Episode 21: Inside the M&A Press with Bloomberg's Alex Sherman
Ben and David go inside the M&A press with Bloomberg’s technology M&A reporter and host of the Deal of the Week Podcast, Alex Sherman. If you’ve ever wondered how stories about big deals get broken or...
27 Sep 20161h 27min
Episode 20: Android
Ben & David examine Google’s 2005 purchase of Android for a rumored $50M, undeniably one of the best technology acquisitions of all time. But will it top the list of these tough graders? Tune in to fi...
16 Sep 20161h 22min
Episode 19: Jet
Ben & David break down Jet.com’s meteoric rise, culminating in Walmart’s blockbuster $3B+ acquisition of the company just two years after its founding. Will we look back on this deal as an ‘Instagram-...
29 Aug 20161h 14min
Episode 18: Special—An Acquirer’s View into M&A with Taylor Barada, head of Corp Dev at Adobe
Ben & David are joined by special guest Taylor Barada, VP and Head of Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships at Adobe, to discuss how large tech acquirers approach buying companies. This episo...
22 Aug 20161h 12min
Acquired Episode 17: Waze
Topics covered include: Community Showcase: the Nexcast podcasting platform from listener Brian Sanders, along with their podcast chronicling the team’s journey building the company Waze’s origin in c...
3 Aug 20161h 9min
Acquired Episode 16: Midroll + Stitcher (acquired by Scripps)
The meta show: Ben and David turn their gaze inward and examine the podcasting industry through E. W. Scripps’ recent acquisitions of the Midroll podcast advertising network and Stitcher podcast clien...
12 Juli 20161h 4min
Acquired Episode 15: ExactTarget (acquired by Salesforce) with Scott Dorsey
Ben and David return to make their first foray into enterprise software, covering Salesforce’s $2.5B acquisition of ExactTarget in 2013 with the help of special guest and ExactTarget cofounder & CEO, ...
5 Juli 20161h 18min
Episode 14: LinkedIn
Ben and David cover the 3-day-old acquisition of LinkedIn by Microsoft for $26.2 billion. They cover LinkedIn’s founding story by Reid Hoffman, break down their core businesses, analyze recent stock b...
16 Juni 20161h 10min
