Tech Industry Personalities and Social Scenes

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A deep dive into the extravagant and eccentric social events within the tech industry, showcasing lavish parties and quirky gatherings attended by tech billionaires like Sergey Brin. The chapter also analyzes the behavior and attitudes of prominent figures such as Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, critiquing their actions and perceptions in the public eye. Reflecting on the immaturity, ego, and lack of accountability exhibited by some tech leaders, the speaker provides insights into navigating challenging personalities for productivity and delves into the societal consequences of influential figures' behaviors.

Kara Swisher has been called “pioneering” (the New York Times), “Silicon Valley’s top pundit” (Wired), and “so shrill at this point that only dogs can hear her” (Elon Musk). Thanks to the bad-cop interviews she conducts on her hit podcasts — and, before that, at the can’t-miss tech conferences she co-founded — the world’s most powerful people revere and fear her in equal measure. Now she’s out with a memoir called “Burn Book: A Tech Love Story.” It’s a smart, dishy, acerbically funny page-turner about how a young reporter with a cellphone the size of a briefcase became one of the most influential tech critics of the day.

Host: Caleb Bissinger

Guest: Kara Swisher

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