Is slack considering a DPO for their public offering?
Late 2018 following that, rumor start circling that Slack is considering a DPO for their public offering. Ben: Much like Spotify, just before them, 30 years before Ben & Jerry’s.
Will slack win these customers?
Slack very likely wins those customers. David: Stewart actually had a quote about this in the very beginning days of Slack. The product up to the public launch he called it something like, “The 15 years slow-motion unbundling of Microsoft as the product of the suite for the enterprise.”
Is slack an enterprise software company?
The Slack DPO: It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s an... enterprise software company? We give the full Acquired treatment to newly-public Slack, one of the most extreme and successful pivots of all-time. From a log cabin in Canada to a never-ending game and back again
What does the acquired Book Club offer LPs?
Exclusive access just for LPs to the Acquired Book Club, including episodes and Zoom discussions with authors + Ben & David, book discussion in the Acquired Slack and Ben & David's book notes. Exclusive access just for LPs to Zoom LP Calls with Ben & David and the LP community including top investors, founders and operators.
When was Slack DPO released?
The Slack DPO. Released: Jun 25, 2019. Please take the 2019 Acquired Survey. It takes 5-10 minutes, helps us immensely, and you may win a pair of new AirPods or a free 1-year subscription to the LP show! http://acquired.fm/survey. It’s a bird! It’s a plane!
Who rides again in the movie "The Acquired"?
David: Barry McCarthy, he rides again, the Acquired superhero.
Does Naspers invest in Alibaba?
In order to count for our list, acquisitions must be at least a majority stake in the target company (otherwise it’s just an investment). Naspers’ investment in Tencent and Softbank/Yahoo’s investment in Alibaba are disqualified for this reason.