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Published: Oct. 27, 2015, 11 a.m.

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We start wrapping up Season 3, tackling five topics that one or the other of us wanted to talk about but couldn\\u2019t get the other one all that excited about, or which we didn\\u2019t feel like we had enough to say yet:

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• venture capitalism (both of us)
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• online classes (Stephen)
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• the ethics of algorithms (Chris)
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• tracking people at work (Stephen)
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• transparency in business (Chris)
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Links

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• Venture capitalism article on Wikipedia\\n
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  • Insightful piece by Ben Thompson at Stratechery: \\u201cVenture Capital and the Internet\\u2019s Impact\\u201d
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  • \\u201cDemocratizing celebrity styling: Uber for your hair has arrived\\u201d
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• Algorithms failing: \\u201cKeep Calm and Rape a Lot\\u201d
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• Amazon worker treatment:\\n
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  • \\u201cWorse than Wal-Mart: Amazon\\u2019s sick brutality and secret history of ruthlessly intimidating workers\\u201d (from Salon, with a bit more acerbic a take than we might offer)
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  • \\u201cThey\\u2019re Watching You at Work\\u201d (The Atlantic)
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  • 3.07: One Size Does Not Fit All
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Music

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• \\u201cRun With Me\\u201d by Heather LaRose. Used by permission.
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• \\u201cWinning Slowly Theme\\u201d by Chris Krycho, who is plotting ways to make this theme more robust for the upcoming seasons.
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Sponsors

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Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month\\u2019s sponsors:

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• Jeremy W. Sherman
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• Jeremy Cherfas
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\\nIf you\\u2019d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash.\\n
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