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#47 - Collectables: One weird trick to get rich quick Jan 12, 2023

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Unfortunately much like stocks, crypto, rare sneakers, NFTs, classic Nintendo games and vibes, Pokemon cards have crashed in value.

This week, the collectable boom and bust cycle.

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#46 - The unbearable agony of being Zuck ft. Mike Isaac Jan 10, 2023

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On today’s ep we’re joined by Mike Isaac, New York Times tech correspondent and author of Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber.

He’s writing a book about Facebook, and we grill him relentlessly for an hour about Zuckerberg, the metaverse, and how things are feeling in Silicon Valley.

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#45 - Payments: Buy now, pay... never?! Jan 05, 2023

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Today’s episode is all about payments and fintechs. From neobanks to buy now pay later, how are they all weathering the marginal increase in interest rates? Not well, it turns out!

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#44 - Tesla: Full Self Driving Fail Compilation 2023 Jan 04, 2023

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In the wake of Tesla’s huge stock price drop, Down Round discusses: is the company all that? Or is it going to be smoked by Volkswagen?

Happy New Year, and apologies for another episode about Elon Musk.

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#43 - 2023 Predictions: Come, let us peer into the crystal ball Dec 28, 2022

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We’re pausing the free ep this week over the Xmas/NY break. We’re back and firing all cylinders from January 4.

For our cherished premium subs, we have 28 red hot minutes of deeply researched analysis on where the tech world is going in 2023. From crypto and AI to corporate mergers and social media, we’re offering sharp analysis and comprehensive, action…

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#42 - Down Round Q&A: A Santa stocking stuffed with questions Dec 22, 2022

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Merry Christmas from the Down Round crew. Your present is another listener Q&A episode, packed to the brim with exciting questions about cutting edge companies like IBM and Salesforce. Do you like it? Say thank you Santa.

Want to participate in our next Q&A? Follow us on Twitter.

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#41 - Podcasts: Two podcasters podcast about podcasts (podcast edition) Dec 20, 2022

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Today we’re going meta. Various companies have been trying to turn podcasting (and ‘premium audio’) into a huge business on the level of streaming video. But is the hype actually justified? We discuss.

(Disclosure statement: as proud proprietors of Australia’s best value premium podcast, we think podcasts are going to the moon. Invest now.)

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#40 - TikTok: More like TikToxic! (Has anyone said that before?) Dec 15, 2022

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TikTok: is it a fun lip syncing app for Zoomers, or a sinister intelligence operation by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party? You won’t find answers in this episode, that’s for sure. But we will hold your attention for 20-ish minutes.

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#39 - The Twitter Files: James read them so you don't have to Dec 13, 2022

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Elon has leaked internal comms from old Twitter onto the internet via trusted Substack journos, insisting that it reveals corruption, collusion and left-wing bias. But is it actually anything? The fellas discuss.

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#38 - The Apple tax, Elon and our old friend SBF Dec 08, 2022

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Down Round has gone premium, and this is our first episode in the warm, comforting embrace of the paywall. We’re kicking off with an omnibus ep updating you all on a few things we’ve gone over previously: Apple, Elon and SBF.

If you’re listening to the preview in front of the paywall – do yourself a favour and sign up. Go on then.

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