EP 41: FTX Part 2 and the Twitter Breakdown: Aztec’s Jon Wu joins to talk FTX then Former Twitter Director Ryan Sarver & Fintwit Poster Compound248 Break Down Elon’s Takeover, Paid Verification, Advertisers Fleeing and the FTC

(0:00) Intro(1:54) Welcome Rashad(4:12) “Verified” Twitter Accounts(7:36) FTX(10:08) Rashad’s new podcast(12:43) Welcome back Jon Wu(14:32) SBP, FTX, and Alameda(21:33) What was the fraud?(24:56) Malicious intent or the tipping point?(30:49) What was the sentiment of SBF by people in the ecosystem?(34:10) What’s upcoming to pay attention to?(36:23) CZ(38:10) Welcome Ryan Sarver and Compound248(43:04) Recapping what’s happened since Elon bought Twitter(45:30) Blue checks(51:48) Why Twitter is a difficult business(1:00:30) Brand-based advertising to subscription(1:16:33) Who will pay for verification?(1:26:51) Why has Twitter been advertising-based?(1:32:12) How much was pseudonymity a feature?(1:34:49) What changes would you focus on?(1:41:22) Twitter’s FTC order(1:45:40) Elon shifting blame Subscribe to No Agenda with @corporashid: https://open.spotify.com/show/2KHruq3qC0IKm5U9wOIjKZ?si=13bab75351d74c70 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBgv57GHyNgjhl3CBB3XtXp2JylaVKdNs Mixed and edited: Justin HrabovskyProduced: Andrew Nadeau and Rashad AssirExecutive Producer: Josh MachizMusic: Griff Lawson<br /> 🎙 Listen to the showApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/....podcast/three-cartoo https://open.spotify.com/show/5WqBqDb4br3LlyVrdqOYYb?si=3076e6c1b5c94d63&nd=1Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9zb0hJZkhWbg Follow on Socials📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/cartoonavatars🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/cartoonavatars🎬 Clips on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@cartoonavatars About the ShowA Saturday morning podcast hosted by Logan Bartlett (Partner and Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures) covering the tech news with his friends and other people with industry expertise.