The Notorious B2B Show’s Podcast

Jason Lemkin’s SaaStr is making headlines this week, and we’re ripping into the implications. The world’s biggest SaaS conference is hiring a *human* marketer to report to its AI agent “10K,” which already drives 80% of their marketing and manages eight figures in revenue.
 
Wait, there's more… We’re talking about LinkedIn DMs turning into true love, the ethics of telling candidates why they were rejected, and Chris Walker's take on honest Series A announcements.
 
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Timestamps:
0:00 – Trailer
1:59 – SaaStr Is Hiring a Human Marketer (Report to Its AI VP of Marketing)
9:04 – Limestone Digital's Rejection Email Goes Viral
17:51 – The Biggest Scam on LinkedIn Is Commenting
23:57 – Big Prompt Energy: Anthropic, OpenAI & Siri Updates
31:33 – A Podcast Scam Targets Colin Fitzpatrick
36:35 – Katie Kersh Met the Love of Her Life Through a Cold DM
43:08 – LinkedIn Adds Native GIFs in Comments
45:19 – How to Actually Get LinkedIn Top Voice
49:27 – Secret CFO Responds to His Wife's Texts Like Claude
50:55 – "There's 50g of Protein in Listening to Women"
52:42 – Adam Singer's Yahoo Sports AI Screenshot
54:09 – Chris Walker's Honest Series A Announcement
 
Connect with the hosts:
Tim Davidson – ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41⁠
Tas Bober – ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasbober⁠
 
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Tim Davidson breaks down why LinkedIn is actively combating AI-generated content and automated comments. It's not just about filtering out 'AI slop'; the platform is also dealing with state-sponsored fake profiles targeting sensitive information.
 
Wait, there's more…Tas is floating a B2B event idea, Delta gives out free cookies, and companies are backtracking on token maxing.
 
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Timestamps:
0:00 – Trailer
5:09 – Let's Noodle: A B2B Event for Solos, Fracs & Agencies
20:21 – Big Prompt Energy: Backtracking on Token Maxing
25:49 – LinkedIn's New In-Network/Out-of-Network Metric
36:17 – LinkedIn Scams to Watch For
42:24 – Cookies, Sunchips, or Granola Bar? Yes.
42:56 – LinkedIn Needs a New Reaction: AI Slop
43:20 – Sorry, Babe (Little Token Max)
 
Connect with the hosts:
Tim Davidson – ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41⁠
Tas Bober – ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasbober⁠
 
Special thanks to the brands supporting Notorious B2B.
 
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Bloomberg caught Salesforce red-handed. Tim Davidson dives into the report exposing that the Agentforce demos at Dreamforce were largely simulated, with key clients still on legacy systems months later. Don't fall for the smoke and mirrors.
 
Wait, there's more…we cover Google Search's new AI-first search - the first search UI change in 25 years, AI shoppers converting better, and a CMO of a pretty big B2B company moving to OpenAI.
 
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Timestamps:
01:13 – Episode 63: Introduction
02:30 – Bloomberg Caught Salesforce Faking Agentforce
06:49 – Ghostwriting Agency Accused of Plagiarism
16:43 – Gartner's AI Coding Report Is Already Outdated
20:50 – Microsoft Cut Claude Code Over Costs
24:43 – Tracking Coworking ROI with Claude
31:18 – AI Shoppers Now Beat Search Traffic
38:10 – ClickUp Cuts 22% Despite Strong Growth
48:17 – Elena Verna's "You'll Lose Your Job by 2027" Email
53:31 – The Hormozis Are Having a Baby
57:06 – OpenAI Hires ServiceNow's CMO
 
Connect with the hosts:
Tim Davidson – ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41⁠
Tas Bober – ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasbober⁠
 
Sponsors Special thanks to the brands supporting Notorious B2B.
Vector. The B2B ad platform built around real buyer intent. Learn more at ⁠https://www.vector.co/⁠
 
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Is this the most unhinged CEO move of the year, or a genius play? Tim breaks down why Bolt's CEO fired his entire HR department and what he claims happened next.
 
Wait, there’s more…we also get into Meta's massive AI pivot, LinkedIn's algorithm killing your reach, and why Google just broke SEO for good.
 
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Andrej Karpathy Joins Anthropic
6:31 - Meta Lays Off 15,000 for AI
11:06 - LinkedIn's AI Is Suppressing Content
19:07 - Google AI Is Now the Default Search
25:33 - Leaving Webflow After 8 Years
33:12 - Bolt CEO Fires His Entire HR Department
53:53 - Fixing Spotify's 20th Anniversary Logo
54:48 - Notion's Cryptic Emoji Post
55:22 - LinkedIn x Canva Coasters Surprise
56:19 - Moving an Image in Microsoft Word
57:19 - AI Agent Gets Put on a PIP
58:19 - "People Thought It Was Funny"
58:52 - AI Spammer Trick: Speak Old English
1:00:03 - The Fake Podcast Invite Scam
 
Connect with the hosts:
Tim Davidson – ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41⁠⁠⁠
Tas Bober – ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasbober⁠⁠⁠
 
Special thanks to the brands supporting Notorious B2B.
 
Vector: The B2B ad platform built around real buyer intent.
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ZoomInfo just set a new low for corporate cowardice, allegedly laying off 20% of their staff via text message. Tim breaks down how a B2B darling could get it so disastrously wrong. Is this the future of work or just a new bottom for shitty leadership?
 
Wait, there's more…we also get into AI that monitors your emotions, the stealth AI startup trying to "remove humans", Deloitte and Zoom rolling back benefits, and Claude's massive new deal with SpaceX.
 
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Trailer: Fired by Text Message
1:20 - LinkedIn's New Top Voices
10:36 - Roasting Awful CEO Predictions
13:21 - LinkedIn Monetization is Here
20:15 - Claude Partners With SpaceX
26:54 - The $4B Stealth AI Startup
29:44 - Big Brother AI Is Watching You
35:13 - ZoomInfo's Text Message Layoff
42:44 - Deloitte & Zoom Cut Paid Leave
46:10 - LinkedIn's Engagement Bait War
52:06 - The Chris Walker Phenomenon
1:03:29 - Unemployed Just to Keep Up With AI?
1:05:54 - Closing / Outro
 
Connect with the hosts:
Tim Davidson – ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41⁠
Tas Bober – ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasbober⁠
 
Special thanks to the brands supporting Notorious B2B.
 
Vector. The B2B ad platform built around real buyer intent.
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Google just dropped a 4GB surprise on your device, and they didn't bother asking for permission.
 
Tas Bober is joined by special guest Chelsea Castle for a "girls’ hour" deep dive into the wildest week in B2B news. We’re kicking things off with the 4GB surprise Google just dropped on your device without asking: the secret installation of Gemini Nano through Chrome. We break down the total lack of consent, the "automatic re-download" trap, and the environmental impact of this kind of scale.
 
Beyond that, we also dig into the drama at Pakistani Tech company, Devsinc, Figma’s $2,500 "phantom seat" billing trap, and an AI Buddhist monk?
 
Timestamp
00:00 - Trailer / Cold Open
01:28 - Welcome Back to Notorious B2B
02:54 - OpenClaw Agent Took Over a Tesla?!
06:06 - Richard Dawkins Names Claude “Claudia”
07:28 - Chili Piper’s New VP of GTM Engineering
16:47 - Google Chrome Quietly Downloads Gemini Nano
23:11 - Figma’s $2,500 Seat Charge Controversy
32:22 - SaaS Companies Ignoring Hot Leads
37:45 - AI Job Interview Ragebait Gets Debunked
45:07 - Coinbase Lays Off 700 People, Blames AI
48:11 - DevSync Fraud & Fake US Profiles Exposed
54:24 - Closing Thoughts & Wrap Up
 
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Connect with the hosts: 
Tim Davidson –⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41⁠ 
Tas Bober –⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasbober⁠ 
 
Special Guest:
Chelsea Castle –⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelseacastle⁠
 
Special thanks to the brands supporting Notorious B2B: 
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China just killed a $2 billion deal, and Zuck is officially left at the altar. This week, we’re breaking down the absolute chaos of the blocked Manus AI acquisition, from the "missing" CEOs to the Chinese government flex that just reminded everyone who’s actually in charge of the IP. We’re also calling out the "vibe-coding" of it all—because let’s be honest, Manus basically just control-C, control-V’d the entire Claude brand. 
 
But the B2B mess doesn't stop there:
 
The Rematch: Salesforce and Slack file a new lawsuit against Microsoft - is the Teams bundling fight ever going to end?
 
The New Overhead: Your AI bill is officially bigger than your payroll, and the launch of Claude Design just exposed which AI-native companies are actually in trouble.
 
The Pivot: Anthony Pierri and Arnav Bhardwaj argue that Lovable’s move into "agents" puts them in a direct collision course with the giants.
 
Plus the latest LinkedIn plagiarism drama with two big creators (Lewis Kemp and Louis Butterfield).
 
Timestamps:
00:00 - Trailer + Intro
02:01 - China Blocks Meta’s $2B Manus AI Deal
07:32 - Salesforce & Slack Sue Microsoft Over Teams Bundling
12:10 - LinkedIn Copycat Drama: Louis Butterfield Gets Caught
25:30 - AI Exhaustion Is Becoming Very Real
30:40 - “If You Sell Marketing Services, Why Are You Doing Cold Outbound?”
42:42 - The Wildest Cold Outreach Email We’ve Ever Seen
50:09 - Google Commits $43B to Anthropic
53:08 - Why CTOs Are Leaving Big Companies for Anthropic
55:11 - Your AI Bill Is Bigger Than Payroll
1:00:29 - DeepSeek’s New Model Is 100x Cheaper Than ChatGPT
1:01:55 - OpenAI & Anthropic Hit With API Reliability Complaints
1:06:12 - Lovable’s Pivot to Agents Puts It Against OpenAI & Anthropic
1:09:20 - Final Thoughts & Outro
 
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Connect with the hosts:
Tim Davidson – ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41⁠
Tas Bober – ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasbober⁠
 
Special thanks to the brands supporting Notorious B2B.
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LinkedIn’s world just got a major shakeup. This week, we’re breaking down the end of an era: Ryan Roslansky is stepping down as CEO. But is this just a standard leadership hand-off, or the first domino in what’s looking like the "Great CEO Exodus of 2026"? With heavyweights like Apple and Hootsuite also clearing out the C-suite, we speculate on what’s really going on. 
 
But wait, there’s more! We’re tearing down the $2 million Vercel security breach that hit just days before their IPO, Anthropic’s risky pivot to usage-based pricing, and Elon’s latest power play acquiring Cursor for xAI. From multi-billion dollar Google lawsuits to the "vicious cycle of AI deaths and resurrections," we’re cutting through the noise to bring you the news that actually matters. Edutainment at its finest.
 
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Trailer & Episode Intro
02:33 - LinkedIn CEO Steps Down
08:18 - Vercel Hack Exposes API Keys & Source Code
10:54 - Lovable’s Massive Data Leak
15:58 - Anthropic Launches Claude Design
27:39 - Anthropic Shuts Down Entire Company’s Claude Access
30:39 - Google Faces Massive Advertiser Arbitration Lawsuit
36:08 - Anthropic Quietly Removes Claude Code from Pro Plan
44:12 - SpaceX Reportedly Buying Cursor for $60B
46:33 - Closed Won: Funniest LinkedIn Posts of the Week
56:18 - Outro & Sponsor Wrap-Up
 
Connect with the hosts:
Tim Davidson – ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41⁠
Tas Bober – ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasbober⁠
 
Special thanks to the brands supporting Notorious B2B.
 
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Allbirds collapsed, rebranded as an AI company, and the market reacted immediately, what’s really going on? Tim is joined by special guest Chelsea Castle to break down the strategy, the timing, and what this kind of pivot actually signals for B2B companies and the current AI hype cycle.
 
Wait, there’s more…LinkedIn is cracking down on tools like Shield, Apollo.io is back after a year off-platform, Meta is gamifying AI internally, and OpenAI and Anthropic are slowing down releases. 
If you’ve got a take, drop it in the comments or send this to someone who needs it.
 
Timestamps:
0:00 - Trailer: The Allbirds AI Pivot
9:20 - LinkedIn's Crackdown on Tools like Shield
10:05 - Apollo.io Returns to LinkedIn
15:05 - Meta's Internal AI Gamification
20:29 - Creative AI Use Case: Selling Pools on Autopilot
25:01 - The Collapse of an AI SDR Company
28:22 - OpenAI Slows Down New Model Releases
32:53 - Hootsuite CEO Steps Down
34:41 - Oracle's Controversial Layoffs & CFO Hire
39:24 - The Viral Slack Message: Wedding Day Controversy
43:43 - The Viral LinkedIn Post: Fired for a Holiday?
48:16 - HockeyStack's AI Revenue Agent Pivot
51:35 - The State of the LinkedIn Algorithm
 
Connect with the hosts:
Tim Davidson – ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41⁠
Tas Bober – ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasbober⁠
 
Connect with our guest:
Chelsea Castle – ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelseacastle⁠
 
Special thanks to the brands supporting Notorious B2B.
 
Vector
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Anthropic just made its move and it changed everything.
 
They’re limiting usage, locking down access, and even holding back their most powerful model because it’s “too dangerous” for the public. At the same time, pricing is shifting, power users are getting squeezed, and AI is quietly becoming a pay-to-play system.
 
Meanwhile, OpenAI is going in the opposite direction buying distribution, acquiring a B2B media company, and racing to own attention.
 
In the background, AI agents are already rebuilding startups in 24 hours, tools are replacing entire teams, and one hallucinated action just wiped a live GPU instance without permission.
 
This isn’t just AI news anymore. It’s a power shift - control vs scale - and it’s happening in real time.
 
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Connect with the hosts:
Tim Davidson – ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41⁠⁠
Tas Bober – ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasbober⁠⁠
 
Special thanks to the brands supporting Notorious B2B.
Vector
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