Episodes

  • The $19 Billion Oops: How WeWork's Adam Neumann Convinced Smart Money That Desk Rental Was a Tech Revolution

    The $19 Billion Oops: How WeWork's Adam Neumann Convinced Smart Money That Desk Rental Was a Tech Revolution
    Jun 15 2026
    Before WeWork's spectacular 2019 implosion, Adam Neumann had VCs throwing billions at what was essentially a real estate subletting scheme with kombucha on tap. We dissect how charisma, buzzwords, and Silicon Valley groupthink turned office space into the next 'unicorn' — until the math caught up. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    20 mins
  • The House That Jack Ma Built (On Someone Else's Land): How Alibaba Conquered China by Copying Everyone Else

    The House That Jack Ma Built (On Someone Else's Land): How Alibaba Conquered China by Copying Everyone Else
    Jun 14 2026
    Before Jack Ma became China's richest man, he was a failed entrepreneur who couldn't even get hired at KFC. We dissect how Alibaba became a $200 billion empire not through innovation, but through perfectly timed imitation—and what happens when the Chinese government decides your success story is over. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    21 mins
  • The Theranos Blood Money: How Silicon Valley's Golden Child Turned Healthcare into Theater

    The Theranos Blood Money: How Silicon Valley's Golden Child Turned Healthcare into Theater
    Jun 13 2026
    Elizabeth Holmes convinced investors to pour $945 million into a machine that didn't work, using boardroom psychology, carefully crafted mystique, and Silicon Valley's obsession with disruption. We dissect how a Stanford dropout weaponized ambition and exploited the venture capital echo chamber to build a $9 billion house of cards—and why so many brilliant people chose to believe the impossible. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    22 mins
  • The McDonald's Coffee Gambit: How a Spilled Latte Nearly Toppled an Empire

    The McDonald's Coffee Gambit: How a Spilled Latte Nearly Toppled an Empire
    Jun 12 2026
    Everyone thinks they know the story of the woman who sued McDonald's over hot coffee and won millions. They're wrong. We dig into the real case that exposed a corporate strategy so calculated it would make a mob boss blush—and how McDonald's turned their biggest PR nightmare into their greatest victory. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    21 mins
  • The Theranos Playbook: How Elizabeth Holmes Fooled Everyone (Including Herself)

    The Theranos Playbook: How Elizabeth Holmes Fooled Everyone (Including Herself)
    Jun 11 2026
    Before she became Silicon Valley's most infamous fraudster, Elizabeth Holmes genuinely believed she could revolutionize healthcare with a single drop of blood. We dig into the psychology behind the greatest startup con of our generation—and why brilliant investors, board members, and employees all bought into a lie that any first-year med student could have debunked. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    20 mins
  • The $44 Billion Meltdown: How Elon Musk Accidentally Bought Twitter

    The $44 Billion Meltdown: How Elon Musk Accidentally Bought Twitter
    Jun 10 2026
    Everyone knows Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion and renamed it X. But the real story isn't about vision or strategy—it's about how a billionaire's impulsive tweets legally trapped him into the worst tech acquisition in history. We dig into the text messages, depositions, and board meetings that reveal how Twitter's executives played chess while Musk played checkers. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    24 mins
  • The Billion-Dollar Blind Spot: How McKinsey Built an Opioid Empire

    The Billion-Dollar Blind Spot: How McKinsey Built an Opioid Empire
    Jun 9 2026
    While everyone blamed Big Pharma for the opioid crisis, the world's most prestigious consulting firm was quietly architecting the whole machine. We follow the paper trail of PowerPoints and profit maximization strategies that helped kill 500,000 Americans—and why the consultants who designed it all walked away richer than ever. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    19 mins
  • The Theranos of Tampons: How Period Poverty Created a $50 Million Fraud

    The Theranos of Tampons: How Period Poverty Created a $50 Million Fraud
    Jun 8 2026
    In 2019, a Stanford dropout convinced Silicon Valley that she'd revolutionized feminine hygiene with a subscription tampon that could predict your cycle. The only problem? The technology was physically impossible, the testimonials were fake, and the 'revolutionary' tampons were just rebranded drugstore products marked up 400%. We dig into how investors threw millions at period tech without understanding basic biology. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    21 mins