Acquired

Acquired Episode 10: Virgin America

Apr 27, 2016

54:16

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How Much of Your Own Success Cannot Be Attributed to You?

02:47

Alaska Airlines - What a Ridiculous, High Fixed Cost Industry Air Travel Is

02:08

Alaska - What if They Don't Expand?

01:40

Introduction

3min

Tegus - The Company Research Equivalent of Pelaton Versus Soul Cycle

2min

Do You Think This Is a Tech Acquisition?

2min

Virgin America - The First Airline to Offer Go Go in Flight Wireless

2min

Is There a Bidding War?

2min

Alaska Airlines - What a Ridiculous, High Fixed Cost Industry Air Travel Is

2min

Is There a Good Chance They'll Go Bankrupt?

2min

Alaska Airlines

2min

The Airline Industry Is a Consolidating Power Structure

2min

10.

The Supply Chain of the Airline Industry

2min

11.

Air Lines and New Revenue Sources

2min

12.

Delta - Is Seattle a Gateway to for International Flights?

2min

13.

Virgin Airlines vs Jet Blue - What's the Point of Paying a Mark Up?

2min

14.

Do We Think That Now Virgin Had Earnings as Well, That Would Contribute to That?

2min

15.

Is the Oil and Gas Industry Going Back Up?

2min

16.

Airbus - Is That a Good Idea?

2min

17.

I've Been Listening to a Book Called Business Misadventures

2min

18.

Alaska - What if They Don't Expand?

2min

19.

Tec Themes Explained

2min

20.

You're Not Going to Be Google on Day One

2min

21.

Do You Need to Open Table?

2min

22.

On Line Travel Aggregors

3min

23.

I'll Give It a B Minus

2min

24.

How Much of Your Own Success Cannot Be Attributed to You?

3min

25.

The Success Equation on Tangling Skill and Luck

3min

Ben and David deviate entirely from the stated purpose of the show, tackling this non-technology acquisition that is so recent, we have no idea if it went well yet. But, the April 2016 acquisition of Virgin America by Alaska Airlines was so fascinating, we had to do it!

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