Techish

Join our Patreon for extra-long episodes and ad-free content: https://www.patreon.com/techishThis week on Techish, hosts Michael and Abadesi break down the rise and fall of beauty brand Plantmade — and what it says about the uphill battle Black founders face keeping control of their businesses. They also chat about viral ‘cheat at everything’ app pivoting to AI notetaking, the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, and, for the Patreon folk, Zohran Mamdani’s historic NYC mayoral win.This episode is sponsored by DeleteMe. Get 20% of DeleteMe at joindeleteme.com/techish with code TECHISH.Chapters00:25 Plantmade’s Black Woman Founder Exits the Company10:10 ‘Cheat at Everything’ App Cluely Is Now an AI Meeting Assistant17:56 Controversial Michael Jackson Biopic Drops Its First Trailer28:17 Zohran Mamdani’s Historic NYC Mayoral Win [Patreon-Only]Extra Reading & ResourcesPlantmade founder steps away from troubled skincare business [The Times] This Isn't The Brand I Started: Why I'm Saying Goodbye To Afrocen