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24 alternatives to Acquired #30 - P.A. Semi + AuthenTec

Ben & David venture into semis with two hallmark Apple deals

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Acquired #30 - P.A. Semi + AuthenTec launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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

   Ben & David cover Apple’s 1996 acquisition of NeXT

   2016 · acquired.fm · its alternatives →

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   Acquired #20 - Android▲61

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

   2016 · acquired.fm · its alternatives →

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   Found Money™ by Acorns▲155

   Now brands are investing in you too.

   2016 · acorns.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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   Acquired #24 - Skype▲61

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

   2016 · acquired.fm · its alternatives →

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   Acquired - 14: LinkedIn▲67

   Ben and David cover the 3-day-old acquisition of LinkedIn by

   2016 · acquired.fm · its alternatives →

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   Acquired #28 - The Amazon IPO with original Amazon Board Member Tom Alberg▲61

   Ben & David cover the Amazon IPO!

   2017 · acquired.fm · its alternatives →

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   The AlphaFlow Exchange▲142

   E*Trade of P2P / Real estate investing

   2016 · alphaflow.com · its alternatives →

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   Openfolio 2.0▲118

   Invest with friends - entirely new version of app

   2016 · its alternatives →

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    Unicorn▲119

    Organic fundraising discovery, connecting angels & founders

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    INSTO▲158

    Buy pretty much anything in installments.

    2016 · ins.to · its alternatives →

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    ShotPitch▲180

    One touch pitching to Investors

    2016 · shotpitch.com · its alternatives →

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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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    Acquired #22 - Zillow + Trulia with Zillow Group CFO Kathleen Philips▲60

    Ben & David cover the show's first "merger"!

    2016 · acquired.fm · its alternatives →

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    Acquired - PayPal▲71

    Ben and David examine eBay's 2002 purchase of PayPal

    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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    Scout Finance▲93

    Get stock prices, news, and research on the go

    2016 · money.net · its alternatives →

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    Re/code Decode — Buzzfeed CEO Jonah Peretti▲81

    And Apple Announcements and Digital Payments

    2015 · recode.net · 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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    Acquired - #18 - Taylor Barada, head of Corp Dev at Adobe▲63

    Insights for entrepreneurs navigating the M&A process

    2016 · acquired.fm · its alternatives →

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    ExponentFM Episode 077 — Physical Goods▲54

    Take a look at Apple's earnings

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    Forcerank▲124

    Fanduel for the stock market

    2016 · forcerank.com · its alternatives →

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    The Twenty Minute VC: Brit Morin, Founder & CEO @ Brit & Co▲68

    Evolution Of Digital Media Presents Multi $Bn Opportunity

    2016 · content.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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    Acquired #25 - The Facebook IPO▲59

    If we're experimenting with IPOs, we gotta start big.

    2016 · acquired.fm · its alternatives →

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