Episode 434: Jessica Lessin

Published: March 24, 2021, 5:43 p.m.

b'Jessica Lessin is founder and editor-in-chief of\\xa0The Information.\\u201cIt\'s very, very hard to predict the winners. A lot of investors try to do this. And I think sometimes where the press gets in trouble is trying to make a call.\\u2026 It\'s not always our job to say this thing is doomed or not. I think many journalists, unfortunately, are more interested in that than in understanding,\\xa0What is this company trying to do?\\u201d\\n\\nThanks to\\xa0Mailchimp\\xa0for sponsoring this week\'s episode.\\n\\nShow notes:\\xa0\\n@Jessicalessin\\ntheinformation.com\\nLessin\'s archive at\\xa0The Information\\n11:00\\xa0"Android\\u2019s Andy Rubin Left Google After Inquiry Found Inappropriate Relationship"\\xa0(Reed Albergotti \\u2022 The Information \\u2022 Nov 2017)\\n11:00\\xa0"Silicon Valley Women Tell of VC\\u2019s Unwanted Advances"\\xa0(Reed Albergotti \\u2022 The Information \\u2022 Jun 2017)\\n23:00\\xa0Paul Steiger at\\xa0ProPublica\\n23:00\\xa0Kevin Delaney at\\xa0Quartz\\n26:00\\xa0"Facebook Hit by FTC Antitrust Suit That Seeks to Break Off Instagram, WhatsApp"\\xa0(Christopher Stern \\u2022 The Information \\u2022 Dec 2020)\\n31:00\\xa0"People are leaving S.F., but not for Austin or Miami. USPS data shows where they went"\\xa0(J.K. Dineen \\u2022 San Francisco Chronicle \\u2022 Feb 2021)\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'