Episode 29: Special—2016 Review and 2017 Predictions
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Ben & David wrap up 2016 with a review of the top tech themes we discussed on the show this year, and look forward to which themes we think will be relevant in the coming year. Can our hosts predict the future? Tune-in in 2018 to find out!   *Note: we apologize for the less-than-amazing audio quality on this one. We’re still working on tuning our remote recording setup! *

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

• Our top tech themes of 2016, including the first annual Acquired "Theme of the Year”: Aggregation Theory) (surprise, surprise)
• Themes we think will be most relevant as we head into 2017
• Extended Carve Outs!

  The Carve Out(s): 

• Books:  

• Ben:  On Writing Well)

• David: The Creative Habit) and the Asimov  Robot/Empire/Foundation series)

• Article:  

• Ben: Wait But Why: Religion for the Nonreligious)

• David: The New York Times: The Perfect Weapon: How Russian Cyberpower Invaded the U.S.)

• Podcasts:  

• Both: The Ezra Klein Show)

• Music:  

• Ben: Justin Bieber)

• David: Stevie Nicks)

• TV/Movies:  

• Ben: Westworld)

• David: Rouge One)

• Apps:  

• Ben: ReachNow)

• David: Amazon Music)