Episode 14: LinkedIn
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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?

**Sponsors:**Statsig: https://bit.ly/acquiredstatsig24)Vanta: https://bit.ly/acquiredvanta)Crusoe: https://bit.ly/acquiredcrusoe)

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)