Bob Safian
Host
Rapid Response
As the former editor in chief of Fast Company, Bob Safian was the first magazine editor to put Mark Zuckerberg on a cover. His keen eye for where the winds of business are blowing helped him identify innovators at Airbnb, Spotify, and Uber long before the rest of the business world caught on. Every Tuesday and Friday on the Rapid Response podcast, Bob guides listeners through the murky waters of modern times with a genuine optimism and openness to new ideas.
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A radical fix for the broken book business
Authors Equity’s Madeline McIntosh
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Authors Equity’s Madeline McIntosh
The race no one can win: AI’s anti-human crisis
Center for Humane Technology’s Aza Raskin
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Center for Humane Technology’s Aza Raskin
AI warfare and the race for a million-drone army
Shield AI’s Brandon Tseng
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Shield AI’s Brandon Tseng
Why success destroys the companies we love
Author Eric Ries
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Author Eric Ries
Uber's swerve on gas prices, hotels & a driverless future
Uber’s Andrew Macdonald
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Uber’s Andrew Macdonald
The “invisible army” behind Amazon’s robotaxi revolution
Zoox’s Aicha Evans
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Zoox’s Aicha Evans
A canceled commencement speech & the risks of an outspoken CEO
Arcellx’s Rami Elghandour
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Arcellx’s Rami Elghandour
Duolingo’s battle for learning in an AI world
Duolingo’s Luis von Ahn
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Duolingo’s Luis von Ahn
Hormuz fallout: Energy chaos is here to stay
Axios’ Amy Harder
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Axios’ Amy Harder