Abolish Venture Capital w/ Edward Ongweso Jr. - Tech Won’t Save Us
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Venture capitalists think of themselves as an essential node in the tech ecosystem. Edward Ongweso Jr. describes how that couldn’t be more wrong because they’re interested in short-term profits that leads to negative outcomes for the rest of us.

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Paris Marx is joined by Edward Ongweso Jr. to discuss how the venture capital industry works, why the technologies it funds don’t deliver on their marketing promises, and how that’s once again being shown in the hype around AI.

Guest

Edward Ongweso Jr. is a freelance journalist, co-host of This Machine Kills, and guest columnist at The Nation. You can follow Ed on Twitter at @bigblackjacobin.