Hello, and welcome again to Equity, a podcast in regards to the enterprise of startups, the place we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines.
We had the entire gang collectively this week, which was becoming given the sheer variety of information tales that we merely needed to get by way of. So, what did Mary Ann and Natasha and Alex dive into? Here’s the rundown:
- A fast replace on TikTok: The CEO of the favored social media service went earlier than Congress yesterday. It was a fairly darn hostile assembly. Alex caught a bit of it stay, and in addition has a number of ideas on the matter.
- From there it was time for our ‘offers of the week’ part, which in the present day included Duolingo’s new music product, a new DAO fund, and the newest eToro funding.
- Then it was time to speak payroll. We began with the Rippling deal to boost $500 million throughout the SVB disaster, after which discussed the bigger HR tech house, which is each larger and extra useful than we realized.
- We closed with AI. So, a lot AI. Everyone and their least favored parental unit is constructing a big language mannequin, and TechCrunch is busy overlaying it in all its glory, or lack thereof.
Whew! What per week. The present is again Monday morning. We’ll see you there.
For episode transcripts and extra, head to Equity’s Simplecast web site.
Equity drops at 7:00 a.m. PT each Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all of the casts. TechCrunch additionally has a nice present on crypto, a present that interviews founders, one which particulars how our tales come collectively and extra!
Not-so-fake dry powder, AI and the way forward for DAOs by Natasha Mascarenhas initially revealed on TechCrunch