Welcome again to Fairness, the podcast in regards to the enterprise of startups, the place we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. As promised, I’m taking on Fairness Monday for the start of this yr as Alex is out on paternity go away. Massive hugs to his rising household!
We’re beginning the yr with massive post-PTO power, as a result of there’s no different method I understand how to do it. Right here’s what we chatted:
- Tesla lacking expectations, Meta doing its let’s-just-acquire-smart-talent factor, and a debut within the S&P 500 that caught my consideration.
- An enormous thought that’s working round over at Matrix. TC’s Paul Sawers seems to be into how messaging apps might turn out to be extra interoperable due to an enchanting new protocol. To me, this screams the concepts of decentralization from crypto final yr, however with a extra comprehensible pitch. Catch me Slacking you on WhatsApp!
- Lastly, we finish with a glance forward at CES this week. We’ve got reporters on the bottom catching the moonshots, and we’ll have updates for you with the total crew on Friday!
Extra to come back! You possibly can observe me on Twitter @nmasc_ or on Instagram @natashathereporter.
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