Acquired
Episode 14: LinkedIn
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Show Notes
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 behavior, and speculate on the future of the company inside Microsoft. The big question - were they worth the price tag?
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Items Mentioned On The Show:
Adweek: Snapchat Launches a Colossal Expansion of Its Advertising, Ushering in a New Era for the App
The Facebook Effect - David Kirkpatrick
LinkedIn’s Series B pitch deck
LinkedIn’s S-1
Microsoft and Apple Double Down - Stratechery
NYT Dealbook on stock based compensation at LinkedIn
Josh Elman - When people get confused about “BS metrics”
Fred Wilson: The Dentist Office Software Story
The Carve Out:
Jeff Bezos at Code 2016
Elon Musk at Code 2016
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