Acquired Episode 17: Waze

Ben and David navigate Waze’s $1B+ acquisition by Google

Acquired Episode 17: Waze launched on August 4, 2016 with 63 votes, #1,112 of 3,856 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

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LaunchedAug 4, 2016

Launch day▲ 63 votes, 1 commentstop 29% of 3,856 that month

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of 3,856 launches in August 2016: 50%
of 2016's launches got fewer votes: 5×
the median launch of 2016 (12 votes): 141
launches landed the same day

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