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Acquired

Summary: Acquired goes behind the scenes of the best (and worst) acquisitions and IPOs of all time. From the Instagram A+'s to the AOL-Time Warner fails, what can we learn from their journeys and apply to our own organizations and careers in business and in tech?

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Podcasts:

 Episode 13: Push Pop Press (Facebook Instant Articles) with Todd Bishop | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:56:37

Ben and David are joined by Todd Bishop, technology reporter and co-founder of GeekWire, to discuss Facebook's 2011 acquisition of Push Pop Press. Highlights include: • The founding story of Push Pop Press by Kimon Tsinteris and Mike Matas. • The evolution of Facebook Creative Labs, Facebook Paper, and eventually, Facebook Instant Articles. • Facebook's role in the changing media landscape today. • GeekWire's experiments with Facebook Instant Articles, Google Accelerated Mobile Pages, and live video. The Carve Out • The Startup Podcast Season 3 • The Future of Technology is in Your Ear (Link to product) • The Risk Not Taken

 Episode 12: Snapchat (?!) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:56:00

Ben and David tackle their first failed acquisition: Facebook's 2013 offer to buy Snapchat. They cover the fascinating story of Snapchat's creation and growth, their blossoming business model, how it would be different inside of Facebook.

 Episode 11: PayPal | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:52:04

Ben and David return to technology acquisitions by examining a classic: eBay's 2002 purchase of PayPal. Items mentioned in the show: How the 'PayPal Mafia' redefined success in Silicon Valley - Tech Republic Instagram Will Be a $3 Billion Business This Year: Analyst President Obama and Bill Simmons: The GQ Interview "The Carve Out": Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder - The Bill Simmons Podcast - Chris Sacca

 Episode 10: Virgin America | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:48:13

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 went well yet: the April 2016 acquisition of Virgin America by Alaska Airlines

 Episode 9: Writely (Google Docs) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:42:33

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 2006.

 Episode 8: Acompli, Sunrise, and Wunderlist (w/ Kurt DelBene) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:56:03

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 Strategy and Planning at Microsoft, and joins to discuss Microsoft’s cloud-first, mobile-first strategy.

 Episode 7: YouTube | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:44:09

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-generation video platforms, mobile video, streaming, and chord-cutting, was it actually a great purchase by Google?

 Episode 6: Lucasfilm | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

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 Walt Disney's original flywheel diagram, seen below.

 Episode 5: Siri | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 37:45

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 Cheyer, and Chris Brigham Scott Forstall on the Apple side, and the end of his time at the company The other Apple acquisitions around Siri, including Topsy, Novauris Technologies, OttoCat Cue, Spotsetter, VocalIQ, and Perceptio. The team Apple built around Siri post-acquisition, including Alex Acero from Microsoft Research. Speculation on the future of voice and its role in everyday computing

 Episode 4: Bungie | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:00:45

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.

 Episode 3: Twitch | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Ben and David discuss Amazon's acquisition of Twitch in 2014. Unlike previous episodes, this recent acquisition still has a lot of open questions, and Amazon hasn't publicly reported growth of Twitch since the purchase. Ben and David talk about Justin Kan's original product with Justin.tv, and the transformation into the Twitch that Emmett Shear is running today.

 Episode 2: Instagram | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown
 Episode 1: Pixar | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

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