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Navigating the Metaverse: Davos Day 5 5/27/22

Navigating the Metaverse: Davos Day 5 5/27/22

FromSquawk Pod


Navigating the Metaverse: Davos Day 5 5/27/22

FromSquawk Pod

ratings:
Length:
18 minutes
Released:
May 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Forward-looking companies are simultaneously navigating the uncertainty of today’s markets while beginning to compete in the ‘metaverse.’ Accenture CEO Julie Sweet sits down with CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin at the 2022 World Economic Forum to discuss how her company is using its own metaverse to onboard 150,000 new company employees throughout the year. Andreessen Horowitz also plans to plow billions of dollars into crypto start-ups while digital asset markets are in a rut; the Silicon Valley firm launched the largest crypto fund ever this week, a new $4.5 billion fund to back Web 3.0 projects like crypto and blockchain companies. Arianna Simpson, Andreessen Horowitz general partner, discusses the firm’s newest crypto bet.In this episode:Julie Sweet, @JulieSweetArianna Simpson, @AriannaSimpsonAndrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkinBecky Quick, @BeckyQuickCameron Costa, @CameronCostaNY
Released:
May 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Squawk Pod is a daily, guided curation of the top moments and takeaways from CNBC’s flagship morning show, “Squawk Box”, anchored by Joe Kernen, Becky Quick and Andrew Ross Sorkin. Each day, the podcast includes news making interviews, perspective and analysis from iconic guest hosts, and slices of debate and discussion—from the heated to the hilarious— all wrapped with exclusive context and color from Senior Producer Katie Kramer.