Still Watching: The Downfall of Startups: Episode 1

This week, Richard is joined by Vanity Fair's Julie Miller to cover the first three episodes of The Dropout on Hulu and the premiere episode of Super Pumped on Showtime. Julie fact checks The Dropout's portrayal of Elizabeth Holmes and the real stories Super Pumped is addressing and Richard has a conversation with Liz Meriwether, the showrunner of The Dropout.

This season Still Watching will be breaking down three shows that look at the recent past of technology companies: WeCrashed (covering the fall of WeWork), The Dropout (chronicling the fall of Theranos) and Super Pumped: The Battle For Uber.

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Hooked on "Still Watching"

I discovered this podcast when I was desperately seeking more insight into the wonderful "Succession" - - but what to watch while waiting for next season of the Roy family? Found it here! Three miniseries about start-ups in the tech industry: "Pumped Up", "WeCrashed" and (my favorite) "Dropout". Insightful discussion, interesting interviews and tidbits that I may not have caught. But what did they do to Jared Leto's good looks?