E57 Pivot into a new field? What is MarTech? FAANG hiring freezes, Elon, TikTok, Botox & more

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00:00 Intro and welcome

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00:55 Crypto and stock market updates

01:54 Three Arrows Capital bankruptcy and liquidation chaos

Article: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/12/founders-of-bankrupt-crypto-hedge-fund-three-arrows-go-missing.html

Addition E54 on 3AC chaos:

Addition E53 on 3AC liquidation:

Addition E48 on 3AC seeking a bailout:

Addition E47 on 3AC’s liquidation:

02:38 Elon Musk, Twitter, and Trump?

Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/12/technology/twitter-lawsuit-musk-acquisition.html

Article: https://www.axios.com/2022/07/13/trump-elon-musk-twitter-clash 

Addition E48 on Elon Musk’s Twitter town hall:

Addition E47 announcing Elon Musk’s town hall:

Addition E31 on Elon’s Twitter bot claims:

Addition E30 3rd Elon x Twitter update:

Addition E18 Elon Musk Buys Twitter:

Addition E17 2nd Elon x Twitter update:

Addition E11  Addy thinks Elon x Twitter is overblown:

Addition E8 Elon x Twitter update:

Addition E6: Elon buys 9.2% of Twitter: 

03:08 Meta plans for layoffs

Article: https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/meta-exec-to-managers-exit-people-who-cant-get-on-track 

03:25 Google plans to slow hiring in 2022

Article: https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/12/23206113/google-ceo-sundar-pichai-memo-hiring-slowdown-2022?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4

03:28 Microsoft layoffs

Article: https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/12/microsoft-lays-off-a-portion-of-its-workforce-as-part-of-a-realignment/ 

03:34 TikTok comes for search

Article: https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/12/google-exec-suggests-instagram-and-tiktok-are-eating-into-googles-core-products-search-and-maps/

03:41 Addy’s thoughts on TikTok’s impact on the tech industry

04:34 Addy’s thoughts on making a career move during a downturn

05:24 Career segment: What is MarTech and should I pivot into MarTech from Finance?

06:08 What is MarTech?

05:54 Why MarTech is a good career path

09:20 Cons of MarTech

10:20 What you need to break into MarTech

11:12 Why Addy thinks MarTech will only grow in importance

12:20 Why Addy doesn’t think he should pivot into MarTech from finance

13:58 What Addy is geeked out about: Botox

17:44 Interview this Friday with Reginald Campbell, Engineering Director at Etsy

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Addy