The Week: An IPO False Start, an Agent That Goes Shopping, and a War We Keep Paying For
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The Week: An IPO False Start, an Agent That Goes Shopping, and a War We Keep Paying For

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 2, 202619 min
  • Business & money

George Hahn connects the dots across the week's biggest stories: why Oura pulled its IPO and what the odds are it ever goes public, how AI agents are clawing back the money we lose to forgotten subscriptions and hidden fees, and why America's war with Iran is costing you money, and Ukraine a chance to win. Plus, Scott discusses what separates a good manager from a bad one. We’d love your feedback as we build this show! Let us know what you think: [email protected]. Learn more about yo...

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Support for the show comes from Odoo. Running a business shouldn't feel like surviving a software group project. One app for accounting, another for inventory, another for sales, and somehow none of them talk to each other.

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That's where Odoo comes in. An all-in-one business management software that brings every part of your business together from sales and accounting, to inventory and marketing,

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all in one powerful platform. No messy integrations, no bouncing between tabs, and best of all, no spreadsheets. Stop managing software and start managing your business with one unified system.

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