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Natasha Tiku

Tech Culture Reporter, The Washington Post. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.

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Nitasha Tiku covers Silicon Valley culture, Big Tech, and artificial intelligence at The Washington Post, having previously reported for WIRED and BuzzFeed News. She is widely known for reporting on workplace and ethics controversies across the tech industry, including breaking the 2022 story on Google's supposedly sentient AI chatbot.

What they said6 Shows1

Everything Natasha Tiku said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

a16z Opinion

Tiku: Luxurious tech office perks are designed to keep employees working

“I think it is very much in line with other tech company perks, which are very luxurious, and everybody would love to have them, but at the same time, they're designed to keep you in the office and keep you working.”

Natasha Tiku Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 4:05 a16z Podcast | Sleep!

a16z Insight

Tiku: Health device creators wrongly assume data automatically changes human behavior

“I think there's the assumption from the people who build these devices that knowledge will equal behavior modification. And I don't know. I mean, I always remember this one venture capital dinner that I went to where the guy was so excited about 23 and me that…”

Natasha Tiku Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 11:55 a16z Podcast | Sleep!

a16z Insight

Tiku: Sleep management has become a status symbol in tech culture

“For people who are competitive and, you know, want to aspire to be like their tech idols. Sleep has become symbolic of how efficient somebody is, how smart somebody is, you know, how well they've optimized their life.”

Natasha Tiku Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 3:29 a16z Podcast | Sleep!

a16z Assertion Contradicted

Tiku: Non-traditional contractor roles grew by 9.4 million in a decade

“The number of contractors and people who have like a different kind of structure as a, you know, not somewhere between an employee and a contractor has grown, I think like 9.4 million in the past decade.”

Natasha Tiku Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 17:57 a16z Podcast | Sleep!

a16z Disclosure

Tiku: Attempting to lean in at work resulted in professional punishment

“When I've tried to lean in, I've gotten punished for it.”

Natasha Tiku Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 25:24 a16z Podcast | Sleep!

a16z Assertion Supported

Tiku: Uber has 450,000 active drivers on its app every month

“There's 450,000 drivers on the app every month.”

Natasha Tiku Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 16:01 a16z Podcast | Sleep!

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Natasha's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
a16zLEDGER	Tech Culture Reporter, The Washington Post	1	6	50% 1/2	full record on the a16z Podcast →