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Are You Bad at LinkedIn… or Is the Algorithm Lying?

Oct 8, 2025

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Kyle officially joins the solopreneur ranks — and immediately finds out that freedom comes with invoices, admin, and double LLC fees. CJ welcomes him to the chaos before breaking down Wealthfront’s IPO, a masterclass in efficiency with 46% EBITDA margins and a Rule of 71. From there, the crew dives into take-private season in SaaS, unpacking why companies like Couchbase and PagerDuty are retreating from the public markets. Then it’s onto LinkedIn chaos — the algorithm, the pitch-slaps, and the mystery of why everyone’s engagement tanked. They close with a tangent only this show could pull off: a Japanese man’s world record sprint on all fours, the surprising Guinness origins, and a lightning round on Waymo’s taxi empire and trying out Stripe.

00:00 – Intro

04:40 – Kyle Goes Solopreneur: What Could Go Wrong?

10:16 – The Wealthfront IPO Breakdown

22:33 – Take-Private Season

27:27 – Private Equity: Efficiency or Exploitation?

32:27 – Are You Bad at LinkedIn, or Is the Algorithm?

43:17 – The LinkedIn Pitch Slap

46:33 – Obscure World Records

48:01 – Lightning Round: Waymo & Stripe

Links

https://www.growthunhinged.com/p/a-new-chapter

https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/wealthfront-ipo-s1-breakdown