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:
