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Episode 32: The Snap Inc. IPO

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Snap! Acquired is live on the scene reporting from the "Super Bowl" of 2017 tech events: Snap Inc's hugely anticipated (and just plain huge) IPO. What does the future hold for this plucky “camera company”? Will Snap's IPO endure as tech's most important picture-frame since the 2012 debut of Facebook , or is it destined to fade as just another snapshot? We debate!
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I started listening to Sun Tzu's The Art of War, this week on audio book and I finished it cause it's incredibly short. Evan went out and he bought copies of The Art of War and he gave them to each one of his employees.

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For: Entrepreneurs and business leaders
Key quote: Evan went out and he bought copies of The Art of War and he gave them to each one of his employees.
The host mentions 'The Art of War' to highlight its relevance to Snapchat's strategic approach in the competitive tech landscape. They emphasize how the book's teachings on avoiding direct conflict align with Snapchat's business philosophy.
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