TechCrunch's flagship podcast, Equity, has released its final episode of 2024, offering a comprehensive recap of the year's most significant tech events. The episode revisits major stories ranging from AI funding surges and startup disruptions, to significant industry controversies, providing a sharp analysis of the trends shaping the tech landscape.
The podcast hosts, Kirsten Korosec, Margaux MacColl, Devin Coldewey, and Anthony Ha, dissect the year's headlines, including the widespread impact of the CrowdStrike outage, the WordPress-WP Engine drama, and shifts in venture capital funding. They address the significant movement of venture capitalists and the strategic choices of companies like Wiz, which famously declined an acquisition offer from Alphabet.
Looking ahead, the Equity team explores the most disruptive startups of 2024, and then pivots to the future of artificial intelligence, noting the billions of dollars invested in companies like OpenAI, xAI, and Anthropic. The hosts contemplate whether 2025 will be the year these AI investments yield substantial returns.
The Equity team expresses gratitude to its listeners for their engagement throughout 2024 and look forward to 2025. The podcast is produced by Theresa Loconsolo and is available on various platforms. Listeners can subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, and other major podcast services. Additionally, they can follow the podcast on X and Threads at @EquityPod, or access full episode transcripts on the TechCrunch website.
