Techish is back with another episode! Hosts Abadesi and Michael break down: Rising unemployment among Black men (0:30) Man sues “Are We Dating The Same Guy?” Facebook group (5:33) Nobody is really your friend at work (13:55) What your job says about your personality (25:07) ————————————————————— Extra Reading: The unemployment rate of Black men rose in January, underscoring continued inequality in labor market [CNBC] Hiring managers pass over ‘names associated with Black people’ in their rush to...
Feb 27, 2024•31 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Techish is back with another episode! Hosts Abadesi and Michael break down: Apple Vision Pro (0:40) Meta’s stock is booming (3:38) Adam Neumann wants to buy back WeWork (7:30) Is Taylor Swift a psyop? (11:15) Grammy wins and blaccents (14:55) Mr & Mrs Smith reboot (18:25) ————————————————————— Extra Reading: Adam Neumann Raised More In One Round Than All Black Founders Raised This Quarter [POCIT] Support the show ———————————————————— Join our Patreon for extra-long episodes and ad-free conte...
Feb 20, 2024•22 min•Season 6Ep. 5
Techish is back with another episode! Hosts Abadesi and Michael break down: PwC boss tells Gen Z to return to office in age of AI (0:29) Career success vs soft life (6:00) Dating icks and short kings (12:35) Haggling your bills and subscription costs (20:35) Who wins when Black founders sell their companies? (24:50) ————————————————————— Extra Reading: Gen Z employees who want to succeed in the age of AI should come to the office more, accounting giant U.K. boss says [Fortune] Beatrice Dixon’s T...
Feb 13, 2024•32 min•Season 6Ep. 4
Techish is back with another episode! Hosts Abadesi and Michael unpack: Are tech layoffs targeting BIPOC? (0:40) Twitter functioning despite mass layoffs (4:44) Tech workers leaving the industry for… farming?! (9:50) TikToks go silent as Universal Music Group pulls its music (13:40) ————————————————————— Extra Reading: Fans React to Removal of UMG Artists From TikTok: ‘Were We Silent or Silenced?’ [Rolling Stone] 'I’m Singaporean': TikTok CEO grilled by US senator repeatedly about ties with Chin...
Feb 06, 2024•22 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Welcome back! This week, Techish hosts Abadesi and Michael break down: • DEI founders jumping ship amid culture war (0:10) • Male founders start “girls only” club after discovering sexism (8:15) • P Diddy, Russell Brand, and why we don’t listen to women (14:50) • The courage to be disliked (23:34) ——————————————————————— Extra Reading: Why have five men started a “girls only” club in New York City? [Women’s Agenda] Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson Discover how technology is reshaping our li...
Jan 30, 2024•27 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Techish is back for a brand new season! To kick off 2024, hosts Abadesi and Michael break down: Layoffs in the age of TikTok and remote work (0.00) Is Google’s reign finally over? (6:10) “DEI must DIE”: Elon Musk’s culture war (13:43) Bill Ackman’s dry snitching backfires, wife accused of plagiarism (17:29) Crypto, wealth managers, and investing your assets (24:21) ————————————————————— The episode is sponsored by Intuit: https://intuit.com/pocit Extra Reading: Viral TikTok Video Of Cloudflare E...
Jan 23, 2024•32 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Techish is back with a founders’ special! Hosts Abadesi and Michael break down: • Investing in yourself with a $20K masterclass (1:08) • Surviving 2023 as a Black founder (15:10) • Race vs gender equity progress in the workplace (23:00) • Getting ghosted by job applicants during the bull market (27:00) • Leveraging pretty privilege to close deals (29:58) ————————————————————— This episode is sponsored by Hubspot: Learn how Hubspot can help your business grow better at https://www.hubspot.com ———...
Nov 21, 2023•37 min•Season 5Ep. 58
Techish is back with a brand new episode! Hosts Abadesi & Michael break down: The founder who scammed Google and Facebook out of $100M (0:50) Nvidia’s co-founder regrets building a company from scratch (3:05) Will Ozempic’s popularity hurt food and fitness companies? (12:05) Has wedding culture gotten out of control? (21:55) ChatGPT’s new features and why it’s so hard to build a sustainable AI business (27:55) ————————————————————— This episode is sponsored by Hubspot: Learn how Hubspot can ...
Nov 14, 2023•32 min•Season 5Ep. 57
Techish is back with a brand-new episode! This week, hosts Michael & Abadesi recap the Techish live show before diving into: RIP ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry WeWork going bankrupt: the winners and the losers Keith Lee’s Atlanta restaurant reviews wreak havoc online Has influencer culture ruined customer service? ———————————————————— Further reading: The True Story Behind WeCrashed Keith Lee's TikTok Food Reviews Had Atlanta's Restaurant Scene in Shambles. What Happened? ———————————————————— ...
Nov 07, 2023•22 min•Season 5Ep. 56
Techish is back with a throwback episode about careers! Abadesi and Michael break down:- - Mixing business and friends (00:25) - Oversharing on social media (06:57) - Risk-averse careers (11:37) ————————————————————— www.pocitjobs.com for roles for POC in tech www.hustlecrew.co for talks and training to make your company more inclusive ———————————————————— Use the hashtag #Techish on Twitter & IG Support Techish at www.patreon.com/techish Advertise on Techish: goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2 ...
Oct 31, 2023•20 min•Season 5Ep. 55
Techish is back with a throwback career special: recorded circa 2019-2020 ———————————————————— Check out Hubspot CRM: https://www.hubspot.com ———————————————————— Check out Michael’s Stuff: • POCIT • POCIT Weekly Newsletter • POCIT Job Board Check out Abadesi stuff: • Hustle Crew - Inclusion Training • Hustle Crew Academy • Dream Big Hustle Hard ———————————————————— Follow us on: Twitter Instagram ———————————————————— Advertise on Techish: https://goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8d Get Ad Free Version...
Oct 24, 2023•25 min•Season 5Ep. 54
Techish Live show: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/techish-live-show-tickets-704422866757?aff=oddtdtcreator ———————————————————— Techish is back with a brand new episode and this week hosts Michael & Abadesi dive into: How the attention economy is stronger than ever Tupac's murder mystery is solved Jay-Z and rich people's conversations are now content Lululemon throws in the towel on Mirror Shopify's CEO Says No Side Hustles ———————————————————— Further reading: Everything Keefe D Has Publicl...
Oct 17, 2023•25 min
Techish Live show: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/techish-live-show-tickets-704422866757?aff=oddtdtcreator ------------- Techish is back with a brand new episode and this week hosts Michael & Abadesi dive into: Abadesi's toxic experience at a women's careers fair Fearless Fund and the VC gender gap Coleman Hughes' controversial racial colorblindness TEDTalk The value of ESG and what it actually means for corporations ———————————————————— Further reading: A federal appeals court blocks a gran...
Oct 10, 2023•30 min•Season 5Ep. 52
Techish Live show: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/techish-live-show-tickets-704422866757?aff=oddtdtcreator ------------- Techish is back with a brand new special episode, and host Michael is joined by founder of Black Girls Camping Trip and screenwriter Tianna, the Writer. Together they dive into: The writer's strike coming to an end How to make it as a Black woman writer How AI is impacting the creative industry ———————————————————— Check out Hubspot CRM: https://www.hubspot.com ———————————————...
Oct 03, 2023•37 min•Season 5Ep. 51
Techish Live show: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/techish-live-show-tickets-704422866757?aff=oddtdtcreator Techish is back with a brand new episode and this week hosts Michael & Abadesi dive into: What's a "Lazy Girl Job"? The billionaire asking for pain in the economy Oja shutting down RIP Yohanes Kidane Mental health epidemic ———————————————————— Further reading: https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/60-80k-tiktoker-encourages-women-110000811.html ———————————————————— Check out Hubspot CRM: htt...
Sep 26, 2023•28 min•Season 5Ep. 50
Live show: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/techish-live-show-tickets-704422866757?aff=oddtdtcreator ------------------- Techish is back with a brand new episode and this week hosts Michael & Abadesi dive into: Airbnb defacto ban Google paying Black employees less AI Boyfriends Dominque Samuels Black face articles ———————————————————— Further reading: https://peopleofcolorintech.com/articles/leaked-google-spreadsheet-reveals-black-employees-earn-20k-less-than-white-colleagues/ https://www.theg...
Sep 19, 2023•30 min•Season 5Ep. 49
Techish Live Show Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/techish-live-show-tickets-704422866757 --------------------------------------------------------------- Techish is throwing it back this week as we revisit stories of what tech companies are doing behind the scenes and revealing what they don't want consumers to know: Uber's dodgy price surging (01:00) Apps scamming investors with false user numbers (04:15) Apple diagnosing cognitive decline through your phone (08:18) OpenAI outsourced 'et...
Sep 12, 2023•24 min•Season 5Ep. 48
Techish Live Show Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/techish-live-show-tickets-704422866757 --------------------------------------------------------------- Techish is back with a new episode and this week hosts Michael & Abadesi revisit the good, the bad and the ugly of celebrity business ventures: Kim Kardashian's failed crypto scheme Seth Rogen’s cannabis company and the new cannabis narrative Beyonce's Ivy Park and Kanye's Yeezy are losing money for Adidas Flo Rida sues energy drinks...
Sep 05, 2023•19 min•Season 5Ep. 47
Techish Live Show Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/techish-live-show-tickets-704422866757 --------------------------------------------------------------- Techish is back with a brand new episode and this week hosts Michael & Abadesi dive into: Millennials aren’t having enough kids and America’s population is declining Parents Banned From Sharing Kids on Social Media Single tax & London's 'inheritocracy' rental market Tokyo micro-apartments & return of communal living Gen Z vs ...
Aug 29, 2023•34 min•Season 5Ep. 46
Techish Live Show Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/techish-live-show-tickets-704422866757 --------------------------------------------------------------- Techish is back with a brand new episode and this week hosts Michael & Abadesi dive into: After work drinks and returning to the office The Blind Side and white savior movies NPC TikTokers Joining Founders Mastermind and getting cancelled online Get better sleep with Pokemon Uber's dodgy price surging ———————————————————— Further rea...
Aug 22, 2023•31 min•Season 5Ep. 45
Techish is back with a brand new episode and this week hosts Michael & Abadesi dive into: Kim Kardashian's Skims' is now a $4 billion company (01:00) Chat GPT putting Stack Overflow out of business (05:50) The whitewashing of environmental justice (10:30) Somali 'runner' sparks nepotism scandal (18:25) ———————————————————— Further reading: Kim Kardashian’s Skims Is Now Worth $4 Billion Stack Overflow embraces automation with the introduction of Overflow AI Somalia suspends athletics head aft...
Aug 15, 2023•25 min•Season 5Ep. 44
Techish is back with a brand new episode and this week hosts Michael & Abadesi dive into: • The Twitter rebrand to X, Instagram's Threads is failing (01:00) • Lizzo in sexual harassment lawsuit (10:00) • Barbie Oppenheimer (18:25) ———————————————————— Further reading: • Threads users down by more than a half • App Store users are downrating Twitter’s rebranding to X with 1-star reviews • Lizzo accused of sexual harassment and weight-shaming by former dancers ———————————————————— Check out Hu...
Aug 08, 2023•27 min•Season 5Ep. 43
Techish is back with an episode all about emerging technologies. Hosts Michael & Abadesi dive into the archive and revisit some of their favorite AI, crypto and NFT stories: OpenAI outsourced 'ethical AI checks' to Kenyan workers on less than $2/hr (01:00) Is the NFT bubble bursting? Jack Dorsey's Tweet NFT Tanks (04:10) Drake and The Weekend's AI-generated song goes viral (08:50) Crypto-trading hamster outperforming the S&P 500 (16:45) Levi's plans to use AI models to boost diversity in...
Aug 01, 2023•28 min•Season 5Ep. 42
Michael & Abadesi are back in the recording studio to break down the latest and greatest tech and culture stories. This week they dive into: Apps scamming investors with false user numbers (01:00) Succession cast nominated for Emmys (06:00) Keke Palmer boyfriend dragged on the internet for body-shaming (08:50) Celebrities suing OpenAI and Meta (12:00) Hollywood writers and actors still striking (17:45) ———————————————————— Further reading: Social app IRL, valued at $1 billion, shuts down bec...
Jul 25, 2023•27 min•Season 5Ep. 41
Michael & Abadesi are back in the recording studio to break down the latest and greatest tech and culture stories. This week they dive into: Instagram Threads takes over as fastest growing app in history (01:00) The Supreme Court ends affirmative action in college admissions (09:40) Jonah Hill's therapy talk exposed in text screenshots from ex (20:50) ———————————————————— Further reading: All the red flags in the Threads privacy policy Mark Zuckerberg pictured training with UFC champions ahe...
Jul 18, 2023•28 min•Season 5Ep. 40
Techish is back with an episode all about scams and scammers. Hosts Michael & Abadesi dive into the archive and revisit some of their favorite scammer stories: Why are we so obsessed with scammers? (01:00) The Elizabeth Holmes rebrand (08:35) Scammers using voice A.I. tool to scam vulnerable people (10:30) Ozy Media fraud (15:45) PPE, crypto rug pulls & other pandemic scams (24:30) ———————————————————— Further reading: Elizabeth Holmes Opens Up About Her Theranos Trial and What Comes Nex...
Jul 11, 2023•30 min•Season 5Ep. 39
Techish is back with an episode all about Black excellence. Hosts Michael & Abadesi dive into the archive and revisit some of their favorite stories of Black people winning: Beyonce’s making bank on tour and teases a new haircare line (01:00 ) Mielle Organics ‘gentrification’ after Proctor & Gamble acquisition (05:25) Senegalese-Italian Khaby Lame went from losing his job to 100 million followers as a full-time silent TikToker (08:30) Pharrell Williams takes over as Louis Vuitton's creat...
Jul 04, 2023•14 min•Season 5Ep. 38
Techish is back with an episode all about the AI and tech stories that felt straight out of an episode of Black Mirror. Hosts Michael & Abadesi dive into: Scammers using voice AI tool to scam vulnerable people OpenAI outsourced 'ethical AI checks' to Kenyan workers on less than $2/hr The return of blackface "digital models" with generative AI Levi's plans to use AI models to boost diversity instead of real people French parents banned from sharing kids on social media ———————————————————— Fu...
Jun 27, 2023•29 min•Season 5Ep. 37
Techish is back with a brand new episode and this week hosts Michael & Abadesi dive into: Millennials first generation to not get more conservative as they age (01:30) Acceptable careers for African parents (07:45) Burna Boy sells out London stadium (16:05) Study reveals skinny women earn more (17:45) TikTok prankster Mizzy and the attention economy (23:20) ———————————————————— Further reading: Mark Zuckerberg completes extreme fitness challenge in 9kg vest Millennials are the FIRST generati...
Jun 20, 2023•30 min•Season 5Ep. 36
Techish is back with a brand new episode and this week hosts Michael & Abadesi dive into: Apple Vision Pro - is it worth the price tag? (01:45) Apple fixes 'ducking hell' autocorrect with AI (05:00) VR vs Generative AI vs Crypto (09:20) Liz Holmes finally heads to prison (13:45) Succession comes to an end (16:40) ———————————————————— Further reading: Apple Vision Pro is Apple’s new $3,499 AR headset - The Verge OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT App for the iPhone - The New York Times Theranos CEO El...
Jun 13, 2023•21 min•Season 5Ep. 35
