Hello. Welcome to Equity, the startup business podcast. Uncover the numbers and nuances behind the headlines. This is a Monday show where we dig into the weekend and give you a peek into his week ahead. We'll talk more about Wednesday, but this week is Y Combinator Demo Day week, so expect a ton of startup news.
Today's podcast digs into the latest news that shows Discord is moving towards opening up its doors to advertising. As I wrote in 2022, this is standard practice for growing tech companies, even if you don't like it as a consumer. (Look at YouTube's ad load, for example.)
Also, this very neat startup round in trucking, TechCrunch's latest cybersecurity scoop that's big news for AT&T customers, and Android pods that will bring YouTube Music even more prominence within Alphabet's consumer empire. We also touched on upcoming changes to the casting ecosystem. Hit the play button and enjoy!
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