Episodes (Page 8)
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The founding story of ESPN, from a failed weatherman to a media giant.
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Deep dive into Tencent, the Shenzhen-based social networking and entertainment powerhouse.
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Netflix's bold transition to streaming and the infamous Qwikster spin-out.
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Netflix began as a DVD rental service, copying Amazon's book model.
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Venmo cofounder Andrew Kortina joins to discuss the app's origin.
Andrew Kortina
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Scott Belsky discusses Adobe's acquisition of Behance in 2012.
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The incredible entrepreneurial journey of Alibaba and Jack Ma is detailed.
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Kara Swisher shares the story of Recode and its origins.
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The Sonos IPO is analyzed, focusing on the speaker company.
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Xiaomi's IPO, the largest tech IPO since Alibaba, is covered.
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Tesla's journey from founding to its 2010 IPO is explored.
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Rover CEO Aaron Easterly discusses the Rover-DogVacay merger.
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Microsoft's $7.5B acquisition of GitHub is analyzed.
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T-Mobile and Sprint's dramatic merger saga.
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Microsoft's first acquisition: Forethought Inc., makers of PowerPoint.
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Spotify's $30B direct public listing, a major tech exit.
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Dropbox's IPO journey, from Y Combinator to public debut.
Nick Fajt
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SoftBank's Vision Fund and its impact on VC and fundraising.
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Google's $3.2B acquisition of Nest in 2014.
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Startup fundraising: Against Gravity's $4m seed round for Rec Room.