Podcast Episodes

The Rover-DogVacay Merger (with Rover CEO Aaron Easterly)

Season 2 Episode 10

Acquired wraps up Season 2 with our first “elusive” private-private merger: Rover.com and its 2017 combination with rival pet care marketplace DogVac…

8 years, 4 months ago

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GitHub

Season 2 Episode 9

We’re live on the scene the day following the biggest announcement in the open source software world since well, open source software: Microsoft acqu…

8 years, 4 months ago

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T-Mobile / Sprint

Season 2 Episode 8

If you thought the telecom business was boring, think again! Acquired brings you an episode packed with more drama than an entire season of Game of T…

8 years, 4 months ago

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PowerPoint

Season 2 Episode 7

Acquired returns with a classic, delving into Microsoft’s first acquisition ever: Forethought Inc, the makers of PowerPoint. Hate it or love it, you …

8 years, 5 months ago

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Spotify’s Direct Listing

Season 2 Episode 6

Acquired wraps up a big few weeks of coverage with not an IPO or an M&A or a fundraising round, but what’s still the largest tech exit in recent memo…

8 years, 6 months ago

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The Dropbox IPO

Season 2 Episode 5

Acquired is live on the scene following Dropbox’s public market debut. From playing a central role in the early days of Y Combinator, to having Steve…

8 years, 6 months ago

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SoftBank, Fortress and the Vision Fund

Season 2 Episode 4

Acquired dives into the topic on the minds and lips of just about every VC and founder these days: SoftBank’s $93B+ Vision Fund, and its seemingly-ov…

8 years, 6 months ago

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Nest

Season 2 Episode 3

Acquired brings it all back home—to the smart home that is—with Google’s 2014 acquisition of Nest for $3.2B. From Nest cofounder Tony Fadell’s first …

8 years, 8 months ago

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Raising a Seed Round with Against Gravity CEO Nick Fajt

Season 2 Episode 2

We launch mini-series on Acquired with a subject near & dear to our heroes’ hearts: startup fundraising! This has been one of our most-requested new …

8 years, 8 months ago

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Zappos (with Alfred Lin)

Season 2 Episode 1

Former Zappos Chairman & COO (and current Partner at Sequoia Capital) Alfred Lin joins our heroes to kick off Season 2 with a classic: Amazon’s 2009 …

8 years, 8 months ago

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