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24 alternatives to Acquired #27 - M&A & Investing @Microsoft with Brian Schultz

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

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Acquired #27 - M&A & Investing @Microsoft with Brian Schultz launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Acquired - #18 - Taylor Barada, head of Corp Dev at Adobe▲63

   Insights for entrepreneurs navigating the M&A process

   2016 · 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 · its alternatives →

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   Signal▲290

   Connect with the right VCs

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   Acquired #23 - NeXT (Live show at the GeekWire Summit)▲57

   Ben & David cover Apple’s 1996 acquisition of NeXT

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   The Twenty Minute VC: Matt Mazzeo @ Lowercase Capital▲113

   Being Chris Sacca's partner & 3 KPI's to investing

   2016 · its alternatives →

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

   Ben & David venture into semis with two hallmark Apple deals

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   Acquired #20 - Android▲61

   Ben & David discuss Google's $50M buy of Android - G.O.A.T.?

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   VC Club▲130

   The Venture Capital community on Slack

   2015 · its alternatives →

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

   How to maximise engagement and retention on mobile

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    SaaStr 033: Villi Iltchev, Partner @ August Capital▲63

    Why is SaaS M&A So Challenging?

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Twenty Minute VC: Sarah Guo, Investor @ Greylock▲70

    Why conversational will be the next big thing?

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Acquired #24 - Skype▲61

    An deal so wild & crazy, they had to do it again. And again.

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Insights.vc▲201

    Bite-sized insights for founders

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Pitch - 35: Infraspeak—Facilities Management via NFC Tags▲85

    Felipe pitches his SaaS/IoT startup to Christie Pitts

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Chat With Traders · George – Stock Trader & Venture Capitalist▲61

    Learning to trade, momentum setups and venture capital.

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Acquired #29 - Special: 2016 Review and 2017 Predictions▲60

    Acquired’s 2016 year in review. Better late than never! :)

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    VC Flair▲219

    A fantasy VC league

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Product Hunt Maker Stories - Matt Mazzeo▲120

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

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    ShotPitch▲180

    One touch pitching to Investors

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Twenty Minute VC: Ryan Petersen, Founder & CEO @ Flexport▲68

    Why investor relations are overrated

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Openfolio▲154

    Sharing economy comes to personal investing

    2014 · 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 · its alternatives →

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    Chat With Traders – Ryan Moffett, Blackpier Capital▲60

    Interview with an active options trader and fund manager.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Full Ratchet: Episode 117- Index Investing, Mastering Dealflow & Seeing Everything at Series A, Part 2▲60

    Interview part 2 with Galen Mason & Brian Axelrad

    2016 · its alternatives →

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