Elon Musk has been creating polarizing headlines since his Twitter acquisition. From the abrupt layoffs to the promotion of citizen journalism, the platform is currently undergoing a major, public overhaul that the entire world is equally enjoying and stressing about.

On today’s episode of Startups On Demand, I am joined by James Spiro, Journalist and Editor at CTech where he covers the Israeli tech scene and its impact on the world. He often writes about the political, cultural, and social impacts of technology around us.

Today, we share our thoughts on Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition, the democratization of news, the controversies surrounding Sam Bankman-Friend and FTC, and what he thinks is the most promising tech sector in the world.

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0:00 Intro
0:54 Elon Musk's Twitter acquisition
03:34 Creator’s economy and the democratization of news
07:08 Twitter verification process: earning it vs. buying it
11:59 Revenue streams and monetization opportunities in media platforms
15:43 Elon Musk’s ethical standpoint in writing the narrative on Twitter?
18:48 Citizen journalism, FTX, and Sam Bankman-Fried
26:43 How Twitter’s citizen journalism produced valuable details around FTX and SBF
31:14 The challenge for tech startups in fundraising
36:09 Which tech sector do you find the most interesting?
39:50 Book and series recommendations
46:34 Outro