TechCheck
815 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsWhere Silicon Valley meets Wall Street, TechCheck dives deep into stocks, trades, trends and opportunities focused on new technologies while highlighting news from mega-cap heavyweights, social media darlings, streaming giants, growth software and red-hot disruptors. Everyday TechCheck delivers investors what they need to know with compelling in-depth reporting and analysis from investors, analysts and leaders in the industry.
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Rivals Facebook & Apple Crush Their Earnings, Amazon’s Workplace Culture & Qualcomm’s CEO-Elect
April 29, 2021 16:17 - 43 minutes - 40 MBA massive day for mega cap tech: Apple and Facebook reported blowout earnings last night, in the midst of their privacy fight over the new iOS 14.5 software update. We cover what Tim Cook and Mark Zuckerberg had to say on their earnings calls. And the Qualcomm earnings are no slouch either—incoming CEO Cristiano Amon joins us for the first time on TechCheck to break down their quarter. On those Apple earnings, we had this to ask of our audience: what’s the bear case for this stock that just w...
Big Tech Earnings: Microsoft & Google, What Went Wrong For Spotify & Pinterest This Quarter & the Shopify President
April 28, 2021 16:16 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBMicrosoft and Alphabet reported earnings last night with clean beats, both banking big in reaching post-pandemic peaks. Ranjan Roy, one half of the duo behind the Substack tech newsletter “The Margins,” joins us to discuss the tech giants’ revenue growth, the future of Cloud and which companies are positioned well coming out of the pandemic. Then, Shopify President Harley Finkelstein makes his TechCheck debut to talk the company reporting better than expected earnings and revenue for its quar...
Tesla’s Record Earnings, The Latest in the Delivery and Driving Space & Adobe’s CEO
April 27, 2021 16:24 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBLeaders of big name companies are joining us today to break down the latest in tech. We get Lyft Co-Founder John Zimmer’s thoughts on the ride-share app’s deal with Toyota to sell its sell-driving unit. DoorDash COO Christopher Payne joins in to talk the food delivery app’s news to lower the fees it charges restaurants. We also get hedge fund manager Dan Niles’ take on Tesla’s record Q1 earnings reported yesterday and his top picks, given the state of the industry right now. Not to mention th...
The Week to Come in Tech Earnings, The Latest in the Facebook vs. Apple Feud & Elon’s SNL Debut
April 26, 2021 16:12 - 43 minutes - 40 MBBig Tech has a BIG week in earnings, as most of the FAANG names report their Q1 numbers this week. Tech investor and Palantir Co-Founder Joe Lonsdale joins CNBC’s Carl Quintanilla, Jon Fortt & Deirdre Bosa today to talk his expectations for the biggest names in the industry. He also gave us his thoughts on Bitcoin after it’s tough week and rallying weekend. Kara Swisher is also back with us today to give her two cents on the latest in the Facebook vs. Apple privacy feud. We’re also covering G...
A Look at Intel Earnings, Biden’s Tax Hike’s Implications for Tech & the Nextdoor CEO
April 23, 2021 16:12 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBThe biggest thing in tech today? Those Intel earnings—the stock is falling today despite earnings beating estimates. Then, we bring in investor Tim Draper to dish on his opposition to Biden’s capital gains tax hike proposal and his belief that Bitcoin is the future, as evidenced by his biting tweets yesterday. Draper believes that the tax increase could lead to the end of Silicon Valley as we know it. Then, we have an exclusive interview with Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar. The social networking se...
Big Tech’s Big Lobbying Spend, Just Eat’s Spat w/ Uber & STEVE AOKI
April 22, 2021 16:14 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBBig things today for TechCheck. The Verge’s EIC Nilay Patel joins us to talk Big Tech vs. Small Tech, just as app makers took to Capitol Hill to testify before Congress that they are “afraid” of tech giants like Apple and Google. Then, from the horse’s mouth: we get the scoop on what went down on Twitter yesterday between Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Just Eat’s CEO Jitse Groen from Groen himself. Our media and streaming expert Julia Boorstin brings us an interview with Sony Pictures CEO Ton...
The Aftermath of Apple’s Spring Event, Netflix’s Disappointing Earnings Day & the UiPath IPO
April 21, 2021 16:14 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBThere’s so much to cover in the aftermath of yesterday’s Apple ‘Spring Loaded’ event, we had to bring WSJ tech columnist Joanna Stern back to break down all the new products: from the iPad Pro to the new AirTags. She also gives us her take on the audio space that is starting to get crowded by big tech players. Then, one of the greats: Mark Mahaney of Evercore gives his outlook on Netflix, given their disappointing earnings report and decline in subscriber growth. We also hear from the Co-Foun...
Looking Ahead to Apple’s ‘Spring Loaded’ Event, Netflix & IBM Earnings & ‘National Doge Day’
April 20, 2021 16:17 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBIt’s 4/20 and according to Dogecoin fanatics, it’s also ‘National Doge Day.’ As Bitcoin takes a hit, fans of the meme-based cryptocurrency are trying to send Doge to the moon. We discuss that and count down to Apple’s ‘Spring Loaded’ event with long-time investor and Zillow Co-Founder Spencer Rascoff. We also bring WSJ tech columnist Joanna Stern into the conversation to preview the expected product announcements from the Apple event. Julia Boorstin gives us a look into Netflix’s Q1 earnings ...
Clubhouse’s $4B Valuation, Facebook’s Plan for Audio Domination & Sonos CEO Patrick Spence
April 19, 2021 16:16 - 44 minutes - 41 MBTechCheck kicks off week 2 with a jam-packed hour on audio news. Starting off with podcast extraordinaire Kara Swisher with her take on Clubhouse’s $4 billion valuation after its latest funding round, Facebook’s plan to launch a suite of audio products and Apple Music’s ‘one penny’ policy. Then, we go to Sonos CEO Patrick Spence, a leader in the audio space taking on big tech in an infringement suit against Google. We also cover the SPAC slump as some of those names begin to cool off after su...
Capping off our Inaugural Week: an Exclusive with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, Jason Calacanis Weighs in on the Week in Debuts, The Reopening of Universal Studios Hollywood and so much more.
April 16, 2021 16:13 - 43 minutes - 40 MBWe’re capping off our inaugural week packed with powerhouse guests and the top stories in tech with an exclusive interview with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. He discusses the future of work and his travel expectations post-Covid with our Deirdre Bosa. Plus, big time tech investor Jason Calacanis joins us to weigh in on the week of market debuts, Coinbase’s implications for crypto and Robinhood’s fight in Massachusetts. We’ve also got new product news coming up next week from Apple-we’re digging in...
The Coinbase Hangover, Bezos Speaks on the Amazon Union Vote, the AppLovin’ IPO, Where in the World is Jack Ma? And much more.
April 15, 2021 16:33 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBLots to cover in tech today. We’ve got a packed show. We hit the biggest news of the day in tech with Kanyi Maqubela of Kindred Ventures. He gives us his take on Bezos’ comments to shareholders on the Alabama union vote defeat and the record-breaking Coinbase market debut yesterday. On the Coinbase front, the OG investor in the crypto platform Garry Tan joins on why he got in early and his initial belief in the company. Plus, we’ve got AppLovin CEO Adam Foroughi ahead of the IPO shaping up to...
Bitcoin’s Big Day: Coinbase Goes Public, an Exclusive Chat with Slack’s CEO and the Scoop on the Trump-Hosted GOP Retreat
April 14, 2021 16:15 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBWe’ve got a new show and we’re in the swing of things. Today on the show, CNBC’s Carl Quintanilla, Jon Fortt and Deirdre Bosa take a deep dive into the long-awaited Coinbase IPO and talk the future of crypto with Coinbase investor Ron Conway. Plus, we’ve got an exclusive interview with Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield, and Julia Boorstin joins to break down a CNBC.com scoop on the recent GOP retreat that brought together major donors and leaders at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.
Twitter’s Former CEO Talks Tech’s Biggest Headlines, an Exclusive with Affirm’s CEO, and Facebook’s Plans for Speed Dating
April 13, 2021 16:52 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBTechCheck Day 2! On our second day as a new show, CNBC’s Carl Quintanilla, Jon Fortt and Deirdre Bosa talk to Twitter’s Former CEO Dick Costolo about Grab, SPACs, valuations and how Bitcoin keeps climbing higher. Then, Affirm’s Founder & CEO Max Levchin weighs in on the future of payments and gives us a gutcheck after the company’s IPO earlier this year. We also hit the J&J news of the day and Julia Boorstin talks Facebook’s plan to delve deeper into the dating space.
TechCheck Liftoff: Big Day, Big Names in Tech, Big News
April 12, 2021 16:49 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBCNBC’s TechCheck launches! BIG DAY, BIG NAMES IN TECH, BIG NEWS. CNBC’s Carl Quintanilla, Jon Fortt, Deirdre Bosa and Julia Boorstin talk to the powerhouses behind the BIG 3: Intel, Uber, and LinkedIn. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger weighs in on the global chip shortage. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi discusses March being the best month for gross bookings in the company's history. And LinkedIn Co-founder and CEO Reid Hoffman talks about crypto's massive rise, his NFT investments and shares his thoughts...
Introducing TechCheck
April 05, 2021 21:05 - 36 seconds - 572 KBTechCheck is home to the boldest ideas and most influential names in the tech industry. The bi-coastal program dives deep into stocks focused on new technologies and trends while highlighting the latest news out of iconic companies, FAANG heavyweights, social media darlings, streaming giants, red-hot disruptors and more. Every weekday, TechCheck offers investors compelling, in-depth reporting, analysis and news-making interviews from the most notable and disruptive founders and CEOs in the te...