Summation with Auren Hoffman

Author: Auren Hoffman

Non-obvious ideas that move the world. Auren Hoffman hosts leaders across tech, business, markets, and government. Summation is the permanent home for the relentlessly curious. Auren is CEO of NQB8, GP at Flex Capital, Chairman of Dialog; former CEO of SafeGraph and LiveRamp (NYSE: RAMP).  
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Axios Co-founder Roy Schwartz: why average is worthless now
Tuesday, 6 October, 2026

Roy Schwartz co-founded Axios, the news company known for smart brevity, and helped grow it to a $525 million sale to Cox Enterprises. He's now co-founder and CEO of Axios HQ, an AI-powered internal communications platform spun out of Axios. He co-wrote Smart Brevity, and his new book is Simplify. Before Axios, he was chief revenue officer of Politico.In this episode of Summation, Roy and Auren discuss:Meeting bankruptcy: wiping every recurring meeting off the calendar twice a yearAI as a complexity machine and the slop it's adding to every email and deckThe end of well-rounded, and why AI eats anyone who is averageBuilding Axios for influencers instead of casual readers, plus 200 events a yearYou can find Auren Hoffman on X at @auren and Roy Schwartz on LinkedIn