Judged in 50 Milliseconds
Does the best product win, or the best-looking one? We take sides on the Pepsi Challenge, Liquid Death and M‑Pesa’s zero-glamour success, then ask whether looks still matter once AI agents do our shopping.
On airA podcast by Nigel & Joe
Entrepreneur Head to Head
Steel tycoons vs social media moguls
Oil barons vs crypto bros
Business legends from different eras, put in the same ring. It’s Shark Tank meets a history class, with a lot more roasting.
Tale of the tape
Hear the fight, 17 MayGilded AgeGeorge Westinghouse
VSAI AgeJensen Huang
- 1846
- Born
- 1963
- Westinghouse Electric
- Empire
- Nvidia
- 1886
- Founded
- 1993
- AC power
- Big bet
- GPUs for AI
- 24Episodes
- ~20Minutes each
- 2Hosts, 0 referees
- 100%Hot takes
Westinghouse vs HuangFerrari vs LamborghiniDangoteTobi LütkeTim CookKen Griffin
The fight card
Newest first. 24 episodes and counting.
Judged in 50 Milliseconds
Best product or best-looking product? From the Pepsi Challenge to M-Pesa, and what happens when AI agents shop for us.
Tobi Lütke: Shopify, AI, Entrepreneurship
How a German-born programmer built the platform behind millions of online businesses.
Tim Cook: What a Tenure
Fifteen years following Steve Jobs, one of the hardest succession jobs in business, and what Cook actually built.
The Man Who Buys the Wreckage
Is Ken Griffin one of the greatest investors alive, or is his real genius the firm he built?
One Year of Entrepreneur Head to Head
Our anniversary special: looking back at a year of founders, plus quick-fire questions.
Aliko Dangote: Africa’s Industrial Giant
Cement, fertiliser, logistics and one of the largest refineries on Earth: scale in its rawest form.
George Westinghouse vs Jensen Huang
The man who helped electrify the world against the man powering AI.
Ferrari vs Lamborghini: Passion vs Rebellion
One of the most famous rivalries in motoring history.
In the commentary booth
Two friends who’ve been building things together since their campus hackathon days, now arguing about the people who built everything else.
Nigel
HostCo-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Alika. A software engineer with a deep knowledge of entrepreneurship, he brings the business history, the strategy and the strongest opinions to every head-to-head.
Joe
Co-hostFounder, CEO and CTO of Alika, the app for planning hangouts without the group chat, and a software engineer on the Harvard Business Review app. He brings the builder’s view to every debate: what it really takes to ship a product, win your first users and keep a startup alive alongside a day job.
Pick your corner.
New episodes most weeks, wherever you listen.