E908 Roger McNamee, FB investor, author "Zucked": mentoring Zuck, Russia, big data, surveillance-PT1
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E908: Roger McNamee, early Facebook investor & author of "Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe," shares early days mentoring Zuck, the destructive power of persuasive tech, the Russian plan to subvert American democracy, & Beyond Facebook: Big Tech’s dystopian surveillance, data collection & what we can do about it - PART 1
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Show Notes:
0:47 - Jason introduces Roger McNamee and Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe, and they share their own experiences with Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg.
15:27 - Jason thanks sponsor Walker Corporate Law. Visit WalkerCorporateLaw.com or talk to Scott Walker, the founder, directly at scott@walkercorporatelaw.com or (415) 979-9998.
16:54 - Changes in Silicon Valley after the dot-com crash in 2000, and how Facebook helped manipulate voters in the 2016 elections.
25:55 - Jason thanks sponsor Hello Monday. Find Hello Monday on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.
27:10 - Roger explains what happened with Cambridge Analytica and its impact on the elections.
35:31 - Jason thanks sponsor Capterra. Visit capterra.com/twist to find the right business software for you.
37:31 - Meeting Mark Zuckerberg, Roger’s biggest impact on Facebook, and connecting Sheryl Sandberg and Mark Zuckerberg.
52:57 - Bad judgment at Facebook with Beacon and creating a culture of no credit/blame.