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Episode 37: BAMTech, Disney and "the Biggest Media Company You've Never Heard Of”
Season 1 Episode 37
Ben and David continue Acquired’s “tech and sports” mini-series with Disney’s 2016 acquisition of a minority stake (with the right to purchase a majo…
8 years, 11 months ago
Episode 36: The LA Clippers
Season 1 Episode 36
In honor of start of NBA playoffs, Ben & David venture off the beaten path to explore one of Steve Ballmer’s most famous acquisitions, his 2014 purch…
8 years, 11 months ago
Episode 35: Oculus
Season 1 Episode 35
Ben & David transcend the barriers of “real” reality, and dive into Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg’s geek-eutpoia vision of the future of gaming, socia…
9 years ago
Episode 34: The Starbucks IPO with Dan Levitan
Season 1 Episode 34
Ben & David "pour over" the 1992 IPO of the legendary Seattle coffee company with the help of Dan Levitan, who served as lead investment banker on th…
9 years ago
Episode 33: Overture (with the Internet History Podcast!)
Season 1 Episode 33
Episode 33: Overture (with the Internet History Podcast!) Ben & David dive deep into the early days of internet search, with the help of the best …
9 years, 1 month ago
Episode 32: The Snap Inc. IPO
Season 1 Episode 32
Snap! Acquired is live on the scene reporting from the "Super Bowl" of 2017 tech events: Snap Inc's hugely anticipated (and just plain huge) IPO. Wha…
9 years, 1 month ago
Episode 31: The Uber - Didi Chuxing Merger with Brad Stone, author of The Upstarts & The Everything Store
Season 1 Episode 31
Topics covered include:
The global surge in 2012 of entrepreneurs starting ridesharing companies, nowhere moreso than China Didi CEO Cheng Wei and inv…9 years, 1 month ago
Episode 30: P.A. Semi + AuthenTec
Season 1 Episode 30
Topics covered include:
P.A. Semi’s original moniker ("Palo Alto Semiconductor”) and its celebrity founder (in the semiconductor world) Dan Dobberpuh…9 years, 2 months ago
Episode 29: Special—2016 Review and 2017 Predictions
Season 1 Episode 29
Ben & David wrap up 2016 with a review of the top tech themes we discussed on the show this year, and look forward to which themes we think will be r…
9 years, 3 months ago
Episode 28: The Amazon IPO with original Amazon Board Member Tom Alberg
Season 1 Episode 28
Ben & David welcome very special guest Tom Alberg, board member and first lead investor in Amazon.com, to cover the IPO of "earth’s most customer-cen…
9 years, 3 months ago