When does a creator become a company? Who says that media companies — or venture firms — have to be organizations? How high is the ceiling on one person + the internet? Acquired has the answers and they are... Not Boring. 🙂

Big news!! All back catalog LP Show episodes are now free and available to anyone!! You can follow our new public LP Show feed here http://pod.link/acquiredlp in the podcast player of your choice. It's already chock-full of 60+ great episodes like our VC Fundamentals series, interviews with founders of top early-stage startups, and master classes on pricing, marketplaces, SaaS investing and many more topics. Happy listening and happy holidays to everyone!!

Sponsors:
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Links:

• Not Boring: https://www.notboring.co/
• Proto-Not Boring: https://www.packym.com/blog/nyc-debate-club
• Not Boring's first sponsor deck:  https://projector.com/story/2cb6296d-e229-4774-839c-efbf86d7f69f?scene=7127c7a0
• Jake Singer's Not Boring Flywheel: https://theflywheel.substack.com/p/not-boring-packy-m
• Proof Ben was famous even before Acquired:  https://web.archive.org/web/20150814041757/https://www.seattletimes.com/business/high-octane-leader-drives-microsoftrsquos-innovation-garage/

 Carve Outs:

• Velcro swaddles (dad life...): https://www.amazon.com/s?k=velcro+swaddle
• An Engineer's Hype-Free Observations on Web3: https://www.psl.com/feed-posts/web3-engineer-take
• Rabbits:  https://www.amazon.com/Rabbits-Novel-Terry-Miles-ebook/dp/B08HY29VM2

 ‍Note: Acquired hosts and guests may hold assets discussed in this episode. This podcast is not investment advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. You should do your own research and make your own independent decisions when considering any financial transactions.