Bruce's victim this time is Harry Godfrey, Executive Director and Co-founder of the Little Tech Association. Harry and Bruce talk about who’s actually representing startups in Washington, and who claims to represent them while actually serving Big Tech’s interests. They get into how incumbents use market power to shut out competitors, why Harry sees smart, targeted regulation as the thing that keeps markets open rather than the opposite, and what the antitrust breakups of Microsoft, AT&T and Standard Oil may suggest about the moment tech is in now with AI.Show notes:Little Tech AssociationAndy Yen on For a Better WebPatricia Egger (Proton security) on For a Better WebGene Burrus on For a Better WebUS vs MicrosoftUS vs AppleHow George Harrison – and a very naughty boy – saved British cinemaChapters:(0:00) Intro: meet Harry Godfrey(0:42) What is the Little Tech Association?(1:19) Lobbyist or advocate?(1:54) Vivaldi's ties to LTA(2:26) Three types of tech lobbies(5:24) Why Big Tech funds fake groups(6:40) Defining "little" and "tech"(8:39) What unites LTA's 240+ members(11:56) Capitalist to its core(14:23) Who doesn't get to join LTA(18:44) LTA's founding members(23:06) Regulation: pro-growth or not?(28:38) Harry's path: clean tech to LTA(33:48) AI's dorm-room moment(34:37) How antitrust built Google(37:19) George Harrison or Harrison Ford?(38:03) Wrap-up
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