Episodes (Page 9)
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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.
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Amazon's $1.2B acquisition of Zappos in 2009.
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A look back at the year in tech and predictions.
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Apple's $3B acquisition of Beats in 2014.
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Stitch Fix's IPO faced challenges with pricing and offering size.
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Analysis of the proposed Qualcomm-Broadcom merger, the largest tech M&A deal.
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The story of Atlassian, a successful bootstrapped tech company.
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Nestle's acquisition of Blue Bottle Coffee and its implications.
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Google's acquisition of a significant portion of HTC's hardware division.
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Recap of the infamous AOL-Time Warner merger with Internet History Podcast.
Brian McCullough
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The Square IPO and its implications for unicorn companies.
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The acquisition of Opsware from HP's perspective.
Michel Feaster
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Priceline's 2005 acquisition of Booking.com is discussed.
Drew Patterson
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The 2008 merger of Blizzard and Activision is detailed.
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Amazon's $13.7B acquisition of Whole Foods Market is discussed.
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Apple's 2000 acquisition of SoundJam MP, which became iTunes.