Tribe Talkin' Ep 68: Matt Vitale Leaves Birchal. DEI Rebalancing. Zombie VCs. LinkedIn AI Slop. Sharts.

In this week's episode: 

•  Matt Vitale sets down and <a data-booking_page_select="undefined" data-dynamic_select="" data-file_name="" data-hash="" data-html="" data-page_select="" data-prev_next_link="undefined" data-url_text="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7281861950332878849?updateEntityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_updateV2%3A%28urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7281861950332878849%2CFEED_DETAIL%2CEMPTY%2CDEFAULT%2Cfalse%29 " data-url_type="default" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7281861950332878849?updateEntityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_updateV2%3A%28urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7281861950332878849%2CFEED_DETAIL%2CEMPTY%2CDEFAULT%2Cfalse%29 " target="_self" title="Link: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7281861950332878849?updateEntityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_updateV2%3A%28urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7281861950332878849%2CFEED_DETAIL%2CEMPTY%2CDEFAULT%2Cfalse%29 " class="opt-link-color">leaves Birchal. 
• Rise of the zombie VCs: Australian venture capital faces a year <a data-booking_page_select="undefined" data-dynamic_select="" data-file_name="" data-hash="" data-html="" data-page_select="" data-prev_next_link="undefined" data-url_text="https:///www.capitalbrief.com/article/rise-of-the-zombie-vcs-why-2025-looks-like-a-year-of-reckoning-for-australian-venture-capital-23605978-a6f1-4eae-9e80-8d8306ee3354/" data-url_type="default" href="https:///www.capitalbrief.com/article/rise-of-the-zombie-vcs-why-2025-looks-like-a-year-of-reckoning-for-australian-venture-capital-23605978-a6f1-4eae-9e80-8d8306ee3354/" target="_self" title="Link: https:///www.capitalbrief.com/article/rise-of-the-zombie-vcs-why-2025-looks-like-a-year-of-reckoning-for-australian-venture-capital-23605978-a6f1-4eae-9e80-8d8306ee3354/" class="opt-link-color">of reckoning. 
• LinkedIn is in danger of being swamped by AI-generated <a data-booking_page_select="undefined" data-dynamic_select="" data-file_name="" data-hash="" data-html="" data-page_select="" data-prev_next_link="undefined" data-url_text="https://www.afr.com/technology/linkedin-is-in-danger-of-being-overwhelmed-by-ai-generated-slop-20250103-p5l1xb" data-url_type="default" href="https://www.afr.com/technology/linkedin-is-in-danger-of-being-overwhelmed-by-ai-generated-slop-20250103-p5l1xb" target="_self" title="Link: https://www.afr.com/technology/linkedin-is-in-danger-of-being-overwhelmed-by-ai-generated-slop-20250103-p5l1xb" class="opt-link-color">slop.

• Not all channels are equal

 

•  Meta removes fact checkers & scraps <a href="https://www.afr.com/technology/zuckerberg-kills-off-a-fact-checking-system-already-on-its-deathbed-20250108-p5l2s6 " target="_self" title="Link: https://www.afr.com/technology/zuckerberg-kills-off-a-fact-checking-system-already-on-its-deathbed-20250108-p5l2s6 " data-file_name="" data-page_select="" data-booking_page_select="undefined" data-url_text="https://www.afr.com/technology/zuckerberg-kills-off-a-fact-checking-system-already-on-its-deathbed-20250108-p5l2s6 " data-url_type="default" data-hash="" data-html="" data-prev_next_link="undefined" data-dynamic_select="" class="opt-link-color">diversity policies
• Silicon Valley’s lurch to the right catches the eye of<a href="https://www.afr.com/technology/silicon-valley-s-lurch-to-the-right-catches-the-eye-of-local-vcs-20250113-p5l3ss " target="_self" title="Link: https://www.afr.com/technology/silicon-valley-s-lurch-to-the-right-catches-the-eye-of-local-vcs-20250113-p5l3ss " data-file_name="" data-page_select="" data-booking_page_select="undefined" data-url_text="https://www.afr.com/technology/silicon-valley-s-lurch-to-the-right-catches-the-eye-of-local-vcs-20250113-p5l3ss " data-url_type="default" data-hash="" data-html="" data-prev_next_link="undefined" data-dynamic_select="" class="opt-link-color"> local VCs.
  
• Strategy is to learn and change as quickly <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7281709889247170560/ " target="_self" title="Link: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7281709889247170560/ " data-file_name="" data-page_select="" data-booking_page_select="undefined" data-url_text="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7281709889247170560/ " data-url_type="default" data-hash="" data-html="" data-prev_next_link="undefined" data-dynamic_select="" class="opt-link-color">as possible.
  
• Theme's of the week. 
• Sharts: 

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