Red-pilled Billionaires, LA Fire Update, Newsom's Price Caps, TikTok Ban, Jobless MBAs (youtube.com)
At 15:00 Pincus talks about how when he started out, his business partner said ‘You need to figure out what the easiest narrative is for you, otherwise your competitors are going to figure it out for you, and he was right.’ Ie the easiest way for the public to perceive him, almost like a simple character, I guess. ‘But now with long form podcasts...’ etc it's different, because it's not decided by an editor (or even journalist), it's layed out with context and people can actually decide about it. The news companies don't make the news anymore as much.
He was taught, ‘If the press says something bad about you, just be queit, don’t prolong the news cycle. You might make the journalist angry.'
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Jcal commented on a guest who last minute said he wanted to only do a one-person interview at the All-in Summint, and Jcal noted that allowing a one-on-one, where he can craft his message, isn't good for the currency of your podcast, which is authenticity. All-In Inauguration Day Livestream with the Besties from Washington, DC! (youtube.com) 53:00