AcquiredSpecialSep 9, 2020

Special: Acquired x My First Million

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Guest: Shaan Puri

Notable books mentioned: PM archive.org by Mark Andreessen, The Outsiders by Will Thorndyke

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In Special: Acquired x My First Million, Shaan Puri and the hosts mention PM archive.org by Mark Andreessen and The Outsiders by Will Thorndyke with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.

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Mark Andreessen

if your five smartest friends are getting together at two in the morning and going to Denny's because of something exciting that they're thinking abo…

The Outsiders

Will Thorndyke

The most recent episode in the feed is the recording of our book club Zoom with Will Thorndyke, author of The Outsiders.

Guest: Shaan Puri

Episode summary

Acquired teams up with the My First Million podcast for a “best of both worlds” crossover episode. First we go deep, “Acquired style”, on the wild story of MFM host Shaan Puri’s bought, sold, and then bought-again OG social networking site Bebo, and then we turn the tables and brainstorm startup ideas and investing themes “MFM style”. This episode was frankly a blast to do. We hope you have as much fun listening as we did recording!

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Referenced books include PM archive.org by Mark Andreessen and The Outsiders by Will Thorndyke.
The strongest audience signal points to Entrepreneurs and aspiring professionals and Listeners interested in business literature.

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PM archive.org

Mark Andreessen

Best for Entrepreneurs and aspiring professionalsOften cited around career advice from Mark Andreessen

“It's an archive of an old website, Mark Andreessen's blog before he started Andreessen Horowitz, containing career advice.”

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Sentiment: Highly Recommended

Trigger: career advice from Mark Andreessen

For: Entrepreneurs and aspiring professionals

Key quote: “if your five smartest friends are getting together at two in the morning and going to Denny's because of something exciting that they're thinking about or something that's new in the world, go with them every time.”

The host mentions PM archive.org as a valuable resource for career advice from Mark Andreessen. He highlights the insightful nature of Andreessen's articles, particularly the idea of following where your smartest friends are going.

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Will Thorndyke

Best for Listeners interested in business literatureOften cited around book club discussion

“The most recent episode in the feed is the recording of our book club Zoom with Will Thorndyke, author of The Outsiders.”

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Sentiment: Passing Reference

Trigger: book club discussion

For: Listeners interested in business literature

Key quote: “The most recent episode in the feed is the recording of our book club Zoom with Will Thorndyke, author of The Outsiders.”

The hosts briefly mention their recent book club episode featuring Will Thorndyke, the author of 'The Outsiders.' This reference serves to highlight the community engagement aspect of their podcast.

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