This episode explores Pavel Durov's arrest and Telegram's "free speech forever" stance, examining the platform's journey from memes to controversies surrounding content moderation and compliance.
18 May 2025
#1 | 92 customers in a trench coat
In the very first episode of Founders Behaving Badly, we dig into a sketchy AI edtech.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:40 - The AI chatbot for truancy
00:05:04 - From Harvard halls to hot water
00:06:51 - Fraud charges and pivot points
00:12:14 - Investor decks and wild claims
00:17:02 - When $5K becomes $3.7M
00:23:40 - The SVB collapse and a fake rescue
00:26:20 - Playing the consultant
00:31:02 - The final unraveling
00:36:15 - Where the money went (or didn’t)
42:18:00 - The end of free money
44:12:00 - When charisma meets crime
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26 Feb 2025
"Allegedly" - Founders Behaving Badly Trailer
Hey, did you hear about what happened with that one founder?
Founders Behaving Badly is a podcast about founders and executives doing naughty things and not getting away with it.
In each episode, I'll tell guests a story about a founder misbehaving. From divisive posts and poor employee treatment to fraud, embezzlement, and identity theft.
These stories are full of juicy gossip, And hey, maybe you'll learn something about business along the way.
Or not.
You might be surprised by some of these stories of founders and CEOs misbehaving, but I'm not. I've got the news alerts and DMs to prove it.
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