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Elon, Inc.Elon Just Got His Very Own TownIt’s no secret that Elon Musk isn’t a big fan of the US Securities and Exchange Commission. He and his companies have been the subject of a plethora of investigations and regulatory scrutiny over the years (who can forget the infamous words “funding secured”?), and there’s currently a probe of Musk’s acquisition of Twitter shares. But only recently have Musk’s minions begun to ramp up their efforts to shrink the SEC. And while the “Department of Government Efficiency” has hugely missed the mark in terms of how much Musk claimed it would cut, hobbling the SEC could have profou...2025-05-0632 min
Elon, Inc.Everybody’s Business: Trump's Days 100-104 and The Art of Horse BreedingIn the fifth (top secret) episode of Bloomberg Businessweek’s new podcast Everybody’s Business, hosts Max Chafkin and Stacey Vanek Smith look the first 104 days of the Trump administration--particularly the last 4. Businessweek editor Brad Stone joins to discuss Amazon's face-off with Trump, the GDP's downturn and the resignation of Mike Waltz. Then David Papadopoulos joins from the sidelines of the Kentucky Derby, where he explains why betting on the races is softening and why retirement is often more lucrative for horses than running (and what a retirement it is!). Finally, as the underrated story of t...2025-05-0230 min
Elon, Inc.Elon's First 100 Days in Office, the Future of the RobotaxiToday marks the 100th day of the second Trump administration. It also means it’s been about 100 days since Elon Musk transformed the US Digital Service into what he and Trump contend is a government cost-cutting initiative named after Musk’s favorite crypto coin. With the Trump news cycle more intense than ever and Musk the fastest moving part of it, today’s episode of Elon, Inc. attempts to make sense of the past three-and-a-half months. What we do know is that the “Department of Government Efficiency” has only cut a fraction of the $2 trillion Musk initially promised, and tha...2025-04-2931 min
Elon, Inc.Everybody’s Business: DOGE, Trump and the Rise of the ManosphereIn the fourth (top secret) episode of Bloomberg Businessweek’s new podcast Everybody’s Business, hosts Max Chafkin and Stacey Vanek Smith grapple with the rise of the Man-o-sphere. Elon Musk is backing away from Doge, but his legacy will linger, and Max reveals the man behind Doge (hint: it’s not Elon) Then Sarah Frier joins the show to talk about the former talent agent who introduced President Trump to the Manosphere and how he politicized the space. And how one clip of President Trump talking to a podcast host about cocaine won the hearts and minds...2025-04-2534 min
Elon, Inc.At Least Neuralink Is Doing WellLast year was a big year for Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain implant company, seeing as it made headlines by successfully inserting a chip into a human’s brain. Soon the world may marvel at a quadriplegic man playing chess using nothing but his mind. And while there are other companies in the field of neurotechnology, Neuralink has received outsized attention thanks to its deeply controversial founder. His ultimate ambitions are lofty—including characteristically extreme claims of products that can enable mental control of robotic limbs or substitute spoken communication all together. But brainwave-powered chess aside, as the Sout...2025-04-2235 min
Elon, Inc.Everybody's Business: Tariffs Interrupted--Bonds, iPhones and an Ancient HowlIn the second episode of Bloomberg BusinessWeek’s new podcast Everybody’s Business, Max Chafkin and Stacey Vanek Smith talk market turmoil. The stock market has been on a wild ride ever since the Trump Administration put sweeping tariffs in place, but it was trouble in the bond market that seemed to get the President’s attention and inspire the White House to hit pause on the tariffs. Tracy Alloway of the Odd Lots podcast joins to help explain. And what does a big, global company like Apple do in a protectionist world? Mark Gurman, Bloomberg’s Chief Corres...2025-04-1133 min
What Now? with Trevor NoahIs Elon Musk the Ultimate Scam Artist? with Max ChafkinAuthor and journalist Max Chafkin, co-host of the podcast Elon, Inc., joins Trevor and Christiana to discuss one of today’s most fascinating and controversial figures: Elon Musk. The three talk about how Elon came to be the world’s richest person, whether he’s a brilliant entrepreneur, scam artist, or both, and whether he and the rest of the “Paypal Mafia” have helped the world or helped ruin it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2025-04-101h 15
Elon, Inc.Everybody's Business: Tariffs, TikTok, TorpedosIn the first episode of Bloomberg Businessweek’s new podcast Everybody’s Business, Max Chafkin and Stacey Vanek Smith try to make sense of “Liberation Day”—Donald Trump’s recent introduction of steep tariffs on imports from seemingly every corner of the globe. Will these taxes "fix" the economy like a hammer helps a headache? Or are they a tool to change an unsustainable system of global trade? Then Businessweek editor Brad Stone joins to discuss reported recent attempts of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Oracle’s Larry Ellison to acquire TikTok. After a dramatic near-decade of politicians trying t...2025-04-0432 min
System CrashElon in Power: The PayPal Mafia and Building the Myth of Musk ft. Max ChafkinIn our new series Elon In Power, we’re digging into the billionaire’s history to find out how he got to this point and what his past tells us about who he is today. For our first episode, Bloomberg senior reporter and author of The Contrarian Max Chafkin joins the show to give us the scoop on Elon Musk’s time at PayPal and the ups and downs of his long relationship with Peter Thiel.Subscribe to Paris’s newsletter Disconnect.Subscribe to Brian’s newsletter Blood in the Machine. Support the show2025-03-1445 min
The Media ShowMehdi Hasan, BBC Gaza doc controversy, Peter Thiel profileSocial media bosses from Meta, X, TikTok and Google were grilled by the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee yesterday. We speak to Labour Chair of the committee, Chi Onwurah, for her reaction. Also on the programme, a career interview with the British-American broadcaster Mehdi Hasan. He discusses his new media business Zeteo, his departure from MSNBC and the importance of opinion journalism. As the BBC faces criticism about its Gaza documentary – it’s emerged that the boy who narrates the film is the son of a Hamas official – we discuss the controversy with former Head of News...2025-02-2657 min
Elon, Inc.DOGE for DummiesPersonnel Management (OPM) sent out an email seemingly to all federal employees instructing them to send back a list of five things they accomplished the previous week. Over on X, Musk posted that failure to do so would be tantamount to resigning. Confusion reigned as departments scrambled to advise employees on whether to follow the order from Donald Trump’s wealthiest assistant. This week, Bloomberg Businessweek’s Max Chafkin chats with Bloomberg social media reporter Kurt Wagner about this email and more. Then we hear a segment of the live show last week at On Air F...2025-02-2548 min
Profiteers vs. the PeopleThiel Part II: Paypal and being Elon Musk's BrainHere is the episode where Peter Thiel and Max Levchin start Paypal and meet and defeat Elon Musk. We hope you like that.
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Elon, Inc.Elon Musk Gets Vetted for TikTok While Steve Bannon SeethesOn Monday, Bloomberg News broke the story that Chinese officials were considering allowing Elon Musk to buy TikTok—something that, if it happened, would be earth-shaking for a whole host of reasons (though Elon, Inc. listeners heard us discuss the possibility months ago). Host Max Chafkin talks to Bloomberg social media reporter Kurt Wagner about what a Musk-owned TikTok could mean for the US (and China). Then Bloomberg political writer Joshua Green joins Chafkin and Musk reporter Dana Hull to unpack the ongoing MAGA feud between two of America’s most famous far-right figures: Musk and Steve Bannon. 2025-01-1433 min
Elon, Inc.Mr. Musk Goes to Washington (and Paris... and Mar-a-lago...)Elon Musk is frequently on the move, but in his new role as Donald Trump’s wealthiest enforcer, he seems to be everywhere at once. One minute he’s on Capitol Hill with Vivek Ramaswamy pushing his boss’s government-gutting agenda, the next he’s in Paris with the president-elect for some awkward mingling with the global elite. Then he’s back at Mar-a-Lago, huddling with Hungarian strongman Viktor Orban. Bloomberg political writer Josh Green joins Max Chafkin and Dana Hull to talk about these developments. Also on the episode this week, a discussion about the recent astronomic...2024-12-1032 min
Elon, Inc.The DOGE Team of MAGA Billionaires Takes ShapeThere have been a lot of raised eyebrows over Elon Musk’s “DOGE” (not the cryptocurrency), short for Trump 2.0’s “Department of Government Efficiency.” It’s Donald Trump’s project for Musk: he’s assigned his wealthiest donor the task of cutting government spending by about $2 trillion (most of which is constitutionally up to Congress, but anyway...), in part by gutting or eliminating key regulatory agencies. The DOGE will be co-led by former presidential candidate, fellow tech entrepreneur and now full-on Trump acolyte Vivek Ramaswamy. Recent reporting has revealed a whole team of Trumpian billionaires, investors and tech personalities willing to join th...2024-11-2636 min
Elon, Inc.What to Make of Elon's $1 Million GiveawayElon Musk has made more headlines than usual as he travels all over Pennsylvania, working to help Donald Trump win the state in the Nov. 5 presidential election. As usual, the right-wing billionaire (Musk in this case) has been doing things his way, behaving like Trump by pushing traditional boundaries for campaigning, while also potentially violating election laws. Musk’s latest gambit, to offer swing state residents the chance at winning a $1 million if they sign a petition promising they’ll support the First and Second Amendments (which, for the record, became law several hundred years ago) has a caught the...2024-10-2228 min
Offline with Jon FavreauHow Peter Thiel Became the Right’s Tech-Authoritarian KingmakerPeter Thiel isn’t as rich as Elon Musk or as notorious as Steve Bannon. But over the last 10 years he has grown from Silicon Valley’s oddball conservative to an ideological anchor of the Trump era. And, unfortunately for us, he thinks the country would be better off without voting. Bloomberg Businessweek reporter, Max Chafkin, has written a book about Thiel and his mind boggling worldview: The Contrarian. He joins Max to discuss what Thiel wants from the Republican Party, his mentorship of J.D. Vance, and how he's emboldening a huge swath of tech leaders to be openl...2024-08-251h 02
Elon, Inc.AI Gets Frothy and Elon's Impact on TexasAs the world reacts to US Vice President Kamala Harris’s own vice-presidential pick, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, our attention stays focused on Monday’s stock market selloff (though much was recovered on Tuesday). One of the big topics of conversation was, does the sudden dip represent a popping artificial intelligence bubble? And what would such a correction do to Elon Musk? On this week’s episode of Elon, Inc., Bloomberg Businessweek’s Max Chafkin, Bloomberg technology editor Sarah Frier and reporter Kurt Wagner discuss. Plus later on: a conversation between Chafkin and the New Yorker’s Rachel Monroe and journalist C...2024-08-0635 min
Unf*cking The RepublicUnf*cking Flashback: What’s the deal with Peter Thiel? Sociopathic billionaire man-child wants to eat the world.In October of 2022, we released this episode on Peter Thiel. The last line of the story is that he’s a monster. At the time, we were focused on his personal selections and funding of Congressional candidates, one of whom was none other than JD Vance. Far from his purported hillbilly roots, the country quickly came to know that JD is little more than a huckster who grew up pretty well and became a go-to hedge fund guy for Peter Thiel. Amazingly, Thiel is still on the backburner of people’s awareness and given Vance’s sudden rise to VP pro...2024-08-0347 min
Elon, Inc.Biden Drops out, Musk Tweets for Trump, and Elon Loses a SuperfanWhen President Joe Biden announced that he was dropping his campaign for re-election, the news reached most people via the President's post to X. Some are calling that a win for Musk's beleaguered platform, but Musk himself seemed to be preoccupied with propping up former President Trump's campaign on X, a platform Trump himself won't even use. David and Max are joined by tech editor Sarah Frier to dig into how it all played out on X.Plus, the first installment of our Summer Conversation Series: Max Chafkin speaks with Fred Lambert, editor-in-chief of Electrek, about how the Venn...2024-07-2337 min
Elon, Inc.Bonus: The Real Reason Elon Musk Bought Twitter (Maybe)In this bonus episode, Max Chafkin sits down with Bloomberg social media reporter Kurt Wagner to talk about Wagner’s new book Battle for the Bird: Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk and the $44 Billion Fight for Twitter’s Soul.So why DID Elon buy Twitter? Max and Kurt explore three theories, including that Musk bought Twitter to confound a guy tracking his private jet, in an attempt to answer that—and many other—questions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-02-2230 min
The BunkerElon Mess: Is Politics wrecking Musk’s life? – Marie Le Conte asks Max ChafkinTell us what you think of The Bunker in our Listener Survey – five respondents will get the Bunker mug or t-shirt of their choice.Things are bad for Elon Musk. From the slow motion car crash at Twitter to his mission to eradicate the woke mind virus. Where did it all go wrong for the Tesla CEO and how has his politics warped his view of the world? Marie Le Conte is joined in The Bunker by tech journalist for Bloomberg and co-host of Elon Inc. Max Chafkin to discuss the divisive politics of the world’s rich...2023-11-1625 min
Bloomberg IntelligenceIntroducing: Elon, Inc.At Bloomberg, we’re always talking about the biggest business stories, and no one is bigger than Elon Musk.
In this new chat weekly show, host David Papadopoulos and a panel of guests including Businessweek’s Max Chafkin, Tesla reporter Dana Hull, Big Tech editor Sarah Frier, and more, will break down the most important stories on Musk and his empire. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2023-11-1100 min
Tech Won't Save UsSam Bankman-Fried is Guilty w/ Jacob SilvermanParis Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, why he was found guilty, and how his negative traits are common across Silicon Valley. Jacob Silverman is a journalist and the co-author of Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud. He’s also the host of The Naked Emperor. Find more of Jacob’s work on jacobsilverman.com.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better...2023-11-091h 08
Masters in BusinessIntroducing: Elon, Inc.At Bloomberg, we’re always talking about the biggest business stories, and no one is bigger than Elon Musk. In this new chat weekly show, host David Papadopoulos and a panel of guests including Businessweek’s Max Chafkin, Tesla reporter Dana Hull, Big Tech editor Sarah Frier, and more, will break down the most important stories on Musk and his empire. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2023-11-0800 min
Odd LotsIntroducing: Elon, Inc.At Bloomberg, we’re always talking about the biggest business stories, and no one is bigger than Elon Musk. In this new chat weekly show, host David Papadopoulos and a panel of guests including Businessweek’s Max Chafkin, Tesla reporter Dana Hull, Big Tech editor Sarah Frier, and more, will break down the most important stories on Musk and his empire. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2023-11-0800 minBloomberg IntelligenceGDP, UAW, Morgan Stanley, and UPSVince Cignarella, macro strategist with Bloomberg News, joins to discuss markets and eco outlook post 3Q GDP. Keith Naughton, reporter with Bloomberg News in Detroit, joins to discuss the latest on the UAW Strike. Bloomberg's Sonali Basak interviews Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman and CEO-to-be Ted Pick. Jen Flitton, Head of US Government Affairs at Invesco, joins to discuss the latest on Mike Johnson being elected House Speaker and a potential government shutdown. Lee Klaskow, Senior Transportation and Logistics Analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, breaks down UPS earnings. Max Chafkin, columnist with Bloomberg Businessweek, discusses Sam Bankman-Fried testifying in the...2023-10-2656 min
Big TakeHave We Hit Peak Social Media?Meta’s new Twitter-like social media platform called Threads is signing up users at a record pace. But will it last–and will it be a “Twitter killer”? Bloomberg Businessweek writer Max Chafkin is…skeptical. He says that after years of explosive growth, social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram are facing big challenges. Many longtime users are spending less time each day scrolling through their feeds. Max joins this episode to talk about why people are putting down their phones and choosing to spend more time IRL. Read more: Threads, Twitter and the No-Attention Economy List...2023-07-2032 min.png)
ERFOLG Magazin PodcastERFOLG MagazinPeter Thiel: Der Pate von Silicon Valley – Max Chafkin
2023-02-2306 minUnf*cking The RepublicWhat’s the deal with Peter Thiel? Sociopathic billionaire man-child wants to eat the world.I’m not a doctor. But even I can certainly see that Peter Thiel is a sick, sick person. Bright, awkward and successful, Peter Thiel has risen to prominence in American society on the gamble that he can break it. A product of the Ivy League system who wants to take it down. A gay man who backs candidates that would degrade his civil rights. A hedge fund tech investor who thinks Silicon Valley hasn’t done anything innovative in 50 years. A Trump backer and advisor who walked away when he got what he wanted. Peter Thiel is known as a...2022-10-1546 min
Mindful AgilityEnjoy.com Crashes Into Reality, Bye Bye $500 Million: Ron Johnson confidence, venture capital fueled unsafe speed. Mindful Agility was too slow, cautious for their tasteIn this third and final episode on fabled merchandiser, Ron Johnson, we discuss the startup Enjoy.com, which turned $500M of invested capital and goodwill into nothing. This was Johnson's second attempt as a CEO. What did he learn from that failure? How did it shape his new company? Your co-hosts, Dan Dickson and Dan Greening, bring perspectives of traditional and agile management, finance and technology, retail and service. We think our analysis demonstrates how you can make better choices in your own projects, big and small, for much greater levels of success.We examine t...2022-09-1345 min
Today, ExplainedThe New Right’s pay palFrom politicians to podcasters, one man’s money unites the New Right. Bloomberg’s Max Chafkin explains how Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel is shaping the fledgling conservative movement in his own image.This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Mounsey and Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Noel King.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplainedSupport Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2022-08-1127 min
Mindful AgilityBusiness on Fire Part I: Steve Jobs protege Ron Johnson burns JC Penney cash fast as CEOAs an executive working for other CEOs, Ron Johnson succeeded wildly in redesigning Target stores and building Apple Stores from scratch. But then, as a CEO, Ron Johnson crashed and burned two later companies.Join Dan Dickson, a seasoned retail executive and Harvard Business School grad, and Dan Greening, co-host of Mindful Agility, as we talk about Ron Johnson's first failure, JC Penney.Major shifts in management practice arise in response to crises. Lean Manufacturing helped Toyota and Japan survive, after the Japanese industrial base had been destroyed in World War II. Lean Manufacturing now...2022-07-1943 min
Something Ventured -- Silicon Valley PodcastMax Chafkin on Peter Thiel: “The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power”Max Chafkin is the author of “The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power”. Max is a technology reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek. “The Contrarian” isn’t just about Thiel. It’s about that, too, of course -- from PayPal to his Facebook investment to his failed hedge fund, etc. But it’s also about “Silicon Valley’s political coming-of-age”, as the New York Times describes it. We discuss how Peter Thiel came to wealth, and the many controversies surrounding him. We also discuss the calculations that led him to back Donald Trump’s presidency, and ultimately take a role in T...2022-06-1842 min
La Última Frontera15. El Mundial de Fútbol de Qatar ya tiene su propia blockchainEn este apasionante capítulo de PQNTHHC, Santi Siri y Hernán Zin analizan la noticia de que Algorand haya firmado un acuerdo con la FiFA para ser la cadena de bloques oficial del Mundial de Qatar 2022. También hablan de “learn to earn”, una práctica que empieza a pisar fuerte en los NFT y los metaversos. Y, en un sorprendente giro narrativo, terminan debatiendo sobre los impuestos que deberíamos pagar, o no pagar, por el uso de criptomonedas.Este episodio está patrocinado por:Bit2me. Billetera que os ofrece un bono de 5 euros...2022-05-0747 minTech Won't Save UsHow Peter Thiel Wields His Power in Silicon Valley w/ Moira WeigelParis Marx is joined by Moira Weigel to discuss Peter Thiel’s history, how the network he cultivated has influenced Silicon Valley, and his recent move into funding Republican candidates.Moira Weigel is an assistant professor at Northeastern University, a faculty associate at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard Law School, and a founding editor of Logic magazine. She also co-edited Voices from the Valley: Tech Workers Talk about What They Do--And How They Do It. Follow Moira on Twitter at @moiragweigel.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and...2022-03-101h 02
Slate NewsWhat Next TBD: Peter Thiel, Patron of the Populist RightPeter Thiel spent the better part of two decades molding the tech industry in his image. Now, he's leaving Facebook behind and turning his attention to politics. Is Thiel the next kingmaker for the populist right?Max Chafkin, writer for Bloomberg and is the author of The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2022-02-2724 min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the futurePeter Thiel, Patron of the Populist RightPeter Thiel spent the better part of two decades molding the tech industry in his image. Now, he's leaving Facebook behind and turning his attention to politics. Is Thiel the next kingmaker for the populist right?Max Chafkin, writer for Bloomberg and is the author of The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2022-02-2724 min
Slate TechnologyWhat Next TBD: Peter Thiel, Patron of the Populist RightPeter Thiel spent the better part of two decades molding the tech industry in his image. Now, he's leaving Facebook behind and turning his attention to politics. Is Thiel the next kingmaker for the populist right?Max Chafkin, writer for Bloomberg and is the author of The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2022-02-2724 min
The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership PodcastCNLP 478 | Max Chafkin on the Unintended Consequence of Technology, Politics, Power and Tech Leaders, and the Silence of Theologians and PhilosophersBloomberg Businessweek editor and author, Max Chafkin, talks about the unintended consequences of technology, how tech leaders wield political and social power, and the absence of theologians and philosophers in the emerging field of AI.2022-02-011h 17The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership PodcastCNLP 478 | Max Chafkin on the Unintended Consequence of Technology, Politics, Power and Tech Leaders, and the Silence of Theologians and PhilosophersBloomberg Businessweek editor and author, Max Chafkin, talks about the unintended consequences of technology, how tech leaders wield political and social power, and the absence of theologians and philosophers in the emerging field of AI.2022-02-011h 17
The Dworkin ReportAuthor reveals how Peter Thiel helped Trump cut a deal with Facebook to evade fact checkingScott talks with author and journalist Max Chafkin, who is a features editor and a tech reporter at Bloomberg Businessweek. Max is the author of "The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power," a biography about the enigmatic, controversial, and hugely influential power broker Peter Thiel who sits at the dynamic intersection of tech business and politics. Thiel is the co-founder of PayPal, who became a major influence in Facebook as an early investor and the founder of Palantir, a mass surveillance company with extensive government contracts.
As Max explains, Thiel went from being on...2022-01-2625 minMasters in BusinessMax Chafkin on the Social Good of Tech Companies (Podcast)Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Bloomberg Businessweek features editor and tech reporter Max Chafkin, who is author of "The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power." Chafkin's work has also appeared in Fast Company, Vanity Fair and The New York Times Magazine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2021-12-231h 21
52 Insights Podcast#10 Max Chafkin: On The Dark Genius of Peter ThielThis week we’re speaking to features editor and tech reporter of Bloomberg Businessweek, Max Chafkin. He’s just released his debut book, the brilliantly researched biography, The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power.
If you’ve followed the tech world in any shape or form over the last two decades, then it would be almost impossible to have avoided the name Peter Thiel. One of the most successful venture capitalists of our time, a hugely influential power broker, in the last two decades, he’s navigated his way to becoming the godfather of tech bros.
His politics...2021-12-1750 min
The MachinistHow Peter Thiel’s Contrarianism Shaped Silicon Valley — and America Podcast: Machines Like Us (LS 41 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: How Peter Thiel’s Contrarianism Shaped Silicon Valley — and AmericaPub date: 2021-12-02Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationTech billionaire Peter Thiel is an enigmatic, controversial and hugely influential power broker in both Silicon Valley and the political arena. He is often seen as a libertarian, who at one point was exploring the idea of building floating stateless cities in international waters. But at the same time Thiel is very much an insider. He is a...2021-12-1442 min
QAA PodcastPremium Episode 151: Peter Thiel feat Max Chafkin (Sample)Paypal, Palantir, and the destruction of Gawker media over the Hulk Hogan sex tape. We explore the oeuvre of conservative tech mogul Peter Thiel, who has had a big influence on the MAGA movement. In the process, we interview Max Chafkin, author of ‘The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power’.
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California Sun PodcastMax Chafkin on the "godfather" of Silicon ValleyPeter Thiel is considered by many the "godfather" of Silicon Valley. His influence, as a venture capitalist, a political contributor, and a leading alumnus of what has been called the PayPal mafia continues to shape the culture of the valley. He mentors new leaders, uses his wealth to reshape politics, and strikes fear into those who oppose him. This week we talked with Max Chafkin, a Bloomberg editor and author of the new Thiel biography "The Contrarian," about the entrepreneur's influence in California and beyond.2021-12-0924 min
Access Essential Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Business[German] - Peter Thiel Facebook, PayPal, Palantir: Wie der Pate des Silicon Valley die Welt beherrscht by Max ChafkinPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/568596 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Peter Thiel Facebook, PayPal, Palantir: Wie der Pate des Silicon Valley die Welt beherrscht Author: Max Chafkin Narrator: Michael J. Diekmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 4 minutes Release date: December 8, 2021 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: Seit den Tagen der Dot-Com-Blase in den späten 1990er-Jahren hat keine Branche die Welt mehr beeinflusst als das Silicon Valley. Und nur wenige Personen haben das Silicon Valley mehr geprägt als Peter Thiel - milliardenschwerer Unternehmer und Duzfreund von Elon Musk. Er ist Mastermind und Kapitalgeber hinter einer ganzen Reihe vo...2021-12-0803 min
Zurück zur Zukunft - Tech-News und Business Models#147 | Koalitionsvertrag & Digitalisierung, Paris vs Scooter, BlackFriday & Shopify, Didi-DelistingModerner Staat, digitaler Aufbruch, Innovation: Der Koalitionsvertrag geizt nicht mit Schlüsselwörtern zum Thema Digitalisierung. Zielsetzungen zu einer Reihe von Themen sind vorhanden und die Verhandler zeigen sich zufrieden mit der Beschlussfassung, aber wie wird die konkrete Umsetzung funktionieren, welche Zeitpläne gibt es und wie sieht die Finanzierung der Vorhaben aus? Agnieszka und Alexander sehen sich in dieser Folge die Ankündigungen und Pläne der Regierung etwas genauer an.
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• Das Thema Digitalisierung im Koalitionsvertrag
https://finanz-szene.de/banking/koalitionsvertrag-die-zwoelf-wichtigsten-passagen-fuer-banken-und-fintechs/
https://dynamic.faz.net/download/2021/Koalitionsvertrag2021-2025.pdf
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Smart NonsenseOur $250,000 phone call with Jack ButcherEpisode #112 with Henry and Dylan -- Jack Butcher gave us some fun ideas to play around with, one of which could change our Rulebook.Links:The Rulebook by Smart Nonsense MediaThe Contrarian by Max ChafkinThe Diversity Myth by David Sacks and Peter ThielNo Rules Rules by Reed HastingsVisualize Value | Jack ButcherThe Joe Rogan ExperienceWatch on YouTube &2021-11-1732 min
Nostalgia TrapNostalgia Trap - Episode 299: The Man Who Sold the World w/ Max Chafkin (TEASER)Max Chafkin, author of The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power (see Episode 294), returns for a conversation all about SpaceX cowboy Elon Musk. Is this guy a tech genius saving the planet from climate change and launching us into a beautiful robotic future, or a capitalist huckster whose only talent is convincing authoritarian states and a loyal fanbase of angry bros to support his business ventures? As Max and I explore in this episode, why not both? To hear the full episode: patreon.com/posts/episode-299-man-578886552021-11-0203 minNostalgia TrapNostalgia Trap - Episode 299: The Man Who Sold the World w/ Max Chafkin (TEASER)Max Chafkin, author of The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power (see Episode 294), returns for a conversation all about SpaceX cowboy Elon Musk. Is this guy a tech genius saving the planet from climate change and launching us into a beautiful robotic future, or a capitalist huckster whose only talent is convincing authoritarian states and a loyal fanbase of angry bros to support his business ventures? As Max and I explore in this episode, why not both? To hear the full episode: patreon.com/posts/episode-299-man-578886552021-11-0203 min
Newcomer PodcastThe Contradictarian (w/ Max Chafkin)We dive into the wacky, wild and wildly inconsistent world of Peter Thiel with Bloomberg Businessweek editor Max Chafkin. He recently published a book, "The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power" that goes through Thiel's origins in the industry, how he influenced other founders and how his right wing political project is shaping up. Max also makes the case for why Thiel is one of the most influential characters in the formation of the current culture in tech. And Eric, Tom and Max mull over why Thiel's worldview is at odds with itself and whether maybe...2021-10-2547 min
Dead CatThe Contradictarian (w/ Max Chafkin)We dive into the wacky, wild and wildly inconsistent world of Peter Thiel with Bloomberg Businessweek editor Max Chafkin. He recently published a book, "The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power" that goes through Thiel's origins in the industry, how he influenced other founders and how his right wing political project is shaping up. Max also makes the case for why Thiel is one of the most influential characters in the formation of the current culture in tech. And Eric, Tom and Max mull over why Thiel's worldview is at odds with itself and whether maybe...2021-10-2547 min
Nervous Habits with Ricky RosenNervous Habits - Episode 60: An Alternate History of Silicon Valley with Journalist Max ChafkinNervous Habits host Ricky Rosen is joined by journalist and author of The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power, Max Chafkin, to explore issues including…. —Some of the most powerful criticisms of billionaire investor and entrepreneur Peter Thiel, and why exactly he is such a polarizing figure, —Peter Thiel’s rivalry with Elon Musk and his mentorship of Mark Zuckerberg, —Peter Thiel’s behind-the-scenes machinations in the 2016 presidential election and his financial support of a half-dozen Senatorial campaigns, and finally… —How Peter Thiel’s anti-establishment mindset has shaped the culture o...2021-10-222h 03
Sand Hill RoadThiel, Tech and TrumpAuthor Max Chafkin examines the life of venture capitalist Peter Thiel.
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City Cast DenverWhy A Big Brother Tech Giant Moved to DenverPalantir Technologies is a massive, publicly traded defense contractor founded on the promise of bringing Silicon Valley-style data analysis to the U.S. armed forces. And now, after years spent complaining about the “monoculture” of the Bay Area, Palantir’s leaders have moved the company’s headquarters to Denver. So what do they see in us? Why are people protesting them in the street? And what can we expect from our new neighbor? City Cast Denver producer Paul Karolyi speaks with Max Chafkin, reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek and author of a brand new book on Palantir’s co-founder Peter Thiel: The...2021-10-1818 min
This Week in Startups - VideoCoinbase chases NFT billions + Peter Thiel “The Contrarian” with author Max Chafkin | E1305First, Jason covers Coinbase's announcement of their new NFT platform (2:06). Then, Bloomberg's Max Chafkin joins to discuss his book, "The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power" (19:57). It's a wide-ranging discussion about Peter's life, business, and politics as well as a debate over the way Max framed him in the book.2021-10-151h 40