Adobe, Is It Overpaying?

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Adobe paid $20 billion for Dillon, a company that has been around since the 1970s. The acquisition was seen by some as overpaying and others as underpaying. Scott Forstall says he thinks it's strategic because adobe is trying to move away from low-growth companies into more high growth ones. He believes they will be able to compete with other tech giants in the future if they keep buying smaller firms likeillon.

In the 33rd episode Founder and CEO of Maven, Kate Ryder joins to discuss the current state of healthcare, who decides pricing and how, the impact on women, and leading Maven during the recent shifts in women’s rights. Plus Zach returns from vacation and tells us about his experiences and how they led to his development of a street documentary and Logan discusses Adobe's recent Figma acquisition.

(0:00) Intro

(1:44) Adobe's Figma Acquisition

(14:39) Why would Figma do this?

(25:47) Zach’s Chelsea experience

(28:50) Street documentary

(36:13) Most common response

(40:46) Advocate for housing

(44:08) Welcome Kate Ryder

(48:39) Overview of Maven

(53:32) Improving the care model with technology

(1:00:43) What is Maven providing

(1:04:38) Who decides what’s covered in healthcare

(1:08:07) Most surprising thing healthcare doesn’t cover

(1:13:05) Charging and pricing

(1:19:05) How having kids informed decisions

(1:22:35) Fundraising as a founder after being a VC

(1:26:39) Kate’s take on this market

(1:28:45) Leading Maven during societal shifts

(1:35:47) Outro

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Produced: Andrew Nadeau and Rashad Assir

Executive Producer: Josh Machiz

Music: Griff Lawson

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