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Most CHROs have a fraud problem they didn't sign up for. Deepfakes in video interviews. Synthetic IDs at the application stage. AI-generated credentials that pass every automated screen. Only 31% of CHROs say they're confident in their ability to prevent hiring fraud, and the technology making it easier gets more sophisticated every quarter. Nik Daruwala, Vice President of Sales at Checkr, has spent 21 years in B2B technology sales, including thousands of direct conversations with HR leaders trying to protect their hiring funnels without losing speed. Checkr powers background verification for Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and Instacart, and was the first API in the background check industry. In this episode, he covers: Why hiring fraud appears at every stage of the funnel, from the initial application through post-hire monitoring, and what a continuous identity verification strategy actually looks like in practice How CHROs should be thinking about partnering with their CISO to address a risk that's moved from the cyber stack into the talent pipeline https://thehrmixtape.com/episodes/trust-at-speed-hiring-fraud-deepfakes-and-the-identity-risks-chros-cant-ignore-with-nik-daruwala Why the speed-versus-safety trade-off in hiring is a false choice, and what good looks like when both coexist in the same program Timestamps [00:00:39] Context: this conversation was recorded live at the Checkr booth at SHRM 2026 [00:01:01] How enterprise hiring changed over 24 years: global sourcing, the normalization of remote hiring, and why the explosion of application volume made quality screening harder [00:02:50] The CHRO anxiety most people aren't talking about: making sure candidates throughout the funnel are actually who they claim to be [00:04:13] Only 31% of CHROs have confidence in their ability to prevent hiring fraud, and why the AI tools now available to candidates are changing that threat surface fast [00:04:39] The three identity threats CHROs weren't trained for: deepfakes in interviews, synthetic IDs at the application stage, and AI-generated credentials that pass automated screens [00:06:44] Why most organizations are reactive on hiring fraud, and the parallel to the early days of cybersecurity: you don't prioritize it until you have your first incident [00:08:42] Where fraud actually shows up across the hiring funnel: application, interview, background check, and continuously post-hire [00:09:41] The speed-versus-compliance trade-off is a false choice, and why the best hiring programs don't ask their teams to make it [00:13:27] Nik on what it actually means for trust to be a competitive advantage, and why that should be the north star for every hiring program [00:16:00] The two-to-three year horizon: AI automating talent sourcing and administrative tasks, continuous monitoring as table stakes, and why the hiring decision stays human Brought to You by Paylocity Paylocity is the fastest growing unified platform for HR, Finance, and IT. Paylocity brings your people, processes, and data together in one place so HR leaders can spend less time managing systems and more time doing the work that actually moves their organizations forward. Learn more at paylocity.com Keywords: hiring fraud, background checks, identity verification, deepfakes, synthetic IDs, AI-generated credentials, CHRO priorities, talent pipeline security, hiring at scale, continuous monitoring, background screening, hiring compliance, HR technology, Checkr, credential fraud, HR risk management, fraud prevention, remote hiring risk, AI in hiring, talent operations

This episode covers one of the busiest weeks yet in the gig economy. We break down DoorDash's reported increase in background checks, what that could mean for drivers, and why some believe it's all part of a bigger metrics game. We also discuss the growing number of lawsuits, concerns over the use of Chinese AI, and the latest controversies surrounding the platform. We dive into Uber's ongoing legal battle over driver classification and the class action challenges that continue to threaten the company's business model. Waymo is facing mounting problems across the country, including a court order affecting nighttime vehicle charging operations in Santa Monica. Are autonomous vehicles ready for prime time, or are the issues starting to pile up faster than expected? Also on the show: Is the new DoorDash drone delivery program innovation—or just another PR stunt? MapleBear owns Instacart, but what about the bots? We examine the growing concerns surrounding automated order grabbing. Waymo's expanding list of operational problems nationwide. And finally... CRINGEMART—our latest look at the most ridiculous stories making headlines in the gig economy. If you drive for DoorDash, Uber, Instacart, Spark, or any other gig platform, this is an episode you won't want to miss.  

This week, we begin with the story of Paloma Corona, the owner of a thriving preschool in Los Angeles who needed money to expand to a second location. She thought she was borrowing at an annual percentage rate of 13 percent. In reality, the effective APR was 170 percent. She also thought she was taking out a loan. Instead, she was placed in a merchant cash advance—an increasingly common form of financing that can sidestep many of the laws governing traditional loans. The daily payments quickly began draining not only the profits from her business, but also her personal savings. Her business survived, but only because a nonprofit lender stepped in to refinance the debt. Paloma's story is especially troubling because she wasn't reckless, uninformed, or running a failing business. She was trying to build a good business. But she was up against a financing industry that has become remarkably skilled at making extraordinarily expensive money look fast, easy, and affordable.My guests today have all been fighting this problem from different vantage points. Jay Goltz owns a picture framing business and a home furnishings store in Chicago. Ami Kassar helps business owners secure SBA and other responsible financing. And Louis Caditz-Peck, who helped build LendingClub's small business operation, is now executive director of the Responsible Business Lending Coalition.In our conversation, we talk about why good businesses get steered into bad financing, how brokers can earn more by recommending the most expensive products, why offers embedded in platforms such as QuickBooks, PayPal, and DoorDash can be especially tempting, and what business owners should do before accepting fast money. We also ask what seems like a remarkably simple question: What could possibly be the argument against requiring every small business financing company to disclose, clearly and prominently, the true annual percentage rate it is charging? This episode is brought to you by Grasshopper Bank.

In this official Routemize launch demo, DripJobs founder Tanner Mullen reveals why home service businesses lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in leads every year — and demos the tool built to fix it: instant booking, AI-powered route optimization, and a live AI voice agent thatschedules jobs for you.Tanner breaks down the psychology of why customers fill out your lead form and never book,why buyer intent has a shelf life, and how drive time quietly kills your calendar. Then he builds a Routemize account live — setting up territories, qualification rules, and booking forms — andshows all four ways customers can book: web form, chatbot, admin, and a real-time AI voice agent that books a route-optimized appointment on air. If you run a painting business, contracting company, or any home service business that drives to the customer, this is a masterclass in converting more leads without spending a dollar more on marketing.

On this episode of Run the Numbers, CJ sits down with Plaid CFO Seun Sodipo. Seun explains how her team is using AI to improve speed, accuracy, and ambition; why finance leaders need both bottom-up experimentation and top-down direction; and how she approaches planning, network effects, and building a durable company.—SPONSORS:RightRev is a revenue recognition platform built for the AI economy, helping finance support usage-based pricing, credits, hybrid contracts, seats plus consumption, and whatever commercial model comes next. It gives product teams the freedom to keep innovating without outdated revenue systems slowing them down. Learn how RightRev can help at https://rightrev.com/cjPulley is an equity management platform that lets you issue options, model dilution, and complete 409As without your cap table turning into a spreadsheet disaster. Founders raising, hiring, and scaling use Pulley to keep equity clean and stay focused on building. Learn more or request a demo at https://pulley.com/mostlymetricsRillet is an AI-native ERP built for modern finance teams that want to replace NetSuite and close faster. With revenue recognition, close management, multi-entity support, and native Stripe and Salesforce integrations, Rillet helps scaling companies run their finance stack in one place. Hundreds of teams, including Windsurf and Mercor, use Rillet to make the zero-day close real. Book a demo at https://www.rillet.com/cjMaximor is an autonomous finance platform that runs order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, the close, cash management, and reporting on self-learning agents instead of a dozen disconnected tools. One PE-backed customer posts 98% of transactions directly to its ERP, with the remaining 2% routed to a human for review. You pay for outcomes, not seats. See it at https://www.maximor.ai/Brex is an intelligent finance platform with AI-powered workflows that enforce expense policies at the point of sale, match receipts automatically, and reduce month-end close from weeks to hours. Thousands of companies, including Anthropic, Coinbase, and DoorDash, already run on Brex. Stop asking A-level finance talent to do B-level admin work. Learn more at https://www.brex.com/metricsAnrok is the sales tax platform that watches your exposure everywhere, automates compliance, and flags risk before it turns into a surprise back-tax letter from a state you've never set foot in. Companies like Anthropic, Notion, and Vanta already trust Anrok to stay ahead of rules that move faster than any spreadsheet can. Talk to a sales tax expert for a personalized exposure estimate at https://www.anrok.com/rtn—LINKS: Mostly Talent: https://mostlymetrics.typeform.com/to/cLTxtAsNGuest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seun-sodipo-1498b580/Company: https://plaid.com/CJ: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cj-gustafson-13140948/Mostly metrics: https://www.mostlymetrics.com—TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Preview and Intro2:12 What Plaid does3:53 How Plaid makes money7:04 Eight months in, not new anymore8:57 Sponsors — RightRev | Pulley | Rillet11:48 Career path: Stripe, Glossier, Plaid14:32 Evaluating durability from the outside15:36 Rising expectations and AI17:23 Top-down vs. bottoms-up AI adoption20:06 Sponsors — Maximor | Brex | Anrok23:20 Coolest AI use case: sorting physical mail25:21 How her questions have changed27:11 AI should make you think deeper27:51 Finance AI Day explained31:23 A four-month journey to usable tools32:22 How AI changed her leadership style33:19 Skills that matter more now36:22 The Objective, Strategy, Tactics framework39:56 What planning reveals about an org41:36 Sequential vs. parallel planning45:38 Measuring the value of a network47:33 What people underestimate about Plaid48:56 Lightning round48:56 Screwed up: the reversed page order49:39 Advice to younger self50:32 Finance software stack51:43 Craziest expense: the photo shoots52:20 Credits

As building gets easier and almost anyone can ship an app in an afternoon, what actually separates a product leader who creates leverage from one who doesn't?In this special live episode of Supra Insider, recorded on stage at the Toronto Product Conference, Marc Baselga sits down with Colin Matthews, Head of Education for Lenny's Newsletter and a former founder, PM, and longtime hobbyist builder. Marc lays out a thesis that the best way to prepare for the AI era is to build a real side project, one with actual users and ideally revenue, and Colin pressure-tests it with the framework he uses himself: start with distribution, then work backward to the customers and problems you can reach.They explore the blurring lines between product, engineering, and design, why the code review bar stays the same no matter who writes the code, when to ship a PR versus a prototype versus a spec, why Colin uses AI for comprehension rather than raw velocity, and the two distribution paths he has actually seen work for solo builders.If you're a PM wondering which skills matter most next, a product leader trying to get your team building, or anyone who keeps starting side projects that never find users, this episode is for you.Huge thanks to Balaji Gopalan, Andrew Williams, and the team at The Toronto Product Conference for hosting us.All episodes of the podcast are also available on Spotify, Apple and YouTube.New to the pod? Subscribe below to get the next episode in your inbox

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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Friday!!! Ginny bears is in the office (should this be a new Friday ritual?!). We're kicking things off with a car debate (low-key our bicker of the week every week LOL): do we need a "non-car seat" car?! Alex is dreaming of a 4-door Jeep Wrangler for just the parents, Harrison is pitching a golf cart (Jules's face said everything), and somehow by the end of the convo we are still a one-car family until further notice. Then Harrison drops TWO bombs from his NFL schedule snooping: the 2027 Super Bowl is on Valentine's Day?! (You're welcome for the 6 months notice — Valentine's Day is now Saturday, Super Bowl Sunday!) AND… he signed up for a marathon that same day?! (Commitment level: 50% lol.) Then we get into the main topic of the week: decision fatigue. Did you know the average person makes 1,000+ decisions a day, and parents blow through the majority of those before 9 AM?! We get into the choice-free hacks we swear by (Alex's identical lunches, Jules's 10 identical tank tops, Harrison's default phone call person… we all have our systems). Plus some fun stuff: DoorDash is building its OWN delivery drones, WHAT I'M READING: The Calamity Club (ok I guess “listening to”…), HBO Max is launching shorts (RIP our attention spans), why actors change their names (Reese Witherspoon is LAURA JEAN?!), and the Adam Sandler deep dive: is he the nicest guy in Hollywood?! (The Katie Holmes theory got us..) Then even more “meat & bones” as we call it: “adult" vs. "adult+" (pool permits and fence heights have officially promoted us), is it OK to have completely different interests than your partner (a 21-year marriage take we loved), the power of being a "low maintenance friend" (Alex's text to her best friend this week is the blueprint!!), and a screen-free way for kids to talk to their grandparents that we're obsessed with. Hope everyone has a great weekend :-) LOVE YOU GUYS! Timestamps: 00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast! 00:03:11 Do we need a “non-car seat” car?! 00:10:49 The 2027 Super Bowl is on VALENTINE'S DAY?!  00:16:26 Harrison signed up for a MARATHON?!  00:20:07 DoorDash is making its own delivery DRONES?! 00:26:52 WHAT I'M READING: The Calamity Club 00:28:58 DECISION FATIGUE: How we try to better manage all the decisions we need to make as parents  00:37:09 HBO Max is launching… SHORTS?! (RIP our attention spans) 00:40:58 Why actors change their names (Reese Witherspoon is LAURA JEAN?!) 00:45:24 Is Adam Sandler the nicest guy in Hollywood?!  00:50:33 Adult vs. "Adult+" 00:56:50 Is it OK to have completely different interests than your partner?!  01:00:53 The power of being a "low maintenance friend" 01:04:36 A screen-free way for kids to talk to their grandparents!! 01:06:06 Hope everyone has a great weekend :-) 01:07:27 LOVE YOU GUYS! #twoparentsandapod -------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsors this week: *IM8: Go to https://www.IM8HEALTH.com/twoparents and use code twoparents for a Free Welcome Kit, five free travel sachets, plus ten percent off your order. *Morgan & Morgan: If you're ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You can start your claim in just a click without having to leave your couch: https://www.forthepeople.com/twoparents -------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to the pod on YouTube/Spotify/Apple: https://www.youtube.com/@twoparentsandapod https://open.spotify.com/show/7BxuZnHmNzOX9MdnzyU4bD?si=5e715ebaf9014fac https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-parents-a-podcast/id1737442386 -------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Two Parents & A Podcast: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/twoparentsandapod TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@twoparentsandapod Follow Alex Bennett: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/justalexbennett TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@justalexbennett Follow Harrison Fugman: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/harrisonfugman TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@harrisonfugman -------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by: Just Media House – https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 - It's Friday on The Dom Show and Dom has a lot to discuss to kick off the program today. 1210 - Side - all time mottos 1220 - More side question answers. Why are some washed up pundits and former Eagles executives mad at Defensive Coordinator ?Vic Fangio? 1230 - “The Angriest Black Man in America”, Attorney, Radio & TV Host, and Columnist Michael Coard joins us here today. Does everyone hate the Philadelphia Parking Authority? How bad is it that the PPA is stringent and incompetent? Why does Michael consider them to be “street things”? Why are “red light” and speed cameras unlawful? How do they act like a mafia? How can you beat tickets? 1250 - Your calls to round out the hour. 1 - How will “Sophie Day” in the WNBA go? 105 - Some clips from around the media last night. 110 - Your calls. 120 - Do you order Doordash? Is it more difficult to not tip the driver? How much do you tip? More calls. 135 - Why is a Democrat politician skipping a convention this weekend? 140 - More calls. 150 - Who has responded to Joe Banner's idiotic comments on Vic Fangio? Your calls. 2 - How pumped is Dr. Coates for our sports teams? She joins us for another Friday afternoon chat. What does she think about the legacy of Lindsey Graham? What has Ukraine done in Russia that is encouraging for that war? Are drones the future of war? Is the relationship between JD Vance and Bibi Netanyahu fractured? How big is this electoral cycle regarding energy? Any news on her book? 215 - Dom's Money Melody! 230 - Are the Eagles still the biggest draw in town right now? Legendary Sports Journalist Ray Didinger joins us today. Did people like Joe Banner at all? How has Sean Mannion looked at OC so far? Is it a big adjustment for Jalen Hurts to call plays under center? How important is winning to this team and franchise? Is this the “golden age” of Philadelphia sports? What is his upcoming Greatest Moments in Philly Sports History going to be like? What's the biggest moment to him? 250 - The Lightning Round!

1 - How will “Sophie Day” in the WNBA go? 105 - Some clips from around the media last night. 110 - Your calls. 120 - Do you order Doordash? Is it more difficult to not tip the driver? How much do you tip? More calls. 135 - Why is a Democrat politician skipping a convention this weekend? 140 - More calls. 150 - Who has responded to Joe Banner's idiotic comments on Vic Fangio? Your calls.

It's Friday, which means we kick things off with Good Vibes! Mackenzie wraps up her very first week on the show... and now she gets to spend the weekend moving into a new place. Red Flag Friday: Whitney spotted something in a guy's bedroom that instantly made her question the relationship, which led us to ask: What's something you've seen in someone's home that made you think, "Nope... we're definitely not compatible"? Alyssa's College of Knowledge! Plus, Arizona State University is launching a class designed for aspiring influencers, and DoorDash is preparing to deliver food by drone. What could possibly go wrong?

Wanted war criminal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meets Trump at the White House and protest erupts on the streets of DC. And Professor Gerald Horne weighs in on the latest in the unprovoked war on Iran by Isarel and the U.S.  Plus headlines on ICE terror, voting rights, Nolan Wells death, DoorDash boycott in DC, and a labor roundup. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep the people's voices on the air, and by support from our listeners. In this new era of fake corporate news, we have to be and support our own media! Please click here or click on the Support-Donate tab on this website to subscribe for as little as $3 a month. We are so grateful for this small but growing amount of monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation’s Capital gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/ Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem 

Our guest on this week's episode is Maxime Darmet, senior economist at Allianz Trade. One week ago here in the U.S., we saw former trade tariffs expiring and a host of new tariffs being slapped on most of our trading partners. These new tariffs are attempting to tie these countries to not doing enough to prevent forced labor in the production of their products, though those allegations are extremely hard to prove. Our guest shares about these new tariffs, their impacts to our supply chains, and he compares them to previous tariffs. We also look at how business margins have been affected by the various tariffs of the past year and a half.We cover a lot of cool technology for logistics and one of the most space-age is the idea of delivering parcels with flying autonomous drones. This week, we saw two new advances in drone delivery. One for small items and one for large items.More warehouses are implementing automated packaging solutions these days—and as they do, they are demanding a higher level of collaboration with equipment vendors. The trend reflects a growing demand for automated packaging systems that easily integrate with existing warehouse automation systems—and that signals a shift in the way many vendors are approaching the market.Articles and resources mentioned in this episode:Allianz TradeArmy drone delivers cargo in autonomous demoFederal regulators approve DoorDash plan for drone deliveryFinding the right fitVisit DC VelocityVisit Supply Chain XchangeSend feedback about this podcast to podcast@agilebme.com

For a dozen years, Forbes has partnered with TrueBridge Capital Partners to highlight the companies that are likely to become unicorns in the near future. To qualify, startups must be venture-backed, based in the U.S. and worth less than $1 billion. In a sign of the times: Nearly all this year's list members use AI in some fashion as they work on everything from bone marrow to biological threats, cybersecurity to creative design. Our track record is striking: Of the 275 alumni of this list, 60% did indeed become unicorns, including household names Duolingo and DoorDash. Another 60 were bought (or were merged). Nearly half of last year's picks already are worth more than a billion. There have been surprisingly few disasters—just six companies, about 2%, imploded or shut down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allan Gungormez is a brand strategist, and social culture expert based in Los Angeles, California. He is the Chief Strategy Officer at MDRN Logic, a premier creative agency and strategy studio that specializes in social-first branding, internet culture, and entertainment marketing for global brands like Adobe, Crocs, DoorDash, Manscaped, Bad Bunny, and FX.Career & PhilosophyBefore MDRN Logic alongside Erica Coates, Allan spent over a decade leading strategy and creative direction for high-profile agencies, including senior roles at Mocean. Throughout his career, he has focused on helping brands transition away from traditional, top-down advertising models toward real-time, culture-led engagement.Allan is known for a zero-fluff approach to strategy that rejects generic industry platitudes and white-paper theories.

A.M. Edition for July 30. Meta shares fall and Microsoft rallies after the hyperscalers sent very different signals on how they're monetizing their massive AI outlays. Plus, as some people are allowed to return to their homes in southwestern France, WSJ's Ed Ballard says a debate over aging water bombers and the country's readiness ahead of a summer of wildfires is picking up. And DoorDash secures a key certification from the FAA to use drones for deliveries. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

P.M. Edition for July 30. The U.S. economy grew just 1.5% last quarter, lower than the previous quarter and falling short of economists' expectations. WSJ economics reporter Harriet Torry explains why the details in the report, particularly around consumer spending, suggest things aren't as bad as the headline number makes it seem. Plus, the buzzy AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness, founded by AI whiz kid Leopold Aschenbrenner, sold most of its stock portfolio to investment firm Citadel. We hear from WSJ special writer Greg Zuckerman about why this happened and where the company goes from here. And a big rally in tech companies sent U.S. stocks soaring today. Alex Ossola hosts. See the new fronts in the Iran war.  Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Most people see cars as liabilities. Kel King found a way to turn them into cash-flowing assets.During the pandemic, Kel rented out a Nissan Sentra and collected $3,000 from one long-term renter. That transaction showed him that people will always need two things: somewhere to live and a car to drive.Today, the entrepreneur known as the Rental Car King operates more than 50 vehicles and generates approximately $100,000 per month by renting cars to Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and other gig-economy drivers.In this episode of Inside the Vault with Ash Cash, Kel explains why long-term gig drivers can be more profitable than vacation renters, how beginners can potentially recover their investment in approximately 90 days, and why affordable cash cars often outperform financed luxury vehicles.He also breaks down how to find renters through Facebook Marketplace, build a fleet using joint ventures, screen drivers, protect your vehicles, automate collections, and manage dozens of cars while traveling the world.You'll learn:• How Kel scaled from one car to more than 50 • Why he rents to gig workers instead of tourists • How a $3K–$5K car can generate weekly cash flow • The 90-day rule for recovering your investment • How to start with no money using joint ventures • Which cars perform best in a rental fleet • Why financing new cars can reduce your profits • How insurance, contracts, and background checks work • How virtual assistants help manage his fleet • Why he believes rental cars outperform real estate • How trackers and kill switches protect the business

Mackenzie Eddie and Scott Siepker overthink DoorDash introducing drones that deliver food, eBay having to pay over $50 million to a couple they harassed, and so much more. Presented by Carbliss Premium Handcrafted Cocktails. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DoorDash just got FAA approval to build its own delivery drones — how messy could this get? Plus, Kouri Richins' request for a new trial has been denied. Then, Governor Cox launches a $5 million AI "Moonshot" program in Utah — what does it mean for the state? And with Utah's work-from-home numbers dropping, we want to hear from YOU: did you get sent back to the office?  Also on today's show: Pizza Hut is struggling and betting on nostalgia to save itself (we say bring back the red cups and jukeboxes). Texters chime in on their thoughts.  Just how chaotic are Costco parking lots? Enough to call it “Survivor” for cars? Ford is borrowing Nike's sneaker-drop strategy to sell cars, and we've always known minivans are cool — millennials are finally catching on. In Health Class, new research links Ozempic to an unexpected effect on jobs and spending habits. And for today's AI Question of the Day: are we throwing away perfectly good food too soon? KSL Brightside streams live weekdays 12–3 PM, with a YouTube-exclusive live stream from 12–1 PM and radio plus YouTube from 1–3 PM.   Follow KSL Brightside on social media! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KSLBrightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ksl.brightside  

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In the latest episode of Executive Function, Brett sits down with Lindsey Scrase, COO of Checkr. Before joining Checkr as CRO and later stepping into the COO seat, Lindsey spent nearly a decade at Google Cloud as global managing director for SMB, mid-market, and startups. In this conversation, she breaks down why moving upmarket into enterprise trips up so many startups looking to scale, how Checkr rebuilt its sales compensation model to keep pace with growth, and where AI is already reshaping her operations and go-to-market teams. In today's episode, we discuss: Why operators who thrive at massive-scale companies often struggle when they join a startup The hard-won lessons from Checkr's early enterprise push that nearly failed Why Checkr's C-suite meets every morning with no specific agenda The surprising challenges moving from CRO to COO How Checkr turned AI experiments into operating systems References Amazon: https://www.amazon.com Checkr: https://checkr.com Claude: https://claude.com Daniel Yanisse: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanisse/ DoorDash: https://www.doordash.com Google: https://www.google.com Lovable: https://lovable.dev Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com Where to find Lindsey LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsey-scrase-0702442/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Lscrase Where to find Brett LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-berson-9986094/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/brettberson Where to find First Round Capital Website: https://firstround.com/ First Round Review: https://review.firstround.com/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/firstround YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FirstRoundCapital This podcast on all platforms: https://review.firstround.com/podcast Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:06 Why big-company executives often struggle in startups 02:18 What Checkr's first CRO needed to accomplish 03:33 How to take on an entrenched category leader 06:58 Why leaders underestimate how hard the jump to enterprise really is 10:23 Separating a true deal-blocker from a customer's nice-to-have request 18:30 Why Lindsey hired enterprise-scarred sales leader over a market leader's résumé 22:08 The biggest challenges of moving from CRO to COO 28:03 Why Checkr names a single decision-maker for every major decision 34:42 Why Checkr rebuilt their sales compensation model 40:39 What actually separates a team's best seller from everyone else 45:03 Inside Checkr's daily, no-agenda, c-suite meeting 50:23 How following data can sometimes lead you in the wrong direction 57:27 Why hitting 130% of a goal isn't always a good thing 58:57 Where AI has changed how Checkr's teams operate day to day 1:04:33 Advice for all aspiring COOs

We feel bad for Jamie, she's still not feeling great! No one won the Powerball jackpot last night and we still don't know who won the $800 million Mega Millions in FL. The FAA has cleared DoorDash to launch their drone delivery program. Do you think this is a good idea? Are you excited to see Spider=Man: Brand New Day in theaters? And yes, each theater has their own line of popcorn buckets. Are you doing anything special for Colorado's 150th Birthday?

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DoorDash has received the green light from the Federal Aviation Administration to commercially operate its own in-house drone delivery fleet. We break down the launch of DoorDash Air, how the company's proprietary technology and autonomous systems aim to augment human drivers for mid-range orders, and where DoorDash stands alongside competitors like Amazon and Uber Eats in the evolving delivery space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bruce & Gaydos explain why DoorDash has secured certification from the FAA to make commercial deliveries using drones and how it could get used for food delivery services.

Unser Partner Scalable Capital ist der einzige Broker, den deine Familie zum Traden braucht. Bei Scalable Capital gibt's nämlich auch Kinderdepots. Alle weiteren Infos gibt's hier: scalable.capital/oaws. Iran greift USA an, Ölpreis hoch. Hermès enttäuscht, Kering überrascht. Ford hebt Prognose. Rheinmetall wächst 69%. BASF spart und wächst. Garmin boomt. DoorDash darf Drohnen fliegen. Ebay darf zahlen. SK Hynix versiebenfacht den Gewinn, enttäuscht trotzdem. Zuckerberg will freiere KI und kämpft gegen Regulierung. Dazu die Zahlen von Meta (WKN: A1JWVX) und Microsoft (WKN: 870747). Krypto und Börse verschmelzen immer stärker. Ölhandel am Wochenende, Aktien-Futures auf Hyperliquid. Außerdem: Prediction Markets boomen. Vor allem Kombiwetten. Und Flutter (WKN: A14RX5) verdient mit. Diesen Podcast vom 30.07.2026, 3:00 Uhr stellt dir die Podstars GmbH (Noah Leidinger) zur Verfügung. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Alto high-speed rail project is facing new political headwinds as Ontario MPPs turn against the Toronto-to-Quebec City line after Ottawa blocked the province's Billy Bishop airport expansion plans — adding to local opposition and the risk that Quebec could pull out after this fall's election. Plus, DoorDash is getting into the drone business, winning U.S. regulatory approvals and building its own delivery drones as food delivery companies push deeper into robotics.And in The Big Picture: The U.S. Federal Reserve holds rates steady despite growing inflation pressure, Ottawa may scrap the streaming levy for Canadian content, and German utility Uniper signs a landmark deal to buy Canadian LNG.The Peak Daily is produced in partnership with reframevid.com

Google estrena Lyria 3.5 con más control creativo; OpenAI dará acceso a sus modelos avanzados a 100.000 investigadores; Azure supera los 100.000 millones de dólares anuales y Copilot alcanza 30 millones de licencias; DoorDash prepara su propia aerolínea de drones; y una planta geotérmica revive al perforar justo donde debía.Puedes seguirnos en YouTube en https://youtube.com/olivernabani y puedes unirte al Discord Mashain en https://olivernabani.com/discord

La inteligencia artificial te va a reemplazar? A mí ya me obligó a cambiar.Soy ingeniero de software. Durante años trabajé con un cliente que representabagran parte de mis ingresos. Después de crear sistemas que automatizabanprocesos, el contrato terminó y tuve que enfrentar una realidad incómoda: la IAno era solamente una conversación sobre el futuro del trabajo. Ya estabacambiando el mío.En este video cuento cómo reestructuré mi empresa, dejé a un lado el ego de mitítulo, manejé Amazon Flex, DoorDash y Walmart, y cómo esa experiencia terminóinspirando FlashDash: una plataforma creada para ayudar a los conductores desdeproblemas que conocí en la vida real.No es una historia para tenerle miedo a la tecnología. Es una conversaciónsobre adaptación, creatividad humana y lo que sucede cuando dejamos depreguntar “¿por qué me pasó esto?” y comenzamos a preguntar “¿qué puedoconstruir con esto?”.Un título no te define. Un cambio tampoco tiene que destruirte.¿Qué parte de tu trabajo o de tu identidad tendrías que reinventar si el mundocambiara mañana? Te leo en los comentarios.Cambia tu historia. Construye tu vida.

P.M. Edition for July 29. Fed officials voted to keep current interest rates in place. WSJ economics reporter Matt Grossman joins to discuss the internal pressure that's building at the central bank to curb inflation. Plus, Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times during a contentious Senate committee hearing about his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. And WSJ's Benjamin Katz explains how a potential Boeing rival could be taking flight with a plane that looks radically different from the passenger jets we're used to. Danny Lewis hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Google is shutting down the DeepMind AlphaFold team and moving researchers into Gemini and Isomorphic Labs, and Hugging Face is one of four entities impacted by OpenAI's agentic cyberattack.Starring Jason Howell and Sarah Lane.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Plus: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls for policies that accelerate AI development. And DoorDash is building its own drone delivery network. Imani Moise hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This Week In Startups is made possible by: Northwest Registered Agent- NorthwestRegisteredAgent.com/twist Odoo - Odoo.com/twist MongoDB - MongoDB.com/ai   Today's show: The FCC's decision to ban Chinese humanoid robots over security concerns is a boon to American startups, which now face a narrower competitive market. But where should we draw the line on security over competition? Menlo Ventures' Deedy Das, Weisburd Pierce's David Weisburd, Plexo Capital's Lo Toney, and LAUNCH's Jason Calcanis broke down how they differentiate between legitimate security concerns and purported regulatory capture. Today's venture capital roundtable also dug into OpenRouter's possible sale to Stripe, changing tokenomics, the Indian market for startups, and even DoorDash's drone-delivery business taking flight. Guest Links: Deedy Das https://x.com/deedydas Menloe Ventures https://menlovc.com/ Lo Toney https://x.com/lo_toney Plexo Capital https://www.plexocap.com/ David Weisburd https://x.com/DWeisburd Weisburd Pierce https://www.weisburdpierce.com/ Jason Calcanis https://x.com/Jason LAUNCH https://launch.co/ Show Links: The FCC's decision regarding Chinese robots https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-adds-foreign-produced-power-inverters-and-robots-covered-list-0 Pacing the Frontier letter https://www.pacingthefrontier.com/ Cursor Start https://cursor.com/blog/cursor-start-india Stripe may buy OpenRouter https://www.axios.com/2026/07/24/stripe-openrouter-merger-ai-currency OpenRouter financials https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openrouter-financials-suggest-steep-price-possible-acquirer-stripe?rc=g3wfdp Kimi K3 license https://huggingface.co/moonshotai/Kimi-K3/blob/main/LICENSE Pangram https://www.pangram.com/ Tau Robotics https://www.tau-robotics.com/ Zipline https://www.zipline.com/ Manna https://www.manna.aero/ Kindred Ventures https://kindredventures.com/ Autolane https://goautolane.com/ Salmon Labs https://salmonrun.ai/   Timestamps: 0:00 The FCC bans Chinese humanoid robots 2:18 Waymo, Uber, Robotaxi, and the global BYD threat 10:30 MongoDB - AI-assisted and agentic coding is helping you build faster than ever. Start building at https://MongoDB.com/ai 15:45 The "Pacing The Frontier" letter (1,100+ AI staffers warn on RSI) 19:51 Odoo - The all-in-one business platform. Get started for free at https://Odoo.com/twist 21:07 Regulatory capture vs. genuine concern 30:09 Northwest Registered Agent - Get more when you start your business with Northwest. In 10 clicks and 10 minutes, you can form your company and walk away with a real business identity — Learn more at https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist 37:57 Have we reached AGI? 38:35 Stripe eyes OpenRouter at $10B 39:19 Does OpenRouter have a moat? 47:13 Kimi K3's license and neocloud margins 49:34 Claude Tag and the future of AI-mediated workplaces 53:26 Cursor Start, ChatGPT Go, and the India market 1:02:03 Have we solved AI detection? 1:11:20 Tau Robotics $30/hour robotic housecleaning 1:12:49 Job loss, and the social safety net 1:18:25 DoorDash Air takes on Zipline, Manna 1:21:00 Portfolio shout-outs Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com Check out the TWIST500: https://www.twist500.com Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp   Follow Lon: X: https://x.com/lons   Follow Alex: X: https://x.com/alex LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm   Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis   Great TWIST interviews: Will Guidara, Eoghan McCabe, Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Bob Moesta, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland   Check out Jason's suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis   Follow TWiST: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com

The BOB & TOM Show – July 29, 2026 6:00 – Dear Penthouse 6:03 – Tom out; Jeff in 6:04 – Letter: Met chick when I was 7 years old 6:06 – Sports update 6:08 – Josh: Won't wear a wedding ring 6:12 – National Chicken Wing Day (Kristi) 6:20 – Letter: Colorado tarantula migration every fall 6:23 – Josh: Walked through four spider webs this week; one was in the house 6:26 – Jeff: Ate squirrel stew 6:29 – Letter: Attended four bachelor parties; one included both men and women 6:31 – Letter: "Make it a great day, or not—your choice." 6:32 – Letter: Education in abnormal psychology 6:33 – Letter: Things overheard at camp from 10-year-olds (Kristi) 6:34 – Letter: "Tomism" – Attic = upstairs basement 6:49 – Sports 6:50 – Song discussion (copyright) 6:52 – World record: Most consecutive flaming torch juggles on a unicycle (175) 6:55 – Kristi: Learned not to touch her husband's socks 7:11 – Josh in a Hollister 7:12 – Most missed stores: #1 Blockbuster 7:27 – Body wash that smells like Pepsi 7:30 – Tom follows 58 people 7:31 – Woman arrested for riding a lawn mower while intoxicated in a convenience store parking lot 7:33 – Woman woke from jaw surgery with a British accent 7:38 – Josh: He liked premiers 7:48 – Pat's 15-year-old son spends too much on DoorDash despite not having a job 7:52 – Kristi tells Pat his son needs a job to pay for DoorDash 8:06 – Josh drinks Malk 8:06 – "Dancing Queen" discussion (copyright) 8:10 – Kristi reacts to learning Colonel Sanders' bow tie is a clip-on 8:21 – Zoom interview: Greg Warren 8:21 – Greg Warren report: Pickleball 8:27 – History of pickleball (Greg Warren) 8:49 – Today in History 8:56 – Josh jokes that Tom is kind of an idiot 9:06 – Six Flags' new roller coaster expected to break six world records 9:12 – Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth to participate in a TED Talk 9:23 – Zoom interview: Joe Theismann (audio issues) 9:47 – Kristi: Great apes cuddle 6:00 Hour7:00 Hour8:00 Hour9:00 Hour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Leadership often feels like a series of competing demands: be confident, but humble. Be decisive, but compassionate. Kevin Eikenberry is joined by leadership coach and author Sally Netherwood to explore the paradox of modern leadership through the lens of her new book, Graceful Power. Together, they discuss the three pillars of graceful power—Congruence, Courage, and Compassion—and why becoming a more effective leader isn't about choosing one over the other, but learning to hold both with intention. If you're looking to lead with greater clarity, confidence, and impact, this conversation is full of practical insights you can apply right away. Sally's Story: Sally Netherwood is the author of Graceful Power: Solving the Paradox of Modern Leadership, and a world-class leadership coach with over 25 years' experience helping business leaders, entrepreneurs and change-makers feel clearer, braver and more effective. Drawing on tens of thousands of coaching hours, she offers leaders tangible strategies that create immediate improvements in performance, workplace culture and daily working life. After a decade in the fast-paced world of advertising at three of the world's top agencies, she now works with leaders from organizations including Expedia and DoorDash, helping them discover and embrace their Graceful Power, so they achieve far more with significantly less personal cost. Connect with Sally Netherwood Website: https://www.sallynetherwood.com/graceful-power  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sally-netherwood-85599419/  Book Recommendations Graceful Power: Solving the Paradox of Modern Leadership by Sally Netherwood Brilliant Doubt: Harnessing Uncertainty to Lead with Impact by Jenny Williams Flexible Leadership: Navigate Uncertainty and Lead with Confidence by Kevin Eikenberry  Like this? Understanding Power with Deborah Gruenfeld Creating Human-Powered Leadership with Dr. Christie Smith TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 00:38 The paradox of modern leadership 01:31 Meet Sally Netherwood 02:49 Why Sally wrote Graceful Power 05:05 What is graceful power? 06:14 Different kinds of leadership power 08:31 The Three Cs of Graceful Power 08:49 Congruence: leading as your authentic self 11:44 Creating your leadership signature 13:30 Courage is doing what you find difficult 16:14 Understanding fear as a leadership signal 18:30 Leadership is a constant act of becoming 19:36 Compassion as a leadership strategy 21:12 Why self-compassion comes first 23:20 Believing in others' potential 26:00 Reflection as a leadership responsibility 28:12 Helping teams reflect and improve 30:40 What Sally is reading 31:54 Where to learn more 32:22 Now What? ---

Does a Door Dash driver have the right to not serve you your food?  After hearing why one driver refused their customer service, Anna and Raven are conflicted about who was in the wrong!Is there a wrong way to say you're sorry?  According to author Susan McCarthy, there are 6 specific steps to a proper apology!How old was your oldest pet?  Anna recently got a new pet for her daughter, and assumed that it would only live for a couple of months.  She has now realized that she was very wrong… What are the tell-tale signs that you are eating somewhere fancy?  When Anna went to a restaurant and saw what her waiter did with the napkin, she knew it was going to be an expensive meal! What job gets trauma-dumped on the most? Anna read a stat about the unlikely career that can involve clients opening up about their personal problems, and it's definitely not a therapist!While training to become a search-and-recovery diver, caller Tim found something VERY unusual under the water!  Do you have a hell of a story?  If you want to be the storyteller and share your experience with Anna and Raven, go to AnnaAndRaven.com and click on Helluva Story!Do you think it's possible to have a good meal that you bought at a gas station?  Most people would say no, but Anna swears that she had one of the greatest meals of her life from one!Hot or unattractive EX? Anna, Raven, Producer Sophia and Producer Justin discuss if their ideal ex is hot or not. Anna's girlfriend claims a "hot ex" is better than a "not ex"!  What do you think?  Ricky is upset that his wife, Julie, allows their two- and three-year-old children to sleep in their bed. Julie says that she's up all night with them, she's exhausted and at least this way she can get some sleep at night. Plus, they're only little once. Ricky says it's a bad habit and is ruining sleep for all of them. What do you think?

Microsoft and Meta head into earnings with investors asking whether the massive spending behind artificial intelligence can actually produce the returns needed to justify the cost.Chuck Zodda and Paul Lane break down why hyperscaler CapEx is becoming a bigger concern for markets, how depreciation from trillions in AI infrastructure spending could pressure future profits, and why companies may need enormous new AI revenue just to break even on the buildout. They also discuss Mark Zuckerberg's pushback against AI regulation, the risks of increasingly powerful AI agents, Ford's outlook as buyers keep favoring trucks and SUVs, FIFA's reported effort to attract outside investors, Nike's struggles in China, and why DoorDash's FAA approval for drone delivery raises new questions about technology, jobs, and public safety.

Rideshare Rodeo Podcast (episode 598)  July 28th, 2026 iPhone Users, the GIGU app is now available, sign up below:  https://www.gigu.app/us/ios

PODCAST LAS NOTICIAS CON CALLE DE 27 DE JULIO - BDE quiere prestarle dinero a los médicos para establecer sus clínicas y negocios - El Vocero Pablo José plantea limitar donativos en cash, donativos anónimos, donativos de contratistas del gobierno y divulgar patrono de donantes - Metro El crudo colapsa tras la pausa Irán-EE.UU.Negociado de Energía regaña a Genera por no ser diligente en Planta de Mayagüez - El Nuevo Día Gobierno anuncia inversión federal de 1.2 billones para la rehabilitación de generación, baterías Tesla y nuevas turbinas de respuesta rápida - Noticel USA e Irán dejan de atacarse otra vez - Washington Post Ya van más de 300 mil evacuados en Francia y España por fuegos forestales - CNNBuscan sacar del mar cientos de embarcaciones abandonadas en el mar, pero es demasiado caro - El Vocero MMM hoy voy pa Martins BBQEl mejor y más sabroso pollo asado a la varita de Puerto Rico. Cocinando diariamente comida fresca saludable y sabrosa con un montón de complementos para escoger, arroces, habichuelas, verduras, mofongo,tostones,....MMMM....Esto si es criolloMartins BBQ, TOMANDO todas las medidas de salud y sabor para mantener la mesa boricua al dia con opciones para llamar, recoger o delivery por UBER Eats, y DoorDash.MMM Hoy como en Martin's BBQAsado...Jugoso...Sabroso#martinsbbq#incluyeauspicio 56% de los boricuas votaría por candidatos que endosen la estadidad - El Vocero Buscan más dinero porque 5500 policías no recibieron mejor sueldo - El Vocero Oficialmente tenemos el sexto boricua inmortal del baseball Irán atacaría a Ucrania tras ataque de Ucrania a barco de Irán hacia Rusia en el Caspio - AlJazeera Estudio dice que la mayoría de la gente parte de la premisa de que los políticos son corruptos - Primera Hora Boricua gana Miss Petite Global Polvo del Sahara cambia flora intestinal y vaginal en PR según estudio de Ciencias Médicas - El Nuevo Día Sin agua o sin presión en Bayamón y Guaynabo de miércoles a viernes por trabajos en Finca Rosso - El Nuevo Día La Claque del mensaje de Pablo José - El Nuevo Día Problemas de energía recientes ha sido por patio de interruptores de Costa Sur - El Nuevo Día Candidata al congreso endosada por Mamdani apoya la independencia para PR, pero Ritchie Torres el congresista boricua le dice que eso nos toca a los boricuas - El Nuevo Día Cuerpo de Ingenieros de USA despejará vegetación de líneas grandes de transmisión - El Nuevo Día Estancado el redesarrollo de Los Alamos en Guaynabo, 365 viviendas paradas - El Nuevo Día Dos escuelas serán adoptadas por los jefes de agencia - Noticel Carraízo entra en nivel de ajuste - Metro LOS DATOS DEL DÍA (cierre viernes 24 jul) Brent~$96.78/bbl (-~4% vie) · lunes AM -7%+ → ~$88-89 WTI~$83 lunes AM (tras la tregua) S&P 5007,411.98 (+0.05%) Dow51,947.25 (+0.5%) Bono 10Y4.69% (máx. ~18 meses; ~4.64% lunes) Hipoteca 30Y6.58% (máx. desde agosto) Gasolina PR (DACO 22 jul)regular $1.05-$1.10/L · diésel $1.25-$1.33/L Gas natural (Henry Hub)~$3.20/MMBtu (aprox., sin cierre vie. confirmado)

We would love to hear your feedback!We bounce from the messy reality of delivery routes to the bigger question of where gig work is headed as automation, app redesigns, and corporate consolidation keep shifting the ground under drivers. We break down what matters for safety, earnings, and basic respect, from self-driving controversies to how people treat workers in the wild. • Amazon Flex route volatility and why it can feel like gambling • Grubhub's new start-stop button and why small UX changes matter • Walmart Spark updates including tip visibility and readability concerns • Uber passenger video alleging a Tesla driver slept on full self-driving • Trust and liability questions around self-driving in rideshare • Video chat vehicle inspections and what they do and do not verify • Uber's potential Delivery Hero acquisition and what consolidation means • Porta potty confrontation video and why filming workers backfires • Boston Dynamics robot dog delivery demo and practical flaws • Curri building a driver pool and the trade-off between flexibility and commitment • Waymo crash-rate headlines, benchmarking problems, and what “safer” means • DoorDash tipping culture jokes and the “tip you on the app” reality • Racist customer message story and donating the tip as a responseSupport the showEverything Gig Economy Podcast Related: https://gigeconomyshow.com/Download the Audio Podcast: https://thegigeconomypodcast.buzzsprout.com Love the show? You now have the opportunity to support the show with some great rewards by becoming a Patron. Tier #2 we offer free merch, an Extra in-depth podcast per month, and an NSFW pre-show https://www.patreon.com/thegigeconpodcastOctopus is a mobile entertainment tablet for your riders. Earn 100.00 per month for having the tablet in your car! No cost for the driver!https://playoctopus.page.link/HD2FBKJzFqRR35YE9 Your car stinks, use this! https://bit.ly/Driftsents The Gig Economy Podcast Group Download Telegram 1st, then click on the link to join. https://t.me/joinchat/R42wUR2QGhCi2gBDTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gigeconomypodcast?Subscribe on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c...

On this special episode of Run the Numbers, CJ Gustafson revisits standout moments from past conversations with Alex Immerman, Curt Sigfstead, Daniel Kang, Adam Ante, and David Laptor. Together, their advice reveals how great CFOs earn trust, challenge founders, speak up when the data says something is wrong, and become true strategic partners without relying on the power of the purse strings.—SPONSORS:Anrok is the sales tax platform that watches your exposure everywhere, automates compliance, and flags risk before it turns into a surprise back-tax letter from a state you've never set foot in. Companies like Anthropic, Notion, and Vanta already trust Anrok to stay ahead of rules that move faster than any spreadsheet can. Talk to a sales tax expert for a personalized exposure estimate at https://www.anrok.com/rtnRightRev is an automated revenue recognition platform that lets your product team ship new pricing without asking finance for permission, and your sales team close deals without creating downstream chaos. Check out their free tool at calculator.rightrev.com It scores your rev rec process, shows what's exposing you to risk, and tells you exactly where to focus before it bites you in the rear end. Check it out at https://calculator.rightrev.comPulley is an equity management platform that lets you issue options, model dilution, and complete 409As without your cap table turning into a spreadsheet disaster. Founders raising, hiring, and scaling use Pulley to keep equity clean and stay focused on building. Learn more or request a demo at https://pulley.com/mostlymetricsRillet is an AI-native ERP built for modern finance teams that want to replace NetSuite and close faster. With revenue recognition, close management, multi-entity support, and native Stripe and Salesforce integrations, Rillet helps scaling companies run their finance stack in one place. Hundreds of teams, including Windsurf and Mercor, use Rillet to make the zero-day close real. Book a demo at https://www.rillet.com/cjMaximor is an autonomous finance platform that runs order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, the close, cash management, and reporting on self-learning agents instead of a dozen disconnected tools. One PE-backed customer cut their close in half, took audit findings from seven to zero, and cut back-office costs by 70% in six months. You pay for outcomes, not seats. See it at https://www.maximor.ai/Brex is an intelligent finance platform with AI-powered agents that capture expenses automatically, enforce policy before the spend happens, and close your books in minutes instead of weeks. 35,000+ companies like OpenAI, Coinbase, Anthropic, and DoorDash already run on Brex. It's time to get Brex AF. Learn more at https://www.brex.com/metrics—LINKS: Mostly Talent: https://mostlymetrics.typeform.com/to/cLTxtAsNCJ: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cj-gustafson-13140948/Mostly metrics: https://www.mostlymetrics.com—TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Preview and Intro3:27 Alex Immerman's favorite CFO interview question4:54 What a weak answer looks like5:26 When the hard calls actually matter6:37 Walt and Roy Disney7:36 Liked even when making unpopular calls8:43 Sponsors — Anrok | RightRev | Pulley11:35 Curt from Clio: ego in the bottom drawer13:52 CFO as supporting cast15:10 Backbone vs. ego: when to use each16:23 Daniel Kang: don't use the purse strings as power17:36 Earn the seat, don't demand it18:52 Money is one arrow, not the whole quiver20:39 Sponsors — Rillet | Maximor | Brex23:54 Adam Ante: finance people pigeonhole themselves26:46 The CFO can sit in any meeting27:30 First 90 days: listen before suggesting28:46 David Laptor: listen, observe, think, speak30:50 Build a culture where speaking up is welcomed31:51 Curt from Clio: don't come in as a know-it-all33:08 Earn trust through curiosity33:46 Beware of all-green dashboards35:28 What would CJ say to Ballmer?37:14 Parting thoughts from Ben38:00 Credits

The squad attempts to mediate a high-stakes Homie Helpline where a listener's girlfriend has been stalking his Monday night basketball games with literal binoculars to see if he's "retired" from his cheating ways.

We're breaking down the massive news from Comic-Con that Ryan Gosling is officially our new Ghost Rider—and no, we are not allowing any Ryan Gosling slander in this house!

Stripe was in talks to buy OpenRouter for as much as $10B while still chasing PayPal. Midjourney bought astrology app Co-Star, Meta launched Facebook Verified and a standalone Seller app, and Nvidia and Microsoft defended open-weight AI. Sources: Stripe is in talks to acquire OpenRouter, which helps developers use AI models and could fetch ~$10B; PitchBook: OpenRouter was valued at $1.3B in May (WSJ) Sources: Stripe and Advent's unsolicited $53B PayPal offer, backed by ~$50B in committed bank financing, would create a payments giant processing ~$3.7T annually; PayPal has not responded (Reuters) Midjourney bought astrology app Co-Star, which uses AI to offer personalized advice, in the spring and is building its first standalone image-generation app (Bloomberg) Meta launches Facebook Verified, a free program it says will verify that users are real humans by analyzing a facial recognition selfie and assigning badges (Engadget) Meta launches Seller, a free standalone app version of Facebook Marketplace; Seller includes AI features that scan photos to fill out listings automatically (NYT) Meta, Nvidia, Microsoft, a16z, and others sign a letter defending open-source AI; Jensen Huang, in his first X post, says open models strengthen cybersecurity (The Information) Signatories including Palantir avoid naming China or Moonshot in the open-weight letter, framing it instead around US AI leadership being judged by a strong open ecosystem, not one frontier model (Bloomberg) Longreads Meet All The Middle Aged Women Who Don't Exist: AI-generated wellness influencers, all gorgeous and all "57", are selling NMN supplements to women over 40 (Charlotte's Book) Big US pizza delivery chains are struggling as DoorDash and Uber Eats give independent pizzerias greater market access, erasing the tech moat chains once had (FT) Subscribe to the ad-free feed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Group Chat News is back with a special guest Rohan Shah, co-founder of Extend.com, the platform doing over $1 billion in GMV making extended warranties actually work for retailers. The guys go deep with a true Silicon Valley insider on Google's monster earnings, how tech billionaires really spend their money, why NFL teams might be the safest asset in America, and what's actually happening inside companies spending big on AI. This week's Group Chat covers: Rohan's path — Harker, Stanford, and building Extend into a billion-dollar GMV business Silicon Valley's prep school pipeline and the public vs private school divide Inside enterprise AI spending — big token bills, unclear ROI, and why "we don't know yet" is the honest answer The AI job-loss story that went in reverse — companies that cut heads are rehiring Apple's patience play — keeping cash on the balance sheet while everyone else spends trillions Rohan's stock picks — memory semis, nuclear and energy infrastructure, mining, Google, DoorDash, Meta Google's monster earnings — a $9 vs $2 beat, $99 billion in other income from Anthropic and SpaceX stakes, and the stock still dropped The Khosla family, the Seahawks, and the NFL's first Indian owner Why NFL teams might be the safest investment in America — "the Cowboys will outlast all of it" Trump accounts, custom ETFs, and kids treating stocks like baseball cards Why Silicon Valley doesn't build libraries the robber baron playbook vs "changing the world" Gambling ads on every screen what we allow now that we'd never allow for cigarettes And much more! Drop us a 5-star rating and a review if you're rocking with the show.