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AcquiredFebruary 26, 2019
Season 4, Episode 3: Instagram Revisited (with Emily White)
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Guest: Emily White)
We enter the wayback machine and revisit the subject of Acquired’s second ever episode, Facebook’s bombshell 2012 acquisition of Instagram — this time with the help of then-Facebook executive Emily White, who moved over post-acquisition to become Instagram’s first business head. Together with Kevin and Mike, Emily helped build Instagram's business model, which today accounts for nearly 1/4 of all of Facebook’s revenue. Is this still Acquired’s canonical A+ with an extra 3.5 years of hindsight? Spoiler alert: yes.
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Boomtown
Sam Anderson
“A really fun book about the history of Oklahoma City, which the speaker found fascinating and worth reading.”
Sentiment: Highly Recommended
Trigger: history of Oklahoma City
For: Readers interested in American history and urban development
Key quote: “I cannot believe that even in the late 1800s, like basically what happened was, you know, you read about this in elementary school and history, like the U.S. government, Oklahoma was a unassigned territory, former native lands, and they decided that one day at noon on April 22nd, I think like 1889, they were just going to, anybody who wanted land could come in and claim 160 acres of land.”
The host mentions 'Boomtown' by Sam Anderson to highlight the surprising and chaotic history of Oklahoma City, which he found fascinating. He emphasizes how the book reveals a significant story behind the city's rapid development during the land rush.
ASIN: B07HD5MN1M
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