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The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974

81 min • 2 juli 2024

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Todays show:

Alex Wilhelm joins Jason to discuss the weekend debate regarding MEI/DEI (12:12), Amazon buys Adept’s key talent (42:39), Chime buys Salt Labs (52:41), and more!

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the show

(1:47) Weekend recap and political debate analysis

(10:50) Media's role in political coverage

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(16:12) The weekend debate regarding MEI/DEI and that TechCrunch article

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(29:20) Discussion on DEI vs MEI and meritocracy in Silicon Valley

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(42:39) Amazon buys Adept’s key talent

(52:20) Chime's acquisition of Salt Labs

(1:16:12) Challenges and strategies for EdTech companies

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Mentioned on the show:

https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/28/dei-more-like-common-decency-and-silicon-valley-is-saying-no-thanks

https://techcrunch.com/2010/09/21/so-a-blogger-walks-into-a-bar

https://x.com/alexandr_wang/status/1801331034916851995

https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/28/amazon-hires-founders-away-from-ai-startup-adept

https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/19/microsoft-hires-inflection-founders-to-run-new-consumer-ai-division

https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/21/microsoft-inflection-ai-investors-reid-hoffman-bill-gates

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kna9E_3kFF0

https://www.chime.com/blog/chime-acquires-enterprise-employee-rewards-company-salt-labs

https://www.saltlabs.com

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