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Ben Gilbert

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Co-Host, @AcquiredFM

Seattle, WA
Joined July 2007
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Ben Gilbert
1 year
Totally surreal to wake up and see your 9-year passion project on the front of the @WSJ. Thanks @bzcohen, for really capturing the essence of @AcquiredFM.
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@AcquiredFM @djrosent Thanks @BorisBerenberg for helping to organize!.
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@AcquiredFM @djrosent We'll have a 5k group and a 10k group, both meeting at the Maine Monument:
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As has become tradition before @AcquiredFM shows, @djrosent and I are doing a group run with listeners. If you're in NYC this Saturday morning, join us in Central Park! 🏃🏙️.
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Incredible story about the making of Die Hard.
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On Google's IPO: . (Google has ~80x'd since then, not including dividends)
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Our full episode on how Google became Google:
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And this is in 2002 dollars! Equivalent to $335 million today with inflation.
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Four years after founding, Google generated $185 million in pretax income. When was the last time you saw a startup like that? Has any other company even been in the ballpark?
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Google's like "are you doing an episode on us?"
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How Google became Google:
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11 days
Finally.
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Acquired Podcast
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Tomorrow.
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This is insane. Larry Page, 25 (!) years ago on "the ultimate version of Google":
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Ben Gilbert
14 days
Hell yes.
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James Bond
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Amazon MGM Studios sets Denis Villeneuve as director of next James Bond film. Tanya Lapointe will serve as executive producer. As previously announced, Amy Pascal and David Heyman will serve as producers.
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I remember the first time I loaded a podcast onto my iPod from iTunes via a USB cable. I never could have imagined they'd take off the way they have in the last 20 years. Happy birthday @ApplePodcasts, and thanks for choosing @AcquiredFM to celebrate with you :) 🎉.
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Apple Podcasts
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It’s official. For 20 years, we’ve been helping listeners find their next favorite podcast. 🎧💜. To celebrate two decades of podcasts at Apple, we rounded up 20 shows that showcase the past, present, and future of this incredible medium. #ApplePodcasts20.
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RT @AcquiredFM: "Through well-researched storytelling, @djrosent and @gilbert present information for a business- and technology-minded per….
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Up until about 3 years ago, the prevailing wisdom was that "consumers don't pay for software.". At least, not enough to support a venture-scale business. Not true in the age of AI.
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The Information
28 days
Led By OpenAI, Startups Hit $15 Billion in Annualized Revenue. Anthropic ranks second with $3 billion in annualized revenue, sharing a significant percentage with Amazon and Google for reselling its models. Read the analysis: #anthropic.
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Ben Gilbert
27 days
It's fascinating that the search engine market has always been ~100% ad-supported. The AI market is the exact opposite. So far, the dominant model is paid subscriptions.
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RT @AcquiredFM: If you're wondering "will I get to hang out with other Acquired listeners at Radio City?" . you're in luck!. Some Acquired….
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1 month
A MENU BAR?!?!?!
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Whoa. Never thought I'd see the day.
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