Masters of Scale
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On Masters of Scale, iconic business leaders share lessons and strategies that have helped them grow the world's most fascinating companies. Founders, CEOs, and dynamic innovators join candid conversations about their triumphs and challenges with a set of luminary hosts, including founding host Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock partner). From navigating early prototypes to expanding brands globally, Masters of Scale provides priceless insights to help anyone grow their dream enterprise.
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Can ChatGPT dethrone Gemini? Is Tim Cook capable of leading Apple into the next wave of AI? As 2025 winds down, journalist and podcast host Kara Swisher joins Rapid Response to cut through the noise and decode what’s really happening across OpenAI, Meta, Google, and more. Swisher also sizes up the state of Disney, Netflix, and the escalating bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery. And in classic Swisher fashion, she doesn’t hold back — weighing in on Elon Musk’s eye-popping potential pay package, Mark Zuckerberg’s costly misfires at Meta, and what the future of AI means for human health and cognition. Visit the Rapid Response website here: https://www.rapidresponseshow.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Previous episodes
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659 - Kara Swisher takes on big tech, from Apple to Nvidia Tue, 09 Dec 2025
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658 - A warning for business leaders: Aspiring autocrats tank economies Sat, 06 Dec 2025
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657 - The business behind OnlyFans, with CEO Keily Blair Thu, 04 Dec 2025
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656 - Embrace the multihyphenate career, with Chief’s Alison Moore Tue, 02 Dec 2025
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655 - Replay: Dinner table wisdom with Danny Meyer Thu, 27 Nov 2025
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654 - Beyond the Parade: Macy’s navigates tariffs, turbulence and retail evolution Tue, 25 Nov 2025
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653 - Possible: Steve Kerr and Kris Brown on leadership and purpose in sports Sat, 22 Nov 2025
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652 - How to be 'fearless' in the AI age, with Fei-Fei Li and Reid Hoffman Thu, 20 Nov 2025
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651 - AI: The new frontier for mental health support? Tue, 18 Nov 2025
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650 - The future of crypto, with Coinbase’s Emilie Choi Thu, 13 Nov 2025
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649 - How to get funded now: VCs Reid Hoffman, Aileen Lee, and Stacy Brown-Philpot, with Van Jones Tue, 11 Nov 2025
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648 - Remarkable People: David Chang is 'Steve Jobs with a knife" Sat, 08 Nov 2025
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647 - From billion-dollar brand to blank slate: Bobbi Brown’s comeback Thu, 06 Nov 2025
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646 - Branding truths and tariff myths, with Autodesk’s Dara Treseder & Flexport’s Ryan Petersen Tue, 04 Nov 2025
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645 - When ‘genius’ becomes a trap, with author Ryan Holiday Thu, 30 Oct 2025
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644 - Chobani & Patagonia CEOs break down where values meet profit Tue, 28 Oct 2025
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643 - Andrew Ross Sorkin: How to make sense of today’s market Thu, 23 Oct 2025
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642 - The New York Times ‘will not be cowed’, with CEO Meredith Kopit Levien Tue, 21 Oct 2025
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641 - Brené Brown & Reid Hoffman on the skills every leader needs now Thu, 16 Oct 2025
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640 - Airbnb’s bet on an IRL future, with Brian Chesky Tue, 14 Oct 2025
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639 - Replay: How Daymond John built FUBU Thu, 09 Oct 2025
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638 - OLIPOP’s gutsy play to dethrone Coke and Pepsi, with Ben Goodwin Tue, 07 Oct 2025
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637 - How to sell a billion dollars of snacks, with the founders of Chomps Thu, 02 Oct 2025
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636 - Design dominance sparks a blockbuster IPO, with Figma’s Dylan Field Tue, 30 Sep 2025
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635 - Pioneers of AI: The power of storytelling in VCs, with Jeffrey Katzenberg and ChenLi Wang Sat, 27 Sep 2025
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634 - Build stronger trust on your teams, with Rachel Botsman Thu, 25 Sep 2025
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633 - After devastating aid cuts, Mercy Corps keeps fighting, with Tjada D’Oyen McKenna Tue, 23 Sep 2025
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632 - How to find your next mentor, with Janice Omadeke Thu, 18 Sep 2025
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631 - Historic changes across high fashion, with WSJ. Magazine’s Sarah Ball Tue, 16 Sep 2025
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630 - Possible: Stephen Colbert isn’t so sure about AI (with Reid Hoffman) Sat, 13 Sep 2025
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629 - How a near-death experience changed this founder’s approach to fear Thu, 11 Sep 2025
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628 - Music biz at a crossroads: from Taylor Swift to AI, with Sowmya Krishnamurthy Tue, 09 Sep 2025
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627 - Betting on product to win in fantasy sports, with Underdog’s Jeremy Levine Thu, 04 Sep 2025
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626 - Grab’s rise from rideshare to superapp in Asia, with Anthony Tan Tue, 02 Sep 2025
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625 - Reid Hoffman & Kickstarter’s Everette Taylor take your questions Thu, 28 Aug 2025
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624 - Hollywood’s hottest AI partner, with Runway’s Cristóbal Valenzuela Tue, 26 Aug 2025
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623 - How design drives successful companies, with Sarah Stein Greenberg Thu, 21 Aug 2025
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622 - Dating is down. So why is Hinge thriving? with CEO Justin McLeod Tue, 19 Aug 2025
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621 - The bromance that rebuilt Detroit: Dan Gilbert and Mayor Mike Duggan Sat, 16 Aug 2025
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620 - The insights that fuel SharkNinja’s biggest innovations Thu, 14 Aug 2025
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619 - Is it ‘economic Halloween’ in the US? with political economist Mark Blyth Tue, 12 Aug 2025
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618 - Inside one of the world’s greatest fundraising operations Thu, 07 Aug 2025
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617 - Employers adapt to ICE raids and a workforce on edge Tue, 05 Aug 2025
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616 - The new art and science of marketing, with Known’s Ross Martin and Kern Schireson Thu, 31 Jul 2025
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615 - Blocking AI crawlers to save the internet, with Cloudflare’s Matthew Prince Tue, 29 Jul 2025
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614 - Strategy Session: Advice from Elan Lee and Sarah Robb O’Hagan Sat, 26 Jul 2025
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613 - How to create a ‘transcendent’ career, with author Suzy Welch Thu, 24 Jul 2025
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612 - From Colbert to Trump’s WSJ lawsuit, Axios’ Sara Fischer on media turmoil Tue, 22 Jul 2025
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611 - CATAN: Reid Hoffman’s favorite board game for business leaders Thu, 17 Jul 2025
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610 - Trump’s chilling effect on big business, with Harvard Business Review’s Adi Ignatius Tue, 15 Jul 2025