Global Business / Economy
Is Venture Capital Broken — or Just Brutally Honest About Which Problems It Was Ever Designed to Solve?With inflation up, interest rates rising, and the era of growth-at-all-costs over, venture capital is under scrutiny. Chamath Palihapitiya, Bill Gurley, and Heidi Roizen debate whether the VC model is fundamentally broken or just finally being honest about which problems it was ever actually designed to solve.
Bitcoin / Crypto
Is Ethereum Actually Worth Owning Separately From Bitcoin — or Are You Just Diversifying Inside the Same Risk Profile?Bitcoin is the store of value, Ethereum is the smart contract platform — but when both assets crash together in a bear market, the question becomes whether owning both is real diversification or just doubled exposure to the same risk. Anthony Pompliano, Samantha Yap, and Peter McCormack debate whether Ethereum deserves its own place in a portfolio.
Global Business / Economy
Should Financial Education Be Mandatory in Schools — or Would It Just Teach Kids the Rules of a System That Doesn't Work for Everyone?73% of Americans think financial literacy should be taught in schools — but critics ask whether teaching kids to navigate a broken system just makes them better at surviving inequality rather than challenging it. Jean Chatzky, Suze Orman, and Robert Kiyosaki debate whether mandatory financial education empowers students or just hands them a map to a game not everyone gets to play equally.
Global Business / Economy
Is Working With a Startup as a Client Worth the Risk — or Are You Just Financing Someone Else's Dream With Your Own Cash Flow?Startups promise innovation, agility, and fresh thinking — but 90% of them fail within their first few years. Randi Zuckerberg, David Cowan, and Barbara Corcoran debate whether taking a startup on as a client is a smart strategic bet or just a polite way of financing someone else's dream with your own cash flow.
Global Business / Economy
Is Contactless Payment Making You Spend More Without Realizing It — or Is That Just a Convenient Excuse for Poor Financial Discipline?Contactless payments now account for 40% of all card transactions — and some researchers say the tap-and-go ease is quietly making people spend more without noticing. Jean Chatzky, Ryan Sutton, and Barbara Weltman debate whether contactless payment is eroding financial awareness or whether blaming the method is just an excuse for poor discipline.
Global Business / Economy
Should You Ever Accept Equity in Lieu of Payment for Your Services — or Is That Just a Polite Way of Not Getting Paid?A startup offers you equity instead of cash — and suddenly you're weighing the dream of a big payout against the reality of working for free right now. Mark Suster, Barbara Weltman, and David Baker debate whether accepting equity in lieu of payment is a savvy bet on someone else's future or just a polite way of not getting paid.
