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VC Money Seems Sexy, Getting Good Feedback, The Biggest Mistakes Founders Make
September 24, 2024

In this week's Techish, Abadesi and Michael reflect on the ups and downs of running their own companies:Customer-obsessed > competition obsessed (00:10)Why VC money seems so sexy (08:05)The secret to getting good feedback (11:35)The future of corporate

The War Against the Black Founder and Fearless Fund
September 17, 2024

In this episode of Techish, Michael and Abadesi dive into the Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump debate, chatting about bias and how it ties into todays political climate. They also talk AI, with companies building their own solutions to save money, and how

Ticketmaster Is a Mafia, Serena Williams is killing the Investing Game
September 10, 2024

The conversation covers the topic of dynamic pricing in the ticketing industry, specifically focusing on Ticketmaster and its monopoly-like practices. It explores how Ticketmaster, owned by Live Nation, controls a significant portion of the ticketing mark

Why Beyoncé’s Brands Never Seem To Work?
September 03, 2024

In this episode of Techish Podcast, Abadesi and Michael discuss Beyonc's recent brand launches and the challenges she faces in maintaining brand alignment and privacy. They also delve into the arrest of Pavel Durov, the CEO of Telegram, and the debate su

Does Anyone at Big Tech actually Work Anymore?
August 27, 2024

In this episode of Techish, Michael and Abadesi discuss the comments made by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt about Google being a laggard in AI due to being 'too soft'. They also talk about the culture of big tech companies and the perception that employee

Throwback: Why It Pays to Be Skinny, the Disturbing Attention Economy & Millennials Are Staying Liberal
August 20, 2024

We've got a throwback episode for you all this week. We revisit Michael and Abadesi's dive into:Millennials first generation to not get more conservative as they age (01:30)Acceptable careers for African parents (07:45)Burna Boy sells out London stadium

VCs For Kamala, The DEI President, UK Race Riots
August 13, 2024

Brand new Techish! This week, host Michael joined by TechCrunch reporter Dominic-Madori Davis.VCs for Trump vs VCs for Kamala (00:00:10)X is just Elons Truth Social (00:04:40)The DEI President (00:08:00)UK riots, racism, and the right to hate speech? (00

Big Tech Ditches Honesty, The OnlyFans Pyramid, And TV’s Money Woes
August 06, 2024

Brand new Techish! This week, hosts Michael and Abadesi break down: The end of corporate honesty (00:00:10) Testing job candidates using AI (00:09:50) Twitter bots, delve, and OnlyFans (00:13:15) How to master sales (00:18:45) TV shows arent making mon

Tech’s DEI Gaslighting, AI Performance Reviews, Make Politics Attractive Again
July 30, 2024

Brand new Techish! This week, hosts Michael and Abadesi dive into: Microsoft lays off a DEI team (00:00:20) AI bias in performance reviews (00:08:16) The myth of meritocracy (00:12:31) The UK has a new government (00:15:00) Make politics attractive a

Tech Loves Trump Now? Does Biden Hate VC, Stormzy and Maya Jama Breakup :-(
July 23, 2024

Michael and Abadesi are back and discuss all things tech and current events!The attempted assassination of Donald Trump (00:00:03)Tech luminaries endorsing Trump (00:08:30)The role of big tech in society (00:12:22)The romanticization of tech (00:13:48)Rea