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Meta: Facebook's new name + DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg: the privacy search engine | E1315

E1315 • Oct 29, 2021 • 78 mins

Jason Calacanis recaps the Facebook Connect Keynote and discusses the company's new name, "Meta". He also shares his thoughts on why developers shouldn't build on Meta. Special guest, Gabriel Weinberg, CEO of DuckDuckGo, joins to discuss search engine privacy, the company's ad strategy, and its potential future with Apple.

Speakers

Jason Calacanis

Host • 64%

Gabriel Weinberg

Guest • 28%

Chapters

0:00	Intro - Facebook Connect Keynote Recap & Interview with DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg
1:57	News - Facebook's new name
9:34	LinkedIn - Post your first job for free
11:05	News - Highlights from the Facebook Connect keynote
20:36	Marketerhire - Get $500 off your first hire
22:02	News - Why Jason thinks developers should not build on "Meta"
34:53	Stripe - Visit to learn more about how Stripe can support your business today.
36:22	Interview - Gabriel Weinberg DuckDuckGo
39:12	Why it's hard to measure how many people use DuckDuckGo
42:29	Improving search results
46:49	DuckDuckGo's ad strategy
51:18	Helping write privacy laws
58:51	Should Apple buy DuckDuckGo
1:05:59	The size and scope of the company
1:10:53	Algorithms

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