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This week: What should Liverpool FC fans expect from Jeff Bezos as a member of the storied club's new minority ownership group? We consult the Amazon leadership principles for the answer. Plus, a tip and an SEC filing lead to a scoop on a former Meta AI director's new startup, the GeekWire Editorial Board convenes to decide whether Dave Clark's Auger stays on the GeekWire 200 after moving its HQ to Dallas, and Microsoft quietly semi-retires its AI blob. Bezos and Liverpool FC Group including Jeff Bezos buys minority stake in Liverpool FC, with option to become controlling owner — CNBC Liverpool: FSG sell minority stake to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos-backed consortium led by Amit Bhatia — Sky Sports Bezos, Bhatia buy a stake in Liverpool: What does it mean for the club and FSG? — ESPN Bezos, Bhatia, Saverin buy Liverpool stake at $7 billion valuation — Sportico The Redmen TV — independent Liverpool FC fan channel Noosphere and the Form D Ex-Meta AI research director raises $10.25M from Trilogy and Madrona for stealth physical AI startup Kevin T. Carlberg — founder's research site Auger and the GeekWire 200 This former Amazon exec is moving his startup's HQ to Texas, and he has a few notes for Seattle Dave and Leigh Anne Clark move Auger headquarters to Dallas — D Magazine GeekWire 200 Seattle Engineering Centers New map traces Washington state's tech 'universe' to a few key hubs, and shows what's at risk 'We can't become callous': KIRO hosts debate what a startup's departure to Texas says about Seattle's business climate — MyNorthwest Microsoft and Mico Farewell, Mico: Microsoft's cute little AI blob is going the way of Bob Microsoft starts merging its Copilot consumer and business apps in advance of 'Super App' rollout With GeekWire co-founders Todd Bishop and John Cook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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How do you transform high-stress event planning into a joyful, seamless experience? Vishal Joshi joins the podcast to explore wedding and event orchestration, scaling Joy from an initial demo project into a platform serving over 50 million people across 150 countries.In this episode of TRUST ME I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING, host Dr. Abhay Dandekar sits down with Joy co-founder and CEO Vishal Joshi to discuss the intersection of design, software engineering, and human emotion. Vishal shares his journey from a modest background in India to building Microsoft Azure, before leaving corporate life to solve the chaotic experience of planning life's biggest celebrations. Instead of treating event tech as a cold utility, Vishal describes Joy's mission using "Amy's wedding" as the compass — leveraging technology to reduce friction while preserving deep human connection.We talk about rising from modest roots, turning chaotic friction into clean software, building for deep human emotion, and how AI is changing the startup playbook—from customer feedback to product strategy. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, product strategist, student, or tech enthusiast, this conversation is packed with grounded wisdom and actionable takeaways.--------------------------CHAPTERS:00:00 - Introductions 01:46 - Welcome Vishal Joshi, Co-Founder & CEO of Joy03:38 - Guest list diplomacy & solving wedding drama with tech04:59 - The founding ethos of Joy: Planning for "Amy's Wedding"07:37 - Cultural dynamics & handling 10x event complexity12:34 - Modest beginnings, hard work, and unlearning corporate norms14:03 - Sponsor Break: Travelopod & Lotus Lane Coffee18:21 - AI vs. human emotion in event planning20:15 - Introducing the world's first AI event planner23:29 - Expanding beyond weddings: Birthdays, corporate retreats & dissertations26:08 - Seismic shifts in wedding trends: Digital save-the-dates & cash registries31:46 - Cultivating empathy & lessons in long-term relationships35:36 - Outro & where to find Joy--------------------------

In today's episode, I'm sat down with entrepreneur and AI expert Christian Schutte to talk all about business fundamentals and how you can use AI to build and scale your business. Chris shares a full strategy and guide you can implement right now to beat your competitors and 10x your growth. Stay tuned throughout the whole episode.Improve your health and life with Sunna Supplements, our official partner. Use code 'CEOCAST' at checkout for 10% off your order:https://sunnasupplements.comFollow CEOCAST On All Platforms Here!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ceocast/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/ceocastFollow Raheem Here:https://www.instagram.com/raheemka/ @MrCEOX  Follow Christian Here:https://www.instagram.com/askschuette/______________________________________________________Listen to the audio version whilst on the go on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!"THE CEO CAST"Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2HU7OJ8qn0cSEU7Ok334PnApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ceocast/id1493736134Work with us/collaborations:info@theceocast.com

"Our gross profit margin is truly the battle we have to win in order to win all of the downstream wars." - Tracy Bech  Financial statements become useful when leaders can translate the numbers into decisions. Tracy Bech, founder and author of 60 Minute CFO, explains how business owners, managers, salespeople, and field professionals can develop financial fluency without becoming accountants.  Turn Financial Data into a Meaningful Scorecard  Tracy teaches finance through stories and relationships rather than isolated numbers. Revenue alone does not reveal whether a company is financially healthy. Leaders need ratios that show how efficiently the company earns money, whether it can meet its obligations, and how prepared it is to withstand adversity.  Her three foundational measures are gross profit margin, liquidity, and safety. Gross profit margin shows what remains after the cost of producing a product or delivering a service. If that margin is too low, the company may not have enough money to cover operating expenses and generate a net profit.  Liquidity compares current assets with current liabilities, revealing the company's ability to pay its bills. Safety compares debt with equity and helps leaders understand the company's financial resilience and capacity to obtain financing when needed.  Move From Historical Reports to Forward Planning  Tax preparation and year-end reports explain what already happened. However, financial fluency allows leaders to use that history to forecast what should happen next.  Tracy outlines three stages: learn the key ratios, understand the difference between cash and profit, and use historical results to develop forecasts. Instead of simply accepting the final score, leaders can establish financial targets and create specific marching orders for pricing, sales, expenses, hiring, and growth.  Give Teams Metrics They Can Influence  Financial planning should not remain confined to the executive team. Salespeople and technicians can provide valuable information about customer responses, operational friction, pricing, quality, rework, referrals, and service delivery.  However, Tracy cautions leaders against sharing financial information that employees cannot control. Teams benefit most from clear measures connected to their work, such as proposals won, project margins, pricing discipline, accurate service, reduced callbacks, customer reviews, and referrals.  Financial visibility also strengthens succession planning. Owners preparing to exit can improve their position by optimizing financial ratios, protecting the balance sheet, exploring future growth opportunities, and developing the next generation of leadership.  Understanding the story behind the numbers helps water treatment professionals evaluate risk, communicate priorities, and make decisions that support long-term stability.  Listen to the full conversation above. Explore related episodes below. Stay engaged, keep learning, and continue scaling up your knowledge!    Timestamps  02:20 — Trace Blackmore shares what listeners can expect during Legionella Awareness Month, including a weekly series addressing Legionella and other waterborne pathogens.  03:20 — Upcoming Events for Water Treatment Professionals: Trace highlights the 2026 AWT Technical Training, taking place November 11–14 in Frisco, Texas.  05:40 — Words of Water with James  08:40 — Interview with Tracy Bech, founder and author of 60 Minute CFO and business finance educator and strategist, about making business finance less intimidating and developing financial fluency.  11:30 — Tracy explains why business finance often feels overwhelming and how simple calculations and relatable stories make financial concepts easier to understand.  13:20 — Financial performance becomes a team scorecard that helps technicians and employees understand how their work contributes to the company's health.  16:40 — Finance terminology can create communication gaps, leaving otherwise successful owners uncertain about retained earnings, working capital, and cash flow.  21:50 — Tracy explains why profit is essential for serving customers, supporting employees, and keeping a business financially sustainable.  23:30 — Gross profit margin emerges as a critical measure because it determines whether enough money remains to cover operating expenses and generate profit.  25:50 — Liquidity and safety help leaders evaluate whether the company can pay its bills, manage debt, and withstand financial adversity.  33:10 — Tracy presents three steps toward financial fluency: learn the essential ratios, understand cash versus profit, and use historical performance to forecast the future.  35:20 — Leaders can improve execution by establishing a clear destination while allowing their teams to identify obstacles, opportunities, and necessary adjustments.  38:10 — Open-book management works best when employees receive financial metrics they understand and can directly influence.  40:00 — Field professionals affect financial results through accurate work, fewer callbacks, controlled expenses, positive reviews, and customer referrals.  41:10 — Business owners can begin improving their financial fluency by reviewing the previous month's income statement and balance sheet and confirming that the information is accurate.  44:00 — Understanding the numbers helps leaders balance growth and stability while making informed decisions about profit, debt, equipment, and owner distributions.  47:10 — Tracy explains how owners preparing for retirement can strengthen financial performance, protect the balance sheet, and develop future leaders.  50:30 — Tracy encourages business leaders to give finance another chance, discover the story behind their numbers, and recognize financial fluency as a learnable skill.    Quotes "Your business cannot exist without profits and you owe it to your customers and you owe it to your employees to have profits."  "But when you get your strategies and you understand why things went the way they went, now you actually create your forecast and your marching orders."  "The best time to plant the tree was 20 years ago, and the next best time to plant the tree is today."  "I think that honestly, this is easier than you think."    Connect with Tracy Bech  Email: tracy@60minutecfo.com   Website: 60 Minute CFO  LinkedIn: Tracy Bech | LinkedIn    Guest Resources Mentioned   60 Minute CFO  The Great Game of Business, Expanded and Updated: The Only Sensible Way to Run a Company by Jack Stack (Author), Bo Burlingham (Author)  Grow Up Fast: Lessons from an AI Startup by Zach Rattner (Author), Rita Sus (Illustrator)  Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior by Ph.D. Hawkins, david R., M.D. (Author)    Scaling UP! H2O Resources Mentioned  AWT (Association of Water Technologies)  AWT 2026 Annual Convention & Exposition  Scaling UP! H2O Academy video courses  Submit a Show Idea  The Rising Tide Mastermind    Words of Water with James McDonald  Today's definition means "water loving" and refers to substances that are attracted to water. Can you guess the word or phrase?   2026 Events for Water Professionals  Check out our Scaling UP! H2O Events Calendar where we've listed every event Water Treaters should be aware of by clicking HERE.    This episode made possible through our valued partners at: 

Marty Griffin Show Hour 4: Hellbender, Inc, an AI startup, is moving to the Roundhouse at Hazelwood Green. Talking girls wrestling with guest Matt Pitzarella full 2054 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:01:25 +0000 HMsCODlmbGAqy2TD4Dz6w3sPIhV7r3Vn news Marty Griffin news Marty Griffin Show Hour 4: Hellbender, Inc, an AI startup, is moving to the Roundhouse at Hazelwood Green. Talking girls wrestling with guest Matt Pitzarella On-demand selections from Marty's show on Newsradio 1020 KDKA , airing weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc.

In today's Tech3 from Moneycontrol, we break down Eternal's June quarter earnings as quick commerce competition intensifies, explain why enterprise AI startup Ema is in talks to raise $80 million, look at Paytm's renewed push for Postpaid through UPI credit lines, and explore how the Greater Bengaluru Authority plans to use AI to modernise civic services and integrate citizen databases.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Mira Murati's AI startup released its first model to compete with dominant platforms. Murati, former CTO and interim CEO at OpenAI, led major launches such as ChatGPT. The competitive landscape is shaped by deep alliances, including Microsoft's $10 billion commitment to OpenAI, Amazon's investment of up to $4 billion in Anthropic, and Google's investment of up to $2 billion in Anthropic. Open and alternative models from Meta, Mistral, and xAI broaden enterprise options. Data deals such as OpenAI's multi-year agreement with News Corp reported at up to $250 million and Google's reported $60 million per year Reddit agreement influence training and legal risk. Enterprise buyers prioritize certifications, safety controls, and deployment flexibility, and will monitor Murati's company's benchmarks, pricing, and partnerships to assess adoption potential.Learn more on this news by visiting us at: https://greyjournal.net/news/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do you build and sell an AI startup in under two years?In this episode of Startup Theatre, Troy Hammond, Serge Van Dam and Adrian Muir sit down with Jessica Venning-Bryan, CEO and Co-founder of Factor, fresh off the company's acquisition by NZX-listed Gentrack.Jessica shares the incredible journey from identifying a major problem in the global energy industry to building an AI-powered SaaS platform that was acquired in record time. She also opens up about founder relationships, raising capital, leadership, work-life balance, and why your career doesn't have to follow a straight line.In this episode we cover:How Factor was built and acquired by GentrackThe fastest startup exits in New ZealandFinding billion-dollar problems hiding in plain sightBuilding AI products for the energy sectorHow to prepare your startup for acquisitionDue diligence lessons every founder should knowWhy founder relationships matterRaising venture capital as a female founderLeadership, motherhood, and entrepreneurshipWhy careers should be "jungle gyms", not laddersCritical thinking, AI, and the future of educationWhat Jessica would build nextWhether you're building a startup, investing in technology, leading a team, or dreaming of your first exit, this episode is packed with practical lessons from one of New Zealand's most impressive founders.

If you're looking for AI Native leaders - start at www.tieronepeople.comSteve Hind is the co-founder and CEO of Lorikeet, an Australian AI startup that has raised more than $50 million USD to build AI concierges for high-regulation businesses in fintech, healthcare and energy. Lorikeet's customers include Airwallex, Linktree and Eucalyptus, the telehealth company recently acquired by Hims & Hers in a deal worth up to $1.15 billion.Before founding Lorikeet with former Google Brain researcher Jamie Hall, Steve worked in product roles at Stripe and climate tech company Watershed, following an earlier career at BCG and Bridgewater Associates and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He first connected with Dexter in 2019 while working in Silicon Valley. Here's what they discuss in this episode:00:00 Introduction01:32 Understanding Lorikeet and Its AI Concierge Solutions05:54 The Origin of Lorikeet and Its Founding Story09:50 Navigating the AI Landscape and Company Growth12:49 Regulatory Challenges in FinTech and AI Compliance15:12 The Role of AI in Compliance and Customer Relationships20:03 Steve's Career Journey and Lessons Learned23:51 The Art of Startup Hiring28:34 Navigating AI's Impact on Work33:36 The Future of Work and Leadership39:05 Optimism in the Age of AI41:57 Advice for Aspiring FoundersFind out more about careers - https://www.lorikeetcx.ai/careersSend us Fan MailConnect on with Dexter Cousins on LinkedinHire Exceptional Fintech TalentSubscribe on LinkedIn

Why would a company generating less than $20 billion in annual revenue spend $60 billion acquiring an AI coding startup?In this episode of AmplifyME Market Maker, Anthony Cheung and Stephen Barnett take a deep dive into SpaceX's blockbuster acquisition of Cursor and explore the strategy behind one of the most talked-about deals in markets. They break down how Cursor went from startup to a $60 billion acquisition target in just a few years, why investors pushed SpaceX above a $3 trillion valuation following the announcement, and what the deal reveals about AI, venture capital, corporate finance and Elon Musk's long-term vision.The discussion also explores the unique economics of highly valued companies, how acquisitions can accelerate growth, and why the world's biggest technology firms are racing to secure AI talent and infrastructure.Plus, a look at Fox's $22 billion acquisition of Roku and the latest developments in UniCredit's ongoing pursuit of Commerzbank.(00:00) Intro(01:45) SpaceX & Cursor Deal(04:38) SpaceX Valuation Debate(09:08) Deal Structure Explained(15:33) Shareholder Structure(18:18) Who is Cursor(21:16) Cursor Founders(22:44) The MIT Startup Ecosystem(29:42) Fox Buys Roku(36:26) M&A Psychology(40:13) UniCredit vs Commerzbank(42:32) Orcel's Takeover Strategy

Odyssey creates artificial intelligence models of real world settings for things like robotics and self-driving cars to be trained

Send us Fan MailWhat if building a million-dollar business no longer required a team, funding rounds, or even technical expertise? In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Mallory Mejias sits down with AI strategist and GenAIPI CEO Jon Cheney to explore how artificial intelligence is radically changing the economics of innovation. Jon shares the story of launching a company in a single weekend for just $400—and scaling it to $1M in six months—using a concept known as “vibe coding.” The conversation dives into what separates organizations that successfully adopt AI from those that stall, why execution matters more than ever, and how AI is unlocking entirely new forms of value creation beyond simple automation. If you've ever felt limited by budget, staff, or technical skills, this episode will challenge everything you thought was possible. 

The most overhyped term in construction tech right now? "AI-native startup."That's the take from Geoff Lewis, SVP of Product Management at Procoreand co-founder of Honest Buildings (acquired by Procore), who joinedus on Bricks & Bytes to talk about how an incumbent fights back in theAI era.Tune in to find out about:✅ Why Procore says it has already neutralised the speed advantage of AI-native startups✅ The submittal-checking agent that collapsed weeks of review into hours✅ Geoff's five-year bet on autonomous agents running RFIs end to end✅ Inside Procore's new capital planning and portfolio suite built for owners

Jeff Bezos joins the show from San Francisco along with his co-founder and co-CEO of AI startup Prometheus. Just announcing a new $12B series B funding round which values the firm at $41B. Bezos speaking for one of the first times about Prometheus' ambitions. From chips to jet engines to batteries to solar and manufacturing. That extending conversation, only on Squawk on the Street. Squawk on the Street Disclaimer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Send us Fan MailIn this powerful investor panel clip, a serial entrepreneur with exits to Apple, Oracle, and SAP shares what founders get wrong about building companies for acquisition.After multiple successful exits and a decade at Apple, he explains why chasing a sale too early destroys priorities — and why the best acquisitions happen when you build a real solution first.He also discusses the future of Applied AI, how AI will organize our chaotic digital lives, and why adversity often creates the biggest breakthroughs.Topics Covered:✅ Founder with exits to Apple, Oracle & SAP shares lessons✅ Why building to sell is usually the wrong strategy✅ Jeff Bezos “missionaries vs mercenaries” mindset✅ How great acquisitions actually happen✅ Applied AI opportunities in daily life✅ Why adversity often leads to success✅ Building startups the right way in 2026If you're a founder, investor, entrepreneur, or startup operator, this is a must-watch.

Anthropic, the firm behind AI assistant Claude, submitted a confidential filing to go public with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. The firm, valued at close to a trillion dollars, could make its market debut by the end of the year as it sees a surge in interest for its range of AI products. Also in this edition: as France welcomes new data centre investments, we see what's driving that interest and what impact it could have on local communities. 

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In this episode of the Inventive Journey podcast, host Devon Miller talks with Michael Timmons, founder of GoodFences.ai, about a career built around solving difficult problems in unexpected places.Michael's journey started in Central Texas, where football taught him teamwork and an early software engineering job introduced him to the power of technology. He went on to earn an aerospace engineering degree from the University of Texas and spent four years working on NASA ground control software for the space shuttle. There, he helped modernize legacy code that traced back to the Apollo era and learned how high-pressure teams make decisions when the mission matters.From NASA, Michael moved into logistics work with American Airlines, where he helped solve complex railroad optimization problems. Later, he reunited with former NASA colleagues and launched a consulting company that ran for 17 years. That business exposed him to national missile defense, energy, insurance, criminal justice, international distribution, and large-scale modernization projects. In other words, Michael did not choose easy puzzles. Easy puzzles apparently did not make the calendar.The idea for GoodFences.ai came from a personal frustration. Michael and his wife bought a home and wanted to install solar panels. They knew the HOA rules, understood the state law, had a vendor selected, and expected the approval to move quickly. Instead, the process dragged on for eight months. Michael eventually joined the HOA board, giving him a front-row seat to both homeowner frustration and board-level inefficiency.That experience revealed a business opportunity. Many HOA architectural requests are repetitive, rule-based, and similar to past approvals. Yet boards, managers, and homeowners often spend hours or months moving them through manual processes. GoodFences.ai was created to automate much of that work, improve consistency, reduce administrative burden, and help communities approve compliant requests faster.Michael also shares practical founder lessons. One of his worst business decisions was buying an expensive tool before the company was ready for it. It looked useful, but timing matters. A powerful tool adopted too early can become a very polished money pit.His rule of thumb for new founders is simple: talk to people. Especially for technical and introverted founders, it is easy to stay heads-down building. Michael argues that conversations are essential because they create feedback, customers, partnerships, introductions, and momentum.This episode is a strong listen for SaaS founders, AI entrepreneurs, HOA professionals, property managers, technical founders, and anyone trying to turn operational frustration into a real company. Michael's journey proves that startup ideas do not always come from glamorous brainstorming sessions. Sometimes they come from trying to install solar panels and realizing the neighborhood approval process needs a software intervention.The most interesting part of Michael's story is that every chapter connects. Aerospace, logistics, missile defense, consulting, and HOA automation all involve systems thinking. They require someone to identify constraints, understand stakeholders, reduce waste, and create a process that works better than the old one. GoodFences.ai is the latest expression of that same skill set, aimed at a market where delays, inconsistent reviews, and volunteer board overload create very real pain. The result is a practical example of AI solving a workflow people actually experience.Learn more about Michael's company at goodfences.ai, and listen to the full episode for a practical look at AI automation, founder resilience, customer discovery, and solving painful business bottlenecks.To chat about this one-on-one, grab a free consult at strategymeeting.com

Nnamdi Emelifeonwu left a top London law firm to set up one of the UK's fastest-growing legal tech companies. He talks to host, Sir Richard Harpin, about how building a tool to help his visually impaired colleague to navigate complex legal documents led to co-founding Definely. It is an AI-powered legal tech platform designed to help lawyers access definitions, clauses and key information instantly without leaving the Word document they're working on. It is used by some of the world's leading law firms and global businesses and is now integrated into Anthropic's Claude. Nnamdi shares the reality of becoming a founder, the challenges of raising investment, and how solving one deeply personal problem evolved into a multi-million-dollar AI business. Themes include:The future of AI in the legal industry Building a startup from scratch Entrepreneurship, risk and resilience Scaling a B2B company Expanding into the USStarting a business in the UKBusiness Leader is a membership community for ambitious CEOs and founders of mid-sized UK companies, designed to help them grow with purpose through strategic support, peer-to-peer learning, expert coaching, and high-impact events. Sign up for our Business Leader newsletter here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek announces a permanent 75% price cut for tokens, Mark Gurman reports iOS 27 includes a Camera app update allowing settings to be moved around, and an HP BIOS update pushed by Windows Update rendered some high-end laptops unbootable. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS shows ad-free. A specialContinue reading "Chinese AI Startup DeepSeek Announces 75% Price Cut – DTH"

Alfred Wallfors is the Co-founder of Listen Labs, the AI customer research company.Companies like Microsoft use Listen to run AI-powered customer interviews, and Alfred talks about how they first landed them as a customer at a pitch competition.We talk why startups should pursue enterprise customers early on, why 85% of survey answers are random clicks, how AI is changing the $140B market research industry, leveraging VC's for customer intros, how to stand out when recruiting as a startup, and hiring for obsession.Thank you to Numeral, Flex, and Amplitude for supporting this episodeNumeral: The end-to-end platform for sales tax and compliance https://www.numeral.comFlex: Get premium banking and a net 60 day credit card at 0% APY https://home.flex.one/referral/bananacapitalAmplitude: AI analytics, all you have to do is ask https://www.amplitude.comTimestamps:(0:14) Listen: AI customer research tool(7:30) Fraud is a big problem in customer research(9:06) The $140B customer survey industry(12:08) Why running customer surveys is so hard(16:03) AGI will never replace humans(18:25) Surveys vs interviews(21:13) Importance of emotion in data collection(22:54) Using AI interviews to get product feedback(26:15) Building digital twins creates better data(32:22) Outperforming generic AI tools(34:17) Sweetgreen's Max Protein Bowl(36:09) Jevon's Paradox in customer research(40:37) Quantitative vs qualitative(42:38) Landing Microsoft as an early customer(44:50) Targeting enterprise customers from day 1(48:05) Building a VC customer intro leaderboard(51:53) Recruiting with billboard games(57:20) Hiring for obsession(1:02:07) Alfred's favorite movies(1:03:53) Listen's custom agent harness(1:06:24) Velocity Fellowship for Swedes moving to SF(1:08:34) Growing up with entrepreneurial older brother(1:09:46) No shoes in the officeReferencedTry Listen: https://listenlabs.ai/Careers at Listen: https://listenlabs.ai/careersSweetgreen protein bowls: https://listenlabs.ai/case-studies/sweetgreenToni Erdmann: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4048272/Episode with Erik @ Modal: https://www.thespl.it/p/building-ai-native-infrastructureFollow AlfredTwitter: https://x.com/itsalfredwLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wahlforssFollow TurnerTwitter: https://twitter.com/TurnerNovakLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/turnernovakSubscribe to my newsletter to get every episode + the transcript in your inbox every week: https://www.thespl.it/

In this episode of Inside Startup Investing, Renji Bijoy joins Chris Lustrino to discuss why he believes spatial computing glasses will become the next major computing platform after smartphones. Immersed began as a VR productivity platform designed to make remote work feel more collaborative and immersive. Today, the company has over 1.5 million users who use its virtual workspace software to create multiple virtual monitors, collaborate with remote teams, and work from anywhere using VR headsets. But Renji believes the existing hardware from major tech companies still falls short. That led Immersed to develop Visor, its own lightweight spatial computing headset designed specifically for work productivity. The company is betting that slimmer, lighter, AI-enabled glasses can finally bring spatial computing into the mainstream. Chris and Renji explore the future of remote work, AI-powered computing, enterprise adoption, hardware manufacturing, crowdfunding strategy, and why Immersed sees itself competing to become the next major tech platform rather than simply building another VR app.  

-OpenAI introduced AI-generated pets to the Codex app, its agentic tool that helps with coding. -Meta has purchased Assured Robot Intelligence, a startup company that's building artificial intelligence for robots in order to "address critical challenges" in "high-value labor markets." -On Friday, Reuters reported that AI-generated acting and writing won't be eligible for Academy Awards. The new rules from the Academy ​of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will take effect beginning with next year's presentation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Could your strengths lie outside the traditional advisor path? My guest today is Brian Abatemarco, who navigated his career from financial planning into sales, and ultimately into the world of AI startups. From managing clients early in his career to discovering a passion for business development, Brian shares how leaning into your natural strengths can completely reshape your trajectory. Listen in to learn how AI is actually being used inside advisory firms today (and why it's not replacing advisors anytime soon), how automation can transform client service and operations, and what it really looks like to take a risk on something new. If you've ever questioned whether you're on the "right" path or wondered how to pivot without starting over, this episode offers a practical and honest look at building a career that works for you. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://tinyurl.com/p4c5dy7n 

The two wildly fast-growing rivals have raised massive sums, pushed into each other's home turf and now have dueling ad campaigns. Plus, Shapes, an app where humans and AI characters chat together in shared group conversations, is emerging from stealth with $8 million in seed funding. Think Discord, but with AI characters alongside humans.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacquelyn Goldberg, VP of Sales at Unframe AI, joins John Golden on Sales POP! to explain why resume pedigree is a shakier hiring signal than ever and why she screens for grit and intellectual curiosity instead — lessons she's used to scale her team to multi-million ARR in under a year at a Series A AI startup. Full conversation and more on Unframe's managed AI delivery platform at https://www.unframe.ai/.

Introduction What happens when a decade-long carrier executive decides that the best way to fix insurance operations is to stop advising from the inside and start building from the outside? Vijay Laknidhi spent his career at Travelers and Amtrust, sitting in the rooms where technology decisions stalled, procurement cycles stretched past usefulness, and AI pilots died in committee. Now, as GM of Commercial Insurance at Liberate, a voice AI company built exclusively for P&C, he runs what he calls "a Series A company inside a Series B company," tasked with scaling a P&L dramatically in a single year. In this episode of the Insurtech Leadership Podcast, host Joshua Hollander sits down with Vijay to unpack what it actually looks like to cross from buyer to builder, why commercial insurance is uniquely ripe for AI disruption, and what separates production-grade insurance AI from a compelling demo. Guest Bio Vijay Laknidhi is the General Manager of Commercial Insurance at Liberate, a voice AI company focused exclusively on property and casualty insurance. Before joining Liberate, Vijay spent over a decade in executive roles at Travelers and Amtrust, where he led underwriting, product, and operational functions across commercial lines. His carrier-side experience gives him rare dual fluency: he understands the internal politics, compliance requirements, and procurement friction that slow AI adoption at large insurers, and he now builds the products designed to break through those barriers. At Liberate, he operates with startup autonomy and carrier-grade expectations. Key Topics • The carrier-to-startup leap - Why a successful insurance executive would leave the stability of a Top 10 carrier to join a Series B startup, and what that transition actually demands • Voice AI in P&C operations - How Liberate applies voice AI to claims intake, FNOL, and policy servicing, replacing legacy IVR and manual call center workflows • Why commercial insurance is the AI beachhead - The structural reasons (submission volume, manual underwriting, broker friction) that make commercial lines more amenable to AI than personal lines • The demo-to-production gap - What separates an impressive AI proof-of-concept from a system that handles edge cases, compliance, and carrier-grade uptime in production • Selling to the buyers you used to be - How Vijay's decade on the carrier side shapes his approach to navigating procurement, legal review, and stakeholder alignment at prospect companies • Why every insurance leader must get hands-on with AI - The argument against delegating AI strategy to innovation teams or consultants, and why executives need direct fluency • AI-native architecture vs. legacy tech debt - Why recent startups like Liberate have a structural advantage over incumbents trying to bolt AI onto decades-old policy admin systems Notable Quotes -"I'm running a Series A company inside a Series B company. I own the P&L, I own the roadmap, and I have one year to prove the commercial insurance thesis." -"When you've sat in the buyer's chair for a decade, you know exactly which objections are real and which ones are just procurement theater." -"The gap between an AI demo and a production deployment in insurance is compliance, edge cases, and the willingness to handle the 2% of calls that don't fit a script." -"If you're a carrier executive delegating AI to your innovation team, you've already lost. You need hands-on fluency, not a briefing deck." Resources Guest: • Liberate: https://www.liberatetech.ai/ • Vijay Laknidhi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vijaylaknidhi/ Host & Organization: • Joshua R. Hollander on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuarhollander/ • Horton International (USA): https://www.horton-usa.com/ • Insurtech Leadership Podcast (LinkedIn Showcase): https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/insurtech-leadership-show Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe on your favorite platform and leave a review. The Insurtech Leadership Podcast is available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.

Episode Summary In this episode, I sat down with Stan, a serial entrepreneur based in Spain, to unpack what it really looks like to build an AI startup in today's fast-moving landscape. We talked candidly about the similarities between the current AI boom and the dot-com era, why experience matters more than ever, and how Stan's third startup finally hit product-market fit after years of grinding with no revenue. We also got into the realities of scaling — from long workweeks and avoiding burnout to balancing clean code with customer demands. Stan shared how his team is using AI to reshape onboarding, training, and soft-skills development, while I reflected on career pivots, passion-driven work, and why playing the long game is essential in entrepreneurship. If you're building, scaling, or rethinking your role in the AI era, this conversation will give you plenty to think about. Links & Resources Evolve Platform AI – Learn more about Stan's AI-driven learning and development platform https://evolveplatform.ai/articles/interview-with-stan-suchkov-ceo-and-co-founder-of-evolve LinkedIn:  https://es.linkedin.com/in/stan-suchkov  

Dacia Toll, Co-CEO of Coursemojo and the co-founder of Achievement First, joined Michael and Diane on our latest episode of Class Disrupted to learn about how Coursemojo is using AI to support students and teachers in English Language Arts. Our conversation dove into how Coursemojo functions in real classrooms and the very human process DaciaContinue reading "The AI Startup Aiming to Help All Students Find their ELA Mojo"

The Cybercrime Magazine Podcast brings you daily cybercrime news on WCYB Digital Radio, the first and only 7x24x365 internet radio station devoted to cybersecurity. Stay updated on the latest cyberattacks, hacks, data breaches, and more with our host. Don't miss an episode, airing every half-hour on WCYB Digital Radio and daily on our podcast. Listen to today's news at https://soundcloud.com/cybercrimemagazine/sets/cybercrime-daily-news. Brought to you by our Partner, Evolution Equity Partners, an international venture capital investor partnering with exceptional entrepreneurs to develop market leading cyber-security and enterprise software companies. Learn more at https://evolutionequity.com

Mike Switzer interviews Chris Thibault, CEO of QWERKY AI in Columbia, SC.

V 87. epizóde som sa rozprával s Martinom Ďurišom, co-founderom a CEO Macaly, AI nástroja, ktorý za krátky čas prešiel cestou od malých tržieb k veľkému exitu. Martin veľmi otvorene rozpráva, ako sa dá vybudovať firma, ktorá ešte nemá „obrovské obraty“, ale pre kupca má hodnotu v niečom inom.Hneď na začiatku rozoberáme rast z malého projektu do momentu, v ktorom riešite predaj firmy a potrebujete vedieť, čo vlastne predávate. Martin vysvetľuje, že klasická chyba je nahírovať ľudí rýchlejšie, než to firma unesie, minúť cash a potom nemať pre investorov dobrú odpoveď na otázku, ako z „flat“ krivky spravíte exponenciálny rast. Práve tlak a stres z tohto momentu ich dotlačil k pragmatickému pivotu a k tomu, že začali stavať produkt tak, aby ho raz vedeli buď škálovať, alebo predať.Veľká časť epizódy je o tom, ako pilotovať produkt a pricing tak, aby ste vedeli predať aj „lacnú vec“ draho. Martin ide do detailu. Hovorí, že cena sa nerobí podľa toho, koľko stojí vyrobiť tool, ale podľa toho, koľko hodnoty ušetrí človeku alebo firme. Rozoberáme aj to, čo bola skutočná hodnota Macaly pre kupca. Martin povedal na rovinu, že v AI dobe bol trh hladný po AI talente, a tak tímy s reálnou expertízou mali pre veľkých hráčov hodnotu aj pri malých tržbách.Riešime aj stret korporátneho sveta a AI startupu po exite. Martin popisuje, čo sa môže stať, keď „rýchly“ tím príde do prostredia, v ktorom sa veci zrazu riešia iným tempom, a prečo je dôležité mať jasnú predstavu, ako má vyzerať AI firma budúcnosti. V závere ide do praxe: ako CEO používa AI pri práci s dátami, pricingom, dokumentáciou a marketingom? Prečo buduje agentný prístup v tímoch a čo podľa neho reálne funguje v marketingu AI nástrojov?Tento diel je plný praktických lekcií o pivote, cenotvorbe, predaji firmy a budovaní AI produktu tak, aby mal hodnotu aj mimo „hype“ obdobia. Užívajte!---------------------------------------------------------------------------Kapitoly: 00:00:00 – Predstavenie hosťa 00:00:15 – Z 10-tisíc na 15 miliónov 00:03:51 – Ako pilotovať produkt?00:11:48 – Ako predať lacný tool za draho? 00:17:24 – Aká je skutočná hodnota firmy? 00:23:05 – Tlak na predaj od investorov 00:30:53 – Korporátny svet a AI startup 00:35:42 – AI firma budúcnosti 00:44:53 – Ako CEO používa AI?00:50:25 – Ako robiť marketing pre AI nástroje? 00:55:59 – Čo odporúča Martin Ďuriš?00:58:31 – Zmysel života podľa Martina Ďuriša---------------------------------------------------------------------------Viac z podcastov nájdete na:https://www.truban.sk/podcast/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Všetky spomenuté knihy a podcasty nájdete v článku na blogu:https://wp.me/p5NJVg-Wl---------------------------------------------------------------------------Podcast si môžete vypočuť aj na streamovacích platformách:● Spotify ▸ https://spoti.fi/31Nywax ● Apple podcast ▸ https://apple.co/3n0SO8F---------------------------------------------------------------------------● Najlepšie z podcastu na Instagrame ●https://www.instagram.com/truban.podcast/● Truban.sk ●https://bit.ly/3r1vYQJ ● Instagram ●https://www.instagram.com/truban/● Facebook ●https://www.facebook.com/miso.truban● LinkedIn ●https://sk.linkedin.com/in/truban

Prime contractor teaming is one of the fastest paths into federal contracting — but only if you know how to find the right primes and reach out the right way. In this episode, Eric Coffey walks through the exact outreach framework he uses with a real cybersecurity and AI startup to get in front of prime contractors, book capability briefings, and position the company as a teaming partner or subcontractor on active government contracts. What you'll learn in this episode: How to use federal spending data to identify the right prime contractors — Eric demonstrates a live search using OpenCube IQ, filtering by NAICS code, state, and agency to surface realistic teaming targets instead of just Lockheed and Northrop Grumman The two-track teaming approach — Understand when a prime is your customer (buying your tech in-house) versus a teaming partner (combining your capabilities on a joint pursuit), and how to structure your outreach accordingly Why vendor and supplier portal registration matters before the email — Many primes have their own registration systems, and registering first gives your outreach a credible anchor point How to write a prime contractor outreach email that actually gets a response — Eric breaks down the structure: lead with their win, connect your solution to their active scope, and make a specific ask — not just "here's what we do" How to apply this same framework when reaching out directly to agency contracting offices — including contract commands like Aberdeen Proving Grounds, where you must name specific contacts to get anywhere EPISODE CHAPTERS:  0:00 – Welcome to the Federal Help Center Podcast  0:27 – Working With a Cybersecurity and AI Startup in Govcon 1:25 – Two Ways to Work With Prime Contractors: Customer or Teaming Partner 2:00 – Using Spending Data to Find the Right Primes and Agencies 3:00 – Filtering by State and Agency to Narrow Your Target List 4:20 – Researching Which Primes Are Winning at Specific Agency Offices 5:13 – Checking Prime Contractor Vendor and Supplier Portals First 6:10 – Real Outreach Example: Teaming Pitch to AMA on a NASA Contract 7:06 – How to Reach Agency Contracting Offices the Same Way  7:35 – Directing Your Outreach to the Right Person, Not the Inbox 8:05 – Community CTA and Closing    Join a community of small business owners helping each other break into and grow in federal contracting. If you want to learn more about the community and to join the webinars go to: https://federalhelpcenter.com/ Website: https://govcongiants.org/ Connect with Encore Funding: http://govcongiants.org/funding

-Sony Interactive Entertainment, owner of the PlayStation brand, has acquired Cinemersive Labs, a UK startup developing tools to convert 2D photos and videos into 3D volumes. -The famous fan fiction website Archive of Our Own or AO3 has finally exited open beta, 17 years after it launched way back in 2009. -Flipboard is rolling out its latest experiment, "social websites." The project offers publishers and creators an easier path into what's often called the "open social web," which includes the fediverse, as well as other protocol-based platforms like Bluesky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the Predictable Revenue Podcast, Collin Stewart sat down with Gavin McNamara to unpack his product-market fit journey. It didn't start with a clear idea or a validated market. It started with messy consulting work, a personal problem, and a series of small signals that only made sense in hindsight. That's the reality most founders don't hear. Product-market fit isn't a single moment where everything clicks. It's something you work toward by following real problems, real customers, and narrowing in on what actually works. This is what that process actually looks like. Highlights include: Navigating the Entrepreneurial Roller Coaster (08:09), Finding Initial Customers (11:24), From B2C to B2B: Expanding Horizons (19:19), The Moment of Validation (32:19), And more... Stay updated with our podcast and the latest insights on Outbound Sales and Go-to-Market Strategies!

Slava and Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund discussed Perplexity, the $20 billion AI search startup, and its origins, growth trajectory, market positioning, revenue streams, and competitive landscape.

In this episode, Trey and Micah put Sean through a full AI hot seat — no softballs. Sean Stuart, co-founder of Rosella, spent years doing boots-on-the-ground research. Literally walking into random insurance offices in major metros, knocking on doors, and asking brokers to explain their world. What he found led him to build something most insuretech founders miss: a brokerage that respects the craft while using AI to do things the old guard can't move fast enough to copy.What we cover:- Why Rosella targets under $100K premium accounts- Their "Moneyball" approach to insurance- How AI phone assist is helping junior producers validate in months instead of years- Why building your own tech stack from scratch beats bolting AI onto Applied Epic- The real reason insurtechis a graveyard — and why Rosella is approaching it differently- Trey and Micah's unfiltered take on vertical selection, niche strategy, and what they'd do if they were building this themselvesConnect with Sean:Email: sean@rosellabrokerage.comResources & Links:

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“I don't know if any rational person ever became a billionaire running a disruptive company.” — Keith TeareIs capitalism by permission of democracy, or is democracy by permission of capitalism? That's the question Keith Teare and I have been circling for a while on our weekly tech roundup, and this week it triggered a full-blown discussion of our 21st century economic and political fate.Earlier this week, Vinod Khosla — one of Silicon Valley's most successful venture capitalists — posted on X that “capitalism is by permission of democracy.” Keith agrees. I'm not so sure. My sense is that as AI start-ups approach valuations that rival the GDP of nation states, the old equation inverts. Governments no longer permit capitalism. Capitalism permits government. The Sam Altmans and Elon Musks of the future, running 10 or $15 trillion dollar startups, won't lobby politicians. They'll replace them. Dario Amodei's confrontation with the US government, then, is a sneak preview of the future. Indeed, as what Om Malik calls a “symbolic capitalist”, Amodei is a good example of the type of engaged capitalist who will usurp traditional politicians. That's the good news. The bad news is that other examples of symbolic capitalists include Elon Musk and Peter Thiel. Five Takeaways•       Keith Says OpenAI Will Be Worth $10 Trillion in Five Years: I told him I'd take him to dinner if he's right. He said I'd have to do more than that. His logic: NVIDIA promises $1 trillion in new revenue by the end of next year, Anthropic did $5 billion in new revenue in a single month, and the three expected IPOs — Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceX — would together raise more money than the entire IPO market of the last decade. The Netscape moment, if it comes, won't be a moment. It'll be an earthquake.•       Fundrise Is the Canary in the Coal Mine: A fund holding private shares in Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceX, Databricks, and Anduril went public this week at $34 and closed above $100. Retail investors paying three times net asset value for companies that aren't even public yet. Keith says that's not irrational — it's the market pricing the future. I'm less sure. History is littered with futures the market got catastrophically wrong.•       Om Malik Reframes the Entire Debate: His essay on “neo-symbolic capitalism” argues that value in the 21st century derives from symbols, narratives, and reputation rather than products. In that framing, Amodei's fight with the government isn't a miscalculation — it's brand-building. Musk is the master of it. Altman tries to wear every hat simultaneously. Peter Thiel is in Rome talking about the Antichrist. And the billionaires who signed the Giving Pledge now want out.•       Keith and I Disagree on What $10 Trillion Means: Keith says the government retains power regardless of corporate size. Being big doesn't give you political power unless governments are corrupt. I think that's naïve. If AI companies approach valuations that rival the GDP of nation states, the old equation inverts. Government doesn't permit capitalism. Capitalism permits government. The Amodeis and Musks of the future won't lobby politicians. They'll replace them.•       Contrarianism Is at the Very Core of Innovation: The one thing Keith and I agree on this week. Every billionaire is irrational. Musk is on the spectrum. Thiel believes in the Antichrist. Amodei thinks he can fight the US government and win. Keith concedes: no rational person ever became a billionaire running a disruptive company. The question is whether that irrationality is a feature of capitalism or a threat to democracy. We disagree on the answer. About the GuestKeith Teare is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and publisher of That Was The Week, a weekly newsletter on the tech economy. He is co-founder of SignalRank and a regular Saturday guest on Keen On America.References:•       That Was The Week — Keith's editorial on public markets and price outcomes.•       Om Malik on neo-symbolic capitalism — the essay that reframes the Amodei debate.•       Episode 2835: Why Dario Amodei Might Be the 21st Century's First Real Leader — last week's TWTW, where the Amodei debate began.•       Episode 2836: Is Elon Human? — Charles Steel on the curious mind of Elon Musk, referenced in the conversation.•       Fundrise (VCX) — the IPO that triggered this week's discussion, trading at 300% above NAV.About Keen On AmericaNobody asks more awkward questions than the Anglo-American writer and filmmaker Andrew Keen. In Keen On America, Andrew brings his pointed Transatlantic wit to making sense of the United States — hosting daily interviews about the history and future of this now venerable Republic. With nearly 2,800 episodes since the show launched on TechCrunch in 2010, Keen On America is the most prolific intellectual interview show in the history of podcasting.WebsiteSubstackYouTubeApple PodcastsSpotify Chapters:(00:00) - Introduction: AI and unreason define the world (01:49) - Markets as prediction machines: NVIDIA's $1 trillion promise (04:42) - The three IPOs that would dwarf a decade of IPOs (05:50) - Fundrise (VCX): retail investors paying 300% premium (09:23) - Keith's prediction: OpenAI at $10 trillion in five years (11:44) - The Anthropic debate continues: tactics vs. morals (14:22) - Silicon Valley's behind-the-scenes support for Amodei (16:42) - What happens when an AI company rivals a nation's GDP? (23:05) - Om Malik on neo-symbolic capitalism (28:10) - Musk as the master of symbolic capitalism (30:08) - Bezos, Project Prometheus, and the Prometheuses of AI (32:07) - Peter Thiel, the Antichrist, and the Giving Pledge collapse (35:27) - Vinod Khosla: capitalism by permission of democracy? (38:23) - Or democracy by permission of capitalism?

The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:   The New AI Startup That's Gunning For Workday, Oracle, & SAP, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) What Manufacturers Need to Know About Industry 4.0 (Jeff Winter, VP at Belden Inc.) What You Must Know Before Choosing A New ERP System We also cover a number of other relevant topics related to digital and business transformation throughout the show.  

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Few founders have seen Silicon Valley from every seat at the table.After co-creating Google Maps at Google, serving as CTO at Facebook, and later as co-CEO of Salesforce, Bret Taylor is now building AI agents at Sierra to redefine customer experience.On Grit, he explains why “competitive intensity” is a core value at their fast-growing company and why he believes AI won't lead to a world where people stop working.Guest: Bret Taylor, co-founder of SierraConnect with Bret XLinkedInConnect with JoubinXLinkedInEmail: grit@kleinerperkins.comFollow GritLinkedInX​Learn more about Kleiner Perkins:https://www.kleinerperkins.com/

AI-generated responses prioritize brand mentions over traditional link citations for business impact. Thomas Peham, CEO and co-founder of Otterly.AI, demonstrates how strategic brand positioning in AI answers drives higher attention and conversion potential than conventional SEO linking strategies. The discussion reveals why optimizing for product mentions in commercial queries delivers superior business outcomes compared to content-based link acquisition, and explores the fundamental shift from link-centric to mention-centric optimization strategies for AI search visibility.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we'll be joined by Brian Kuenzi, Founder of a Stealth AI Startup.   Brian gets specific about what works when audit teams try to modernize. He breaks down why new methodologies fail without clear ownership, discipline, and follow-through and how innovation doesn't mean abandoning rigor.   He shares practical examples of how to put structure around new ideas, set non-negotiable expectations, and still give teams room to test and improve. The result: audit processes that are flexible where they should be, consistent where they must be, and focused on producing real outcomes.   Be sure to connect with Brian on LinkedIn. Also, be sure to follow us on our social media accounts on LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok.   Also be sure to sign up for The Audit Podcast newsletter and to check the full video interview on The Audit Podcast YouTube channel.   This podcast is brought to you by Greenskies Analytics, the services firm that helps auditors leap-frog up the analytics maturity model. Their approach for launching audit analytics programs with a series of proven quick-win analytics will guarantee the results worthy of the analytics hype.    Whether your audit team needs a data strategy, methodology, governance, literacy, or anything else related to audit and analytics, schedule time with Greenskies Analytics.

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Edition for Dec. 30. Meta becomes one of the first major U.S. tech companies to buy a startup with Chinese roots, as it agrees to acquire Manus for more than $2 billion. Plus, tensions in the Middle East as Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. square off over their support for rival factions in Yemen. And WSJ chief economics commentator Greg Ip and White House reporter Meridith McGraw explain why “affordability” is likely to be a major talking point in next year's midterm election campaign, and what politicians can do to address it. Luke Vargas hosts. Programming note: What's News is publishing once a day through Jan. 2. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices