The Notorious B2B Show’s Podcast

Zoom announces it’s acquiring Common Room and inches closer to being an all-in-one revenue platform?? Anthropic’s Fable 5 access is back after the government put a hold on it, and OpenAl delayed its IPO to 2027 while blaming the weather (the market weather, apparently). Also, an employee gets fired over an Elmo meme, a 28-year-old faked 4 million customers to sell JPMorgan a $175 million lie, and...

Tim Davidson unpacks the wild story of Cyber Dive Co-Founder Jeffrey Gottfurcht, now facing federal wire fraud charges after allegedly embezzling $1.5 million from his company. He blew it on a Lamborghini, a diamond ring, and a house for an escort he was seeing. You can't make this stuff up. Wait, there's more… Also hear about using AI for dog branding, a "Claude" impersonator's Slack antics, and...

This week, Tim and Tas circle back to a massive acquisition, where Salesforce spent billions on Intercom, yet for two years claimed they already had the same capabilities with their own "Agentforce."   Wait, there's more… We're also diving into the official US ban of Anthropic's Fable 5 and what Anthropic's statement is REALLY trying to say, and SpaceX buying Cursor for $60B.   As always, we balan...

Jason Lemkin’s SaaStr is making headlines this week, and we’re ripping into the implications. The world’s biggest SaaS conference is hiring a *human* marketer to report to its AI agent “10K,” which already drives 80% of their marketing and manages eight figures in revenue.  Wait, there's more… We’re talking about LinkedIn DMs turning into true love, the ethics of telling candidates why they were r...

Tim Davidson breaks down why LinkedIn is actively combating AI-generated content and automated comments. It's not just about filtering out 'AI slop'; the platform is also dealing with state-sponsored fake profiles targeting sensitive information. Wait, there's more…Tas is floating a B2B event idea, Delta gives out free cookies, and companies are backtracking on token maxing. If you've got a take,...

Bloomberg caught Salesforce red-handed. Tim Davidson dives into the report exposing that the Agentforce demos at Dreamforce were largely simulated, with key clients still on legacy systems months later. Don't fall for the smoke and mirrors. Wait, there's more…we cover Google Search's new AI-first search - the first search UI change in 25 years, AI shoppers converting better, and a CMO of a pretty...

Is this the most unhinged CEO move of the year, or a genius play? Tim breaks down why Bolt's CEO fired his entire HR department and what he claims happened next.   Wait, there’s more…we also get into Meta's massive AI pivot, LinkedIn's algorithm killing your reach, and why Google just broke SEO for good.   If you've got a take, drop it in the comments or send this to someone who needs it.   Timest...

ZoomInfo just set a new low for corporate cowardice, allegedly laying off 20% of their staff via text message. Tim breaks down how a B2B darling could get it so disastrously wrong. Is this the future of work or just a new bottom for shitty leadership? Wait, there's more…we also get into AI that monitors your emotions, the stealth AI startup trying to "remove humans", Deloitte and Zoom rolling back...

Google just dropped a 4GB surprise on your device, and they didn't bother asking for permission. Tas Bober is joined by special guest Chelsea Castle for a "girls’ hour" deep dive into the wildest week in B2B news. We’re kicking things off with the 4GB surprise Google just dropped on your device without asking: the secret installation of Gemini Nano through Chrome. We break down the total lack of c...

China just killed a $2 billion deal, and Zuck is officially left at the altar. This week, we’re breaking down the absolute chaos of the blocked Manus AI acquisition, from the "missing" CEOs to the Chinese government flex that just reminded everyone who’s actually in charge of the IP. We’re also calling out the "vibe-coding" of it all—because let’s be honest, Manus basically just control-C, control...

LinkedIn’s world just got a major shakeup. This week, we’re breaking down the end of an era: Ryan Roslansky is stepping down as CEO. But is this just a standard leadership hand-off, or the first domino in what’s looking like the "Great CEO Exodus of 2026"? With heavyweights like Apple and Hootsuite also clearing out the C-suite, we speculate on what’s really going on.    But wait, there’s more! We...

Allbirds collapsed, rebranded as an AI company, and the market reacted immediately, what’s really going on? Tim is joined by special guest Chelsea Castle to break down the strategy, the timing, and what this kind of pivot actually signals for B2B companies and the current AI hype cycle.   Wait, there’s more…LinkedIn is cracking down on tools like Shield, Apollo.io is back after a year off-platform...

Anthropic just made its move and it changed everything.   They’re limiting usage, locking down access, and even holding back their most powerful model because it’s “too dangerous” for the public. At the same time, pricing is shifting, power users are getting squeezed, and AI is quietly becoming a pay-to-play system.   Meanwhile, OpenAI is going in the opposite direction buying distribution, acquir...

Connect with the hosts: Tim Davidson – linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41 Tas Bober – linkedin.com/in/tasbober   Subscribe for more no-BS breakdowns of the internet’s wildest B2B moments.   What does corporate loyalty look like in 2026? This week, a single automated notification from Oracle provided a sobering answer for the B2B community. Tim Davidson goes solo (donning a tie for the occasion) to break...

Connect with the hosts:   Tim Davidson –   https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41   Tas Bober –  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasbober     Subscribe for more no-BS breakdowns of the internet’s wildest B2B moments. This week on Notorious B2B, we break down the Delve story—the SOC 2 compliance startup that wasn’t actually doing compliance. What looked legit on the surface quickly turned into someth...

Connect with the hosts:   Tim Davidson –   https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41   Tas Bober –  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasbober     Subscribe for more no-BS breakdowns of the internet’s wildest B2B moments. We break down Moltbook, the AI-powered social network full of fake posts that still went viral (and somehow got acquired by Meta), and why they decided on this play.  Then we hit the we...

Connect with the hosts: Tim Davidson – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41 Tas Bober – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasbober Subscribe for more no-BS breakdowns of the internet’s wildest B2B moments. Anthropic reportedly walked away from a $200M government AI contract… and OpenAI stepped in to take the deal.   In this episode, Tim and Tas break down why Anthropic might have rejected the contra...

Connect with the hosts:   Tim Davidson – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41 Tas Bober – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasbober Subscribe for more no-BS breakdowns of the internet’s wildest B2B moments.   This week on Notorious B2B we break down the biggest story in AI: OpenClaw’s creator joining OpenAI. The tool exploded across LinkedIn and X, but now the founder has been acqui-hired by OpenAI...

Connect with the hosts: Tim Davidson – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41 Tas Bober – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasbober/ Subscribe for more no-BS breakdowns of the internet’s wildest B2B moments. This week, Notorious B2B goes live for the first time ever at Above the Fold in Fort Lauderdale.  Inside the episode: B2B has officially hit the mainstream. We teardown the best (and worst) B2B S...

*Connect with the hosts:* *Tim Davidson* – http://linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41 *Tas Bober* – http://linkedin.com/in/tasbober *Subscribe for more no-BS breakdowns of the internet’s wildest B2B moments.* _________________________________________________________________________________   This week: Hootsuite’s CEO responds to backlash over its ICE contract (and somehow says nothing), Anthropic takes...

Connect with the hosts: Tim Davidson – http://linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41 Tas Bober – http://linkedin.com/in/tasbober Subscribe for more no-BS breakdowns of the internet’s wildest B2B moments. We cover the reality behind the viral Clawdbot AI assistant, Hootsuite’s ICE contract backlash, Amazon’s latest corporate layoffs, and the rise of lazy LinkedIn comment-gating. For B2B marketers, SaaS teams...

Connect with the hosts: Tim Davidson –   / tadavidson41     Tas Bober –   / tasbober     Subscribe for more no-BS breakdowns of the internet’s wildest B2B moments. --- OpenAI is testing ads inside ChatGPT. Salesforce may be teaming up with MrBeast for a Super Bowl ad. Attribution is back. Gated content is under fire. And one brutal PTO vs FMLA story reminds us why corporate policies still matter....

Cvent just acquired ON24. You're probably thinking, "Okay, another B2B acquisition, who cares?" But they bought Goldcast just 2 weeks earlier.  In this episode, we break down: Why Cvent is suddenly on a buying spree OpenAI is speculated to purchase Pinterest  LinkedIn took down another data provider, Artisan, but this one has a happy ending. Microsoft’s AI Irony: AI writes 30% of their code, yet W...

LinkedIn dropped its Year in Review - their version of Spotify’s wildly popular “Wrapped” where they give you fun statistics about your listening history on the platform.    LinkedIn’s version was exciting at first but then everyone started comparing notes. And the math does not math. So naturally, this is how we’re kicking off the New Year. Welcome to the first episode of Notorious B2B this year....

This episode is a full recap of Chris Walker’s B2B era. From the early Refine Labs days, to Dark Social, to leaving his own company, to launching Encoded and talking about “frequency.” We cover: How Chris Walker rose to become one of the most influential voices in B2B marketing The Dark Social era and why it resonated so hard Why he left Refine Labs and what he’s up to now  Why the backlash was in...