Episode 50: Apple - Beats
Acquired - A podcast by Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal
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Acquired crosses the half-century mark with an instant classic: Apple’s 2014 purchase of Beats, its largest acquisition ever. If you knew Beats as just another headphone company, think again—the history on this one will keep your heads ringin’.
SF Acquired Meetup!
* Mark your calendars: we’ll be hosting an Acquired Meetup in SF the evening of January 18, 2018. More details to come soon.
Carve Outs:
* Ben: HQ
* David: Wooden on Leadership
Sponsor:
* Thanks to Perkins Coie, Counsel to Great Companies, for sponsoring this podcast. You can get in touch with Nick Ferrer, who you heard at the beginning of this podcast, here.
