Reputation Matters
Fri Feb 06 2026
Meanwhile, brands are facing reputational crises from their ties to the government as Scott Galloway calls for a boycott of companies who sell their products to ICE. Jeff Bezos’ well-earned reputation as a business genius is at risk as his 13-year tenure owning The Washington Post turns into an unmitigated disaster. Meanwhile, Anthropic wants to develop a high-minded reputation by dinging OpenAI for the crime of running advertising. Finally, media might be in its death throes, but there’s always a need for a B2B conference that brings together the buy and sell side of the avocado market.
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Chapters:
* 00:20 Welcome
* 05:09 Reputational Cost
* 22:36 Company Reputation
* 30:56 Bezos & WP Disaster
* 41:55 Bringing Together The Buy & Sell Side
* 48:24 AI & Ads
* 56:31 Good Product
* 01:01:21 Outro
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Meanwhile, brands are facing reputational crises from their ties to the government as Scott Galloway calls for a boycott of companies who sell their products to ICE. Jeff Bezos’ well-earned reputation as a business genius is at risk as his 13-year tenure owning The Washington Post turns into an unmitigated disaster. Meanwhile, Anthropic wants to develop a high-minded reputation by dinging OpenAI for the crime of running advertising. Finally, media might be in its death throes, but there’s always a need for a B2B conference that brings together the buy and sell side of the avocado market. * Watch us on YouTube * Troy Young’s People vs Algorithms newsletter * Brian Morrissey’s The Rebooting newsletter * Alex Schleifer’s Human Computer * Follow Alex, Brian and Troy on Twitter Chapters: * 00:20 Welcome * 05:09 Reputational Cost * 22:36 Company Reputation * 30:56 Bezos & WP Disaster * 41:55 Bringing Together The Buy & Sell Side * 48:24 AI & Ads * 56:31 Good Product * 01:01:21 Outro This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.peoplevsalgorithms.com