Recode Decode: "Chaos Monkeys" author Antonio García-Martinez

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Vox Media Podcast Network

Technology, Business

4.3 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2016

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Antonio García-Martinez, author of the new tell-all book, "Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley," talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about starting a company, getting acquired by Twitter, and defecting to Facebook one year before its IPO. García-Martinez knew from the start that he wanted to write a book, and the end result doesn't mince words with its subjects. He says one of the big takeaways from "Chaos Monkeys" is that Silicon Valley constantly lies to itself, and that that mass delusion has helped it succeed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's sponsor is Casper, an online retailer of premium mattresses for a fraction of the price.
0:05.6	Get $50 toward any mattress purchase by visiting Casper.com slash Recode and using the promo code Recode.
0:11.9	Terms and conditions apply.
0:13.9	Recode Radio presents Recode Decode, hosted by Cara Swisher, powered by digital media.
0:21.3	Hi, I'm Cara Swisher, Executive Editor of Recode.
0:24.6	You may know me as the author of an upcoming tell-all book about working with Walt Mossberg,
0:29.3	but in my spare time, I talk tech and you're listening to Recode Decode,
0:32.9	a podcast about tech and media's key players, big ideas, and how they're changing the world we live in.
0:37.8	You can subscribe to Recode Decode at iTunes.com slash Recode Decode,
0:42.2	and while you're there, leave us a review.
0:44.5	Today in the Red Chair is Antonio Garcia Martinez, the author of the new book, Chaos Monkeys,
0:50.0	obscene fortune and random failure in Silicon Valley.
0:53.4	The book is a provocative tell-all about business antics and personal life in the tech industry.
0:58.5	Antonio was one of the first employees of Facebook's advertising team
1:02.2	and oversaw the creation of its real-time ad exchange platform.
1:06.1	He also spent two years as an advisor at Twitter.
1:08.8	Antonio, welcome to the show.
1:10.6	Thank you, Cara, for having me.
1:11.7	We hit all the high spots.
1:13.0	I think so.
1:14.2	Okay, you have written what I would say is probably a not a nice book,
1:18.4	which I welcome completely.
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