The Road Ahead
Autonomous cars have reached a fork in the road. The path forward could make or break the technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 16, 2021•16 min
The Readback
The Readback explores why only a few of our most hyped companies and ideas end up meeting their promise. The lessons learned hold value not just for investors, but for everyone trying to find the next big thing.
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Episodes
Time to Take the Wheel
The government has taken a hands-free approach to self-driving. Why that's stalling progress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 08, 2021•18 min
Tapping the Brakes
As self-driving momentum builds, a chorus of voices says we shouldn't be doing this at all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 02, 2021•19 min
Backseat Driver
New autonomous technologies have people pushing vehicles well beyond their limits. Inside one experiment to see just how far our cars will go. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 24, 2021•15 min
A Failing Grade
Even as car makers roll out new self-driving features, consumers remain skeptical. Why they're tapping the brakes on change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 17, 2021•17 min
Introducing: Best New Ideas in Money
Today on the Readback, we're bringing you an episode of a new podcast we think you'll like from MarketWatch: Best New Ideas in Money. On the show, Marketwatch editor Jeremy Olshan and economist Stephanie Kelton explore innovations in economics, finance, technology, and policy that rethink the way we live, work, spend, save, and invest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 10, 2021•18 min
Leveling Up
Confusion abounds when it comes to the definition of self-driving. That may have life or death consequences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 03, 2021•18 min
The Industry vs. Elon Musk
Sometimes a bold vision requires baby steps. Inside the technology at the center of self-driving's biggest debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 27, 2021•16 min
Debacle in the Desert
A major failure in the Mojave Desert finally puts self-driving on the map. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 20, 2021•18 min
Are We There Yet?
Self-driving cars were supposed to be in our driveways by now. How did we get so off course? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 13, 2021•17 min
The Readback Returns Next Week
Join us for a new season about our journey toward self-driving cars - and why it's taking us so long to get there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 06, 2021•3 min
Going Public in a Reopened World
Companies have been craving alternatives to the IPO. As the world reopens, old Wall Street habits could return. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28, 2021•14 min
Don't Call It an IPO
Spotify, Slack, and Coinbase created disruptive businesses. So when it came time to go public, they didn't take the traditional Wall Street approach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 20, 2021•18 min
The SPAC Boom
Once derided SPACs have taken over the IPO world. But can it last? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 13, 2021•17 min
WeWork's Breaking Point
The company spent years trying to disrupt the real estate market. Then its IPO pushed too far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 06, 2021•17 min
How Alibaba Won Over Wall Street
The Chinese internet giant staged the world's biggest - and perhaps riskiest - IPO in 2014. Investors still piled in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 28, 2021•17 min
Casper's Sleepy Debut
The mattress startup thought way outside the box. Why was its IPO such a snooze? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 21, 2021•19 min
Peloton's Wild Ride (Rebroadcast)
Peloton nearly broke the IPO market, and then came racing back. (First published November 25, 2020.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 14, 2021•23 min
A Costly Detour for Uber
The ride-sharing giant hoped to be worth $120 billion. Then investors started asking about profits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 07, 2021•17 min
Facebook's Terrible IPO
Facebook was already at the top of the world when it went public in 2012. The IPO nearly ruined it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 31, 2021•18 min
Beyond Meat Goes to Market
How the alternative meat company's revolutionary idea became one of Wall Street's favorite stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 25, 2021•20 min
Moderna's First Trial
Moderna's stock debut was once termed a broken IPO. Now the company is saving the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 17, 2021•19 min
The Making of an IPO Frenzy
By the end of 2020, investors had shaken off the pandemic and driven IPOs to historic highs. How we got there, and what's next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 10, 2021•17 min
The Readback Returns Next Week
The Readback brings you a new season that revisits some of the biggest IPOs of the last decade, including Moderna, Facebook, and Uber. Our quest: Figuring out how investors put a price on innovation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 03, 2021•3 min
The Readback's Next Season
In 2021, we'll explore the biggest IPOs to figure out why some hit it big while others failed to connect. And why, in the end, it might not mean much about a company's future success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 30, 2020•3 min
The Lesson of MoviePass
For years, Hollywood resisted real change and that's left it particularly vulnerable in 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 23, 2020•20 min
A World Without Movie Theaters
Theaters have been under threat for more than a century. This time the risk feels more real. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 16, 2020•18 min
Big Tech's Many Secrets
Tech companies are under regulatory threat. Did it all start with a simple lack of transparency? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 09, 2020•20 min
The Most Powerful Woman in Tech
As governments seek to curb big tech's power, Margrethe Vestager is leading the charge as Europe's top antitrust official. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 02, 2020•15 min
Peloton's Wild Ride
Peloton broke the IPO market, and then came racing back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 25, 2020•22 min
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