The business impacts of Trump vs. Harris
REID HOFFMAN: The majority of CEOs I talked to are deeply concerned with the chaos and division that Trump and his supporters represent for the country, right? Many of them are traditionally deeply...
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Inside the disastrous opening of Hooters in Argentina KAT COLE: The employees put the uniform on to make sure they fit properly, and they all locked themselves in the restroom. They would not come out...
View ArticleHow Barstool Sports’ ex-CEO cooks up attention
ERIKA AYERS BADAN: It’s hard to put words and your arms around Barstool Sports because you can get caught up in the controversy of it all. When I took the job, I had a lot of people in my network be...
View ArticleYour business can’t wait until AI is perfect
BRET TAYLOR: When Google moved from its office in Mountain View to its first campus, it was the Silicon Graphics campus. So, Silicon Graphics was once a very great company that was big enough to have a...
View ArticleKamala’s glow-up, AI “wetware,” Elon Musk, and more
VAN JONES: The digital divide, we’ve been talking about that for 20, 30 years. It is no longer a hardware issue for a lot of America. It’s in your mind… ‘Do I believe that this stuff is for me? Or is...
View ArticleTurning Peacock’s summer of glory into gold
KELLY CAMPBELL: The Olympics performed so well for us, the viewership, that we saw that was record breaking on streaming with 20 billion minutes of viewership. That’s more than every prior Olympics...
View ArticleWhat Gen Z craves now
TIFFANY ZHONG: noplace is really the most social network. On launch day, my teammates and I were in the grocery store when we realized that we were number one in the app store. And it was crazy. Like...
View ArticleFrom Crystal Pepsi to Cool Ranch Doritos: Lessons from David Novak
DAVID NOVAK: We rushed it into the marketplace. And in a few markets, we had problems with the product quality. It was sort of cloudy and hazy. JEFF BERMAN: Back in 1992, David Novak had just taken a...
View Article‘Why I’m trying to buy TikTok’
FRANK McCOURT: I don’t know for sure whether TikTok is going to be sold. I don’t know for sure that we’ll be the successful bidder if it is. We met early on with the top influencers on TikTok and top...
View ArticleBill Gates, Brian Chesky, and more: Unheard moments from our first Summit
LINDSEY COLLINS: When you have everything to lose, that’s when the risk gets super scary. BRIAN CEHSKY: A near-death business experience. And it was like our company was a burning house. If I could go...
View ArticleWhy social media’s not solely behind the loneliness epidemic
CARTER BARNHART: We live in a society where we are disconnected, where there’s increased isolation, loneliness, and the belief that human nature is competitive, aggressive, greedy, and selfish. This is...
View ArticleHow mobile voting can save democracy
BRADLEY TUSK: If the status quo is working for you, you don’t want mobile voting because all that does is introduce an element of risk, right? Depending on what happens in a month from now and the...
View ArticleHow Wikipedia will survive AI
MARYANA ISKANDER: As the internet becomes flooded with more and more machine-generated content, we’re seeing that Wikipedia is becoming more trusted, right? There are real societal concerns about how...
View ArticleUnfiltered lessons for business and life
SCOTT GALLOWAY: Everybody interviewed everybody, and we liked each other, and we had fun. Couldn’t pull this off now, but we used to all take company trips. No spouses allowed. Consumption of alcohol...
View ArticleFrom tipping to AI, a new era for restaurants
DANNY MEYER: I don’t think a tip should ever be mandatory. I think that as a customer, you should leave a tip if you feel like that person truly added value to your experience. Back when it was a tip...
View ArticleLessons from Gaza & Israel
BOB SAFIAN: Hey everyone, it’s Bob here. We are fresh off the invite-only Masters of Scale Summit in San Francisco — two days of extraordinary conversations and insights, from AI to brand loyalty to...
View ArticleFighting for privacy
BOB SAFIAN: Hey everyone, it’s Bob here. Today we’ve got another special episode for you, recorded live at the invite-only Masters of Scale Summit in San Francisco. In fact, it was the finale session....
View ArticleFormer President Bill Clinton in conversation with Reid Hoffman
REID HOFFMAN: Hi listeners. Tomorrow is Election Day, and if you haven’t already cast your ballot in early voting, please head to the polls on Tuesday. There’s so much at stake. At the Masters of Scale...
View ArticleRapid fire fun: Pinky Cole & Philippe Cousteau Jr. live from the Masters of...
SAFIAN: Hey everyone, it’s Bob here. We’ve got a special two-part episode for you today, both parts recorded live at the invite-only Masters of Scale Summit in San Francisco. They are two playful yet...
View ArticleReid Hoffman on Trump’s election and what’s next
BOB SAFIAN: Hi everyone, it’s Bob. Today I’m talking with Reid Hoffman, co-founder at LinkedIn and partner at Greylock, about this week’s election of Donald Trump as president. Reid has been a vocal...
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