Podcast Episodes

Snapchat

Season 1 Episode 12

Ben and David tackle their first failed acquisition: Facebook's 2013 offer to buy Snapchat. They cover the fascinating story of Snapchat's creation a…

10 years, 4 months ago

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PayPal

Season 1 Episode 11

Ben and David return to technology acquisitions by examining a classic: eBay's 2002 purchase of PayPal.

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10 years, 5 months ago

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Virgin America

Season 1 Episode 10

Ben and David deviate entirely from the stated purpose of the show, tackling this non-technology acquisition that is so recent, we have no idea if it…

10 years, 5 months ago

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Writely (Google Docs)

Season 1 Episode 9

Ben and David continue the cloud productivity saga with Google Docs. They examine the suite of acquisitions made by Google with a focus on Writely in…

10 years, 6 months ago

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Acompli, Sunrise, and Wunderlist (with Kurt DelBene)

Season 1 Episode 8

Ben and David have special guest Kurt DelBene on to discuss Microsoft's acquisition of Acompli, Sunrise, and Wunderlist. Kurt is the EVP of Corporate…

10 years, 7 months ago

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YouTube

Season 1 Episode 7

Ben and David test the widely-held belief that YouTube was one of the most successful tech acquisitions of all time. In today's world of next-generat…

10 years, 8 months ago

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Lucasfilm

Season 1 Episode 6

Riding closely on the tails of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Ben and David cover Disney's 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm. In the episode, they mention…

10 years, 9 months ago

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Siri

Season 1 Episode 5

In the last episode of 2015, Ben and David discuss Apple's acquisition of Siri. Notable topics include: 

The founding of Siri by Dag Kittlau, Adam Che…

10 years, 10 months ago

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Bungie (with Xbox Co-Founder Ed Fries)

Season 1 Episode 4

Ben and David are joined by Former Microsoft VP and Co-Founder of Xbox, Ed Fries, to discuss the Bungie acquisition and the development of Halo. High…

10 years, 10 months ago

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Twitch

Season 1 Episode 3

Ben and David discuss Amazon's acquisition of Twitch in 2014. Unlike previous episodes, this recent acquisition still has a lot of open questions, an…

10 years, 11 months ago

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