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Make Palantir Make Sense

In this episode of Communication Breakdown, Steve Dowling and Craig Carroll examine Alex Karp’s high-volume media tour and the communications strategy behind Palantir’s recent spotlight moment. They break down Karp’s contradictory messaging, his embrace of grievance politics, and the reputational risks of keeping a company’s core narrative intentionally opaque.

The hosts also turn to Walmart’s downsized Thanksgiving basket, the political firestorm that followed, and how transparency and timing collided in today’s hyper-charged information environment. This episode maps two very different…

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