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“*3 Thoughts for Improvement*
1. Do what you love. Interested in hearing about M&A you guys are really passionate about, even if it was an “F,” or lesser known (eg Webvan). It makes a difference in the quality of the episode when you’re caffeinated and can hear the energy you have when you’re genuinely excited.
2. Add a quick recap at the end! B/c sometimes it’s hard to back-trace and say, okay they reached this conclusion, but then reached this other conclusion after debating... so their conclusion was... For eg, ‘In conclusion, we have the [$Xmm] acquisition of [X], that turned out [as a home-run] for acquiring parent [X] b/c it [doubled ent value in a year / gave Disney an animation studio, etc.].’
3. Teach each other about an acquisition for an episode so one of you can ask questions like we listeners would, so we can learn it better vs. sometimes sounding like you’re reading in monotone.
*Separately, Thanks!*
Thanks for helping me learn and asking such great questions like, “can you tell us, what are some of the major differences between a proved seed round and a convertible note and what are the advantages to a company?” — which, just in the question, helps you understand these are two high level types of financings that are pretty different. So helpful!
*Favorite Segments*
— What would have happened to each company without the acquisition?
(E.g. Disney would have been worse off without Pixar, Pixar would have been fine.)
— What type of acquisition was this?
(E.g. Twitch was a wholly separate biz line for Amazon, not just a product acqstn.)
Keep up the great work!”
Lexi876 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/04/18
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“David and Ben work really well together and put together accessible, but fairly deep analyses of some really interesting acquisitions. Great way to get familiarized with how acquisitions are approached and evaluated in different industries. Keep it up guys!”
adamkendrick via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/25/16
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“By far my favourite podcast, they break things down in a very digestible way and yet are able to dive very deep into the situation.”
Matt zackin via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
08/22/17
“The content is well reasearched, very interesting and well presented by Ben and David. They make very relevant and insightful analysis of current and past acquisitions, involving as well very well informed guests.
The show has its roots in the American's Pacific North West, but their...”Read full review »
AndreaHK5 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/14/16
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