Episode 23: Perplexity’s $34B Stunt, Mailchimp Hack Fizzles & LinkedIn Crackdowns Continue
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Tim and Tas are back with an absolute monster docket in Episode 23 of Notorious B2B. First up: Perplexity offering $34.5B (cash they definitely don’t have) to “buy” Google Chrome — easily the most absurd headline of the week. Then it’s the Mailchimp hack that turned out to be less than 1GB of stolen data, LinkedIn quietly shutting down dozens of automation tools, and a circle back on the Salesloft + Clari merger with new news.
Also in this episode:
• Duolingo’s stock rockets up, then crashes after a GPT-5 demo
• Builder AI’s founder’s shady history resurfaces
• The ongoing debate over whether LinkedIn follower growth is a “real” CMO goal
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.
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Also in this episode:
• Duolingo’s stock rockets up, then crashes after a GPT-5 demo
• Builder AI’s founder’s shady history resurfaces
• The ongoing debate over whether LinkedIn follower growth is a “real” CMO goal
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.
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