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• (00:00) - The Ozzy Media Controversy Begins
• (04:51) - Carlos Watson's Early Life and Career
• (07:47) - The Birth of Ozzy Media
• (08:51) - Challenges in Digital Media
• (15:05) - Ozzy Media's Rise and Partnerships
• (23:12) - The Beginning of Ozzy Media's Downfall
• (29:48) - The Goldman Sachs Incident
• (32:00) - The Aftermath and Public Reaction
• (40:55) - AOC and Aaron Judge: Ozzy's False Claims of Discovery
• (42:28) - Investigations and Media Strategy
• (43:38) - Ozzy's Short-Lived Comeback and Legal Troubles
• (48:18) - The Trial Begins: Prosecution's Case
• (58:44) - Watson's Defense and Testimony
• (01:05:13) - Verdict and Sentencing
• (01:06:01) - Commutation and Aftermath
• (01:07:34) - Lessons and Reflections

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Sources:

• From kindergarten delinquent to star [The Hill]
• From Silicon Valley to CNN [Stanford Lawyer via Wayback Machine]
• Get to know Carlos Watson [Blast Magazine via Wayback Machine]
• Ozymandias [Wikipedia]
• About Ozy [via Wayback Machine]
• WGBH to debut ‘Point Taken,’ a new late-night debate TV show taped in Boston [Boston.com]
• A Bunch Of Digital Publishers Bought Cheap Traffic And Later Found Out It Was Fraudulent [BuzzFeed News]
• Exclusive: OZY hits profitability on $50 million in revenue [Axios]
• Goldman Sachs, Ozy Media and a $40 Million Conference Call Gone Wrong [NYT]
• Ozy’s board starts an investigation after a Times report raises questions about the company. [NYT]
• Ozy Built a TV Show on a False Claim, Says Its Former Producer [NYT]
• Ozy Media’s chairman resigns as company faces questions. [NYT]
• Sharon Osbourne says Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson lied when he claimed the Osbournes invested in his company [CNBC]
• Ozy says it’s great at discovering big names before the mainstream media. But is it? [Nieman Lab]
• How Ozy Media, a startup with $70 million in funding and a star-studded list of investors, collapsed in 6 days [Fortune]
• How Ozy fell [Axios]
• 18-hour days and panic attacks: Former Ozy staffers allege an abusive environment [CNN]
• Ozy Media CEO claims his scandal-ridden company will reopen, but doesn’t explain how [CNBC]
• Ozy Media’s Watson on path forward: We’re going to have to change substantially [CNBC]
• Ozy Media CEO Carlos Watson: 'This Is Our Lazarus Moment' [Today via YouTube]
• After Ozy’s Carlos Watson Talks of a Comeback, a Key Investor Objects [NYT]
• Let Me Tell You What It Was Like to Work at Ozy [NYT]
• Ozy Media Is A Monumental Bummer [Defector]
• Ozy Media Faces Federal Investigations [NYT]
• Carlos Watson Has a Cold [Puck]
• Latest NewsOzy Media CEO Carlos Watson Says a Fun Redesign Is on the Horizon [Tech Bullion via Wayback]
• Article About the New, ‘Ethical’ Ozy Media Appears to Have Been Written by a Fake Journalist [Vice]
• Media company Ozy is attempting a comeback [Semafor]
• Ozy Media and Its Founder Carlos Watson Indicted in a Years-Long Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme [DOJ]
• SEC Charges Ozy Media and its CEO Carlos Watson with Widespread Scheme to Defraud Investors [SEC]
• U.S. v. Carlos Watson, Ozy Media, Inc. [Indictment]
• Ozy Statement, March 1, 2023 [X/Twitter]
• Ozy Media Shuts Down After Founder Carlo...