Techish

Michael and Abadesi are back and discuss all things tech and current events! The attempted assassination of Donald Trump (00:00:03) Tech luminaries endorsing Trump (00:08:30) The role of big tech in society (00:12:22) The romanticization of tech (00:13:48) Reassessing venture capital (00:14:46) Tech's pivot to Trump (00:16:37) Celebrity endorsements of Trump (00:18:22) Rekindling old romances...

Brand new Techish! In this episode, host Michael Berhane is joined by TechCrunch reporter Dominic-Madori Davis to break down: • HBO’s Movie Pass, Movie Crash (0:35) • Will Smith was never cancelled (7:05) • Edward Blum’s anti-DEI lawsuit against Fearless Fund (10:50) ———————————————————— Extra Reading & Resources • Fearless Fund: Appeals Court Rules Against Grants For Black Women [POCIT] • Con...

Brand new Techish! In this mini episode, hosts Michael and Abadesi talk all things money! • How to be a savvy saver • Why investing matters • Financial red flags, and more! ———————————————————— Extra Reading  I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi [Amazon] Unshakeable: Your Guide to Financial Freedom by Tony Robbins [Amazon] The Money Ladder: A 3-step guide to make and grow your wealth by Fran...

Brand new Techish! Hosts Abadesi and Michael dive into: Weaponized incompetence harms DEI (0:15) Reflections on getting older (10:15) Companies outsourcing jobs overseas (18:00) Tips for new B2B founders (26:25) ————————————————————    Extra Reading & Resources Google lays off hundreds of ‘Core’ employees, moves some positions to India and Mexico [CNBC] Who Still Works From Home? [New York Tim...

Brand new Techish! Hosts Abadesi and Michael dive into: • Starbucks and Apple are in their flop era (0:30) • Women on Bumble no longer have to make the first move (12:40) • Bank of America employees to strike following death from overwork (21:10) • The decline of the UK (26:30)   ————————————————————   Extra Reading & Resources • Starbucks removes DE&I requirements from executive pay struc...

Brand new Techish! Hosts Abadesi and Michael are back in the studio to break down: The dark side of the Drake vs Kendrick beef (0:30) Google employees fired for protesting Israeli contract (11:00) Stack Overflow partners with OpenAI (22:45) The real reason behind the TikTok ban? (28:20) ————————————————————    Extra Reading & Resources Drake and Kendrick Lamar don’t care about misogyny [Vox] I...

Techish host Michael interviews VC and founder Andy Ayim!  About Andy Ayim: Former product leader, entrepreneur, angel investor. Ex Managing Director of Backstage Capital London [founded by Arlan Hamilton] Achievements: Recipient of the Queen's Honours (MBE) for contributions to diversity and inclusion in the UK technology sector. Clients: Notable collaborations with Tesco, Nandos, giffgaff,...

Brand new Techish! This week, host Michael continues his conversation with former Radio 1Xtra DJ Reece Parkinson. They break down: Andrew Tate and money mentors (2:50) How a shock type 1 diabetes diagnosis led Reece to tech (16:50) Life as a tech entrepreneur (26:40) Building your first business (35:50) ————————————————————  Extra Reading:  Connect with Reece on Instagram ( @reeceparkinson ) or Tw...

Brand new Techish! This week, host Michael sits down with former Radio 1Xtra DJ Reece Parkinson. Quitting a top radio job for tech (1:00) Spending your mortgage deposit on Tesla stock (9:45) Is Elon the modern day da Vinci? (16:58) Should you invest in the S&P 500? (29:12) ———————————————————— Extra Reading: Connect with Reece on Instagram ( @reeceparkinson ) or Twitter ( @Reece_Parkinson ) Ch...

Brand new Techish! This week, Michael sits down with TechCrunch reporter Dominic-Madori Davis to break down: • Pinterest is Megan Thee Stallion’s favorite app (5:20) • Influencer review tanks company’s stock (8:55) • OJ Simpson dies at 76 (13:00) • Fake TikTok podcasts (21:09) • Silicon Valley’s ‘fake it till you make it’ culture (23:00) • Forbes to fraud pipeline (28:45) ———————————————————— Extr...

Brand new Techish! This week, hosts Abadesi and Michael break down:  The US government suing Apple (0:18)  Florida to ban social media for under 14s (8:42) Will AI create one-person unicorns? (16:33)  Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire cuts ties with Candace Owens (23:05)  DEI backlash: headlines vs reality (27:48) Extra Reading: Justice Department Sues Apple for Monopolizing Smartphone Markets [US Gov] Cyb...

Brand new Techish! This week, hosts Abadesi and Michael dive into • Diddy the Diddler (0:30) • Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis (5:15) • Is DEI the new n-word? (11:50) • Marissa Mayer’s new app embracing risk (20:40) • Reddit goes public (29:35) • Trump’s Truth Social stock soars (32:20)   ————————————————————  Extra Reading: • ‘They Don’t Have The Courage To Say The N-Word’—Baltimore Mayor Conde...

Techish is back! This week, we break down:  Shudu’s creator is finally paying Black models (00:15)  Christopher Nolan paid just under $100M for Oppenheimer (4:25) Another Diddy lawsuit (9:15)  Will DevOn AI replace software engineers? (12:55)  How to pitch to a VC (18:25) Ye’s genius Super Bowl ad (26:45)  ————————————————————   Extra Reading:  'My AI twin may get me more modelling work'...

Techish is back in the building, and this week, we break down:  Are tech conferences worth it? (0:30) The TikTok ban (6:00) Trump AI fakes target Black voters (10:00 Kate Middleton conspiracy theories (14:50) Elon Musk is suing OpenAI (20:40) ————————————————————  Extra Reading: Potential U.S. TikTok Ban Leaves Black Creators In Limbo [POCIT]  Trump Supporters Target Black Voters With Faked AI-Gen...

Throwback episode: This week, we’re revisiting some of our favorite celebrity and business stories! • Kim K’s Skims is now a $4 billion company (0:15) • Keith Lee’s Atlanta reviews and influencer culture (5:05) • Beyoncé divorces Adidas (11:25) • Jay Z and rich people conversations (17:55) Laugh Love Law Real conversations. Real people. Real impact. A podcast about life, law and... Listen on: Appl...

Techish is back with another episode! Hosts Abadesi and Michael break down: Rising unemployment among Black men (0:30) Man sues “Are We Dating The Same Guy?” Facebook group (5:33) Nobody is really your friend at work (13:55) What your job says about your personality (25:07) —————————————————————   Extra Reading:      The unemployment rate of Black men rose in January, underscoring continued inequa...

Techish is back with another episode! Hosts Abadesi and Michael break down: Apple Vision Pro (0:40) Meta’s stock is booming (3:38) Adam Neumann wants to buy back WeWork (7:30) Is Taylor Swift a psyop? (11:15) Grammy wins and blaccents (14:55) Mr & Mrs Smith reboot (18:25) —————————————————————  Extra Reading:    Adam Neumann Raised More In One Round Than All Black Founders Raised This Quarter...

Techish is back with another episode! Hosts Abadesi and Michael break down: PwC boss tells Gen Z to return to office in age of AI (0:29) Career success vs soft life (6:00) Dating icks and short kings (12:35) Haggling your bills and subscription costs (20:35) Who wins when Black founders sell their companies? (24:50) —————————————————————   Extra Reading:    Gen Z employees who want to succeed in t...

Techish is back with another episode! Hosts Abadesi and Michael unpack: Are tech layoffs targeting BIPOC? (0:40) Twitter functioning despite mass layoffs (4:44) Tech workers leaving the industry for… farming?! (9:50) TikToks go silent as Universal Music Group pulls its music (13:40) —————————————————————   Extra Reading:    Fans React to Removal of UMG Artists From TikTok: ‘Were We Silent or Silen...

Welcome back! This week, Techish hosts Abadesi and Michael break down: • DEI founders jumping ship amid culture war (0:10) • Male founders start “girls only” club after discovering sexism (8:15) • P Diddy, Russell Brand, and why we don’t listen to women (14:50) • The courage to be disliked (23:34) ———————————————————————  Extra Reading:    Why have five men started a “girls only” club in New York...

Techish is back for a brand new season! To kick off 2024, hosts Abadesi and Michael break down: Layoffs in the age of TikTok and remote work (0.00) Is Google’s reign finally over?  (6:10) “DEI must DIE”: Elon Musk’s culture war  (13:43) Bill Ackman’s dry snitching backfires, wife accused of plagiarism (17:29) Crypto, wealth managers, and investing your assets (24:21) ————————————————————— The epis...

Techish is back with a founders’ special! Hosts Abadesi and Michael break down: • Investing in yourself with a $20K masterclass (1:08) • Surviving 2023 as a Black founder (15:10) • Race vs gender equity progress in the workplace (23:00) • Getting ghosted by job applicants during the bull market (27:00) • Leveraging pretty privilege to close deals (29:58) ————————————————————— This episode is spons...

Techish is back with a brand new episode! Hosts Abadesi & Michael break down: The founder who scammed Google and Facebook out of $100M (0:50) Nvidia’s co-founder regrets building a company from scratch (3:05) Will Ozempic’s popularity hurt food and fitness companies? (12:05) Has wedding culture gotten out of control? (21:55) ChatGPT’s new features and why it’s so hard to build a sustainable AI...

Techish is back with a brand-new episode! This week, hosts Michael & Abadesi recap the Techish live show before diving into: RIP ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry WeWork going bankrupt: the winners and the losers Keith Lee’s Atlanta restaurant reviews wreak havoc online Has influencer culture ruined customer service? ———————————————————— Further reading:  The True Story Behind  WeCrashed Keith Lee&...

Techish is back with a throwback episode about careers! Abadesi and Michael break down:- - Mixing business and friends (00:25) - Oversharing on social media (06:57) - Risk-averse careers (11:37) ————————————————————— www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC in tech www.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive ———————————————————— Use the hashtag #Techish on Twitter &...