Justin Smith

Entrepreneurs Vinay Menda, Devon Lévesque, Chris Olexa, and Justin Smith discuss the realities of entrepreneurship, benefits of franchising, emotional impact of failures, attention as an asset, and societal perceptions in business. They share personal journeys, struggles, and insights, emphasizing perseverance, timing, and adapting to challenges in podcast episode.

Before Mark Zuckerberg told the world he was turning Facebook into a Metaverse company, he called Matthew Ball, one of the Metaverse’s chief evangelists. Now Ball tells Recode’s Peter Kafka what Facebook’s move means.Then Bloomberg Media Group CEO Justin Smith talks about building a $100 million subscriptions business that’s separate - but related to - Bloomberg’s much larger terminal business. And why he loves video - but not podcasts.Featuring: Matthew Ball (@ballmatthew), writer and Venture CapitalistJustin Smith (@Justin_B_Smith), CEO of Bloomberg MediaHost: Peter Kafka (@pkafka), Senior Editor at RecodeMore to explore: Subscribe for free to Recode Media, Peter Kafka, one of the media industry's most acclaimed reporters, talks to business titans, journalists, comedians, and more to get their take on today's media landscape.About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices