Big Technology Podcast

Is Threads The Next Twitter Or Clubhouse 2.0? — With Zach Coelius

Jul 12, 2023

Zach Coelius, managing partner at Coelius Capital, dives into the future of Threads and whether it could outshine Twitter or become another Clubhouse. He dissects Threads' rapid user growth and the authenticity of its engagement while examining the impact of Elon Musk's actions at Twitter. The conversation shifts to venture capital challenges, detailing the current landscape against the backdrop of MediaMath's bankruptcy and the evolving nature of tech investments. Coelius offers a wealth of insight into the intertwining worlds of social media and venture capital.

59:51

Episode guests

Zach Coelius

AI Chapters

Episode notes

Intro

2min

Navigating Threads: A New Era in Social Media

18min

Analyzing Twitter's Verification System and its Impact on News Reporting

3min

Navigating Product Development Challenges

4min

Navigating the Venture Capital Landscape: From Success to Challenges

4min

The Dynamics of Venture Capital

10min

AI in Action: Real Impacts and Ethical Challenges

10min

MediaMath's Market Struggles

7min

Zach Coelius is the managing partner at Coelius Capital. He joins Big Technology Podcast for a conversation about Threads' real potential, asking whether it's a redux of Clubhouse — destined to fizzle — or a real threat to replace Twitter. In this conversation, we cover Threads' potential, Elon's effort at Twitter, and whether we can really make assessments from the outside. Stay tuned for the second half where we discuss the venture capital environment and how Coelius' investments are performing. We also look at the demise of MediaMath, a once-leading ad-tech company that just went bankrupt.

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