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Decoder with Nilay Patel

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Nilay Patel asks CEOs how their company is actually organized and how they make big calls, then pushes back when the answers get vague.

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About the show

Decoder is a show from The Verge about big ideas — and other problems. Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to a diverse cast of innovators and policymakers at the frontiers of business and technology to reveal how they’re navigating an ever-changing landscape, what keeps them up at night, and what it all means for our shared future.