The Notorious B2B Show’s Podcast

Episode 26 Featuring We're Not Marketers | Figma Stock Tanks and LinkedIn Kills Another Startup

Episode 26 of Notorious B2B is a full crossover mashup with the We’re Not Marketers crew. With Tim off at Inbound, Tas ropes in Zach, Eric, and Gab for a live reaction pod to the week’s wildest B2B stories.
First up: Figma’s shares plunge 20% post-IPO as lofty valuations meet reality. The crew debates whether B2B’s obsession with inflated ROI claims is to blame. Then it’s on to LinkedIn axing Amplemarket, another $12M startup banned for automation and scraping, signaling the crackdown is far from over.
From there, sparks fly in product marketing land: Fletch PMM’s spicy take on strategic narratives triggers counterpoints (and Eric’s own wrecking-ball comment). And in Big Prompt Energy, we cover Salesforce’s weak AI returns, Atlassian’s $610M bet on AI browsers, and the FTC’s investigation into Meta’s disturbing AI child safety leaks.What’s inside: • Figma IPO hype crashes back to earth • LinkedIn bans Amplemarket for automation & scraping • Product marketers clash over strategic narratives vs. POVs • Salesforce stock slides as AI fails to deliver • FTC probes AI’s mental health risks for kids • Atlassian drops $610M on an AI browser bet
 
Timestamps:
0:00 – The Roast Begins: B2B’s Most Chaotic Crossover
1:55 – I Forced “We’re Not Marketers” Onto the Pod (They Regret It)
5:02 – Figma’s Stock Tanks 20%... And Marketers Still Don’t Get It
12:23 – LinkedIn Just Nuked Another $12M Startup
24:40– Product Marketers Are Fighting (And It’s Getting Personal)
40:20 – The AI Lie: Salesforce, Duolingo & The Illusion of “Efficiency”
48:50 – Meta’s AI Told Kids They’re “Attractive.” Read That Again.
51:58 – Atlassian bets on AI browsers
56:54 – Wrap up: Kids, Scammers, and the Unstoppable Chaos of AI.
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Episode 25 | Salesforce-Drift Data Breach, Databricks $100B Valuation & Ex-Duolingo’s Employees Savage Farewell

Episode 25 of Notorious B2B is stacked with hot takes, and some savage career moves. First, Tim and Tas break down how Drift’s Salesforce integration was compromised, leading to widespread data theft that even pulled in Google Workspace accounts. Then it’s on to Databricks hitting a $100B valuation making it one of the most valuable startups on earth and why their 50% YoY revenue growth has investors piling in.The circle back section gets juicy: Duolingo’s former social lead Zaria Parvez leaves with a viral mic-drop illustration (literally sitting on the dead owl) as she heads to DoorDash, TitanX sparring with cold callers over “validated” numbers, and LinkedIn influencers getting called out for job-hopping hypocrisy. Plus: Canva turns employees into overnight millionaires and donates 80% of founder stakes to charity, and a freelancer discovers someone impersonated her on Slack—camera off, voice excuse and all.
What’s inside: • Salesforce + Drift integration hacked, data stolen • Databricks joins the $100B valuation club • Duolingo’s ex-social media managers savage farewell + social role salary drama • TitanX under fire (again) for connect rates • Kyle Coleman getting wrongful shade over “mission hopping” • Canva employees cash in big while founders donate 80% to charity • Impersonation scam: fake portfolio, fake Slack presence, real creepy stuff
 
Timestamps:
0:00 – Welcome to Notorious B2B
6:47 – Salesforce + Drift Integration Hacked
18:31 – Databricks Joins the $100B Club
23:57 – Duolingo’s ex-social media managers savage farewell + social role salary drama
37:15 – TitanX Under Fire… Again
47:07 –LinkedIn influencers and founders lose credibility + Kyle Coleman story
57:30 – Canva’s Billion-Dollar Flex
1:00:25 – The Creepiest Impersonation Scam Yet
1:06:10 – Wrap-Up. Drive: The Week in B2B Shenanigans
 
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Episode 24 | Meta’s Disturbing AI Rules, Workday's CRM Breach, and Gating Assets We Don't Own

Episode 24 of Notorious B2B is loaded. Tim and Tas start with Meta’s leaked internal AI rules, which is crazy. Another week, another breach this time Workday’s CRM information, where hackers used phishing calls to sneak into Salesforce-powered databases holding customer data.
 
The docket also hits Mailchimp’s CEO transition, Clark Barron’s teardown of Clay’s $3.1B valuation and its “GTM engineering” hype, and Chris Walker’s surprise return with a new “frequency era” pivot. Plus: a remote hire caught secretly working six full-time jobs, the wildest case of comment-gating yet (plugging a book the poster didn’t even write), and Cisco + Oracle layoffs blamed on AI budgets.
 
What’s inside: • Meta’s leaked AI guidelines cross disturbing lines • Workday CRM breach tied to Salesforce-targeted scams • Mailchimp founder Ben Chestnut steps down as CEO • Clark Barron vs. Clay’s $3.1B “GTM engineering” hype • Chris Walker is BACKKKK • Remote worker juggles six full-time jobs (badly) • Comment-gating scam: promoting a book he didn’t write • Cisco and Oracle layoffs disguised as “AI rebalancing”
 
Timesheet:
0:00 — Cold open & show setup
5:06 — Meta’s leaked AI guidelines
13:21 — Workday's CRM was hacked
21:01 — Ben Chestnut steps down as Mailchimp CEO
23:52 — Clark Barron vs. Clay’s $3.1B “GTM engineering” hype
33:02 — Chris Walker is back
38:41 — Remote worker with six full-time jobs
46:41 — Comment-gating officially gone too far
52:46 — Cisco & Oracle layoffs — “AI rebalancing” spin
56:15 — Listener shout-outs + Wrap
 
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Episode 23: Perplexity’s $34B Stunt, Mailchimp Hack Fizzles & LinkedIn Crackdowns Continue

Tim and Tas are back with an absolute monster docket in Episode 23 of Notorious B2B.
 
First up: Perplexity offering $34.5B (cash they definitely don’t have) to “buy” Google Chrome — easily the most absurd headline of the week. Then it’s the Mailchimp hack that turned out to be less than 1GB of stolen data, LinkedIn quietly shutting down dozens of automation tools, and a circle back on the Salesloft + Clari merger with new news.Also in this episode: • Duolingo’s stock rockets up, then crashes after a GPT-5 demo • Builder AI’s founder’s shady history resurfaces • The ongoing debate over whether LinkedIn follower growth is a “real” CMO goal
 
Timestamps:
0:00 – Welcome to Notorious B2B (aka LinkedIn TMZ)
5:44 – Perplexity’s $34.5B “buy Chrome” offer
8:55 – Mailchimp hack (under 1GB stolen)
18:33 – Circle back: Salesloft + Clari merger
31:27 – LinkedIn crackdown on automation tools
41:01 – Builder AI founder’s history resurfaces
47:41 – Duolingo stock rockets, then dips after GPT-5 demo
54:18 – Are LinkedIn followers a real CMO goal?
1:09:11 – Wrap-up
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Episode 22: Gong Throws Shade, SaaS Pay Disasters & The LinkedIn Post Thief

In Episode 22 of Notorious B2B, Tim goes solo (yes, Tas took PTO like a weirdo) and unpacks one of the spiciest dockets yet.
First up: Two Sales tech giants Salesloft and Clari merge and one of their competitor: Gong turns it into a roast on Linkedin. Then, we look at Microsoft Teams’ surprising dominance over Slack (Which is sad), and the shocking pay ranges companies are offering for heavy-duty creative and strategy roles.
Also in this episode: • Buffer cancels your unused paid plan on purpose (How nice of them) • The death spiral of LinkedIn comment-gating • Sydney Sweeney’s AE ad sparks some “interesting” marketing takes • A Bay Area rapper scams Devin Reed (and gets a diss track in return) • The art and shamelessness of stealing LinkedIn posts • PSA: Your ChatGPT prompts can now be used in court
What’s inside: • Gong’s “group therapy” jab at competitors • 18K salaries for big creative roles • Buffer’s generosity vs. SaaS growth goals • The great comment-gate epidemic • LinkedIn drama: post theft, bad takes, and scams
 
Timestamps:
0:00 — Welcome to Notorious B2B
1:26 — Salesloft + Clari merge: the new Sales Tech superpower
4:29 — Why Microsoft Teams quietly crushed Slack
6:16 — Wild pay ranges for creative & strategy roles
11:25 — Buffer cancels unused paid plans: generous or strategic?
14:25 — LinkedIn’s new epidemic: comment-gating to death
17:27 — Sydney Sweeney’s ad and the marketing meltdown that followed
21:01 — A Bay Area rapper scams Devin Reed… and gets a diss track
24:51 — The art (and shamelessness) of stealing LinkedIn posts
29:44 — PSA: Your ChatGPT prompts can now be used in court
 
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Episode 21: Astronomer’s PR Stunt and a Legal AI Startup Fires the Wrong Person

In Episode 21 of Notorious B2B, Tim and Tas have a pretty light week in B2B...or did we?
First up: Astronomer’s viral Gwyneth Paltrow video. Is it a brilliant crisis PR pivot… or a tone-deaf distraction from a scandal?
Then we dive into the loudest voices in B2B attribution and ask the big question: If your software actually solved the problem, wouldn’t every marketer be raving about it?
In this episode: • HockeyStack’s cold call metrics — legit or LinkedIn theater? • A jaw-dropping antisemitic comment at a legal AI startup that got the wrong person fired • “Babe, wanna invest?” – the worst cold DM in LinkedIn history
 • Astronomer’s viral ad campaign (and PR backlash) • Parasocial content, and why it might be the brand strategy you’ve needed • A founder who says wanting work-life balance is a red flag
Join us for some big yikes. 
 
Timestamps:
0:00 — Intro — Welcome to Notorious B2B
1:40 — Astronomer PR saga (CEO resigns, Paltrow spot)
14:35 — HockeyStack cold-call claims
28:20 — Antisemitic remark at legal AI startup (whistleblower)
36:23 — Is this good or bad outreach? “Babe, wanna invest?” worst cold DM
44:26 — Founder says work-life balance is a red flag
55:41 — Parasocial content as a B2B strategy
1:02:59 — Wrap-up — B2B marketing = an expensive guessing game
 
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Episode 20: Astronomer's Response to CEO Scandal, Replit's AI Disaster, and the 20K Cold Call Per Day Controversy

In Episode 20 of Notorious B2B, Tim and Tas unpack the messiest moments in tech and B2B this week, from shady ticket scams to a cold call claim that has all of LinkedIn dissecting B2B math. 
 
What’s inside:
• Astronomer’s CEO officially resigns after viral Coldplay affair scandal and their official statement. • Warmly openly admits to price colluding? • Scale AI pulls job offer 3 days before start date, leaving new grad stranded• Replit’s AI agent deletes a live codebase• A new LinkedIn scam that involves Oasis tickets (yes, really)• HockeyStack claims 20K cold calls/day from 5 SDRs — possible or pipe dream?• Bonus: Someone’s faking their job title just to pitch you faster
 
Timestamps:
0:00 – Welcome Back to the Chaos (Episode 20!)
1:54 – Astronomer CEO Scandal: Resignation, PR Spin & Viral Fallout
16:35 – Chris Walker Exits Refine Labs: End of an Era in B2B Marketing
22:17 – AI Gone Rogue: Replit’s Database Disaster & Fake Results
29:50 – Replit deletes a production database and then lies
37:25 – Warmly vs. Koala: Competitor “Friendships” & Price Collusion
41:54 – HockeyStack’s Wild Claim: 20K Cold Calls a Day Controversy
57:17 – Brutal Bait & Switch: Scale AI Rescinds Offers After Relocations
1:02:04 – Fake Job Titles & LinkedIn Pitch Tactics: Marketing vs. Sales
1:03:03 – Wrap-Up: B2B Marketing = An Expensive Guessing Game
 
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Episode 19: Adam Robinson replaces employees with AI, LinkedIn sues a data scraper, and the startup scammer Soham goes full influencer

In episode 19 of Notorious B2B, Tas gets “AI-ed” into a completely different person, twice. Then she and Tim spiral into the wildest stories in B2B this week: scams, shutdowns, and more.What’s inside:• Two podcasts supposedly AI-edit Tas’ face (badly)• Adam Robinson of RB2B replaces 40% of his employees with AI• Soham, the 5-job scammer, becomes a meme, and gets his own diss track• Another LinkedIn scraper caught and gets shut down after LinkedIn sues them• And yes, someone brought a mug covered in boobs to a client callAlso: help us name our new AI segment. Will it be Chat PTSD, Big Prompt Energy, or Artificial Ignorance? Vote or don’t, we’ll just ask AI
 
Timestamps:
0:00 – Welcome back to Notorious B2B
1:45 – AI-edited headshots & video fails
14:54 – Startup fail: Inbounder shuts down
19:33 – RB2B replaces staff with $99 AI clone
32:08 – LinkedIn outreach & the boobs mug incident
41:45 – LinkedIn sues ProxyCurl (data scraper shutdown)
 
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Episode 18: Astronomer's CEO scandal, $200M paydays & B2B uses Paypal to get shady

In Ep. 18 of Notorious B2B, Tas and Tim are back after a short break and so is the drama. From LinkedIn threats and AI-fueled phishing sites to a fake landing page targeting competitors, this episode might set off a few C&Ds.
What’s inside:
• Coldplay frontman accidentally exposes a B2B CEO’s affair on a jumbotron
• Lovable raises a $200M Series A at a $1.8B valuation — maybe the biggest ever
• Meta poaches an Apple engineer with a $200M package 
• Windsurf employees get left behind after the CEO sells out
• Companies are now sending 2¢ via PayPal as a marketing hack (yes, really)
• The founder of TitanX threatens a marketer… and buys a fake domain to troll a competitor
 
Timestamps:
0:00 – Welcome to Notorious B2B: LinkedIn drama & the “fudge’n docket”
2:28 – Astronomer CEO Coldplay Scandal: Jumbotron Affair Goes Viral
8:11 – Lovable Raises $200M at $1.8B Valuation (Biggest Series A Ever?)
11:28 – Meta Poaches Apple’s AI Engineer with $200M Payday
13:17 – Windsurf vs. Google: $2.4B Licensing Deal & Startup Collapse
20:03 – Shady B2B Tactics: PayPal Pennies as “Marketing Outreach”
26:24 – Titan X vs. Joe Cronin: Threats, Competitor Shade & the Nooks Stunt
33:40 – Wrap-Up: Too Much Chaos = Double Episode
 
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Tim Davidson – linkedin.com/in/tadavidson41
Tas Bober – linkedin.com/in/tasbober
 
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Episode 17: Expensify’s $40M Ad Gamble, Oracle’s $30B Closed/Won Deal & B2B’s Wildest Scam Yet

In Episode 17 of Notorious B2B, Tim joins from a mystery Montana location while Tas surprises Tim with the podcast’s first-ever music video by none other than the Sales Rapper of B2B, Ding Zheng. If you know, you know. But there's more:
- Expensify’s wild $40M product placement gamble and the B2B math to get 5x ROI
- Oracle’s $30B OpenAI deal - and whether the AE actually got paid?!
- A developer who scammed 4 B2B startups at the same time
- AI scams that clone login pages in 30 seconds
- Tim's reaction to our theme song music video Plus: Salesforce's AI flex, a new Builder.ai update, and Duolingo trying to walk back its “we’re replacing you with AI” strategy Links: ⁠Tweet⁠
⁠Microsoft laying off⁠
⁠Hackers abuse generative AI⁠
Timestamps:
0:00 – Welcome back, marketers (and wig shopping on Amazon)
2:41 – Hackers use AI to launch phishing sites in 30 seconds
8:32 – Layoffs, AI hype & Salesforce’s “50% of work automated” spin
12:20 – Expensify drops $40M on Brad Pitt product placement
19:44 – Oracle closes $30B deal with OpenAI (commission drama ensues)
25:42 – The engineer with 4 jobs: B2B’s wildest scam yet
33:34 – Circle Backs: Builder.ai fraud + Duolingo’s AI walk-back
37:18 – Surprise jingle & Notorious B2B music video drop
 
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Tas Bober – linkedin.com/in/tasbober
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