting Notorious B2B. Vector The B2B ad platform built around real buyer intent. Learn more at https://www.vector.co/

Anthropic just made its move and it changed everything.   They’re limiting usage, locking down access, and even holding back their most powerful model because it’s “too dangerous” for the public. At the same time, pricing is shifting, power users are getting squeezed, and AI is quietly becoming a pay-to-play system.   Meanwhile, OpenAI is going in the opposite direction buying distribution, acquiring a B2B media company, and racing to own attention.   In the background, AI agents are already rebuilding startups in 24 hours, tools are replacing entire teams, and one hallucinated action just wiped a live GPU instance without permission.   This isn’t just AI news anymore. It’s a power shift - control vs scale - and it’s happening in real time. If you’ve got a take, drop it in the comments or send this to someone who needs it. Connect with the hosts: Tim Davidson – / tadavidson41 Tas Bober – / tasbober   Subscribe for more no-BS breakdowns of the internet’s wildest B2B moments.   Sponsors Special thanks to the brands supporting Notorious B2B. Vector The B2B ad platform built around real buyer intent. Learn more at https://www.vector.co/

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.   What does corporate loyalty look like in 2026? This week, a single automated notification from Oracle provided a sobering answer for the B2B community. Tim Davidson goes solo (donning a tie for the occasion) to break down our hero story: Oracle’s mass layoff of 30,000 employees. He analyze the fallout of the infamous 6 AM automated email and the viral story of a 34-year veteran let go without a personal call, questioning if the employer-employee contract in tech is officially broken.   Beyond the layoffs, he dive into the week's biggest B2B news and LinkedIn trends. He discuss Anthropic’s rumored $60 billion IPO and the massive Claude code leak, ChatGPT’s $100M ad revenue milestone, and Tim’s first-hand experience taking a demo from an AI sales rep. He also circle back to the Delve compliance controversy and debate the latest LinkedIn trend: scraping "intent" from comment-gated posts.   Sponsors   Special thanks to the brands supporting Notorious B2B.   Vector The B2B ad platform built around real buyer intent.   Learn more at https://www.vector.co/   If you’ve got a take, drop it in the comments or send this to someone who needs it.

Connect with the hosts:   Tim Davidson –   https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41   Tas Bober –  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasbober     Subscribe for more no-BS breakdowns of the internet’s wildest B2B moments. This week on Notorious B2B, we break down the Delve story—the SOC 2 compliance startup that wasn’t actually doing compliance. What looked legit on the surface quickly turned into something bigger: a wake-up call for how trust, shortcuts, and AI are colliding in B2B. We get into AI tools getting people banned (OpenClaw vs. Facebook), the “Death by Claude” debate and what it means for SaaS, a fully AI podcast blowing up, new moves from Anthropic, LinkedIn cracking down on scraping tools, comment-gating going off the rails, Apollo acquiring Pocus, and what layoffs at Meta and Atlassian actually signal.   Sponsors Special thanks to the brands supporting Notorious B2B.   Exit Five The community for B2B marketers who want real conversations, practical insights, and in-person connections. Join at https://www.exitfive.com/   Vector The B2B ad platform built around real buyer intent. Learn more at https://www.vector.co/   If you’ve got a take, drop it in the comments or send this to someone who needs it.

Connect with the hosts:   Tim Davidson –   https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41   Tas Bober –  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasbober     Subscribe for more no-BS breakdowns of the internet’s wildest B2B moments. We break down Moltbook, the AI-powered social network full of fake posts that still went viral (and somehow got acquired by Meta), and why they decided on this play.  Then we hit the week’s chaos: ChatGPT citing Reddit, “vibe-coded” dashboards getting roasted, International Women’s Day posts gone wrong, Grammarly getting sued, and whether LinkedIn service requests actually bring in real leads.   Chapters: 00:00 Intro + Episode Kickoff  06:27 Moltbook Explained (and why it’s kinda terrifying) 13:59 Fake Virality & AI-Generated Social Media 20:47 AI Prompt Gating is Getting Out of Hand 24:19 “Vibe-Coded” Dashboards Roast 32:53 We Compared Our Salaries (Raw Breakdown) 48:20 Grammarly Lawsuit Breakdown 51:54 LinkedIn Service Requests… Do They Even Work? 57:51 Toxic Workplace Stories Thread 1:06:32 Close One: Best & Worst Posts of the Week 1:07:43 Facebook vs LinkedIn Culture (placed earlier in flow, optional reorder below) 1:12:08 AI Notetaker Chaos in Meetings   Sponsors Special thanks to the brands supporting Notorious B2B.   Exit Five The community for B2B marketers who want real conversations, practical insights, and in-person connections. Join at https://www.exitfive.com/   Vector The B2B ad platform built around real buyer intent. Learn more at https://www.vector.co/   If you’ve got a take, drop it in the comments or send this to someone who needs it.

Connect with the hosts: Tim Davidson – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41 Tas Bober – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasbober Subscribe for more no-BS breakdowns of the internet’s wildest B2B moments. Anthropic reportedly walked away from a $200M government AI contract… and OpenAI stepped in to take the deal.   In this episode, Tim and Tas break down why Anthropic might have rejected the contract and what it signals about AI companies working with governments. They also cover the week’s B2B internet chaos: layoffs tied to AI productivity, the rise of low-effort AI thought leadership (AIDR), the “vibe coding” debate, and a marketing event invite that turned into an awkward un-invite.   Plus the usual LinkedIn madness from “hot people only” connection requests and posts affecting your credit score to the newest way to start chaos: calling someone’s entire job a Claude skill. Timestamps: Sponsors   Special thanks to the brands supporting Notorious B2B.   Exit Five The community for B2B marketers who want real conversations, practical insights, and in-person connections. Join at https://www.exitfive.com/   Vector The B2B ad platform built around real buyer intent. Learn more at https://www.vector.co/   If you’ve got a take, drop it in the comments or send this to someone who needs it.    

Connect with the hosts:   Tim Davidson – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41 Tas Bober – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasbober Subscribe for more no-BS breakdowns of the internet’s wildest B2B moments.   This week on Notorious B2B we break down the biggest story in AI: OpenClaw’s creator joining OpenAI. The tool exploded across LinkedIn and X, but now the founder has been acqui-hired by OpenAI. Is this the next step for the project… or the beginning of the end?   We also cover some of the most unhinged moments in B2B lately including fake AI analytics data, LinkedIn cracking down on AI comments, Anthropic’s massive funding round, and the worst cold outreach tactics we’ve seen in weeks.   And bonus…Tas shares a wild story that happens at the Above the Fold conference involving “Sling Boy.”   It’s a juicy one.  ______________________________________________________________________________________________   Timestamps:   ______________________________________________________________________________________________  Sponsors   Special thanks to the brands supporting Notorious B2B.   Exit Five The community for B2B marketers who want real conversations, practical insights, and in-person connections. Join at https://www.exitfive.com/   Vector The B2B ad platform built around real buyer intent. Learn more at https://www.vector.co/   If you’ve got a take, drop it in the comments or send this to someone who needs it.

Connect with the hosts: Tim Davidson – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41 Tas Bober – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasbober/ Subscribe for more no-BS breakdowns of the internet’s wildest B2B moments. This week, Notorious B2B goes live for the first time ever at Above the Fold in Fort Lauderdale.  Inside the episode: B2B has officially hit the mainstream. We teardown the best (and worst) B2B Superbowl ads in the Super Bowl this year.  We sourced stories directly from the audience in a special segment called “CMO Crimes”. Kevin Rapp, founder of Ultra Friends walks us through the wild true story of his CMO embezzeling $10M, and James Levin, Sr. VP of Marketing at Netwrix, breaks down a $500M revenue hack he discovered while working at Amazon. Plus, we settle our "beef" with the Pasetto co-founders, then run a live LinkedIn Outreach Workshop where we roast the absolute worst tactics currently hitting your inbox, and make a special announcement at the end.  And they say B2B is boring. Pshhh.  This episode is jam-packed and our favorite.  Timestamps: 00:00 We finally did a live show (and it’s technically Ep. 50) 01:04 Sponsor stories (and ones who don’t know they’re sponsoring yet)  04:05 How we got Vector to sponsor us - our wild sponsorship pitch 05:06 Sam Altman’s response to the Anthropic vs OpenAI Super Bowl ads 09:08 The ROI on the Mr. Beast x Salesforce Super Bowl ads 12:25 Ramp x Kevin from The Office Super Bowl commercial 14:15: GenSpark’s Super Bowl commercial (who?)   16:00 Settle the Beef: Tas and Tim vs. Pasetto (Amber Williams & Carolyn Dilks) 29:09 LinkedIn Outreach Workshop: the worst tactics hitting the DMs 32:54 Closed/Won: the best posts on the internet last week 33:59 James Levin on the $500M hack at Amazon 41:44 The $10M Root Insurance federal embezzlement story by Kevin Rapp 48:10 Special Announcement If you’ve got a take, drop it in the comments or send this to someone who still thinks B2B is “safe.”

*Connect with the hosts:* *Tim Davidson* – http://linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41 *Tas Bober* – http://linkedin.com/in/tasbober *Subscribe for more no-BS breakdowns of the internet’s wildest B2B moments.* _________________________________________________________________________________   This week: Hootsuite’s CEO responds to backlash over its ICE contract (and somehow says nothing), Anthropic takes a direct shot at ChatGPT with a Super Bowl ad, and Snap rescinds a signed job offer on someone’s start date. We also get into LinkedIn connection strategy drama, a mostly-AI vodka ad, Firefox blocking AI features, OpenAI launching “Frontier” for agents, Elon merging SpaceX and xAI, Vogue Japan’s six-finger AI mishap, and what a $50K monthly Anthropic bill actually means. If you work in B2B marketing, SaaS, or AI, this episode hits the real questions: when corporate statements backfire, how competitor ads should be done, what AI tooling actually costs at scale, how LinkedIn’s algorithm affects reach, and why “AI replaced my team” posts deserve scrutiny. It’s practical, occasionally uncomfortable, and very relevant to how you build and market right now. *Timestamps:* 00:00 Opening debate: first vs. best in AI 03:20 Hootsuite CEO responds to ICE contract backlash 12:55 Anthropic’s Super Bowl ad takes aim at ChatGPT 19:26 AI-generated Svedka Super Bowl ad debate 26:41 LinkedIn connection strategy and algorithm impact 36:04 Snap rescinds signed job offer on start date 43:15 Firefox introduces AI feature blocking 45:39 Elon Musk merges SpaceX and xAI ahead of IPO 47:39 OpenAI launches Frontier for enterprise AI agents 49:58 Vogue Japan AI image controversy 53:12 $50K monthly Anthropic bill and the real cost of AI agents _________________________________________________________________________________ If you’ve got a take on any of these, drop it in the comments. *Sponsors* Special thanks to the brands supporting Notorious B2B. *Exit Five* The community for B2B marketers who want real conversations, practical insights, and in-person connections. Join at https://www.exitfive.com/ *Vector* The B2B ad platform built around real buyer intent. Learn more at https://www.vector.co/

Connect with the hosts: Tim Davidson – http://linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41 Tas Bober – http://linkedin.com/in/tasbober Subscribe for more no-BS breakdowns of the internet’s wildest B2B moments. We cover the reality behind the viral Clawdbot AI assistant, Hootsuite’s ICE contract backlash, Amazon’s latest corporate layoffs, and the rise of lazy LinkedIn comment-gating. For B2B marketers, SaaS teams, and AI practitioners, this episode is about spotting real signal vs. noise — where AI actually helps, where it falls short, and how bad incentives are quietly eroding trust. Timestamps: 00:00 The reality of Clawdbot and AI autonomous assistants  13:14 Hootsuite faces backlash over ICE surveillance contracts  20:53 Amazon announces 16,000 corporate layoffs  25:31 The rise of scammy LinkedIn comment-gating tactics  32:36 Auditing a billion-view organic playbook  41:10 Why mediocre AI video is just a glorified slide deck  46:33 Mercedes-Benz integrates Microsoft Teams into cars 47:43 Deconstructing a viral Batman marketing skit  50:41 Best ways to respond to LinkedIn pitch slaps If this helped you make sense of the week, subscribe, share it, or drop a comment. Sponsors Special thanks to the brands supporting Notorious B2B. Exit Five The community for B2B marketers who want real conversations, practical insights, and in-person connections. Join at https://www.exitfive.com/ Vector The B2B ad platform built around real buyer intent. Learn more at https://www.vector.co/  

Connect with the hosts: Tim Davidson –   / tadavidson41     Tas Bober –   / tasbober     Subscribe for more no-BS breakdowns of the internet’s wildest B2B moments. --- OpenAI is testing ads inside ChatGPT. Salesforce may be teaming up with MrBeast for a Super Bowl ad. Attribution is back. Gated content is under fire. And one brutal PTO vs FMLA story reminds us why corporate policies still matter.   This episode breaks down what all of this actually means for B2B marketers, SaaS teams, and anyone trying to make smart decisions as AI, ads, and buying behavior keep changing fast.   Timestamps: 00:00 OpenAI testing ads in ChatGPT: what changes, who sees them, and why marketers are paying attention 07:40 What ChatGPT ads will actually look like (screenshots, formats, and early implications) 10:45 Is OpenAI degrading the product experience — and will users leave for Gemini or Claude? 17:52 MrBeast x Salesforce Super Bowl ad: what this means for B2B, creators, and speed of execution 25:15 SendSpark acquisition: niche positioning vs competing with category giants 27:10 Attribution is back: why “zero-click buyers” still convert and how mental availability works 33:55 LinkedIn attribution, impression-based influence, and why CEOs don’t buy the math 36:00 Fired on PTO vs FMLA: a brutal lesson in employee protections and corporate risk 40:25 Private jet studios and fake luxury content: why it performs and how marketers are gaming it 44:20 Gated vs ungated content experiment: what actually drove pipeline and revenue 49:15 Devil’s advocate: when gated content still works and when it absolutely doesn’t   ---   If this episode made you rethink AI ads, attribution, content gating, or B2B hype cycles, share it with your team or drop a comment with your take. ---   Sponsors Special thanks to the brands supporting Notorious B2B.   Exit Five The community for B2B marketers who want real conversations, practical insights, and in-person connections.   Join at https://www.exitfive.com/ Vector The B2B ad platform built around real buyer intent.   Learn more at https: //www.vector.co/

Cvent just acquired ON24. You're probably thinking, "Okay, another B2B acquisition, who cares?" But they bought Goldcast just 2 weeks earlier.  In this episode, we break down: Why Cvent is suddenly on a buying spree OpenAI is speculated to purchase Pinterest  LinkedIn took down another data provider, Artisan, but this one has a happy ending. Microsoft’s AI Irony: AI writes 30% of their code, yet Windows 11 keeps breaking. Is adding Reddit moderator to your resume a flex or nah? McKinsey’s Creator Play: even the B2B dinosaurs are into influencers  Reverse Psychology Ads: Why "DON’T BOOK A DEMO" is outperforming traditional CTAs. And much, much more.  Join us, it’s episode 44.    Timestamps: 03:08 Cvent's acquisition spree 07:01 OpenAI's rumored acquisition of Pinterest 15:17 LinkedIn takes down Artisan 20:11 Chris Walker's Encoded website 27:35 Microsoft's AI irony 34:03 Reddit moderator on resume   --- 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. ---   Today's episode is brought to you by Exit Five. Thanks to Dave and the Exit Five team for being OG supporters of Notorious B2B. Tim and Tas have both been members since the beginning and get a ton of value from being part of this community. Join the top community of B2B marketers now at ExitFive.com and get access to one of the 30+ in-person events Exit Five is hosting in 2026. Also, we heard Dave is super jacked, a millionaire, a great father, a speed reader, he’s run 300 marathons, and donates over $1M a year to very important charities. ---   Also, special thanks to our friends at Vector - the only ad platform brave enough to say what we’re all thinking: native targeting is a scam. Vector lets you build audiences by name. Not “job title at tech company.” Actual people who clicked your ad, visited your site, or creeped on your pricing page. (Also, the branding has cute ghosties. What more do you want?) Check them out at vector.co and stop paying to show ads to your uncle’s dentist’s cousin. --- Finally, huge shoutout to Sahil, CEO of Spiralyze, the company that captures winning A/B tests from 78,000 websites. He kinda knows what works on B2B websites. This February, he's teaming up with folks like Anthony Pierri, Jess Cook, Rob Kaminski, Alina Vandenberghe, and our very own Tas Bober, to host Above the Fold - a workshop-style event designed to help you build a better website. No keynotes. No panels. Just hands-on, practical sessions you can actually use.  Join us in February. Get the details at spiralyze.com/abovethefold

LinkedIn dropped its Year in Review - their version of Spotify’s wildly popular “Wrapped” where they give you fun statistics about your listening history on the platform.    LinkedIn’s version was exciting at first but then everyone started comparing notes. And the math does not math. So naturally, this is how we’re kicking off the New Year. Welcome to the first episode of Notorious B2B this year. And yes, we’re starting exactly where B2B deserves it. Then we get into everything else B2B crammed in right before the calendar flipped. What we cover in this episode: Goldcast acquired by Cvent and what that signals for event tech Salesforce to acquire Qualified and why this one actually makes sense ZoomInfo wins a key court ruling, allowing its patent infringement case against Apollo to move forward Calling out ZoomInfo Chorus for an auto-renewal trap tied to a missed 60-day notice Publicly criticizing a company offering $1,000 for a copy-paste sponsored post Why lazy “influencer” spend deserves public side-eye Jess Cook explains the standard marketers should hold for creative that actually stands out. Plus an intro to Vector’s latest concept Defending working multiple SDR jobs at once A $50 gift card challenge to prove an enrichment engine can actually pull emails from LinkedIn profiles. If the data works, prove it.   Timestamps: 03:13 Goldcast Acquired by Cvent 05:41 Salesforce Acquires Qualified 11:02 LinkedIn Year in Review: Data Discrepancies 25:40 ZoomInfo Sues Apollo for Patent Infringement 31:10 ZoomInfo Chorus Auto-Renewal Traps   --- 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. ---   Today's episode is brought to you by Exit Five. Thanks to Dave and the Exit Five team for being OG supporters of Notorious B2B. Tim and Tas have both been members since the beginning and get a ton of value from being part of this community. Join the top community of B2B marketers now at ExitFive.com and get access to one of the 30+ in-person events Exit Five is hosting in 2026. Also, we heard Dave is super jacked, a millionaire, a great father, a speed reader, he’s run 300 marathons, and donates over $1M a year to very important charities. ---   Also, special thanks to our friends at Vector - the only ad platform brave enough to say what we’re all thinking: native targeting is a scam. Vector lets you build audiences by name. Not “job title at tech company.” Actual people who clicked your ad, visited your site, or creeped on your pricing page. (Also, the branding has cute ghosties. What more do you want?) Check them out at vector.co and stop paying to show ads to your uncle’s dentist’s cousin. --- Finally, huge shoutout to Sahil, CEO of Spiralyze, the company that captures winning A/B tests from 78,000 websites. He kinda knows what works on B2B websites. This February, he's teaming up with folks like Anthony Pierri, Jess Cook, Rob Kaminski, Alina Vandenberghe, and our very own Tas Bober, to host Above the Fold - a workshop-style event designed to help you build a better website. No keynotes. No panels. Just hands-on, practical sessions you can actually use.  Join us in February. Get the details at spiralyze.com/abovethefold  

This episode is a full recap of Chris Walker’s B2B era. From the early Refine Labs days, to Dark Social, to leaving his own company, to launching Encoded and talking about “frequency.” We cover: How Chris Walker rose to become one of the most influential voices in B2B marketing The Dark Social era and why it resonated so hard Why he left Refine Labs and what he’s up to now  Why the backlash was inevitable If you’ve followed Chris Walker for years, this episode will connect the dots. If you’re newer to B2B marketing, this is like the Messiah of B2B changing course.  --- 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. ---   Today's episode is brought to you by Exit Five. Thanks to Dave and the Exit Five team for being OG supporters of Notorious B2B. Tim and Tas have both been members since the beginning and get a ton of value from being part of this community. Join the top community of B2B marketers now at ExitFive.com and get access to one of the 30+ in-person events Exit Five is hosting in 2026. Also, we heard Dave is super jacked, a millionaire, a great father, a speed reader, he’s run 300 marathons, and donates over $1M a year to very important charities. ---   Also, special thanks to our friends at Vector - the only ad platform brave enough to say what we’re all thinking: native targeting is a scam. Vector lets you build audiences by name. Not “job title at tech company.” Actual people who clicked your ad, visited your site, or creeped on your pricing page. (Also, the branding has cute ghosties. What more do you want?) Check them out at vector.co and stop paying to show ads to your uncle’s dentist’s cousin. --- Finally, huge shoutout to Sahil, CEO of Spiralyze, the company that captures winning A/B tests from 78,000 websites. He kinda knows what works on B2B websites. This February, he's teaming up with folks like Anthony Pierri, Jess Cook, Rob Kaminski, Alina Vandenberghe, and our very own Tas Bober, to host Above the Fold - a workshop-style event designed to help you build a better website. No keynotes. No panels. Just hands-on, practical sessions you can actually use.  Join us in February. Get the details at spiralyze.com/abovethefold

In this 2025 B2B recap episode, we explain the Astronomer CEO scandal and why it became such a defining moment for the industry. We cover: How and what happened  The company’s response and whether it was brilliant or not  And what this says about leadership and accountability in B2B   Catch up here.    --- 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. ---   Today's episode is brought to you by Exit Five. Thanks to Dave and the Exit Five team for being OG supporters of Notorious B2B. Tim and Tas have both been members since the beginning and get a ton of value from being part of this community. Join the top community of B2B marketers now at ExitFive.com and get access to one of the 30+ in-person events Exit Five is hosting in 2026. Also, we heard Dave is super jacked, a millionaire, a great father, a speed reader, he’s run 300 marathons, and donates over $1M a year to very important charities. ---   Also, special thanks to our friends at Vector - the only ad platform brave enough to say what we’re all thinking: native targeting is a scam. Vector lets you build audiences by name. Not “job title at tech company.” Actual people who clicked your ad, visited your site, or creeped on your pricing page. (Also, the branding has cute ghosties. What more do you want?) Check them out at vector.co and stop paying to show ads to your uncle’s dentist’s cousin. --- Finally, huge shoutout to Sahil, CEO of Spiralyze, the company that captures winning A/B tests from 78,000 websites. He kinda knows what works on B2B websites. This February, he's teaming up with folks like Anthony Pierri, Jess Cook, Rob Kaminski, Alina Vandenberghe, and our very own Tas Bober, to host Above the Fold - a workshop-style event designed to help you build a better website. No keynotes. No panels. Just hands-on, practical sessions you can actually use.  Join us in February. Get the details at spiralyze.com/abovethefold

Welcome back to part 2 of our miniseries where we recap the full-blown B2B SaaS James Bond tale of 2025: the Rippling vs Deel rivalry and the accusations of corporate espionage.    Here’s what actually went down:   Rippling sues Deel over alleged corporate espionage A fake Slack “honeypot” used to catch a spy A former Rippling employee allegedly recruited while still employed Payments involving cash and cryptocurrency A court order, a locked bathroom, and a wiped phone Deel’s Head of Comms resigns Rippling reportedly raising at a $16B valuation Deel fires back with five serious counter-allegations   Including defamation, deceptive trade practices, whistleblower retaliation, and financial misconduct.   Live through it again with us.    --- 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. ---   Today's episode is brought to you by Exit Five. Thanks to Dave and the Exit Five team for being OG supporters of Notorious B2B. Tim and Tas have both been members since the beginning and get a ton of value from being part of this community. Join the top community of B2B marketers now at ExitFive.com and get access to one of the 30+ in-person events Exit Five is hosting in 2026. Also, we heard Dave is super jacked, a millionaire, a great father, a speed reader, he’s run 300 marathons, and donates over $1M a year to very important charities. ---   Also, special thanks to our friends at Vector - the only ad platform brave enough to say what we’re all thinking: native targeting is a scam. Vector lets you build audiences by name. Not “job title at tech company.” Actual people who clicked your ad, visited your site, or creeped on your pricing page. (Also, the branding has cute ghosties. What more do you want?) Check them out at vector.co and stop paying to show ads to your uncle’s dentist’s cousin. --- Finally, huge shoutout to Sahil, CEO of Spiralyze, the company that captures winning A/B tests from 78,000 websites. He kinda knows what works on B2B websites. This February, he's teaming up with folks like Anthony Pierri, Jess Cook, Rob Kaminski, Alina Vandenberghe, and our very own Tas Bober, to host Above the Fold - a workshop-style event designed to help you build a better website. No keynotes. No panels. Just hands-on, practical sessions you can actually use.  Join us in February. Get the details at spiralyze.com/abovethefold

We are ending the year with a miniseries recapping B2B’s biggest stories in 2025 starting with one of the most talked-about B2B moments this year - LinkedIn removing company pages for major data providers like Apollo, Seamless AI, and other lesser-known rivals.   The move signaled something bigger: ⦁    A clear stance against tools scraping LinkedIn personal data ⦁    A warning shot to the B2B data ecosystem ⦁    And a reminder of how fragile platform-dependent distribution really is   What makes this story notable isn’t just the ban. It’s what happens after (and it isn’t all bad news).    In this episode, we break down: ⦁    Why LinkedIn made this move in 2025 ⦁    What the ban actually targeted ⦁    Why it didn’t slow buyer demand ⦁    What this means for B2B companies relying on platforms they don’t control   If you’ve been under a rock, this is the recap you need.    --- 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. ---   Today's episode is brought to you by Exit Five. Thanks to Dave and the Exit Five team for being OG supporters of Notorious B2B. Tim and Tas have both been members since the beginning and get a ton of value from being part of this community. Join the top community of B2B marketers now at ExitFive.com and get access to one of the 30+ in-person events Exit Five is hosting in 2026. Also, we heard Dave is super jacked, a millionaire, a great father, a speed reader, he’s run 300 marathons, and donates over $1M a year to very important charities. ---   Also, special thanks to our friends at Vector - the only ad platform brave enough to say what we’re all thinking: native targeting is a scam. Vector lets you build audiences by name. Not “job title at tech company.” Actual people who clicked your ad, visited your site, or creeped on your pricing page. (Also, the branding has cute ghosties. What more do you want?) Check them out at vector.co and stop paying to show ads to your uncle’s dentist’s cousin. --- Finally, huge shoutout to Sahil, CEO of Spiralyze, the company that captures winning A/B tests from 78,000 websites. He kinda knows what works on B2B websites. This February, he's teaming up with folks like Anthony Pierri, Jess Cook, Rob Kaminski, Alina Vandenberghe, and our very own Tas Bober, to host Above the Fold - a workshop-style event designed to help you build a better website. No keynotes. No panels. Just hands-on, practical sessions you can actually use.  Join us in February. Get the details at spiralyze.com/abovethefold

In this episode, we break down a viral xAI hackathon project that lets AI dynamically insert product placements into TV shows and movies. Not ads. Not sponsorships. Actual objects inside the scene.   This goes for new shows AND old.  Coffee cups in Suits replaced with Coca-Cola cans. Headphones in Friends swapped for modern brands. Clickable product placements inside Netflix-style interfaces. Tas loved it but Tim is foreseeing absolute abuse of the tech and he explains why.  In this episode, we cover: Updated LinkedIn demographics data from Tas and why reporting on it is messier than it looks (long way of saying Tas was wrong?) It's that time of year again - SaaS is increasing prices but is 3x acceptable? Kit faces backlash while competitors cash in on the bad PR.  Hustle culture is now going fully off the rails And…the possible return of the crying CEO?? B2B is messier than your family drama during holiday get-togethers.      Timestamps: 00:00 – Cold Open: AI Dynamic Ad Placements (xAI Hackathon) 02:30 – LinkedIn Demographics Experiment: The Update 15:00 – Deep Dive: The xAI Hackathon Project (Kushar’s Ad Tech) 22:00 – Insider Trading? The Poly Market "Alpha Raccoon" Story 32:00 – SaaS Pricing Chaos (Kit & FiveTran Backlash) 42:45 – Hustle Culture Hall of Shame 49:30 – Is the Crying CEO Making a Comeback?   -----------------------------   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.   ----more----   Today's episode is brought to you by Exit Five. Thanks to Dave and the Exit Five team for being OG supporters of Notorious B2B. Tim and Tas have both been members since the beginning and get a ton of value from being part of this community. Join the top community of B2B marketers now at ExitFive.com and get access to one of the 30+ in-person events Exit Five is hosting in 2026. Also, we heard Dave is super jacked, a millionaire, a great father, a speed reader, he’s run 300 marathons, and donates over $1M a year to very important charities. ----------------------------- Also, special thanks to our friends at Vector - the only ad platform brave enough to say what we’re all thinking: native targeting is a scam. Vector lets you build audiences by name. Not “job title at tech company.” Actual people who clicked your ad, visited your site, or creeped on your pricing page. (Also, the branding has cute ghosties. What more do you want?) Check them out at vector.co and stop paying to show ads to your uncle’s dentist’s cousin. -----------------------------   Finally, huge shoutout to Sahil, CEO of Spiralyze, the company that captures winning A/B tests from 78,000 websites. He kinda knows what works on B2B websites.   This February, he's teaming up with folks like Anthony Pierri, Jess Cook, Rob Kaminski, Alina Vandenberghe, and our very own Tas Bober, to host Above the Fold - a workshop-style event designed to help you build a better website. No keynotes. No panels. Just hands-on, practical sessions you can actually use.  Join us in February. Get the details at spiralyze.com/abovethefold

It's Tas' birthday but she has a present for you - results from a LinkedIn demographic change...and the numbers are messy. We break down the “straight white male” profile switch, the 16–18x impression spike ChatGPT claims, why Tim won’t trust a single line without a Google Sheet, and whether the lift came from demographics, better content, or one 85K-view outlier post boosted by Chris Walker.   Then we zoom out into the wider B2B circus: • A Reddit marketing thread showing exactly how NOT to use Reddit unless you enjoy getting shredded in the comments. • A product manager with 500+ applications and zero callbacks now filing legal data requests to every company’s ATS.  • The debate on cold calling on Christmas Day and why Tim thinks you should • Tas takes on Closed/Won by herself with a special message  If you care about how LinkedIn demographic settings, platform norms, and shady tactics shape reach, trust, and revenue in B2B, this episode pulls the curtain back and shows what’s really happening.     Timestamps: 00:00 Intro + LinkedIn chaos setup 02:15 Changed My LinkedIn Demographics. Here’s What Actually Happened 17:10 Reddit Can Smell B2B Marketing From a Mile Away 21:55 500+ Job Applications and Zero Callbacks. At Some Point, It’s Not the System 35:45 Should You Cold Call on Christmas? Unfortunately… Maybe 41:20 Closed/Won: The Best and Worst of LinkedIn This Week   -------------------------  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. --- Today's episode is brought to you by Exit Five. Thanks to Dave and the Exit Five team for being OG supporters of Notorious B2B. Tim and Tas have both been members since the beginning and get a ton of value from being part of this community. Join the top community of B2B marketers now at ExitFive.com and get access to one of the 30+ in-person events Exit Five is hosting in 2026. Also, we heard Dave is super jacked, a millionaire, a great father, a speed reader, he’s run 300 marathons, and donates over $1M a year to very important charities.   --- Also, special thanks to our friends at Vector — the only ad platform brave enough to say what we’re all thinking: native targeting is a scam. Vector lets you build audiences by name. Not “job title at tech company.” Actual people who clicked your ad, visited your site, or creeped on your pricing page. (Also, the branding has cute ghosties. What more do you want?) Check them out at vector.co and stop paying to show ads to your uncle’s dentist’s cousin. -- I’m Sahil, CEO of Spiralize, the company that captures winning A/B tests from 78,000 websites. So yeah, we’ve seen what actually works. This February, I’m teaming up with folks like Anthony Pierri, Jess Cook, Rob Kaminski, Tas Bober, and Alina Vandenberghe to host Above the Fold - a workshop-style event designed to help you build a better website. No keynotes. No panels. Just hands-on, practical sessions you can actually use.
And one more thing… We’re skipping the useless conference swag.
No stress balls, no XXL shirts, no USB drives from 2008.
Instead, we’re donating that budget to charity AND giving you something better: real takeaways that don’t end up in a landfill. Join us in February.
Get the details at spiralyze.com/abovethefold.

Adobe just dropped $1.9B to acquire SEMRush, and we're already bracing for impact. In Episode 36, we speculate what a big acquisition means if history has told us anything. We cover it all: First, we need your feedback to make this show even more notorious  Do LinkedIn’s demographic settings impact your impressions? Cloudflare’s 4th outage of the year that took down 25% of the internet  Cursor’s 12X jump and the real drama behind it (with OpenAI) Why ChatGPT keeps saying yes to everything and how to make it stop  The candidate who did 11 technical interviews and still got rejected The new hiring practice turning applicants into unpaid contractors If you care about B2B marketing, SEO, LinkedIn culture, and everything happening in tech right now, this one’s loaded.   Timestamps: 00:00 Teaser – Adobe Buys SEMRush for $1.9B + Show Intro + Sponsor 08:18 Adobe Buys SEMRush — Will Adobe Ruin It? 14:25 LinkedIn Demographics Test — Do Impressions Change? 23:09 Cloudflare Outage #4 — 25% of the Internet Down 26:38 Cursor 12× Jump — And OpenAI's Failed Acquisition 30:04 Why ChatGPT Says “Yes” to Everything (Fixing the Problem) 35:19 11 Technical Interviews…Rejected Anyway 38:48 The Hiring Trend Turning Applicants Into Free Labor 55:02 Closing Remarks   -------------------------  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. --- Today's episode is brought to you by Exit Five. Thanks to Dave and the Exit Five team for being OG supporters of Notorious B2B. Tim and Tas have both been members since the beginning and get a ton of value from being part of this community. Join the top community of B2B marketers now at ExitFive.com and get access to one of the 30+ in-person events Exit Five is hosting in 2026. Also, we heard Dave is super jacked, a millionaire, a great father, a speed reader, he’s run 300 marathons, and donates over $1M a year to very important charities. --- Also, special thanks to our friends at Vector — the only ad platform brave enough to say what we’re all thinking: native targeting is a scam. Vector lets you build audiences by name. Not “job title at tech company.” Actual people who clicked your ad, visited your site, or creeped on your pricing page. (Also, the branding has cute ghosties. What more do you want?) Check them out at vector.co and stop paying to show ads to your uncle’s dentist’s cousin.

This week on Notorious B2B, we break down one of the wildest SaaS origin stories out there. Fireflies AI - It's in the name but there was no AI (at least in the beginning). Just the founder sitting in calls and taking notes by hand. The purest form of validation: do the work manually until you know people want it. We also get into: • Duolingo pulling the salary range on their social role and the internet noticing instantly • Umault’s B2B horror short about marketing jargon (and the strange reuse of the same video months ago) • LinkedIn’s algorithm reading posts for context and why the feed feels broken • The debate over being called “buddy” and the words people hate being called • Accent-erasing voice tech and whether it’s clarity or erasure Closed Won (Our new segment celebrating those who won the internet this week) • Renee Shaw (tl;dv) and the OpenAI C&D chaos • Kieran Flanagan on comment-gating pain • Replacement.ai’s elite parody work   Timestamps: 00:00 Intro + Cold Open 3:25 Duolingo Quietly Pulling the Salary Range (and LinkedIn Noticing Immediately) 9:47 Umault’s B2B Horror Short on Marketing Jargon (and the Strange Reuse Months Earlier) 18:31 LinkedIn’s Algorithm “Reading Posts” and Why the Feed Feels Broken 28:37 The Debate Over Being Called “Buddy” (and Words People Hate Being Called) 37:04 Accent-Erasing Voice Tech: Clarity or Cultural Erasure? 46:47 Fireflies AI: When “AI Notes” Were Actually Humans 51:02 Closed-Won: TLDV’s Social Team + Sam Altman Bit 55:34 LinkedIn Comment-Gating Rant 57:39 Replacement.AI – The Ultimate AI Parody Website 1:00:29 Closing Remarks + Sponsor Sign-offs -------------------------  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. --- Today's episode is brought to you by Exit Five. Thanks to Dave and the Exit Five team for being OG supporters of Notorious B2B. Tim and Tas have both been members since the beginning and get a ton of value from being part of this community. Join the top community of B2B marketers now at ExitFive.com and get access to one of the 30+ in-person events Exit Five is hosting in 2026. Also, we heard Dave is super jacked, a millionaire, a great father, a speed reader, he’s run 300 marathons, and donates over $1M a year to very important charities. --- Also, special thanks to our friends at Vector — the only ad platform brave enough to say what we’re all thinking: native targeting is a scam. Vector lets you build audiences by name. Not “job title at tech company.” Actual people who clicked your ad, visited your site, or creeped on your pricing page. (Also, the branding has cute ghosties. What more do you want?) Check them out at vector.co and stop paying to show ads to your uncle’s dentist’s cousin. --- Finally, thanks to our friend Clay at SmokeLadder for being an OG supporter of the podcast. SmokeLadder is like your own researcher giving you a full brief of any brand's target persona, key competitors, differentiators, and category benchmark scores based on thousands of brands. It’ll even help you craft messaging that actually makes sense. Analyze any brand and their competitors for free right now at: SmokeLadder.com

This week, Clark Barron, the King of B2B call outs, set his sights on Warmly, a company that helps sales teams identify anonymous website visitors.   He called them out for allegedly deanonymizing website visitors without their consent (with logs and receipts). But that’s not the core of the drama. Warmly’s CEO responds and…it’s not what you think. Watch to see how the thread unfolded. We also cover: Clay’s marketing plays that has the internet deciding if they love or hate it One SaaS company’s unique take on addressing competitors on their website A controversial pricing experiment that’s against what LinkedIn preaches Why one founder shut down his company and more should follow his lead The new role of humans with AI And finishing strong with Cameo’s lawsuit against OpenAI Buckle up. This one’s part exposé, part therapy session for every marketer who’s ever said, “Wait, they can do that???”     Timestamps:  00:00 – Intro + Host Banter 10:15 – Warmly’s Deanonymization Drama 28:26 – Clay’s Marketing Plays: Love It or Hate It? 38:06 – The SaaS Website Saying “F— Your Competitors” 55:18 – The Pricing Experiment That Breaks LinkedIn “Best Practices” 1:01:31 – One Founder Who Shut Down His Company (For the Right Reasons) 1:05:29 – The New Role of Humans in an AI-First World 1:07:49 – Cameo’s Lawsuit Against OpenAI 1:14:02 – Wrap-up, sponsor messaging, and end of 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. --- Today's episode is brought to you by Exit Five. Thanks to Dave and the Exit Five team for being OG supporters of Notorious B2B. Tim and Tas have both been members since the beginning and get a ton of value from being part of this community. Join the top community of B2B marketers now at ExitFive.com and get access to one of the 30+ in-person events Exit Five is hosting in 2026. Also, we heard Dave is super jacked, a millionaire, a great father, a speed reader, he’s run 300 marathons, and donates over $1M a year to very important charities. --- Also, special thanks to our friends at Vector — the only ad platform brave enough to say what we’re all thinking: native targeting is a scam. Vector lets you build audiences by name. Not “job title at tech company.” Actual people who clicked your ad, visited your site, or creeped on your pricing page. (Also, the branding has cute ghosties. What more do you want?) Check them out at vector.co and stop paying to show ads to your uncle’s dentist’s cousin.   ---   Finally, thanks to our friend Clay at SmokeLadder for being an OG supporter of the podcast. SmokeLadder is like your own researcher giving you a full brief of any brand's target persona, key competitors, differentiators, and category benchmark scores based on thousands of brands. It’ll even help you craft messaging that actually makes sense. Analyze any brand and their competitors for free right now at: SmokeLadder.com

Grammarly is no longer Grammarly. It’s now Superhuman. A billion-dollar brand name… gone overnight. In this episode of Notorious B2B, we dig into why a company with insane brand equity would scrap its own name — and what it says about B2B’s obsession with “category creation” and AI positioning. We also cover: • The $500 LinkedIn influencer experiment that turned into a fake-engagement horror story • Amazon’s rumored plan to replace warehouse workers with “Cobots” while cutting 14,000 jobs • The rise of invisible AI edits — and how one “AI-enhanced” headshot crossed the line • Palmer Luckey’s GPT jailbreak prompt and new AI writing flags • Why “vibe coding” doesn’t survive real users • And the newest cursed LinkedIn feature: Open to Marry It’s rebrands, robots, and relationship status — all in one episode.   Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro: From our Sponsors Exit Five 01:12 – Sponsor: Vector 05:19 – Grammarly now Superhuman (?!?) 12:18 – The $500 LinkedIn influencer experiment gone wrong 27:26 – Is LinkedIn's algorithm biased against women 30:00 – Amazon’s “Cobots” replacing warehouse workers 36:40 – The rise of invisible AI edits (and one that went too far) 42:29 – Palmer Luckey’s GPT jailbreak + new AI writing flags 48:14 – Why “vibe coding” doesn’t survive real users 53:39 – LinkedIn’s newest cursed feature: “Open to Marry” 58:40 – Closing thoughts   -------------------------    Connect with the hosts: Tim Davidson – linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41 Tas Bober – linkedin.com/in/tasbober Subscribe to Notorious B2B for smart, irreverent takes on SaaS, marketing, and the chaos of modern B2B.  --- Today's episode is brought to you by Exit Five. Thanks to Dave and the Exit Five team for being OG supporters of Notorious B2B. Tim and Tas have both been members since the beginning and get a ton of value from being part of this community. Join the top community of B2B marketers now at ExitFive.com and get access to one of the 30+ in-person events Exit Five is hosting in 2026. Also, we heard Dave is super jacked, a millionaire, a great father, a speed reader, he’s run 300 marathons, and donates over $1M a year to very important charities. --- Also, special thanks to our friends at Vector — the only ad platform brave enough to say what we’re all thinking: native targeting is a scam. Vector lets you build audiences by name. Not “job title at tech company.” Actual people who clicked your ad, visited your site, or creeped on your pricing page. (Also, the branding has cute ghosties. What more do you want?) Check them out at vector.co and stop paying to show ads to your uncle’s dentist’s cousin.

Ramp somehow made one of the most boring SaaS products on Earth go viral. They locked Kevin Malone from The Office in a glass box for his “first day as CFO,” live from Flatiron in NYC. Receipts flying, weddings happening, TikTok stars crashing the scene, and hundreds of people gathering to watch. They made some noise and people showed up. In this episode of Notorious B2B, we break down how Ramp pulled off the most entertaining brand campaign in recent B2B history, and what your team can actually learn from it. Plus: BirdDog’s “rage-bait” war against Clay Why companies like C3.ai and WPP are being sued over fake forecasts LinkedIn sued over sharing PII from video (and the growing streak of lawsuits: Reddit vs. Perplexity, People vs Microsoft and OpenAI) The 9-9-6 workweek trend (yes, hustle porn is back) And startup founders share some...interesting ways they garnered interest for their products. This one’s about creativity, chaos, and the fine line between brilliant and completely unhinged, just like we like it. Posts Links:  Joseph Smith ( Ramp Video )    Timestamps: 0:00 - Welcome to Notorious B2B. We roast LinkedIn drama so you don’t have to. 1:29 - BirdDog’s rage-bait war with Clay 12:40 - Ramp made expenses go viral 21:02 - The 9-9-6 workweek is back (unfortunately) 30:07 - LinkedIn sued for leaking PII from video. 35:46 - C3.ai and WPP sued over fake forecasts 39:20 - Reddit is also suing Perplexity for data scraping 40:52 - Scrappy marketing tactics 45:07 - Wrap-up Final takes   -------------------------  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. --- Today's episode is brought to you by Exit Five. Thanks to Dave and the Exit Five team for being OG supporters of Notorious B2B. Tim and Tas have both been members since the beginning and get a ton of value from being part of this community. Join the top community of B2B marketers now at ExitFive.com and get access to one of the 30+ in-person events Exit Five is hosting in 2026. Also, we heard Dave is super jacked, a millionaire, a great father, a speed reader, he’s run 300 marathons, and donates over $1M a year to very important charities. --- Also, special thanks to our friends at Vector — the only ad platform brave enough to say what we’re all thinking: native targeting is a scam. Vector lets you build audiences by name. Not “job title at tech company.” Actual people who clicked your ad, visited your site, or creeped on your pricing page. (Also, the branding has cute ghosties. What more do you want?) Check them out at vector.co and stop paying to show ads to your uncle’s dentist’s cousin.

A startup called Virio posted a $1.5M job for “Head of CEO Content.”  LinkedIn lost its mind. Turns out, the job wasn’t real.  It was a PR stunt and one of the smartest we’ve seen in B2B.    Some other things we cover this episode:  • How a “default to AI” note from a CEO backfired  • Deloitte’s 440k report that was written by AI  • B2B’s demo process that remains broken    If you’ve ever cringed at LinkedIn “thought leadership,” this one’s therapy.   Timestamps: 0:00 – Welcome to Notorious B2B 1:40 – Big prompt energy: Open Door CEO told the team to default to AI and it's blowing up in his post on X. 12:52 – Deloitte’s $440K AI Report Disaster 20:47 - Let's Noodle: Can we stop outreach like this? 25:57 – Why B2B Demos Still Suck 37:51 – The Hero vs. the Buyer (Virio Story) 51:30 – Final Thoughts & B2B Confessions   -------------------------   📲 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.

Episode 30 of Notorious B2B is pure B2B madness. Tas and Tim dive into the most chaotic marketing stories of the week: Neil Patel’s email that tells you to gate everything and also nothing Accenture laying off 11,000 people for “AI reasons” that make zero sense Comment gating fails on LinkedIn that prove marketers have lost the plot AI startup "Friend" has their million-dollar ads vandalized in NYC  And Chris Walker vs Clark Barron in the “Vibe Grifting” debate no one asked for Connect with the hosts: Tim Davidson –  linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41  Tas Bober –   linkedin.com/in/tasbober Subscribe for more weekly chaos from the B2B underworld. Posts Links: Circling Back - ⁠Neil patel/Beth O'Malley's Post⁠ Big Prompt Energy - ⁠Alex Lieberman's take⁠ -⁠ Amrita Mathur's Post⁠ Let's Noodle - ⁠Clark Barron ----more---- Timestamps: 0:00 – Welcome to Notorious B2B 6:04 – Neil Patel’s Email That Says “Gate Everything… and Also Nothing” 21:02 – Big Prompt Energy: Accenture Lays Off 11,000 for “AI Reasons” That Make Zero Sense 31:20 – Comment Gating Fails on LinkedIn 43:13 – The Million-Dollar AI Ad Vandalism in NYC 52:27 – Let's Noodle: Chris Walker vs. Clark Barron: The Vibe Grifting Debate 1:08:09 – Wrap Up: The Week in B2B Drama   -------------------------   📲 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.

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.

In Episode 28 of Notorious B2B, Tim and Tas are back on Zoom (boo) after Drive to debrief on all the B2B chaos (sort of) from event drama to brand growth that won’t quit. They kick things off by announcing their brand-new podcast The Marketer’s Exit, sharing why they launched it and what listeners can expect. Then it’s onto Drive highlights: the first-ever Notorious B2B live show, Harry Dry’s masterclass talk, a scavenger hunt gone sideways, and whether moving Drive to a Vermont lodge will change the vibe. Back in the news cycle, Apollo somehow keeps growing even after LinkedIn banned them, Zendesk sunsets its CRM product, and Klaviyo gets accused of copying smaller players’ features. Classic B2B. What’s inside: • Tim & Tas launch a new podcast: The Marketer’s Exit • Drive recap: live episode, best (and worst) talks, and the scavenger hunt drama • Apollo’s brand search grows after its LinkedIn ban • Zendesk retires its CRM product, HubSpot narrative follows • Klaviyo accused of copying features (but is it really new?)   Timestamps: 0:00 – Intro: Oat Milk, Standing Desks & B2B Chaos 2:35 – The Marketer’s Exit: A New Podcast (and a Genius SEO Move) 6:09 – Exit Five Recap: Summer Camp for B2B Marketers 24:00 – The Drive Drama: QR Scandal & Green Room Divas 35:55 – Apollo vs. LinkedIn: Getting Banned Made Them Stronger? 41:17 – Zendesk’s CRM Dies 45:30 – The Klaviyo Copycat Accusation: Who’s Really Stealing Whose Ideas? 50:28 – The Wrap: B2B Is Still Just a Fancy 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.

In Episode 27 of Notorious B2B, Tim and Tas record their first in-person episode at Drive by Exit Five thanks to Dom Odoguardi (ask him why he quit his job), and the docket’s packed with interesting takes, data breaches, and some AI-fueled controversy. First up: Neil Patel makes headlines at Inbound by refusing to share how he’s actually using Reddit for LLM visibility, literally answering “no comment” on stage. Then, another wave of B2B data breaches hits, including Insight Partners quietly disclosing a January cyberattack, and Canva shocks LinkedIn with layoffs just weeks after making employees millionaires. LinkedIn also rolls out new verification rules for recruiters and executives to fight fake profiles and scams, sparking debate about what’s next (education verification, anyone?). And in Big Prompt Energy, Adam Robinson claims his $6M ARR company ran better with zero employees for a week thanks to AI only to have customers publicly contradict him with unanswered support tickets.   What’s inside:  • Neil Patel refuses to spill his Reddit playbook at Inbound (Or maybe he doesn’t even know)  • Insight Partners hack exposes employee + investor data  • Canva layoffs raise eyebrows after “overnight millionaire” headlines  • LinkedIn adds recruiter & exec verification to stop scams  • Adam Robinson tests running RB2B entirely on AI agents  • Support tickets and churn show AI “smooth sailing” might be hype Timestamps: 0:00 – Intro: Oat Milk, Standing Desks & B2B Chaos 1:52 – Neil Patel’s “No Comment” at Inbound 5:06 – Hackers for Hire? The Cybersecurity Irony 7:42 – Canva Layoffs After Millionaire Headlines 11:36 – LinkedIn’s Verification Crackdown (and Fake MBAs) 20:13 – AI Runs a SaaS Company for a Week 26:32 – Wrap-Up: B2B Is Still an Expensive Guessing Game -------------------------   📲Connect with the crew: Tim Davidson –⁠ linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41⁠ Tas Bober –⁠ linkedin.com/in/tasbober⁠ Dom Odoguardi –⁠⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/odoguardi/   👉Subscribe for more no-BS breakdowns of the internet’s wildest B2B moments.

Episode 26 of Notorious B2B is a full crossover mashup with the We’re Not Marketers crew. With Tim off at Inbound, Tas ropes in Zach, Eric, and Gab for a live reaction pod to the week’s wildest B2B stories. First up: Figma’s shares plunge 20% post-IPO as lofty valuations meet reality. The crew debates whether B2B’s obsession with inflated ROI claims is to blame. Then it’s on to LinkedIn axing Amplemarket, another $12M startup banned for automation and scraping, signaling the crackdown is far from over. From there, sparks fly in product marketing land: Fletch PMM’s spicy take on strategic narratives triggers counterpoints (and Eric’s own wrecking-ball comment). And in Big Prompt Energy, we cover Salesforce’s weak AI returns, Atlassian’s $610M bet on AI browsers, and the FTC’s investigation into Meta’s disturbing AI child safety leaks. What’s inside:  • Figma IPO hype crashes back to earth  • LinkedIn bans Amplemarket for automation & scraping  • Product marketers clash over strategic narratives vs. POVs  • Salesforce stock slides as AI fails to deliver  • FTC probes AI’s mental health risks for kids  • Atlassian drops $610M on an AI browser bet   Timestamps: 0:00 – The Roast Begins: B2B’s Most Chaotic Crossover 1:55 – I Forced “We’re Not Marketers” Onto the Pod (They Regret It) 5:02 – Figma’s Stock Tanks 20%... And Marketers Still Don’t Get It 12:23 – LinkedIn Just Nuked Another $12M Startup 24:40– Product Marketers Are Fighting (And It’s Getting Personal) 40:20 – The AI Lie: Salesforce, Duolingo & The Illusion of “Efficiency” 48:50 – Meta’s AI Told Kids They’re “Attractive.” Read That Again. 51:58 – Atlassian bets on AI browsers 56:54 – Wrap up: Kids, Scammers, and the Unstoppable Chaos of AI. -------------------------  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.

Episode 25 of Notorious B2B is stacked with hot takes, and some savage career moves. First, Tim and Tas break down how Drift’s Salesforce integration was compromised, leading to widespread data theft that even pulled in Google Workspace accounts. Then it’s on to Databricks hitting a $100B valuation making it one of the most valuable startups on earth and why their 50% YoY revenue growth has investors piling in. The circle back section gets juicy: Duolingo’s former social lead Zaria Parvez leaves with a viral mic-drop illustration (literally sitting on the dead owl) as she heads to DoorDash, TitanX sparring with cold callers over “validated” numbers, and LinkedIn influencers getting called out for job-hopping hypocrisy. Plus: Canva turns employees into overnight millionaires and donates 80% of founder stakes to charity, and a freelancer discovers someone impersonated her on Slack—camera off, voice excuse and all. What’s inside:  • Salesforce + Drift integration hacked, data stolen  • Databricks joins the $100B valuation club  • Duolingo’s ex-social media managers savage farewell + social role salary drama  • TitanX under fire (again) for connect rates  • Kyle Coleman getting wrongful shade over “mission hopping”  • Canva employees cash in big while founders donate 80% to charity  • Impersonation scam: fake portfolio, fake Slack presence, real creepy stuff   Timestamps: 0:00 – Welcome to Notorious B2B 6:47 – Salesforce + Drift Integration Hacked 18:31 – Databricks Joins the $100B Club 23:57 – Duolingo’s ex-social media managers savage farewell + social role salary drama 37:15 – TitanX Under Fire… Again 47:07 –LinkedIn influencers and founders lose credibility + Kyle Coleman story 57:30 – Canva’s Billion-Dollar Flex 1:00:25 – The Creepiest Impersonation Scam Yet 1:06:10 – Wrap-Up. Drive: The Week in B2B Shenanigans   -------------------------  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.

Episode 24 of Notorious B2B is loaded. Tim and Tas start with Meta’s leaked internal AI rules, which is crazy. Another week, another breach this time Workday’s CRM information, where hackers used phishing calls to sneak into Salesforce-powered databases holding customer data.   The docket also hits Mailchimp’s CEO transition, Clark Barron’s teardown of Clay’s $3.1B valuation and its “GTM engineering” hype, and Chris Walker’s surprise return with a new “frequency era” pivot. Plus: a remote hire caught secretly working six full-time jobs, the wildest case of comment-gating yet (plugging a book the poster didn’t even write), and Cisco + Oracle layoffs blamed on AI budgets.   What’s inside:  • Meta’s leaked AI guidelines cross disturbing lines  • Workday CRM breach tied to Salesforce-targeted scams  • Mailchimp founder Ben Chestnut steps down as CEO  • Clark Barron vs. Clay’s $3.1B “GTM engineering” hype  • Chris Walker is BACKKKK  • Remote worker juggles six full-time jobs (badly)  • Comment-gating scam: promoting a book he didn’t write  • Cisco and Oracle layoffs disguised as “AI rebalancing”   Timesheet: 0:00 — Cold open & show setup 5:06 — Meta’s leaked AI guidelines 13:21 — Workday's CRM was hacked 21:01 — Ben Chestnut steps down as Mailchimp CEO 23:52 — Clark Barron vs. Clay’s $3.1B “GTM engineering” hype 33:02 — Chris Walker is back 38:41 — Remote worker with six full-time jobs 46:41 — Comment-gating officially gone too far 52:46 — Cisco & Oracle layoffs — “AI rebalancing” spin 56:15 — Listener shout-outs + Wrap   -------------------------  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.

Tim and Tas are back with an absolute monster docket in Episode 23 of Notorious B2B.   First up: Perplexity offering $34.5B (cash they definitely don’t have) to “buy” Google Chrome — easily the most absurd headline of the week. Then it’s the Mailchimp hack that turned out to be less than 1GB of stolen data, LinkedIn quietly shutting down dozens of automation tools, and a circle back on the Salesloft + Clari merger with new news. Also in this episode:  • Duolingo’s stock rockets up, then crashes after a GPT-5 demo  • Builder AI’s founder’s shady history resurfaces  • The ongoing debate over whether LinkedIn follower growth is a “real” CMO goal   Timestamps: 0:00 – Welcome to Notorious B2B (aka LinkedIn TMZ) 5:44 – Perplexity’s $34.5B “buy Chrome” offer 8:55 – Mailchimp hack (under 1GB stolen) 18:33 – Circle back: Salesloft + Clari merger 31:27 – LinkedIn crackdown on automation tools 41:01 – Builder AI founder’s history resurfaces 47:41 – Duolingo stock rockets, then dips after GPT-5 demo 54:18 – Are LinkedIn followers a real CMO goal? 1:09:11 – Wrap-up -------------------------  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.  

In Episode 22 of Notorious B2B, Tim goes solo (yes, Tas took PTO like a weirdo) and unpacks one of the spiciest dockets yet. First up: Two Sales tech giants Salesloft and Clari merge and one of their competitor: Gong turns it into a roast on Linkedin. Then, we look at Microsoft Teams’ surprising dominance over Slack (Which is sad), and the shocking pay ranges companies are offering for heavy-duty creative and strategy roles. Also in this episode:  • Buffer cancels your unused paid plan on purpose (How nice of them)  • The death spiral of LinkedIn comment-gating  • Sydney Sweeney’s AE ad sparks some “interesting” marketing takes  • A Bay Area rapper scams Devin Reed (and gets a diss track in return)  • The art and shamelessness of stealing LinkedIn posts  • PSA: Your ChatGPT prompts can now be used in court What’s inside:  • Gong’s “group therapy” jab at competitors  • 18K salaries for big creative roles  • Buffer’s generosity vs. SaaS growth goals  • The great comment-gate epidemic  • LinkedIn drama: post theft, bad takes, and scams   Timestamps: 0:00 — Welcome to Notorious B2B 1:26 — Salesloft + Clari merge: the new Sales Tech superpower 4:29 — Why Microsoft Teams quietly crushed Slack 6:16 — Wild pay ranges for creative & strategy roles 11:25 — Buffer cancels unused paid plans: generous or strategic? 14:25 — LinkedIn’s new epidemic: comment-gating to death 17:27 — Sydney Sweeney’s ad and the marketing meltdown that followed 21:01 — A Bay Area rapper scams Devin Reed… and gets a diss track 24:51 — The art (and shamelessness) of stealing LinkedIn posts 29:44 — PSA: Your ChatGPT prompts can now be used in court   -------------------------   📲 Connect with us: Tim Davidson – ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41⁠⁠⁠ Tas Bober – ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasbober⁠⁠⁠ 👉 Subscribe for more no-BS breakdowns of the internet's wildest B2B moments.

In Episode 21 of Notorious B2B, Tim and Tas have a pretty light week in B2B...or did we? First up: Astronomer’s viral Gwyneth Paltrow video. Is it a brilliant crisis PR pivot… or a tone-deaf distraction from a scandal? Then we dive into the loudest voices in B2B attribution and ask the big question: If your software actually solved the problem, wouldn’t every marketer be raving about it? In this episode:  • HockeyStack’s cold call metrics — legit or LinkedIn theater?  • A jaw-dropping antisemitic comment at a legal AI startup that got the wrong person fired  • “Babe, wanna invest?” – the worst cold DM in LinkedIn history  • Astronomer’s viral ad campaign (and PR backlash)  • Parasocial content, and why it might be the brand strategy you’ve needed  • A founder who says wanting work-life balance is a red flag Join us for some big yikes.    Timestamps: 0:00 — Intro — Welcome to Notorious B2B 1:40 — Astronomer PR saga (CEO resigns, Paltrow spot) 14:35 — HockeyStack cold-call claims 28:20 — Antisemitic remark at legal AI startup (whistleblower) 36:23 — Is this good or bad outreach? “Babe, wanna invest?” worst cold DM 44:26 — Founder says work-life balance is a red flag 55:41 — Parasocial content as a B2B strategy 1:02:59 — 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.

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.

In episode 19 of Notorious B2B, Tas gets “AI-ed” into a completely different person, twice. Then she and Tim spiral into the wildest stories in B2B this week: scams, shutdowns, and more. What’s inside: • Two podcasts supposedly AI-edit Tas’ face (badly) • Adam Robinson of RB2B replaces 40% of his employees with AI • Soham, the 5-job scammer, becomes a meme, and gets his own diss track • Another LinkedIn scraper caught and gets shut down after LinkedIn sues them • And yes, someone brought a mug covered in boobs to a client call Also: help us name our new AI segment. Will it be Chat PTSD, Big Prompt Energy, or Artificial Ignorance? Vote or don’t, we’ll just ask AI   Timestamps: 0:00 – Welcome back to Notorious B2B 1:45 – AI-edited headshots & video fails 14:54 – Startup fail: Inbounder shuts down 19:33 – RB2B replaces staff with $99 AI clone 32:08 – LinkedIn outreach & the boobs mug incident 41:45 – LinkedIn sues ProxyCurl (data scraper shutdown)   -------------------------    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.

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.

In Episode 17 of Notorious B2B, Tim joins from a mystery Montana location while Tas surprises Tim with the podcast’s first-ever music video by none other than the Sales Rapper of B2B, Ding Zheng. If you know, you know. But there's more: - Expensify’s wild $40M product placement gamble and the B2B math to get 5x ROI - Oracle’s $30B OpenAI deal - and whether the AE actually got paid?! - A developer who scammed 4 B2B startups at the same time - AI scams that clone login pages in 30 seconds - Tim's reaction to our theme song music video Plus: Salesforce's AI flex, a new Builder.ai update, and Duolingo trying to walk back its “we’re replacing you with AI” strategy Links: ⁠Tweet⁠ ⁠Microsoft laying off⁠ ⁠Hackers abuse generative AI⁠ Timestamps: 0:00 – Welcome back, marketers (and wig shopping on Amazon) 2:41 – Hackers use AI to launch phishing sites in 30 seconds 8:32 – Layoffs, AI hype & Salesforce’s “50% of work automated” spin 12:20 – Expensify drops $40M on Brad Pitt product placement 19:44 – Oracle closes $30B deal with OpenAI (commission drama ensues) 25:42 – The engineer with 4 jobs: B2B’s wildest scam yet 33:34 – Circle Backs: Builder.ai fraud + Duolingo’s AI walk-back 37:18 – Surprise jingle & Notorious B2B music video drop   -------------------------   📲 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.

In Episode 16 of Notorious B2B, Tim and Tas are back (guns out, jackets off) to break down the weirdest, wildest stories in B2B. They’re digging into a lawsuit against 6sense that just got thrown out, the extremely detailed investigation Rippling just dropped on Deel, and a marketing scandal involving… an office-based OnlyFans shoot?! Plus: the latest on Builder.ai crash-out, a sad LinkedIn firing story, and why you should stop pasting links in other people’s posts. What’s inside: • 6sense sued for using real people in sales decks and what the judge said about it • Rippling’s blog exposes Deal’s alleged corporate espionage (with screenshots!) • Builder.ai founder cashed out $20M before things collapsed • Two marketers got fired for liking a LinkedIn post? • Someone really filmed OnlyFans content in their office  Links:  Rippling Blog Rippling Spy Timestamps: 00:00 – Welcome to Notorious B2B, Not B2C, B2B 02:45 – 6sense Lawsuit Tossed: Real People, No Consent, No Problem 14:14 – Builder.ai founder cashed out $20M before things collapsed 15:36 – Rippling vs Deal: Spies, Slack Receipts & Dog Filter Drama 30:55 – LinkedIn Growth Hack? DM Automation vs Comment Bait 36:40 – Fired for Liking a LinkedIn Post (Yes, Really) 47:30 – B2B OnlyFans: The Agency Story No One Asked For 1:00:18 – Wrap up: B2B drama we should cover, slide into our DMs   -------------------------    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.

In Episode 15 of Notorious B2B, Tim and Tas reunite to go scorched-earthish on billing scams, shady platforms, and unhinged marketing tactics. We’ve got Rippling’s sketchy seat-based pricing (with receipts), CapCut’s wild new terms of service, and the truth about why links in your LinkedIn posts might tank your reach. Plus: B2B Gift card scamming is now a thing,  so you all better watch out   Inside:  • Rippling’s billing drama goes viral and it’s not just a glitch  • CapCut claims rights to your content forever  • Meta confirms: links kill social reach  • Review platforms are getting harder to trust  • AI scammers are going after B2B gift card campaigns  • And the big one: would you delete LinkedIn for $1 million?   Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro: Maps, Tie-Dye, and Forgetting We Have Jobs 04:00 – Rippling’s Dirty Little Billing Secret (With Receipts) 14:00 – Facebook Admits It: Links Kill Your Reach (Shoutout Zero-Click Queen Amanda) 23:57 – CapCut's Terms: We Own Your Content Forever, Thanks 30:17 – WFH Fashion Police: Backwards Hats, Ragebait & Brand Partnerships 41:13 – Advice for people who write on LinkedIn 48:46 – Deleting Linkedin for $1M 51:45 – Gift Card Scammers Are Getting Smarter (And It's Wild) 59:05 – Wrap up   -------------------------    Connect with the hosts: Tim Davidson – linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41 Tas Bober – linkedin.com/in/tasbober  Subscribe for weekly, no-BS breakdowns of B2B’s wildest moments

Episode 14 of Notorious B2B might be missing Tim but we more than make up for it. Tas burns it all down with Clark Barron.  We discuss: G2’s new AI acquisition and why it's smelling fishy  AI-powered scams (check on your gifting campaigns)  Why person-level identification is disrespectful  The Hubspot/ChatGPT integration could be big trouble The vibe this episode is "composed rage".   Hit play if you dare.   Timestamps: 0:00 Intro – Welcome to Notorious B2B 0:51 – Casual banter & guest introductions 3:54 – G2’s new AI acquisition setup 23:51 – AI-powered scams & gifting campaign warning 36:53 – RB2B being spyware 43:10 – HubSpot + ChatGPT integration could be big trouble 49:32 – Closing thoughts & sign-off -------------------------  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.  

This week on Notorious B2B, we’re back in the B2B trenches. First up: Builder.AI, the supposed AI unicorn that was actually powered by...700 humans? We are coming for AI's job! Then we unpack G2’s new paywall for badges. Good or bad idea? Also in this episode: The worst freelance payment drama we’ve seen in a while (featuring Toast) Why “scraping LinkedIn likes” is the cold DM strategy no wanted Hailey Bieber’s billion-dollar deal, and why it’s not a B2B branding lesson And finally… a LinkedIn DM that doesn't belong on LinkedIn. Big Yikes. It’s chaotic, it’s cathartic, and we’re still roasting everything. Subscribe for your weekly dose of unhinged B2B breakdowns.   Timestamps: 0:00 Intro & setup 09:05 Builder.AI collapse 15:46 G2 paywalls its badges 27:40 Toast freelancer payment drama 37:19 Hailey Bieber/Rhode x e.l.f. $1B deal 49:03 “Scraping LinkedIn likes” ≠ good personalization (please stop) 55:46 A LinkedIn DM that definitely doesn’t belong on LinkedIn 59:55 Outro & sign-off   -------------------------   📲 Connect with us: Tim Davidson – ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41⁠⁠⁠ Tas Bober – ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasbober⁠⁠⁠ 👉 Subscribe for more no-BS breakdowns of the internet's wildest B2B moments.

Peep Laja joined us on Notorious B2B and held nothing back. We covered: Why the Clay vs Common Room drama blew up - and who actually started it The real reason Peep gatekeeps Spryng (and why Exit Five got dragged for doing the same) Our own mini Wynter-style rapid fire survey, where Peep gives his takes on LinkedIn trauma dumping, the comment-gating trend, hiring porn stars for B2B campaigns, Chris Walker's enlightenment journey, and more  Bonus: Tas gets roasted for not having retainer clients  We get SCHOOLED on a gossip podcast.    Timestamps: 0:00 Intro — welcome to Notorious B2B 01:00 Clay vs Common Room drama (Revfest sponsorship) 11:01 The Peep Show: Event exclusivity, pricing, sponsors, influencers, and rapid-fire takes on LinkedIn trauma-dumping, memes, comment-gating, and polls 40:00 Air vs Dropbox ad (with Bonnie Blue) — bold B2B or too far? 43:12 Chris Walker’s pivot: owner vs operator 45:39 Money, happiness, and measuring success 52:57 Builder.ai collapse — quick take 54:48 Is AI killing marketing roles? 1:01:22 Final take on Clay vs Common Room (Pep’s view) 1:03:38 Outro & sign-off   -------------------------   Connect with us: Tim Davidson — linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41 Tas Bober — linkedin.com/in/tasbober

This week on Notorious B2B, Tim and Tas unpack the most chaotic headlines in B2B right now. Here’s what we get into: – Builder.ai raised $445M… then imploded. The signs were there. No one looked. – ZoomInfo backed out of a live data showdown (allegedly). It got awkward. – Duolingo posted a fake kidnapping skit and wiped their socials. We have… questions. – Another day, another layoff blamed on AI. But is that the whole story? – And someone tried to link their porn addiction to their entrepreneurial journey. You’re not ready.   Timestamps: 00:00 – Welcome to Notorious B2B 02:23 – Builder.ai raised $445M… then imploded 12:18 – ZoomInfo backed out of a live data showdown (allegedly) 21:39 – Duolingo’s “kidnapping” skit + wiped socials 29:10 – Another day, another layoff blamed on AI 36:27 – “Porn addiction” post tied to entrepreneurship 54:51 – Wrap-up & outro   ------------------------- Connect with us: Tim Davidson — linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41 Tas Bober — linkedin.com/in/tasbober Want more real talk on the messy side of B2B? Subscribe and follow along.

In this episode of Notorious B2B, Tim and Tas break down the mess behind 11X’s rise and fall. Fake customer logos, inflated ARR and the promise of (or lack of) AI SDRs They also get into: How startups stretch the truth to land funding If influencers should promote tools and tech they don’t use Why buyers don’t believe comparison pages anymore A Reddit post where someone bought 100 leads on Fiverr What “dark prompts” actually means (spoiler: Nothing) They also talk about why they scrapped the whistleblower episode. If you’ve ever asked yourself “is any of this real?” this episode’s for you.   Timestamps: 02:25 – 11x drama 16:44 – Why we scrapped the whistleblower episode 24:00 –Elena Vera going back in house 28:29 – Comparison page beef 35:08 – Why buyers don’t believe comparison pages anymore 38:09 – What “dark prompts” actually means (spoiler: nothing) 43:19 – Buying Fiverr leads Reddit post: 100 leads bought on Fiverr 49:33 – Wrap up   -------------------------   Connect with the hosts: Tim Davidson – linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41 Tas Bober – linkedin.com/in/tasbober

Welcome to another chaotic episode of Notorious B2B. This week, we cover: Chris Walker’s new “inner peace” company and why his logo might not be as original as his mission A Deel subway ad that might be real… or might be the best AI prank we’ve seen Comment-gating is evolving: it’s now in your DMs The Fiverr CEO’s 12:58 AM (likely) email  And a full-on LinkedIn identity theft case, complete with a cloned website, job history, and yes - stolen Gumroad copy Plus: a Notorious B2B metrics update. Do people actually like the drama?   Timestamps: 0:00 – The Most Unhinged B2B Show on the Internet 3:14 – Our Notorious B2B “Metrics Report” (It’s a Mess) 9:50 – Chris Walker’s New Cult… I Mean Company 15:34 – LinkedIn Cracks Down on Data Scrapers (Apollo Fallout) 26:31 – The Deel Subway Ad: Real or AI Prank? 32:18 – Comment-Gating Just Got Worse (Now in Your DMs) 36:13 – The Fiverr CEO’s 12:58 AM “AI Apocalypse” Email 46:23 – LinkedIn Identity Theft: Stolen Website, Copy, and Career 54:55 – Wrap-Up: Sponsors, Burnout, and Spiritual B2B Journeys   -------------------------    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.

The drama continues. In Ep. 8 of Notorious B2B, Tim and Tas dig into the messiest updates in tech right now: the spy war between Rippling and Deal escalates, the finalé on Exit Five’s application-based event, and Duolingo catches fire for saying they’ll replace contractors with AI. (Yeah, that went great.) What’s inside: • Deel hits back at Rippling with a 5-count lawsuit with a wild counterspy claim • Duolingo's "AI-first" announcement goes off the rails • Exit Five rejection-ish emails go out  • Reddit asks: are LinkedIn influencers actually bad hires? Oh, and someone may or may not be trying to use LinkedIn as a dating site?!  Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:00 Kyle Coleman moves from Copy.ai to ClickUp 08:59 Deel hits back at Rippling with a 5-count lawsuit (and wild counterspy claim) 18:07 Exit Five “rejection-ish” emails go out 27:18 Duolingo’s “AI-first” announcement goes off the rails 45:14 Reddit asks: Are LinkedIn influencers actually bad hires? 54:34 LinkedIn as a dating site 1:05:03 Wrap-up & outro but wait Hockeystack comment on our last 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.