Recode Decode: Sue Decker, Raftr founder, and Michael Dearing, investor

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Vox Media Podcast Network

Technology, Business

4.3 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2017

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Former Yahoo president Sue Decker and investor Michael Dearing talk with Recode's Kara Swisher about Raftr, Decker's recently launched social platform for sane, civil discussions about topics ranging from sports to "Game of Thrones" to President Trump. Decker says the success of sites like Slack and Nextdoor has demonstrated that Facebook and Twitter are not the end-all be-all of social media and says Raftr will give people the opportunity to find new like-minded friends. Later in the show, the two talk about the journalistic responsibilities of tech companies in a world of "fake news." Dearing, the founder of venture capital firm Harrison Metal, says big platforms like Facebook can do the most good by shining a "flashlight" on hoaxers, rather than trying to write rules that disallow it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:51.0	Recode radio presents recode decode hosted by Cara Swisher, powered by digital media.
0:58.0	Hi, I'm Cara Swisher, Executive Editor of Recode.
1:01.0	You may know me as the person trying to make sure Peter Teal stays in New Zealand,
1:05.0	but in my spare time I talk tech and you're listening to recode decode,
1:08.0	a podcast about tech and media's key players, big ideas, and other changing the world we live in.
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1:19.0	Today in the red chair, I'm delighted to welcome Sue Decker and Michael Deering.
1:24.0	Sue is the former CFO and president of Yahoo and co-founder of Rafter.
1:29.0	She also spent nearly 10 years on the board of Intel and currently sits on several other boards,
1:33.0	including box media, which owns recode, but I don't care.
1:37.0	And Michael is the former EVE executive and founder of Harrison Metal Capital,
1:43.0	a venture capital firm that is invested in companies like AdMob, Birchbox, and Sue's company Rafter.
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