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On Masters of Scale, iconic business leaders share lessons and strategies that have helped them grow the world's most fascinating companies. Founders, CEOs, and dynamic innovators join candid conversations about their triumphs and challenges with a set of luminary hosts, including founding host Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock partner). From navigating early prototypes to expanding brands globally, Masters of Scale provides priceless insights to help anyone grow their dream enterprise.
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- Todayinterview31 min6-min read
The U.S. at 250: The case for reckoning and rebuild, with Ian Bremmer
The United States at 250 years old is grappling with deep structural challenges, including eroding trust in institutions, extreme wealth inequality, and a crisis of national identity, but political scientist Ian Bremmer sees the current revolutionary mood not as a threat, but as a necessary and potentially positive force for renewal. True patriotism, he argues, lies in holding the country accountable while still celebrating its foundational experiment.
- 5 days ago40 min
The future of EVs, with Rivian’s RJ Scaringe
RJ Scaringe is the founder and CEO of Rivian Automotive. Host Jeff Berman digs into how Scaringe thinks about competing with Tesla, the hard won lessons of building a company that makes both vehicles and software, and how the company is scaling to fuel the highly anticipated launch of its newest electric vehicle: The R2.This Masters of Scale Live event, sponsored by Atlassian, was recorded at Atlassian Team 2026 in Anaheim.Subscribe to the Masters of Scale weekly newsletter: https://mastersofscale.com/subscribeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- 1 weeks agointerview32 min6-min read
World Cup kickoff: Goals, greed, and geopolitics, with ESPN’s Sam Borden
Despite FIFA's controversial financial practices and high ticket prices that risk excluding global fans, the World Cup remains a powerful cultural equalizer, uniting people across vast socioeconomic divides through shared passion for the game. The 2026 tournament, hosted across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, faces political and logistical challenges, but its emotional resonance endures.
- 1 weeks agointerview30 min6-min read
Rapid Response: The Guardian’s secret weapon against media’s collapse, with CEO Anna Bateson
The Guardian's global success stems from its unique trust-based ownership model, early digital adoption, and deep emotional connection with audiences, allowing it to thrive amid industry turmoil while resisting short-term commercial pressures. CEO Anna Bateson emphasizes adaptability over long-term planning in the face of AI disruption, and highlights the importance of mission-driven journalism in building sustainable reader support.
- 1 weeks agointerview28 min6-min read
Rohan Oza: The playbook for building billion-dollar consumer brands
Rohan Oza, a master of consumer brand building, transformed scrappy startups like vitamin water and Poppy into billion-dollar successes by combining equity-based celebrity partnerships, influencer-driven marketing, and hands-on brand development through his investment firm Kavu. His playbook centers on making brands culturally relevant through authenticity, vision, and deep founder collaboration.
- 2 weeks ago39 min
The race no one can win: AI’s anti-human crisis, with Aza Raskin
Big Tech is moving fast on AI. But who's watching out for the rest of us? Aza Raskin, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, has spent years sounding the alarm about where the race to build powerful AI is actually taking us. He joins Rapid Response to expose the incentive structures quietly pushing Silicon Valley toward dangerous territory, and to make the case that it's not too late to change course. Raskin also unpacks the significance of Pope Leo XIV's sweeping new encyclical on AI, what China's AI priorities reveal about the global race, and why the hidden assumptions baked into AI systems may be the most underestimated risk of all.Visit the Rapid Response website here: https://www.rapidresponseshow.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- 2 weeks ago30 min
How to get better at money, with Carrie Joy Grimes
Money = Math + Feelings. That’s the equation at the heart of Carrie Joy (CJ) Grimes’ nonprofit WorkMoney, which has scaled to more than 9 million members since it started during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Grimes joins host Jeff Berman to reveal the strategies that can improve not just how much money we have, but our relationship with it. CJ’s book: The Joy of MoneySubscribe to the Masters of Scale weekly newsletter: https://mastersofscale.com/subscribeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- 3 weeks ago48 min
Why success destroys the companies we love, with Eric Ries
What if the way we think about business value, trust, and capitalism itself is fundamentally broken? Eric Ries’ The Lean Startup changed how a generation of entrepreneurs build companies. Now, Reis takes aim at some of the most sacred business assumptions today in his new book, Incorruptible. Ries joins Rapid Response to share what he witnessed firsthand in the clash between Anthropic and the US government, and why he believes the current system is failing the very people it's supposed to serve. He also brings in-the-trenches stories from Cloudflare, Novo Nordisk, and Whole Foods to make the case that courage, not capital, may be the most undervalued asset in business right now.Visit the Rapid Response website here: https://www.rapidresponseshow.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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