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WSJ’s Bold Names brings you conversations with the leaders of the bold-named companies featured in the pages of The Wall Street Journal. Hosts Tim Higgins and Christopher Mims speak to CEOs and business leaders in interviews that challenge conventional wisdom and take you inside the decisions being made in the C-suite and beyond.

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Electricity demand is exploding, fueled by the rise of artificial intelligence and an unprecedented wave of data center construction. Some experts warn the U.S. grid won’t be able to handle it. But Scott Strazik, the CEO of GE Vernova, says his compa... more

Driverless cars are no longer in the realm of science fiction. Nearly a decade after abandoning its own self-driving car unit, Uber is taking a hybrid approach, partnering with more than a dozen autonomous vehicle firms, including Alphabet’s Waymo an... more

Every second, tens of thousands of transactions cross Visa’s global network. Last year alone, the company processed more than $13 trillion in purchases – nearly triple the size of Japan’s economy. Now, one of the largest payment networks in the world... more

Can a startup beat Apple and Samsung on their own turf? Carl Pei, the founder and CEO of Nothing, is betting on it. Growing up in Sweden, Pei was captivated by American gadgets like Apple’s first iPod. But over time, he says, those products lost thei... more

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Recent Guests

Sachin Kansal
Chief Product Officer at Uber
Uber
Episode: How Uber Plans to Win the Self-Driving Car Race
Carl Pei
CEO of Nothing, startup focused on design-driven consumer electronics
Nothing
Episode: This Tech Founder's $1.3 Billion Company Is Taking On Apple and Samsung
Martin Casado
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
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Episode: Why This Investor Says the AI Boom Isn’t the Next Dot-Com Crash
Liz Reid
Oversees Google Search and has been with Google for over 20 years.
Google
Episode: The Google Exec Reinventing Search in the AI Era
Jeff Cardenas
CEO of Apptronik, a humanoid robotics company based in Austin, Texas.
Apptronik
Episode: The Google-Backed Startup Taking on Elon Musk in Humanoid Robotics
Dan Wang
Research fellow at the Hoover Institution and author of 'Breakneck, China's Quest to Engineer the Future'
Hoover Institution
Episode: How the U.S. Stacks Up to China’s ‘Engineering State’
Palmer Luckey
Founder and CEO of Anduril
Anduril
Episode: From AI and Defense Tech, to Tariffs and the New Streaming Wars: The Best of Bold Names
Evan Smith
CEO of Altana
Altana
Episode: From AI and Defense Tech, to Tariffs and the New Streaming Wars: The Best of Bold Names
Anjali Sud
CEO of Tubi, known for her unique background in tech and media
Tubi
Episode: How Tubi Is Coming for Netflix and YouTube in the New Streaming Wars

Hosts

Tim Higgins
Business columnist for The Wall Street Journal and co-host of the discussions on business insights and challenges.
Christopher Mims
Tech columnist for The Wall Street Journal with a focus on technology and its implications on business and society.

Reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars from 2k ratings
  • Pleasant commercials for companies.

    Just listened to 4. Robotics, Online sports betting, US Aid and one I forgot. There was nothing said that a business undergrad wouldn’t already know. The problem is the shows traditional model. In the old days, media company’s loved getting CEOs as guests. But that doesn’t work anymore because, especially at large firms, senior execs have an army of PR and HR people making sure everything they say is a sales pitch for the company. So they don’t say anything. Startups are a bit different til they... more

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    Samson38$
    United States2 months ago
  • Giggle

    The host giggles like a 7 yr old every two minutes. The guest not laughing. So why this giggling. No point or purpose. I had to stop listening to program content.

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    1
    Mike9797
    United States3 months ago
  • WSJ is now NPR

    Why do I feel like I’m listening to NPR when I listen to your reports?

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    3
    Eddo's IPOD
    United States5 months ago
  • Nauseating bias

    WSJ can do so much better - and should.

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    @hello-new-world
    United States7 months ago
  • Radically liberal

    Review the Amish vaccination data right next to the viral infection rates and viral deaths.

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    James Tebow
    United States7 months ago

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Reviewers note the strong production quality and the relevancy of topics discussed to contemporary economic landscapes.
Some listeners express concerns about perceived biases in discussions, particularly regarding politics interspersed throughout technical dialogues.
Listeners appreciate the insightful and thoughtful discussions with tech and business leaders.

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#41
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#37
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#55
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#183
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#78
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#92
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Inside Visa’s Tech-Charged Future: From Crypto to AI
Q: How does that partnership work exactly between you and the startup and then also for consumers?
You need stablecoin card programs. The Bridge Partnership allows moving from fiat into stablecoin and back into fiat, which we have about 135 stablecoin card programs worldwide.
Inside Visa’s Tech-Charged Future: From Crypto to AI
Q: What pressures are you feeling in your core card business that move you to want to redefine yourself in this way?
We're not really redefining ourselves. It's what we've always been. We have been opening up our network in new and unique ways to allow a lot more innovation on top of our network.
How Uber Plans to Win the Self-Driving Car Race
Q: What do you think the future of Uber looks like?
The future will heavily involve autonomous technology, electric vehicles, and shared mobility options as central components.
How Uber Plans to Win the Self-Driving Car Race
Q: What feedback have you received from users of the robot cars?
The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, highlighted by high star ratings and an increasing opt-in rate for AV rides.
How Uber Plans to Win the Self-Driving Car Race
Q: Why did you pivot to this partnership approach?
Sachin Kansal explained that Uber sees value in having multiple companies building self-driving technology and that they provide a platform to facilitate this.

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Conversations focus on influential leaders from various sectors, delving into topics related to technology, business strategies, and economic trends. Listeners can expect insights from prominent CEOs about the shifting landscapes in industries such as defense technology, streaming services, and artificial intelligence. The discussions tend to blend personal anecdotes with analytical perspectives, often questioning standard practices and pushing the boundaries of thought in key areas impacting the future of business.

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1. Sachin Kansal
2. Carl Pei
3. Martin Casado
4. Liz Reid
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7. Palmer Luckey
8. Evan Smith

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