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• Plantmade’s Struggles, ‘Cheat at Everything’ App Pivots, MJ Biopic, Zohran Mamdani’s Big Win

  Join our Patreon for extra-long episodes and ad-free content: https://www.patreon.com/techishThis week on Techish, hosts Michael and Abadesi break down the rise and fall of beauty brand Plantmade — and what it says about the uphill battle Black founders face keeping control of their businesses. They also chat about viral ‘cheat at everything’ app pivoting to AI notetaking, the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, and, for the Patreon folk, Zohran Mamdani’s historic NYC mayoral win.This episode is sponsored by DeleteMe. Get 20% of DeleteMe at joindeleteme.com/techish with code TECHISH.Chapters00:25 Plantmade’s Black Woman Founder Exits the Company10:10 ‘Cheat at Everything’ App Cluely Is Now an AI Meeting Assistant17:56 Controversial Michael Jackson Biopic Drops Its First Trailer28:17 Zohran Mamdani’s Historic NYC Mayoral Win [Patreon-Only]Extra Reading & ResourcesPlantmade founder steps away from troubled skincare business [The Times] This Isn't The Brand I Started: Why I'm Saying Goodbye To Afrocenchix After 15 Years [Black Ballad]Michael (2026) | Official Trailer [YouTube]Timbaland’s New Artist Is An AI-Generated Asian Woman [POCIT]Support the show————————————————————Join our Patreon for extra-long episodes and ad-free content: https://www.patreon.com/techish Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@techishpod/Advertise on Techish: https://goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2———————————————————— Stay in touch with the hashtag #Techishhttps://www.instagram.com/techishpod/https://www.instagram.com/abadesi/https://www.instagram.com/michaelberhane_/ https://www.instagram.com/hustlecrewlive/https://www.instagram.com/pocintech/Email us at [email protected]

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• Amazon Lays Off 30K, Referrals Are GOATed, Exit Interviews, and… was Mango's Founder Murdered?

  Join our Patreon for extra-long episodes and ad-free content: https://www.patreon.com/techishThis week on Techish, hosts Michael and Abadesi breakdown Amazon’s cutting 10% of its corporate workforce, the future of HR in tech, why networking and referrals matter more than ever, and leaving a toxic workplace. And for the Patreon folk, did Mango founder Isak Andic fall to his death or was he pushed?This episode is sponsored by DeleteMe. Get 20% of DeleteMe at joindeleteme.com/techish with code TECHISH.Chapters00:30 Amazon Lays Off 30,000 Employees14:22 Why Referrals Are Key to Beating the Job Market19:10 Exit Interviews at a Toxic Company24:31 Mango Founder Falls to His Death — Now His Son Is Under Investigation [Patreon Only]Extra Reading & ResourcesExclusive: Amazon targets as many as 30,000 corporate job cuts, sources say [Reuters]Amazon is planning a new wave of layoffs, sources say [Fortune]Support the show————————————————————Join our Patreon for extra-long episodes and ad-free content: https://www.patreon.com/techish Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@techishpod/Advertise on Techish: https://goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2———————————————————— Stay in touch with the hashtag #Techishhttps://www.instagram.com/techishpod/https://www.instagram.com/abadesi/https://www.instagram.com/michaelberhane_/ https://www.instagram.com/hustlecrewlive/https://www.instagram.com/pocintech/Email us at [email protected]

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• Sexy Silicon Valley Spies, Sequoia Capital, Is Rihanna's Fenty Beauty In Trouble?

  Join our Patreon for extra-long episodes and ad-free content: https://www.patreon.com/techishThis week on Techish, Michael and Abadesi chat about Abadesi's new play, spies in Silicon Valley, and what “neutral” really means when it comes to racism and Islamophobia. They also dig into today’s growing wealth gap and the future of Rihanna's Fenty Beauty.Chapters00:00 Introductions and the First Woke War Play02:18 Seductive Espionage in Silicon Valley11:10 Sequoia Capital COO Resigns Over Islamophobia17:42 Are We in the New Gilded Age?23:57 LVMH Wants to Sell Its 50% Stake in Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty [Patreon-Only]Extra Reading & ResourcesFemale spies are waging ‘sex warfare’ to steal Silicon Valley secrets [The Times]1,000 Founders Demand That Sequoia Capital Partner Is Reprimanded [Forbes]Making Money in the Gilded Age [The Lindy Newsletter]Exclusive: LVMH explores sale of its 50% stake in Rihanna-backed Fenty Beauty, sources say [Reuters]Support the show————————————————————Join our Patreon for extra-long episodes and ad-free content: https://www.patreon.com/techish Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@techishpod/Advertise on Techish: https://goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2———————————————————— Stay in touch with the hashtag #Techishhttps://www.instagram.com/techishpod/https://www.instagram.com/abadesi/https://www.instagram.com/michaelberhane_/ https://www.instagram.com/hustlecrewlive/https://www.instagram.com/pocintech/Email us at [email protected]

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• Black Founder Struggles, Sperm Racing Startups, Anti-Social Media, Marc Lamont Hill and Black Intellectuals. Ft. Dominic-Madori Davis

  Join our Patreon for extra-long episodes and ad-free content: https://www.patreon.com/techishTechish host Michael Berhane and TechCrunch reporter Dominic-Madori Davis unpack what’s really going on with funding for Black founders — and why so many are heading back to the 9-to-5. They also get into Elon Musk’s clash with X’s head of product, Nikita Bier, Meta’s smart glasses and the end of privacy, and why academics need to step out of the ivory tower.Follow Dom on Instagram (@dominicmadori) and subscribe to her Substack, The Black Cat.Chapters00:28 Black Founders Are Facing an Uphill Battle05:36 Sperm Racing Startup Raises $10M Seed09:30 Elon Musk and Nikita Bier’s Bot Battle18:24 The Future of Social Media25:29 Marc Lamont Hill on the Joe Budden Podcast [Patreon-Only]Extra Reading & ResourcesQ2 2025 Black Venture Funding Report [HBCU.vc]Sperm-racing investors blow $10 million on ‘seed round’ for sports venture [The San Francisco Standard]A new wave of social media apps provide hope in a doomscrolling world [TechCrunch]Support the show————————————————————Join our Patreon for extra-long episodes and ad-free content: https://www.patreon.com/techish Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@techishpod/Advertise on Techish: https://goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2———————————————————— Stay in touch with the hashtag #Techishhttps://www.instagram.com/techishpod/https://www.instagram.com/abadesi/https://www.instagram.com/michaelberhane_/ https://www.instagram.com/hustlecrewlive/https://www.instagram.com/pocintech/Email us at [email protected]

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• Gen Z’s Job-Pocalypse: Accenture Lays Off 11K Due to AI? Is UK Black History Month Dead?

  Join our Patreon for extra-long episodes and ad-free content: https://www.patreon.com/techishTechish is back! In this week's episode, hosts Michael and Abadesi break down Gen Z’s job market struggles, from AI shaking up entry-level roles to companies cutting costs and outsourcing instead of hiring fresh talent. They dig into why degrees aren’t translating into jobs, how AI panic is reshaping the workplace, and why some businesses are still dragging their feet on automation. And for our Patreon listeners: we dive into UK Black History Month losing steam, and Michael and Abadesi get personal about the need to uplift our own communities.Chapters00:30 What’s Really Driving the Gen Z Job-pocalypse?06:59 Accenture Is Cutting Staff It Can't Retrain in the Age of AI11:20 What Happened to UK Black History Month? [Patreon-Only]Extra Reading & ResourcesGen Z faces ‘job-pocalypse’ as global firms prioritise AI over new hires, report says [The Guardian] What the graduate unemployment story gets wrong [Financial Times] Accenture CEO Says It’s Sacking Employees Who Won’t Embrace AI [Futurism] Support the show————————————————————Join our Patreon for extra-long episodes and ad-free content: https://www.patreon.com/techish Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@techishpod/Advertise on Techish: https://goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2———————————————————— Stay in touch with the hashtag #Techishhttps://www.instagram.com/techishpod/https://www.instagram.com/abadesi/https://www.instagram.com/michaelberhane_/ https://www.instagram.com/hustlecrewlive/https://www.instagram.com/pocintech/Email us at [email protected]

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