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24 alternatives to Acquired - #18 - Taylor Barada, head of Corp Dev at Adobe

Insights for entrepreneurs navigating the M&A process

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Acquired - #18 - Taylor Barada, head of Corp Dev at Adobe launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Acquired #27 - M&A & Investing @Microsoft with Brian Schultz▲58

   Ben, David and Brian discuss MSFT's approach to M&A

   2016 · acquired.fm · its alternatives →

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   Analyse Asia 95: The TSMC Group with Tim Culpan▲65

   The TSMC Group, Apple & Foxconn's acquisition of Sharp

   2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →

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   The Twenty Minute VC - 91: Daniel Waterhouse, General Partner @ Balderton Capital▲56

   Investing Styles, Venture Landscapes & The Future of AI

   2015 · content.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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   Acquired #30 - P.A. Semi + AuthenTec▲62

   Ben & David venture into semis with two hallmark Apple deals

   2017 · acquired.fm · its alternatives →

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   Gust▲89

   Global platform for the sourcing of early-stage investments

   2014 · gust.com · its alternatives →

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   Acquired #21 - Inside the M&A Press with Bloomberg's Alex Sherman▲57

   Ben & David go behind the scenes w Bloomberg’s Alex Sherman.

   2016 · acquired.fm · its alternatives →

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   The Twenty Minute VC: Sean Brecker, CEO @ Headspace▲72

   How to maximise engagement and retention on mobile

   2016 · content.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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   The Twenty Minute VC: Christian Hernandez, Partner @ White Star Capital▲60

   The relationship between growth & revenue

   2016 · content.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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   Insights.vc▲201

   Bite-sized insights for founders

   2015 · insights.vc · its alternatives →

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    Story in a Bottle - John Gardner▲56

    Learnvest's co-founder on going from startup to acquisition.

    2016 · storyinabottle.charmingrobot.com · its alternatives →

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    The Twenty Minute VC: Hadley Harris, Founding General Partner @ Eniac Ventures▲70

    Evolution of mobile & the importance of follow on funding

    2016 · content.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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    Game Of Angels▲146

    A force-directed graph showing key VCs interactions

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    ShotPitch▲180

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    2016 · shotpitch.com · its alternatives →

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    Founder Chats: Aaron Epstein (Creative Market)▲72

    Origin, growth & acquisition, building communities and YC!

    2016 · baremetrics.com · its alternatives →

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    Raising $150m, Meeting Yuri Milner & Changing Mobile Finance

    2016 · content.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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    Product Hunt Maker Stories - Matt Mazzeo▲120

    Future of VC, breaking into tech/VC, & more

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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    Why MBA's do not always make great founders

    2016 · content.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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    The greenfield opportunities for machine learning

    2016 · content.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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    VC Club▲130

    The Venture Capital community on Slack

    2015 · thevc.club · its alternatives →

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    2016 · content.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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    This Week in Startups - 582: News round up with Ryan Hoover and Carmel DeAmicis▲106

    News roundtable w/ Ryan (Product Hunt) and Carmel (Re/code)

    2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    The Twenty Minute VC: Paul Martino, Founding Partner @ BullPen Capital▲56

    What Accel's Facebook Fund taught a generation of LPs

    2016 · content.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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