Acquired

Episode 7: YouTube

Ben and David test the widely-held belief that YouTube was one of the most successful tech acquisitions of all time. In today's world of next-generation video platforms, mobile video, streaming, and chord-cutting, was it actually a great purchase by Google? As discussed in the show, <a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/214802896/Botha-on-YouTube#page=10">here is Sequoia's original YouTube investment memo</a> - a rarely-shared gold mine for anyone interested in startup investing.Sponsors: ServiceNow: <a href="https://bit.ly/acqsnaiagents">https://bit.ly/acqsnaiagents</a> Huntress: <a href="https://bit.ly/acqhuntress">https://bit.ly/acqhuntress</a> Vanta: <a href="https://bit.ly/acquiredvanta">https://bit.ly/acquiredvanta</a> More Acquired!:<a href="https://www.acquired.fm/email">Get email updates</a> with hints on next episode and follow-ups from recent episodes<a href="http://acquired.fm/slack">Join the Slack</a><a href="https://pod.link/acquiredlp">Subscribe to ACQ2</a><a href="https://www.acquired.fm/store">Merch Store</a>!© Copyright 2015-2024 ACQ, LLC

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