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Masters of Scale

by WaitWhat

When powerful law firms don’t defend themselves against Trump, with ex-Skadden associate Rachel Cohen

08.04.2025 • 00:27:11

Many prominent law firms have recently found themselves in President Trump’s crosshairs. Skadden Arps’ attorney, Rachel Cohen, encouraged the firm to ...

How Reid Hoffman’s new company will create cancer cures

03.04.2025 • 00:30:13

Reid Hoffman shares the inside story this week of his bold new venture to disrupt cancer drug development: Manas AI. He chats with Jeff Berman to refl...

From data breach scandal to AI darling, with Snowflake’s CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy

01.04.2025 • 00:28:39

It's been a wild few years for Snowflake, from a record-breaking IPO to a plummeting stock price to a data-breach scandal. Sridhar Ramaswamy took over...

Climate change ‘codeswitching’ for business, with Planet FWD’s Julia Collins

27.03.2025 • 00:36:58

Serial entrepreneur Julia Collins is tackling climate change with her latest venture, Planet FWD. It’s a B2B platform helping brands make their supply...

Public radio vs. DOGE: NPR CEO Katherine Maher previews her testimony

25.03.2025 • 00:31:33

Tomorrow, NPR’s CEO Katherine Maher goes before a DOGE subcommittee in Congress to defend the public media outlet’s case for federal funding. Maher re...

Live from SXSW: Mike and Kass Lazerow’s ‘messy’ path to success

20.03.2025 • 00:37:59

Serial entrepreneurs and investors Mike and Kass Lazerow are best known for co-founding Buddy Media, the social media marketing platform that sold to ...

From 'Trump bump' to 'Trump slump,' with Betterment CEO Sarah Levy

18.03.2025 • 00:27:28

Recent market swings are causing whiplash for everyday investors. Sarah Levy, CEO of digital investment platform Betterment returns to Rapid Response ...

Solving start-up puzzles, with Vanta CEO Christina Cacioppo

13.03.2025 • 00:32:09

Compliance and security might not be the flashiest parts of running a business, but that’s exactly where the CEO and founder of Vanta saw a $2.5 billi...

Nonprofits navigate Trump’s drastic funding cuts, with The Chronicle of Philanthropy CEO Stacy Palmer

11.03.2025 • 00:27:37

President Trump’s dramatic cuts to U.S. government grants are destabilizing every corner of the non-profit sector, leaving organizations scrambling to...

How Anastasia Soare built a beauty brand worth billions

06.03.2025 • 00:31:07

Anastasia Soare is responsible for how everyone from Oprah to Kim Kardashian shape their eyebrows. Soare started as a Romanian immigrant in a single r...

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When powerful law firms don’t defend themselves against Trump, with ex-Skadden associate Rachel Cohen
00:27:11