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Big Technology PodcastAlex And Ranjan's 2026 Outlook: ChatGPT 1 Billion, AI Shopping, Apple's Big Year, AI Love BoomRanjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. This week, we do our 2026 predictions in an abbreviated holiday-time episode. Here's what we cover: 1) AI agents start to work 2) ChatGPT hitting 1 billion users 3) AI shopping takes off 4) Ranjan gets a folding phone 5) Apple's best year ever 5) AI love boom arrives 6) AI infrastructure washout 7) 2026 Market and Performance 8) OpenAI's position 9) Does Alexandr Wang stay at Meta?
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2025-12-2624 min
This Time Is DifferentAn OpenAI IPO? w/ Alex KantrowitzWhen will OpenAI go public? Could it really happen as soon as 2026? What will AI wearables actually look like? And why has the market largely forgotten about Waymo?
Alex Kantrowitz, who writes the Big Technology Substack and hosts the Big Technology podcast, joins Ricky and Malcolm to break it down.
- Alex and Malcolm debate OpenAI going public in 2026.
- They discuss why AI wearables won’t look like your phone.
- Alex explains why Waymo is underrated.
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2025-12-1844 minBig Technology PodcastOpenAI’s 2026 Priority, Disney’s AI Play, Datacenter Buildout TroubleRanjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) OpenAI to prioritize enterprise in 2026 2) Is the AGI dream over? 3) Could OpenAI's enterprise push help it fund infrastructure? 4) Alex is on team product? 5) Can OpenAI design for consumer and enterprise at the same time? 6) Erotic ChatGPT is coming in Q1 7) Disney and OpenAI ink a groundbreaking deal 8) Why Disney wins from giving up some control 9) The AI infrastructure trade is wobbling 10) Discord at Meta... or not?
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2025-12-1251 min
The AI Forecast: Data and AI in the Cloud EraWhat AI Is Teaching Us About the Next Great Companies with Alex KantrowitzThe AI era is redefining what it takes to stay on top. Success won’t come from protecting the status quo, but from embracing the “always day one” mindset—where reinvention, adaptability, and bold experimentation drive progress.
Drawing on Big Tech’s playbook, Alex Kantrowitz, former journalist and now founder of Big Technology, joins host Paul Muller on The AI Forecast to discuss why continuous reinvention is the key to thriving in this new landscape, and how leaders can navigate AI’s impact on business, culture, and society.
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2025-11-0531 min
What's Next For MarketsREIT All About It: A Conversation With Piper Sandler's Alex GoldfarbIn this episode, we welcome Alex Goldfarb to discuss the broad and complex world of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and the real estate industry. Alex sheds light on the transformation of real estate from a niche asset class to a mainstream investment option, highlighting the current trends and challenges in the sector. He delves into the dynamics of various real estate segments, including commercial offices, data centers, and warehousing, as well as the impact of interest rates and the post-COVID landscape. The discussion also covers the perceived risks versus actual performance of real estate during economic downturns and...
2025-09-2137 min
Black Like MeS11 E211: The Erasure Of History: "It's A Shell Game Of The Most Grotesque Kind" With Professor of History, Stephen KantrowitzDr. Gee and Professor Stephen Kantrowitz discuss the erasure of history that has happened in other nations in order to understand the current US government attempts to control historical information and ideology. You will be shocked to hear the ways that historical and scientific research are being attacked through elimination of funding and discrediting of academic knowledge. One of the current realities is that current students will be discouraged from seeking out new perspectives and the truth of historical perspectives because of perceived connections to DEI. Hear how government websites are removing African American and female-focused language i...
2025-09-161h 08Big Technology PodcastAnthropic’s Potential, AI Video Gets Crazy, Market Bubble Approaching?Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Alex's profile of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei + extra reporting 2) Are Anthropic's convictions earnest or marketing? 3) Where does Anthropic fit in the broader AI landscape 4) Will one AI company 'win it all' 5) Anthropic is raising at a new, $170 billion valuation 6) OpenAI hits 700 million ChatGPT users 7) Hyped for GPT-5? 8) AI video creation's promise 9) Videos in Google's NotebookLM 10) Is the stock market in a bubble or hitting real returns.
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2025-08-0151 minWhat's Next For MarketsTesla … Beyond Tomorrow With Alex PotterIn this episode, we speak with Alex Potter senior research analyst at Piper Sandler and take a deep dive into Tesla and its disruptive influence. The conversation touches on various broad topics including automakers, EVs, politics, infrastructure, energy usage, and technology. The discussion highlights Tesla's transformation of the auto industry and its broadened scope influencing tech, industrials, consumer and energy sectors. Alex discusses Tesla's comparison to Amazon and Apple, suggesting Tesla is more than an automaker, much like Amazon is more than a bookseller. Other points include the role of policy and global EV adoption trends, especially contrasting the...
2025-06-2949 minBig Technology PodcastSam Altman’s Gentle Singularity, Zuck’s AI Power Play, Burning Of The WaymosRanjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Sam Altman's 'Gentle Singularity' essay 2) Is Altman overhyping the technology's current capabilities 3) Why the next few years may see crazy AI development 4) The case for and against humanoid robots 5) OpenAI's o3 pro model and the value of tool use 6) Meta's acquihire-zition of ScaleAI and founder Alexandr Wang 7) The case for the move and the rationale behind Zuck's aggressiveness 8) MetaAI posts 'private' conversations 9) Google traffic to web publishers falls off a cliff -- here's the data. 10) The burning of the Waymos 11) Alex fight...
2025-06-141h 00Big Technology PodcastWWDC Dispatch: Apple Refines in a Reinvention EraAlex Kantrowitz joins live from WWDC, where Apple just announced a number of new design changes including a completely updated operating system with 'Liquid Glass' styling. But in an era of reinvention, where AI is at the center of the technology's evolution, Apple introduced a number of refinements. This short, solo episode looks at Apple's strategy, vision, and execution in a changing moment for the tech industry.
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2025-06-1013 minBig Technology PodcastOpenAI's Jony Ive Moment, Anthropic's Big New Model, Google Enters 'AI Mode'Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Alex's unexpected Sergey Brin interview 2) Jony Ive sells his IO device company to OpenAI 3) What this device could be 4) Is Jony + Sam bad for Apple? 5) Could this device work? 6) What the move to ambient assistants could signal for tech 7) Anthropic's first developer event 8) Is Anthropic's move to code and tools a smart one? 9) Claude will blackmail you 10) Sorting through hype vs. truth in a fun game that everyone loves 11) Google's Veo 3 12) Where Google stands vs. before the week started.
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2025-05-2451 minBig Technology PodcastGoogle DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis + Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin: Scaling AI, AGI Timeline, Simulation TheoryDemis Hassabis is the CEO of Google DeepMind. Sergey Brin is the co-founder of Google. The two leading tech executives join Alex Kantrowitz for a live interview at Google's IO developer conference to discuss the frontiers of AI research. Tune in to hear their perspective on whether scaling is tapped out, how reasoning techniques have performed, what AGI actually means, the potential for an intelligence explosion, and much more. Tune in for a deep look into AI's cutting edge featuring two executives building it.
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2025-05-2131 minBig Technology PodcastAI’s Drawbacks: Environmental Damage, Bad Benchmarks, Outsourcing Thinking — With Emily M. Bender and Alex HannaEmily Bender is a computational linguistics professor at the University of Washington. Alex Hanna is the Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute. Bender and Hanna join Big Technology to discuss what their new book, “The AI‑Con," which they describe as the layered ways today’s language‑model boom obscures environmental costs, labor harms, and shaky science. Tune in to hear a lively back‑and‑forth on whether chatbots are useful tools or polished parlor tricks. We also cover benchmark gaming, data‑center water use, doomerism, and more. Hit play for a candid debate that will leave you smarter...
2025-05-141h 02
Practically TomorrowGenerative AI and the Future of IT, with Big Technology Founder and CNBC Contributor Alex KantrowitzAlix Hagan, VP of Marketing at GoTo, discusses the latest AI and IT trends with Alex Kantrowitz, independent tech journalist and founder of the Big Technology newsletter and podcast. As a veteran journalist, Alex sheds light on the current state of generative AI—covering key players OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind—and where the market is headed. Alix shares her take on how artificial intelligence is influencing IT, the value it offers SMBs, the practical ways to implement AI, and the pitfalls to avoid.
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2025-05-1430 min
The Bulwark PodcastChris Hayes and Alex Kantrowitz: Trying To Break the Whole ThingThe directives putting a pause on federal grants and the firing of career DOJ prosecutors is about trying to make the entirety of the federal government the tool of the man occupying the presidency. And it's all illegal and unconstitutional. Meanwhile, Trump is exactly the kind of broken sociopath who can dominate the war for attention—the defining resource of our time. Plus, a rundown on DeepSeek, the new Chinese AI model, and why Bitcoin fans aren't more angry about the worthless, scammy Trump and Melania coins.
Chris Hayes and Alex Kantrowitz join Tim Miller.
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2025-01-281h 09Big Technology PodcastSam Altman’s Reflections, NVIDIA’s Robotics Play, Zuckerberg’s ModerationRanjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Sam Altman declares the path to AGI is clear 2) Could AGI come before GPT-5? 3) Up next: Superintelligence 4) Anthropic raising $2 billion 5) NVIDIA says robotics is a multi-trillion opportunity 6) NVIDIA has a personal 'supercomputer' 7) Smarter NPCs are here 8) Meta's AI training copyright issues 9) Zuckerberg's fact check reality check 10) Motives of Zuckerberg's moderation moves 11) TikTok ban might actually happen 12) Alex's visit to China---Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice.For weekly...
2025-01-111h 00Big Technology PodcastWhy The Costco Guys And Hawk Tuah Took Over The Internet — With Ryan BroderickRyan Broderick writes the Garbage Day newsletter and hosts the Panic World podcast. He joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss how the internet has fundamentally changed since the pandemic, in a special episode with Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz. Tune in to hear Broderick's insights about the rise of viral normie culture which includes Hawk Tuah and the Costco Guys, why sites like BuzzFeed are struggling to adapt, and how platforms are shifting from follow models to algorithmic feeds. We also cover shifting online political movements, the massive growth of OnlyFans, and why BlueSky might actually succeed where other...
2025-01-0858 minBig Technology PodcastBest of Big Technology: Airbnb CEO Brian CheskyBrian Chesky is the CEO and co-founder of Airbnb. This week on Big Technology Podcast, we roll back the clock to our interview with Chesky in 2023, where he discussed cleaning fees, listening to customer feedback, and getting involved in the details of the product and user experience. This interview was one of the earliest moments Chesky shared his 'Founder Mode, philosophy, passionately talking about why he gets in the details, even as CEO. Please enjoy this holiday throwback. Alex and Ranjan will return to their regularly scheduled Friday show next week. ---Enjoying Big Technology...
2024-12-271h 02Big Technology PodcastNeuralink's First Patient Controls Computers With His Mind — With Noland ArbaughNoland Arbaugh is a 30 year old quadriplegic who can control computers with nothing but his mind. Earlier this year, he allowed Elon Musk’s Neuralink to drill a hole in his skull, insert more than one thousand electrodes into his motor cortex, and translate his brain signals into cursor movement and clicks. In this week's Big Technology Podcast, Alex Kantrowitz interviews Arbaugh at his Yuma, Arizona home in a conversation that covers his injury, the Neuralink selection process, the surgery, the training, the freedom the device gives Arbaugh, and the big questions like whether he'd ever merge with AI. Tun...
2024-12-181h 09Big Technology PodcastMusk vs. OpenAI, Artists Leak Sora, Temu Black FridayRanjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Elon Musk tries to stop OpenAI from going for-profit 2) Should OpenAI be able to convert to for profit? 3) Should OpenAI be able to prevent investors from investing in competitors 4) What happens if OpenAI delays the for-profit conversion 5) State of GenAI 6) Musk's xAI raise and scale up 7) Artists leak OpenAI's Sora 8) Sora is actually pretty good 9) Evaluating Marx Benioff's agent pitch with Agentforce 10) Salesforce vs. Klarna 11) Klarna IPO awaits 12) Australia's teen social media ban 13) Huawei Mate 70 and its HarmonyOS 14) Temu's Black Friday deals 15...
2024-12-011h 01Big Technology PodcastMeta & Snap's New AR Glasses, Perplexity's Ads, Google's Work EthicRanjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Alex's trip to the Balkans 2) China's influence in the region 3) Meta and Snap AR glasses battle 4) Are smart glasses stylish enough 5) Perplexity's plan to run ads 6) Eric Schmidt's disparaging remarks about Google 7) Is Google really behind on AI? 8) Will the U.S. government really break up big tech?---Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice.For weekly updates on the show, sign up for the pod newsletter on LinkedI...
2024-08-2350 minBig Technology PodcastGurman on Apple, OpenAI’s Deal Terms, Forbes vs. PerplexityMark Gurman is Chief Correspondent at Bloomberg. He stops by Big Technology Poddcast for a brief recap of the week's Apple news, including its no-money deal with OpenAI. Ranjan Roy from Margins is also back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Alex's Visit to NVIDIA 2) The Gurman interview - which covers a) Apple + OpenAI b) The stock market reaction to WWDC c) Apple's Robotics future 3) Ranjan and Alex react to the Gurman interview 4) OpenAI's relative strength after this week 5) Apple's position after this week 6) Microsoft's position after this week 7) Forbes vs. Perplexity 8) A new...
2024-06-141h 03Big Technology PodcastDispatch from WWDC: Apple AI News + ReactionAlex Kantrowitz joins on site from WWDC, where Apple just made its big AI announcement. Tune in for a quick recap of the event's news and the implications. We cover Apple Intelligence, Genmoji, Writing Tools, & more. And what it meens: 1) Apple needing to go bold 2) Opening the device up to take advantage of the next 18 months of AI development 3) The OpenAI parternship 4) How Google reacts to this 5) How Microsoft reacts to this 6) The financial implications.Did you like this episode? Any feedback on this style? Please email bigtechnologypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about...
2024-06-1120 minBig Technology PodcastApple’s AI WWDC Approaches, Nvidia $3 Trillion, OpenAI Safety ConcernsRanjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Apple's WWDC AI preview 2) Apple's willingness to change its operating system with AI 3) Were Humane and Rabbit on the right track with bad execution? 4) Will the market react well to WWDC? 5) Apple is going to put cameras in AirPods? + Alex's experience with the Ray-Ban Metas 6) NVIDIA's $3 trillion market cap 7) NVIDIA surpasses Apple for a minute in valuation 8) Are we at the NVIDIA top? 9) Roaring Kitty is back in the Gamestop trade 10) OpenAI's current an ex-employee write an open letter about safety disclosure 11...
2024-06-0856 min
TechsploderAlex KantrowitzAlex Kantrowitz, author of "Always Day One," talks about his transition from political journalism to covering the tech industry, and how he applies lessons from tech giants' ability to reinvent themselves to his own business with Big Technology.Please support our work on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/JasonHowell- Alex's journey from BuzzFeed to starting his own independent media company, Big Technology.- The experience of working at BuzzFeed and the challenges of being a serious news outlet within a site known for listicles and memes.- Writing...
2024-05-1753 minBig Technology PodcastEmails From Elon, AI Revenue Questions, Chatbot BoyfriendsRanjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Ranjan's visit to India and his use of Perplexity to gain cultural understanding and context 2) AI news' reliability 3) How social media drives the college protest 4) The need to elevate the reasonable voice 5) Elon Musk email Alex with details about X's AI news play 6) Could X's AI news plan work? 7) X warming to news? 8) AI monetization challenges 9) Risking the trough of disillusionment in AI 10) Apple earnings and the iPhone sales decline 11) A weird choose your own adventure with Claude 12) WSJ reporter turns ChatGPT...
2024-05-031h 00Big Technology PodcastMeta's Big Llama 3 Release, Google's New Culture, MKBHD vs. HumaneAlex Heath from The Verge is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Taylor Swift's new album 2) Meta's new Llama 3 release 3) Does conversational AI work in a social media products? 4) Will the value of generative AI be realized in foundational models or products? 5) Zuck's new icon status 6) Bearded Zuck 7) The risks of open sourcing massive AI models 8) Sundar Pichai writes a stern letter to Google employees 9) Google fires 28 employees involved in office takeover protest 10) Is a new Google culture taking hold? 11) Should product reviewers be kinder when products suck. ----...
2024-04-1955 min
This Time Is DifferentTech Money Podcast: The State of the Tech Worker with Alex KantrowitzIn this episode, Malcolm Ethridge sits down with Alex Kantrowitz, Founder/CEO of Big Technology to discuss many different topics affecting tech workers, such as whether mass layoffs in tech are finally done, the likelihood that AI actually replaces knowledge workers, as well as Alex’s own journey from working in tech to reporting on it. Join the Tech Money Community on Microsoft TeamsResources:Service Now's People Pact AI Is Starting to Threaten White-Collar Jobs. Few Industries Are Immune.Employers Train Employees to Close the AI Skills Gap
2024-03-1258 minBig Technology PodcastBuilding One: How Cameron Adams Built CanvaIntroducing Building One, a new show from LinkedIn chief product officer Tomer Cohen. Canva co-founder and chief product officer Cameron Adams is the first guest, and in this episode shares his story of how he built his career and eventually Canva. Ahead of this episode, Cohen introduces the show via a brief interview with Alex Kantrowitz. If you like the show, you can subscribe on your podcast app of choice. ---Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice.For weekly updates on the show, sign up for the...
2024-02-1242 minBig Technology PodcastWill AI Really Take Our Jobs? And If So, Then What? — With Albert WengerAlbert Wenger is a partner at Union Square Ventures, and author of The World After Capital. He joins Big Technology Podcast for a frank conversation about whether AI will lead to job loss and what to do about it. In an unusual setup, the journalist in this conversation (Alex) argues that we have less to worry about AI automating jobs than the popular narrative, and the VC (Wenger) makes the case that it will definitely happen and how we should adjust. Stay tuned for the second half where we discuss Wenger's five year experiment with UBI.---
2024-01-1036 minBig Technology PodcastAI Scandals Rock Newsrooms, Uber’s Road to Profitability, NVIDIA’s Underappreciated WeaknessRanjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Alex’s meeting with Sam Altman 2) Publishers using AI to rip off other articles and getting caught 3) The impressive performance of Anthropic’s Claude 4) SI fires execs after AI scandal 5) Is Generative AI good for news? 6) Did Twitter destroy news? 7) Uber finds profitability by squeezing drivers 8) Uber drivers trying to circumvent the system 9) Why can’t Lyft capitalize on Uber’s practices 10) Tesla’s autopilot recall 11) Why we need a new word for recall 12) Epic’s win vs. Google 13) Apple’s increasing service fees 1...
2023-12-1549 min
Hello Monday with Jessi HempelAlex Kantrowitz on 2024’s Big IdeasIn this special episode of Hello Monday, we’re looking ahead towards 2024. What are the big ideas for the new year? Big Technology Podcast host, Alex Kantrowitz sits down with Jessi to break down everything new and exciting heading our way in the world of tech. Join this conversation for their predictions on the future of AI, self driving cars, and more.Follow Alex Kantrowitz on LinkedIn and listen to Big Technology Podcast here. Follow Jessi Hempel on LinkedIn and order her debut memoir, now available in paperback! Join the Hello Monday community: Subs...
2023-12-0438 minBig Technology PodcastWhat We Know About Sam Altman's Ouster, The Morning AfterA quick solo podcast on what we know about OpenAI firing CEO Sam Altman with Big Technology host Alex Kantrowitz. Tune in for a discussion of what might've happened, how it happened, why it happened, how it impacts OpenAI moving forward, and how it shuffles the competitive balance in the AI field moving forward. ---You can subscribe to Big Technology Premium for 25% off at https://bit.ly/bigtechnologyEnjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice.For weekly updates on the show, sign up for the...
2023-11-1824 min
Bubble Trouble: Laying Out Inconvenient Truths About How Business and Financial Markets Really WorkSolving for X with Alex KantrowitzThis week we turn to the unavoidable Mr Musk and his beached fail whale, X, formerly known as Twitter. Did he take something mediocre and make it worse? Was it deliverate sabotage, or willful ignorance? Blunder or bluster, megaphone or mega-fall from grace? Wiht us we have veteran tech journalist Alex Kantrowitz to help solve for X.For more on Bubble Trouble, including transcripts of the show, visit us online at http://bubbletroublepodcast.comYou can learn more about Richard at https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-kramer-16306b2/More on Will Page...
2023-11-131h 02Big Technology PodcastZuck's Lucid Metaverse Vision, X CEO Bombs an Interview, Ex-FTC Chair on the Amazon CaseRanjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Meta Connect, and Zuck's new vision for the Metaverse 2) Whether the Metaverse finally makes sense now 3) Alex's first purchase on Temu 4) Your questions + audio quality issues 5) TikTok takes center stage in the Republican debates 6) Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino's poor performance at Code 7) Did Yaccarino get sandbagged? 8) Amazon's new Anthropic deal, worth up to $4 billion 9) Our interview with Bill Kovacic, ex-FTC Chairman, on the Amazon case.---Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choi...
2023-09-2959 minBig Technology PodcastAmazon Reveals Its AI Master Plan — With Matt WoodMatt Wood is the VP of product at Amazon Web Services. He joins Big Technology Podcast live at the AWS Summit in New York City for a conversation about Amazon's plan to compete — and thrive — in the AI race. In this conversation, Wood describes Amazon's plan to support all AI models, not just one, and support builders via its computing infrastructure. Tune in for the most extensive comments from Amazon on its AI strategy to date. Stay tuned for the second half were we discuss ethics, company culture, and Jeff Bezos. You can read Alex's Substack story abou...
2023-08-0258 minBig Technology PodcastThe Threads Explosion — With Alex HeathAlex Heath is a deputy editor at The Verge who's been reporting on Threads from the first row, including an interview with Instagram head Adam Mosseri. He joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss Meta's launch of Threads, discussing who exactly it competes with, what the feed will look like, and the implications for Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. Join us for a lively conversation about the fastest growing social media app of all time.---Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice.For weekly updates on the show...
2023-07-0740 minBig Technology PodcastAmazon vs. Regulators vs. WalmartJason Del Rey is the author of Winner Sells All Amazon, Walmart, and the Battle for Our Wallets. Matt Stoller is the director of research at the American Economic Liberties Project, and writes the Big newsletter on Substack. Ranjan Roy is the author of Margins. The three guests come together with host Alex Kantrowitz for an in-depth discussion about Amazon's challenges from government regulators and Walmart, and whether government action against the company could have an impact. ---Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice.For weekly...
2023-06-3052 min
The {Closed} SessionGenerative AI + Creative Work with Big Technology's Alex KantrowitzAlex Kantrowitz, journalist and author of Big Technology, joins Tom and Vivek in the studio to discuss his road to journalism, ad tech, and the business and ethical considerations of generative AI.Alex recounts his career shift and discusses the impact of generative AI on journalism, drawing from an incident where AI tools were used to plagiarize his work. The discussion also covers the role of AI in improving performance across fields like journalism and software engineering, and its applications in law and music. AI can simply automate specific tasks, but is it likely to replace the n...
2023-06-1335 minBig Technology PodcastApple's Future After The Vision Pro — With Mark GurmanMark Gurman is the chief correspondent at Bloomberg covering Apple. He joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz for a special episode focused entirely on Apple's Vision Pro announcement. We cover: 1) The Vision Pros trajectory over the next five years 2) Whether it will be the future of the computer vs. a complementary media device 3) What the device's impact on society will be 4) Why Tim Cook didn't wear the device at the event 5) Apple vs. Meta 6) The $3,499 price.Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice.For weekly upd...
2023-06-0935 minBig Technology PodcastNVIDIA Takes Off, Temu + Shein Deep DiveJohn Herrman is a contributing editor at New York Magazine. He joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz to break down the week’s news. We cover 1) NVIDIA’s Blowout quarter 2) The emergence of Temu and Shein — in great depth. --Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice.For weekly updates on the show, sign up for the pod newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6901970121829801984/Questions? Feedback? Write to: bigtechnologypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f
2023-05-2755 minBig Technology PodcastTwitter's New CEO, Streaming Wars Are Over, Traffic's LessonsBen Smith is the author of Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar Race to Go Viral. He's also the editor-in-chief of Semafor. He joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz for our weekly news recap show. We cover: 1) New Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino 2) Tucker Carlson's move to Twitter 3) End of the streaming wars 4) Trump's CNN Interview 5) Lessons from Ben's book, Traffic 6) Mark Zuckerberg's jiu-jitsu prowess.You can find Ben's book here.---Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice.For weekly updates on the sho...
2023-05-1241 minBig Technology PodcastOpenAI's Business Model Problem, Apple's Mixed Reality Vision, Ed Sheeran's Copyright Win — Techmeme Ride Home CrossoverBrian McCullough of the Techmeme Ride Home Podcast joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz for our weekly news recap show. We cover: 1) OpenAI's massive losses 2) Whether generative AI has a business model problem 3) The battle between open source AI and proprietary research 3) AI fears go mainstream 4) The White House hosts AI leaders amid worries 5) The AI PR industrial complex 6) The WGA strike and AI's potential to replace writers 7) The Fed pause 8) Apple earnings 9) Apple's mixed reality device 10) Ed Sheeran's copyright victory 11) How Sheeran's win might influence AI 12) Welcome to Brooklyn, Ed Sheeran.---Enjoying Big T...
2023-05-0558 minBig Technology PodcastState Of The AI Wars, Google's Counterpunch, Elon's 4/20Nico Grant of The New York Times joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz for our weekly news recap show. We cover: 1) The state of the AI war between Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI 2) Google's AI reorganization and what it means 3) Sundar Pichai's PR offensive 4) Google's forthcoming product counterpunch 5) How finances factor in to the companies' decision 6) Where we are on the innovation curve 7) The forthcoming multimodal models 8) Who wins 9) Elon's rough 4/20 10) The end of BuzzFeed News and the end of fun online 11) Some optimism about the future---Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five s...
2023-04-2159 minBig Technology PodcastThe Economy is Fine?, VC Funding Declines, Non-Negotiable ExpectationsSquare co-founder and Invisibly founder Jim McKelvey joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz for our weekly news recap show. We cover: 1) The state of the economy and markets 2) Fears of a credit crunch, or is it a credit tightening? 3) The state of the commercial real estate market 4) How commercial real estate's struggles impact small and regional banks 5) The decline in VC funding in Q1 6) What is 'dry powder' anyway? 7) Reflecting on Uber again 8) What is AutoGPT? 9) Regulating AI 10) Sell your data for money? 11) The Square reader's founding story 12) "Non-negotiable" expectations.----Enjoying Big Technology Podcast...
2023-04-141h 00
Boston Speaks Up088: Alex Kantrowitz of Big TechnologyGuest Alex Kantrowitz is the founder of Big Technology, a combo newsletter-podcast news operation analyzing the systems in the tech world that drive what we see in the headlines. He launched Big Technology on the back of his wildly successful book Always Day One, which gives a behind-the-scenes view into how Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft have “stayed on top” by operating in Day One: Instead of hunkering down and protecting core advantages, they reinvent constantly.
Kantrowitz most recently served as senior technology reporter at Buzzfeed, and he regularly appears on CNBC to break down the news surrounding the tech gian...
2023-03-311h 13Big Technology PodcastSilicon Valley Bank Collapses — With Dan Primack and Ranjan RoyDan Primack is the business editor at Axios. He joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz for a special edition of our Friday podcast. We typically run through the week's news in this edition of the podcast, but there is really only one tech story this week, the demise of Silicon Valley Bank, and we dive into it in depth. This episode was recorded right before the government shut down SVB, so a sale was still an option, but as you listen you'll learn exactly what contributed to the bank's collapse and what it impacts from here.
2023-03-1039 minBig Technology PodcastSalesforce Tumult, The ChatGPT API, Tinder RobberiesThe Wall Street Journal’s Tom Dotan joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz for our weekly news recap show. We cover: 1) Salesforce’s recent struggles 2) Salesforce’s ‘monster quarter’ 3) Amazon hitting pause on HQ2 4) State of the market 5) OpenAI’s ChatGPT API 6) OpenAI vs. Microsoft? 7) Tinder robberies.--- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice.For weekly updates on the show, sign up for the pod newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6901970121829801984/Questions? Feedback? Write to: bigtechnologypodcast@gmail.comRajan and Alex at SXSW...
2023-03-031h 00Big Technology PodcastPaying For Social, RIP IPOs & Voice Computing, Four Day Work WeeksThe Information's Sr. Reporter Cory Weinberg joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz for our weekly news recap show. We cover 1) Paying for social media 2) What's next for the struggling IPO market 3) Whether private tech companies like Stripe can keep compensating through RSUs 4) DOJ moves to block Figma sale 5) What happened to voice computing? 6) The prospects of the four-day workweek.--- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice.For weekly updates on the show, sign up for the pod newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters...
2023-02-2448 minBig Technology PodcastGoogle and Microsoft's Chatbot War, How AI Changes Hollywood, Disney In CrisisThe Wrap founder and CEO Sharon Waxman joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz for our weekly news recap show. We cover 1) Google and Microsoft's new chatbots. 2) How AI changes the entertainment industry 3) Yes, screenwriters are using AI too 4) Who's in better shape after this week: Google or Microsoft? 5) Why Disney is in crisis 6) How Disney stacks up against Netflix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-02-1154 minBig Technology PodcastDisinflation Begins, Snap's Cultural Roadblocks, Meta's 'Year Of Efficiency'Ex-Snap and Instagram executive Meghana Dhar joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz for our weekly news recap show. We cover 1) The implications of the Fed's talk of "deflation." 2) Snap's disappointing earnings and operational challenges with an insider's perspective. 3) Meta's wooing of Wall Street and whether its pivot is real or just talk. 4) What the combination of layoffs and buybacks really mean. 5) Downturn as an excuse to kill ESG? 6) AI Hands!----Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice.For weekly updates on the show, sign up for the...
2023-02-0350 minBig Technology PodcastWhat Happens To Twitter After All This? — With Three Ex-Twitter Employees and Two ReportersThree former Twitter employees (Jenna Golden, Brandon Borrman, Leslie Miley) and CNBC media & tech reporter Alex Sherman join Big Technology Podcast for a breakdown of Twitter v. Musk. While at Twitter, Golden ran political ad sales, Borrman ran communications, and Miley ran an engineering team. We do our best to make sense of this wild story, looking at how far Twitter should take its lawsuit, what's happening inside the company as it goes through this episode, and how Twitter's balancing the needs of shareholders with its users. Stay tuned for the second half, where we predict the outcome of...
2022-07-131h 01
The One Away ShowAlex Kantrowitz: One Cold Email Away From Forming RelationshipsAlex Kantrowitz is a journalist and Founder of Big Technology, an independent newsletter and podcast that covers big tech stories. Big Technology reaches 40,000+ tech decision-makers with each send and focuses on how major tech corporations like Amazon and Google impact society. Before founding Big Technology, Alex wrote for Forbes, Ad Age, and Buzzfeed. He is also an on-air contributor for CNBC's slate of television programming in the San Francisco area, where he leverages his tech-giant expertise. Alex transitioned to journalism from a sales and marketing background. He started his career buying digital ads for New York City's Economic Development Corporation...
2022-06-1049 min
The Deep End by ODFThe Big Tech Narrative with Alex KantrowitzAlex Kantrowitz is a reporter who contributes to CNBC, hosts the "Big Technology" Podcast and writes the "Big Technology" newsletter, which includes reports & analysis of big tech firms like Amazon, Google, Microsoft Apple, and more. Alex is an independent reporter with a background working at media orgs like BuzzFeed. He's optimistic about the impact of tech on the world. As such - he occupies a unique vantage point as a member of both tech AND media (two groups that don't always get along). Our conversation explores this dynamic by diving into ho...
2022-06-0349 minHello Monday with Jessi HempelFeed Drop: Big Technology feat. Alex Kantrowitz with Tristan HarrisIn this bonus episode we’ll introduce you to the BIG TECHNOLOGY PODCAST by Alex Kantrowitz, a part of #LinkedInPresents.The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators. Alex Kantrowitz, a Silicon Valley journalist who's interviewed the world's top tech CEOs — from Mark Zuckerberg to Larry Ellison — is the host. In this episode, he interviews Tristan Harris, the subject of the recent Netflix documentary, The Social Dilemma.
2022-04-2855 minBig Technology PodcastElon's Plan to Fix Twitter — With Alex RoetterAlex Roetter ran engineering at Twitter from 2014 to 2016 and is currently a general partner at Moxxie Ventures. He joins Big Technology Podcast to evaluate the product changes Elon Musk has expressed interest in, looking at whether they are feasible and could actually help the company. We go point by point through six potential changes and then discuss whether society, Twitter users, and Musk himself will be happy with the deal five years from now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-04-2752 minBlack Like MeRelevant Re-Drop: Why Do White Professors Teach Black History With Professor Steve Kantrowitz and Professor Alexander ShashkoBecause of recent events that are bringing greater attention to issues that impact African Americans, Black Like Me is highlighting past episodes that are relevant to the current national conversation. Currently, the debate around Black American history and Critical Race Theory is heating up, so we are returning to an episode that discusses teaching Black history. Dr. Alex Gee talks with Professor Steve Kantrowitz and Professor Alexander Shashko about their experience teaching Black History. Professor Kantrowitz co-created Justified Anger's Black History for a New Day course with Dr. Gee, and Professor Shashko lecturers for the course. ...
2021-07-071h 02
The Realignment109 | Alex Kantrowitz: Are We About to Enter the Roaring 20’s? + Join The Realignment & Big Technology Podcast on Clubhouse on 3/18Join our Thursday (3/18) Clubhouse event featuring Marshall, Saagar, Alex Kantrowitz, Jane Coaston, and Joe Weisenthal: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/M4wpJeka
Alex Kantrowtiz, writer and host of the Big Technology newsletter and podcast, rejoins The Realignment to discuss our new collaboration on Clubhouse and whether the (*knocks on wood*) post COVID 2020’s will be the new Roaring 20’s.
2021-03-181h 00
Talk Money: Untold Stories of Business & EntrepreneurshipBig Bets on Big Tech with Alex KantrowitzAlex Kantrowitz is a journalist, author, and the founder of Big Technology, a one-person publication focusing on the biggest names in tech: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft. Before he struck out on his own, Alex was a reporter at Buzzfeed News. On today's episode, we dig into his decision to bet on himself as a creator.
2021-02-1713 min
Talk MoneyBig Bets on Big Tech with Alex KantrowitzAlex Kantrowitz is a journalist, author, and the founder of Big Technology, a one-person publication focusing on the biggest names in tech: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft. Before he struck out on his own, Alex was a reporter at Buzzfeed News. On today's episode, we dig into his decision to bet on himself as a creator.
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2021-02-1713 min
The Morality of Everyday Things: An Everyday Philosophy PodcastWas Twitter right to ban Trump? w/ Peter Suciu and Alex KantrowitzIn this episode, Jake and Ant look at whether banning Trump was the right thing to do for social media platforms. With our guests, Peter Suciu (Twitter: @PeterSuciu) and Alex Kantrowitz (twitter: @kantrowitz, podcast: https://redcircle.com/shows/big-technology-podcast) we explore questions such as: are SM platforms utilities, is free speech the same as free access to platforms, what were the morally relevant contingent factors to this decision and what next for such SM platforms?This is our first guest-format episode. Please share feedback, give us a review and support the show any way...
2021-01-2558 min
Business and PhilosophyBig Tech with Alex Kantrowitz
Large technology companies are a new type of industry. Their power and reach is resistant to a comparison of previous generations, such as big oil. Alex Kantrowitz is a journalist who has covered big technology for much of his career, and he currently runs Big Technology, a newsletter and podcast about the biggest technology companies in the world. He’s also the author of Always Day One: How The Tech Titans Plan To Stay On Top Forever. Alex joins the show to talk about his work and share his thoughts on big tech.
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2021-01-1353 min
Software Engineering DailyBig Tech with Alex KantrowitzLarge technology companies are a new type of industry. Their power and reach is resistant to a comparison of previous generations, such as big oil. Alex Kantrowitz is a journalist who has covered big technology for much of his career, and he currently runs Big Technology, a newsletter and podcast about the biggest technology companies in the world. He’s also the author of “Always Day One: How The Tech Titans Plan To Stay On Top Forever”. Alex joins the show to talk about his work and share his thoughts on big tech. Learn more about...
2021-01-1349 min
eCommerce Deep DiveAmazon's Day One Mentality with Alex KantrowitzIn this episode, John talks with Alex Kantrowitz about his extensive knowledge of Amazon. The two discuss all of the tactics Amazon uses to keep reinventing. Alex spent several months in Seattle talking to Amazonians and touring their building to find out what makes Amazon special in the realm of eCommerce and technology. From his time in Seattle, Alex noticed Amazon's commitment to replace mundane tasks with creative opportunities, the 'hands off the wheel' ideology, building leadership qualities, and so much more.
Alex Kantrowitz is a tech reporter, based in San Francisco. He is the fo...
2020-12-0140 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsAlways Day One author Alex KantrowitzEP237 - Always Day One author Alex Kantrowitz Alex Kantrowitzer (@Kantrowitz) is the author of "Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever." He is an on-air contributor at CNBC and host of the Big Technology podcast. In this broad-ranging interview, we discuss the unique management styles at Apple, Google, and Facebook, as well as doing a deep dive into what makes the Amazon culture unique. Disclosure: links to Amazon are affiliate links. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please...
2020-09-2655 minBig Technology PodcastWhy Venture Capitalists Are Mad, With Bloomberg Beta Venture Capitalist Roy BahatVenture capitalists, founders, and others in the tech industry are feeling pretty raw these days. Once admired as upstarts fighting the status quo, they now feel under siege, under attack for the negative things their products do without being appreciated for how they improve our lives. Bloomberg Beta head Roy Bahat, a veteran venture capitalist, joins the Big Technology Podcast for a nuanced conversation about what's going with the tech world, how it's innovation may be connected to its problems, and how it should handle the criticism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...
2020-09-2354 min
Thinking With Mitch JoelSPOS #741 - Alex Kantrowitz On Big Tech And Day OneWelcome to episode #741 of Six Pixels of Separation. Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #741 - Host: Mitch Joel. Since this pandemic started, I have been grappling with reading books (which, before all of this was never an issue). Alex Kantrowitz's debut, Always Day One - How The Tech Titans Plan To Stay On Top Forever, was one of the few books that got my reading gears going again. Alex is the founder of Big Technology, a newsletter and podcast about Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and the other tech players. Alex is a journalist b...
2020-09-201h 01Big Technology PodcastAn Inside Look At China’s Internment of Muslims, with BuzzFeed News’ Megha RajagopalanChina’s mass internment of Muslims in its Xinjiang region is one of the world's most under-covered stories The country has detained one million people there, putting them through a “re-education” program meant to erase their language and culture, sometimes through forced labor and sterilization.Though comprehensive, on-the-ground reporting from Xinjiang is sparse, BuzzFeed News reporter Megha Rajagopalan has been on the story from the beginning. She joins the podcast to discuss her reports from Xinjiang itself, and how she worked with BuzzFeed contributors to monitor the internment camps using satellite imagery, finding that they a...
2020-09-1653 min
Ideas ElevatedAlex Kantrowitz: How The Tech Titans Still Operate Like StartupsAlex Kantrowitz is the founder of Big Technology, a independent newsletter and podcast that focuses on the tech giants. He’s the author of Always Day One: How The Tech Titans Plan To Stay On Top Forever, a book that explores how even the most successful companies still operate like startups.In this episode, Alex and Danielle chat about the Always Day One concept, and how companies can adopt this mentality in order to succeed.They also talk about the difference between being a visionary and a facilitator, and how every founder must find a su...
2020-09-1629 min
We Don't Know YetAlways Day One with Alex KantrowitzNew week, new book review. We reviewed a new read, Always Day One by Alex Kantrowitz, a book that reveals the inner workings of Amazon, Facebook, Google, Apple, and Microsoft, and showing us what makes them tick. Learning about these companies and how they've been able to grow (or stagnate) teaches us how to prioritize innovation over refinement. Good read for anyone starting something new or looking to improve their current processes and output.Great complementary book, Mindset by Carol Dweck - go back to Season 2 Episode 7 to explore our recap.
2020-09-1556 minBig Technology PodcastApple At A Crossroads: An Interview With GV Partner M.G. SieglerFor years, Apple had a clear identity: It was the world’s best devices maker. Today, the company is trying to balance that identity with a new emphasis on software and services. To discuss this shift and what it means for Apple’s future, I sat down with my favorite Apple writer, GV Partner M.G. Siegler, who once covered the company for Techcrunch and continues to write about it on Medium while still working his day job. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-09-1058 minBig Technology PodcastBox CEO Aaron Levie on Trump, the Tech Giants, and the Stock MarketAs the pandemic flattens much of the U.S. economy, many technology firms are doing just fine. Business is moving online, and they’re well positioned to benefit. For tech CEOs like Box’s Aaron Levie, the experience can be bewildering. While you’re riding a wave most companies can only dream about, you’re watching the rest of the economy — including many of your customers — struggle to get by. In this conversation, Levie says this economy is “not sustainable,” and offers a look into his mindset as he tries to make sense of where this is all heading. Lea...
2020-09-0351 minBig Technology Podcast“It Just Felt Wrong.” Ex-Amazon VP Tim Bray On Why He LeftIn May, Amazon VP and distinguished engineer Tim Bray said he was leaving the company. Amazon had just fired employees who spoke out against its working conditions, and Bray couldn’t tolerate it. He handed in his resignation and published an astonishing blog post detailing his decision—an unprecedented move for an executive inside the tech giants. “I choose neither to serve nor drink that poison," he wrote. By listening to Bray, we can learn a bit more about how people inside the tech giants view their power, and how they might drive change as Congress and regulators stand still...
2020-08-2734 minBig Technology PodcastIs the Tech Press Bad? With The Verge's Casey NewtonThe Verge's Casey Newton writes The Interface, a daily newsletter about social media and democracy. He joins the podcast to talk about the tech press, Facebook, and the newsletter life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-08-1949 minBig Technology PodcastFrom Gezi Park to Black Lives Matter, with Zeynep TufekciSocial media-fueled protests are a force to be reckoned with in politics today. Movements like Occupy Wall Street, the Arab Spring, and Black Lives Matter have drawn millions into the streets in protest of central authorities. But can these movements be effective in the long term? Alex sits down with the field's leading writer and researcher, Zeynep Tufekci, to talk it through. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-08-1957 min
Hence The FutureEp. 106 - The Future of the Tech Titans with Alex KantrowitzHow big technology companies - Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Google - plan to stay on top forever 👾
In this episode, Alex Kantrowitz joins Mattimore to discuss his best-selling book, “Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever.”
Broad Topics:
The “Always Day One” mindset
How Apple’s minset is different
Google and the future of artificial intelligence
Amazon’s “hands off the wheel” culture
The future of automation, jobs, and innovation
Facebook’s feedback culture and rapid development pace
How to minimize disinformation while preserving free speech
Google’s collaborative culture and potential fo...
2020-08-041h 03Big Technology PodcastIntroducing Big Technology Podcast with Alex KantrowitzHere's a little preview of what's coming your way on the Big Technology Podcast. Don't miss the BTP, subscribe today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-07-0902 min
Business BookshelfAlex Kantrowitz - author of Always Day OneThis week my guest is Alex Kantrowitz.
Alex is a journalist with a sales and marketing background. He started his career buying digital ads for New York City's Economic Development Corporation and selling ad-tech software.
Since then, he has interviewed some of the world's top CEOs, including Larry Ellison, Mark Zuckerberg, Richard Branson, and Jack Dorsey.
Alex is the writer of the “Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Stay on Top”. At Amazon, 'Day One' is code for inventing like a startup with little regard for legacy. Day Two is, in Jeff Bezos's own words, is 'stasis, followed by irre...
2020-07-0529 min
Monday Morning RadioAuthor Alex Kantrowitz Reveals the Managerial Secret of the Tech TitansAfter scrutinizing Microsoft, Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon daily for more than five years, Alex Kantrowitz decoded the single secret they all share: No matter how large these and other successful tech giants grow or how established they become, they still run their companies with the mentality and risk-taking attitudes of a startup. Alex, who earlier this month launched his own independent newsletter and podcast called "Big Technology," recently published "Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever." To successfully compete with the Amazons and Googles of the...
2020-06-2949 min
This Is the AuthorS5 E31: Meredith Fineman, Alex Kantrowitz, and Adrienne LawrenceS5 Ep 31: In this episode, meet entrepreneur Meredith Fineman, technology reporter Alex Kantrowitz, and attorney Adrienne Lawrence. Each of these authors has taken a hard look at how engrained company cultures and established hierarchies can deeply and often negatively affect everything from worker productivity and innovation to employees’ basic ability to grow and thrive. Listen in to learn what it means to “brag better,” how to apply the internal structures of tech giants to your own work place, and how to survive and thrive after serious workplace harassment. Plus, hear what it was like for each of these authors to record...
2020-06-2613 min
The Remarkable Leadership PodcastLeading By Learning From the Tech Titans with Alex KantrowitzDo you have a Day One or Day Two mentality and why does it matter? Alex Kantrowitz sits down with Kevin to talk about mindset and culture. Alex is a senior technology reporter at BuzzFeed News and author of Always Day One. Alex interviewed more than 130 tech insiders from hourly workers to executives to share how the "Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top." However, the lessons learned don't just apply to Silicon Valley. To become stronger and more successful leaders must continue to look at their business. They recognize change is constant and a Day One mindset will...
2020-05-2736 min
Modern Wisdoms#174 - Alex Kantrowitz - Why Are The Biggest Tech Companies So Dominant?Alex Kantrowitz is a Senior Tech Reporter at Buzzfeed and an author.
The biggest tech companies on the planet are incredibly dominant and today we discover what is inside each of them that drives their competitive edge.
Expect to learn why powerpoint is banned from Amazon, what a one-to-one meeting with Mark Zuckerberg is like, why Apple might need systemic change if they're not going to fall behind, how Microsoft was turned around by a single man, why CeeLo Green is a good spokesperson and much more...
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2020-05-2357 minModern Wisdom#174 - Alex Kantrowitz - Why Are The Biggest Tech Companies So Dominant?Alex Kantrowitz is a Senior Tech Reporter at Buzzfeed and an author.
The biggest tech companies on the planet are incredibly dominant and today we discover what is inside each of them that drives their competitive edge.
Expect to learn why powerpoint is banned from Amazon, what a one-to-one meeting with Mark Zuckerberg is like, why Apple might need systemic change if they're not going to fall behind, how Microsoft was turned around by a single man, why CeeLo Green is a good spokesperson and much more...
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2020-05-2357 min
Modern Wisdom#174 - Alex Kantrowitz - Why Are The Biggest Tech Companies So Dominant?Alex Kantrowitz is a Senior Tech Reporter at Buzzfeed and an author.The biggest tech companies on the planet are incredibly dominant and today we discover what is inside each of them that drives their competitive edge.Expect to learn why powerpoint is banned from Amazon, what a one-to-one meeting with Mark Zuckerberg is like, why Apple might need systemic change if they're not going to fall behind, how Microsoft was turned around by a single man, why CeeLo Green is a good spokesperson and much more...Sponsor:Sign up to...
2020-05-2357 min
Bregman Leadership PodcastEpisode 198: Alex Kantrowitz – Always Day OneWhat does it mean to constantly reinvent? Alex Kantrowitz, author of Always Day One, posits that the tech titans (Amazon, Google, Apple, etc) will stay…
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2020-05-0440 minBregman Leadership PodcastEpisode 198: Alex Kantrowitz – Always Day OneWhat does it mean to constantly reinvent? Alex Kantrowitz, author of Always Day One, posits that the tech titans (Amazon, Google, Apple, etc) will stay…
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2020-05-0440 minBregman Leadership PodcastEpisode 198: Alex Kantrowitz – Always Day OneWhat does it mean to constantly reinvent? Alex Kantrowitz, author of Always Day One, posits that the tech titans (Amazon, Google, Apple, etc) will stay…The post Episode 198: Alex Kantrowitz – Always Day One first appeared on Bregman Partners.
2020-05-0440 minBregman Leadership PodcastEpisode 198: Alex Kantrowitz – Always Day OneWhat does it mean to constantly reinvent? Alex Kantrowitz, author of Always Day One, posits that the tech titans (Amazon, Google, Apple, etc) will stay…The post Episode 198: Alex Kantrowitz – Always Day One first appeared on Bregman Partners.
2020-05-0440 min
Decoder with Nilay PatelRecode Decode: Alex KantrowitzBuzzFeed News reporter Alex Kantrowitz talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his new book, Always Day One: How The Tech Titans Plan To Stay On Top Forever. He discusses how coronavirus may change consumers’ relationship with tech giants, the opportunity for a new major labor movement, and how the companies he profiled in the book — including Amazon, Apple, and Facebook — keep from getting out-innovated. Kantrowitz says education, and not automation, is the larger problem for the long-term future of work, and argues that TikTok is one of the only places young people are learning to be creative; he also explai...
2020-05-0456 min
Coffee with a JournalistCoffee with a Journalist: Alex Kantrowitz, BuzzFeed NewsToday, we sit down with Alex Kantrowitz from BuzzFeed to talk all about his new book, Always Day One, available on Amazon. Alex also gives us an inside look into his beat at BuzzFeed, his preference for keeping pitches in his inbox, what publications he reads and more.
2020-04-1427 min
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Author: Alex Kantrowitz
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Brought to you by Penguin. At Amazon, 'Day One' is code for inventing like a startup with little regard for legacy. Day Two is, in Jeff Bezos's own words, is 'stasis, followed by irrelevance, followed by excruciating, painful decline, followed by death.' Most companies today are set up for Day Two. They build advantages and defend them fiercely...
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Author: Alex Kantrowitz
Narrator: Alex Kantrowitz
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 9 minutes
Release date: April 9, 2020
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Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. At Amazon, 'Day One' is code for inventing like a startup with little regard for legacy. Day Two is, in Jeff Bezos's own words, is 'stasis, followed by irrelevance, followed by excruciating, painful decline, followed by death.' Most companies today are set up for Day Two. They build advantages and defend them...
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Title: Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Stay on Top
Author: Alex Kantrowitz
Narrator: Alex Kantrowitz
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 9 minutes
Release date: April 9, 2020
Genres: Computers & Technology
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. At Amazon, 'Day One' is code for inventing like a startup with little regard for legacy. Day Two is, in Jeff Bezos's own words, is 'stasis, followed by irrelevance, followed by excruciating, painful decline, followed by death.' Most companies today are set up for Day Two. They build advantages and defend them fiercely...
2020-04-096h 09
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Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 9 minutes
Release date: April 7, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Genres: Management & Leadership
Publisher's Summary:
'This is a terrific book' - Kara Swisher An acclaimed tech reporter reveals the inner workings of Amazon, Facebook, Google, Apple, and Microsoft, showing how to compete with the tech titans using their own playbook. At Amazon, 'Day One' is code for inventing like a startup, with little regard for...
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Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 9 minutes
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Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
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Publisher's Summary:
'This is a terrific book' - Kara Swisher An acclaimed tech reporter reveals the inner workings of Amazon, Facebook, Google, Apple, and Microsoft, showing how to compete with the tech titans using their own playbook. At Amazon, 'Day One' is code for inventing like a startup, with little regard...
2020-04-076h 09
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At Amazon, "Day One" is code for inventing like a startup, with little regard for legacy. Day Two is, in Jeff Bezos' own words, "stasis, followed by irrelevance, followed by excruciating, painful decline, followed by death." Most companies today are set up for Day Two. They build advantages and defend them fiercely, rather than invent the future. But Amazon and...
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'This is a terrific book' - Kara Swisher An acclaimed tech reporter reveals the inner workings of Amazon, Facebook, Google, Apple, and Microsoft, showing how to compete with the tech titans using their own playbook. At Amazon, 'Day One' is code for inventing like a startup, with little regard for...
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Length: 6 hours 9 minutes
Release date: April 7, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Genres: Management & Leadership
Publisher's Summary:
'This is a terrific book' - Kara Swisher An acclaimed tech reporter reveals the inner workings of Amazon, Facebook, Google, Apple, and Microsoft, showing how to compete with the tech titans using their own playbook. At Amazon, 'Day One' is code for inventing like a startup, with little regard for...
2020-04-076h 09Download Best Full-Length Audiobooks in Business & Economics, Business & Career DevelopmentAlways Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever by Alex KantrowitzPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/391249to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever
Author: Alex Kantrowitz
Narrator: Alex Kantrowitz
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 9 minutes
Release date: April 7, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Genres: Business & Career Development
Publisher's Summary:
'This is a terrific book' - Kara Swisher An acclaimed tech reporter reveals the inner workings of Amazon, Facebook, Google, Apple, and Microsoft, showing how to compete with the tech titans using their own playbook. At Amazon, 'Day One' is code for inventing like a startup, with little regard...
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