Ben Gilbert of Acquired on The End of Government, The Death of Apple and The Amazon Apocalypse

Summary: Ben Gilbert’s an ex-Microsoft guy with a passion for startups and growth. He runs Pioneer Square Labs, an innovative venture studio that after raising $12M, has cranked out half a dozen successful startup spin offs – think Rocket Internet without the copy/paste. Ben is also the co-host of the Acquired podcast where he and David Rosenthal of Madrona Ventures discuss the most prolific acquisitions and IPOs in tech history.<br> Listen and Learn:<br> <br> * Why most acquisitions and IPOs fail<br> * An unconventional and effective approach to venture<br> * How to spin out a startup<br> * What driverless cars mean for the future<br> * Why Apple is in trouble and Google’s business model is over<br> * The future of IPOs and the stock market<br> * How Amazon will own everything<br> * Why Facebook is the king of acquisitions<br> <br> <br> Ben’s Projects:<br> <a href="https://angel.co/gilbertbj-gmail-com">Ben’s Angellist profile</a><br> <a href="https://pioneersquarelabs.com/">Pioneer Square Labs</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/gilbert">Twitter: @gilbert</a><br> <a href="http://acquired.fm">Acquired Podcast</a><br> <a href="http://www.sanantonioangelnetwork.org/"></a>Are you an accredited investor? <a href="https://thesyndicate.vc/ts-joinsyndicate">Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.</a>Ben Gilbert’s an ex-Microsoft guy with a passion for startups and growth. He runs Pioneer Square Labs, an innovative venture studio that after raising $12M, has cranked out half a dozen successful startup spin offs – think Rocket Internet without the copy/paste. Ben is also the co-host of the Acquired podcast where he and David Rosenthal of Madrona Ventures discuss the most prolific acquisitions and IPOs in tech history.<br> Listen and Learn:<br> <br> * Why most acquisitions and IPOs fail<br> * An unconventional and effective approach to venture<br> * How to spin out a startup<br> * What driverless cars mean for the future<br> * Why Apple is in trouble and Google’s business model is over<br> * The future of IPOs and the stock market<br> * How Amazon will own everything<br> * Why Facebook is the king of acquisitions<br> <br> <br> Ben’s Projects:<br> <a href="https://angel.co/gilbertbj-gmail-com">Ben’s Angellist profile</a><br> <a href="https://pioneersquarelabs.com/">Pioneer Square Labs</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/gilbert">Twitter: @gilbert</a><br> <a href="http://acquired.fm">Acquired Podcast</a><br> <a href="http://www.sanantonioangelnetwork.org/"></a>Are you an accredited investor? <a href="https://thesyndicate.vc/ts-joinsyndicate">Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.</a><br>