Fighting Attention Terrorism (w/ Kira Shishkin)

Fighting Attention Terrorism (w/ Kira Shishkin)

From Assembly of Silence by When all else fails...

August 7, 2025 · 52 min

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Kira Shishkin about his company informed, which aims to combat information overload and bias in news consumption.

In this second conversation with Kira Shishkin we discuss informed , the company he founded to battle information overload and bias. Here is some additional information provided by Kira's team: About informed informed is your news concierge to beat information overload. It provides minimal, concise, and factual daily news briefings via SMS to keep you informed without the influence of bias, sensationalism, or advertisements. Know more, read less. https://informed.now About Kira Shishkin Kira Shishkin is the CEO of informed , the news concierge service to beat information overload. Kira is a 4-time serial entrepreneur, strategic advisor, and investor in the technology industry. His experience spans investment banking, corporate strategy, and private equity investments in category-defining ventures. His education includes University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, and Stanford. Kira was in Forbes 30 Under 30. You can alternatively text “join” to 844-406-INFO (4636). Listen on your preferred podcast platforms: https://www.youtube.com/@assemblyofsilence https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjqYiaP_oR3BHAwjZzKdXIi-UWmf4CHqv&si=dZrNJxf-lODZ9MAp…

People in this episode

Guest: Kira Shishkin

Topics covered

  • information overload
  • news
  • entrepreneurship
  • bias
  • technology

Keywords

  • information overload
  • news concierge
  • Kira Shishkin
  • bias
  • entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: informed, Forbes, University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, Stanford

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