We're back this week with an episode discussing the age-old question of how to spot a scam. This time the topic is squarely centered on crypto and other fintech startups and whether the recent implosion was predictable.

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This week Tam and B. chat with Blair Presley and Sherika Wynter, product experts, about the state of product management. Are Product Managers still the CEOs of the product, or are they, collaborators? This episode is hands down one that will go down in The Drops Podcast hall of fame.

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This week we discuss the rampant layoffs across tech and what it means from an economic and value perspective for tech moving forward.

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This week we interview our first guest, Brooke Skinner Ricketts. In her own words, Brooke Skinner Ricketts is a billion-dollar revenue generator. She is also the former CMO of Cars.com and has held executive roles at Twitter, Avant, and FCB. She also serves on the board of directors of the University of Phoenix and HyreCar. Brooke is currently the President of Beyond Barriers. Beyond Barriers helps organizations win the war for talent and build inclusive cultures that spark innovation. Their platform is the “Peloton of Professional Development,” democratizing access to leadership coaching, high-performance training, and community engagement — at scale. The flagship 6-month Accelerator empowers mid-career women to step into leadership opportunities by learning strategies to remove hard-and-soft skill barriers and become future-ready leaders. They work with the world’s leading brands, and our clients report a measurable increase in employee retention, performance, and advocacy. And their NPS has consistently been over 95%!

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IG: https://www.instagram.com/iambeyondbarriers/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beyondbarriersco/ & https://www.linkedin.com/in/brookericketts/

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In this week's episode, Tam and B. discuss the new normal where companies like Uber, Instacart, etc. can no longer afford to subsidize their services with the drying up of widely available VC funding. VCs now have a new task of nurturing the babies they make.

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Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey recently announced the Bitcoin Academy and we have so many questions.

Questions not only about the viability of the academy and its ability to help the underserved community gain equity but also whether Bitcoin is even a viable long-term technology.

Large companies like Coinbase show that the industry is still finding its sea legs. 

Moreover, the current economic trends show that business fundamentals are always in season.

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This is the very first episode of the Drops Podcast with B. Pagels-Minor and Tamarly "Tam" Danier.

In this episode, Tam and B. discuss the $100 million deal to purchase Justin Timberlake's catalog. Is it really a good value?

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