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The A.I. Bubble is Bursting with Ed Zitron -
Is the Metaverse Dead? | with Ed Zitron & Marc Beckman
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Ed Zitron - Why Are All Tech Products Now Shit?
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The Bullshit Stinking Up Silicon Valley | Ed Zitron
Learn More About Ed Zitron
Ed Zitron is an influential, no-holds-barred tech industry analyst and host of the fast-growing podcast Better Offline, winner of a 2025 Webby Award for Best Business Podcast Episode and named one of the best podcasts of 2024 by Esquire and Vulture. With over 500,000 newsletter subscribers, Zitron has quickly become known for his incisive and entertaining approach to giving leaders and organizations what they need to hear – and not necessarily what they want to hear.
Founder and CEO of EZPR, a national tech and business public relations agency, and author of the forthcoming book “Why Everything Stopped Working” (Portfolio, 2026) Zitron is leading the charge against the tech industry’s broken growth-at-all-costs mindset. Drawing on years of experience in tech, media and PR, he explains why the current venture capital-driven AI and startup ecosystem is unsustainable and reveals steps for getting back to being a company that creates products people love and are happy to use.
In his memorable presentations, Zitron helps organizations and investors reorient toward stability, resilience and generating real value. His message resonates across sectors and industries: the unlimited growth bubble is breaking, and the time to build smarter is now.
Ed Zitron is available to advise your organization via virtual and in-person consulting meetings, interactive workshops and customized keynotes through the exclusive representation of Stern Speakers & Advisors, a division of Stern Strategy Group®.
The AI Bubble Is About to Burst: What Comes Next and How to Prepare
The hype around AI is at a fever pitch, but behind the scenes, the numbers aren’t adding up. Explaining why today’s AI gold rush is built on unsustainable foundations and what organizations must do now to avoid getting swept away when the bubble pops is influential tech critic Ed Zitron. In this bold and sobering presentation, he reveals the real financial and technical fragilities behind the current wave of AI startups. Drawing from his top-rated and award-winning podcast Better Offline and decades in the tech and media trenches, Zitron goes beyond diagnosing problems to offer clear, actionable insights on how to avoid falling for fictional narratives. Audiences walk away with tools and guidance to help them refocus their efforts on fruitful innovation, smart investment and product-market fit.
How to Escape Growth Tunnel Vision and Choose Success Over Scale
Endless growth is a dangerous fantasy that harms companies and consumers alike. Business leaders need to rethink everything they’ve been taught about scaling, growth metrics and shareholder supremacy, says Ed Zitron, award-winning producer of the Better Offline podcast, influential tech industry analyst and founder of national PR agency EZPR. In provocative and highly engaging presentations, he challenges the status quo to explain why companies obsessed with hypergrowth are falling into a cycle of layoffs, customer resentment and product decay. Using vivid examples drawn from the tech industry and beyond, he then reveals what it looks like to build a company that can thrive for the long term. With deep insight and unapologetic clarity, Zitron leads audiences through tactical steps for reorienting their organizations around sustainability, stability and customer value, driving lasting market impact.
Sustainable Growth Starts by Giving Customers What They Want
What if growth was the result of creating a product or service that people deeply desired, instead of an unreachable, unspecific goal? Ed Zitron, the influential voice behind the highly popular Better Offline podcast and “Where’s Your Ed At?” newsletter, urges companies to return to foundational principles: make products people love, solve real problems people experience, and respect your users. In energetic and insightful presentations, Zitron outlines the corrosive effects of today’s venture-backed, growth-at-all-costs mentality that is especially prevalent in enterprise software and consumer tech. He then offers a powerful alternative rooted in human connection, product excellence and business models that reward loyalty over short-term numbers. A must-hear message for product teams, brand leaders and executives, attendees exit equipped with new guidance for getting back to sustainable growth that leads to company success.
Strategic Advisory for Companies Ready to Ditch Hype and Focus on Substance
In a business world increasingly distorted by growth-at-all-costs mindsets and unsustainable hype cycles, Ed Zitron helps organizations cut through marketing nonsense to focus on what matters. One of today’s most widely read tech critics and the founder of national PR agency EZPR, Zitron applies his years of experience embedded in the industry to help companies cut through fiction to focus on what really works.
Drawing on insights from his highly popular “Where’s Your Ed At?” newsletter and award-winning podcast Better Offline, Zitron helps leadership teams rethink their approach to growth, customer engagement, product strategy, and AI adoption. With a deep understanding of the technical, financial, and social forces shaping the future of tech, he offers clear-eyed, practical guidance for organizations ready to build resilient, customer-centered businesses in a post-bubble economy.
In advisory sessions comprising of executive workshops, strategic reviews, messaging audits or one-on-one consultations, Zitron helps clients:
- Evaluate AI initiatives for value, feasibility and trustworthiness.
- Reorient around sustainable growth and long-term customer satisfaction.
- Develop messaging that resonates with clarity and authenticity.
- Future-proof against investor pressure and changing market narratives.
A trusted advisor to leaders at organizations from startups to enterprise firms, Zitron brings candor, creativity and uncommon sense to every engagement. Often brought in by companies when they’re ready to stop chasing shiny objects and start building for the long term, his advisory work is particularly valuable for leaders navigating tech transformation, product strategy, messaging, or shifting investor expectations.
Ed Zitron’s customized advisory programs are available virtually or in-person and can be tailored to support senior leadership teams, product groups, investor relations or communications leaders.
