The Notorious B2B Show’s Podcast

The drama continues.In Ep. 8 of Notorious B2B, Tim and Tas dig into the messiest updates in tech right now: the spy war between Rippling and Deal escalates, the finalé on Exit Five’s application-based event, and Duolingo catches fire for saying they’ll replace contractors with AI. (Yeah, that went great.) What’s inside: • Deel hits back at Rippling with a 5-count lawsuit with a wild counterspy claim • Duolingo's "AI-first" announcement goes off the rails • Exit Five rejection-ish emails go

This might be our spiciest episode yet. Tim and Tas are joined by Brendan Hufford to tear into the tactics and trends breaking (and embarrassing) B2B.What’s inside: • The truth behind 8,000-comment LinkedIn posts (and who’s really getting the asset) • Comment gating, fake pipeline claims, and why the numbers don’t add up • A deep dive into Exit Five’s invite-only event drama and ICP filtering • Why Pavilion’s CEO went full rant mode—and how the marketing community clapped back • Who really

B2B espionage, fake job postings, influencer chaos — yep, we’re covering it all this week on Notorious B2B. What’s inside: • Spy games escalate: The full story behind Deel vs Rippling (toilet phone and all) • Apollo’s CEO finally responds—and says absolutely nothing • Seamless still silent, and people are gaming the system for followers • The Reddit marketing “growth hack” that crossed the line • Fake job posts, shady Chrome extensions, and AI influencer spam • How B2B influencer deals really work

This week, we talk about:The “Inbox Karen” drama and the limits of provocative content The Exit Five’s application process to attend their event The truth about RB2B’s CRM data collection Why every website visitor tool is lying to you in a slightly different way And the shady new trend of companies using your job application project… and ghosting you after Also: petty revenge, fake job titles, and a marketing AI tool that claims it replaces your $200K team

We covered a lot of ground in this one - from spiritual awakenings to burner phones.In this episode: Chris Walker goes full guru mode (and we kind of love it?) TACK shuts down and the Mark + Nick split has us speculating Apollo continues its quiet unraveling with key team exits Deel’s spy drama somehow escalates A founder comments on a HubSpot post… and walks away with an investor Also: we talk about why showing up on LinkedIn still matters (even if you’re not pitching in the comments)

This one had range. We circled back on the rise and fall of “comment for the asset” LinkedIn posts (spoiler: people are still mad), and then covered everything from: The “weird LinkedIn” trend RB2B’s spyware accusation and why marketers are suddenly reading terms of service Air’s campaign backlash and why we’re still defending it A live reading of corporate espionage between Deal and Rippling Duolingo’s ridiculous April Fool’s campaign (and why B2B brands can never) Plus, we noodle on

We kick off episode one by giving kudos where it's due (spoiler: someone actually won $1M from a Super Bowl AI promo and no one seems to care). Then we get into the current state of LinkedIn: The rise of “comment to get the asset” bait The performance math behind it (yes, we did the math) What happens when you don’t deliver And yes... we talk about that “boobs on LinkedIn” guy This episode is basically a tour through all the unhinged parts of the B2B content economy and we barely scratched