Acquired

Season 2, Episode 4: SoftBank, Fortress and the Vision Fund

Mar 23, 2018

01:32:00

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Masa's a Multi Millionaire

01:33

Is the Value Creation Destructive?

03:00

Vision Funds

02:03

What Happens to the 60 Eight Unicorn?

02:13

Introduction

4min

Soft Bank Vision Fund

3min

What Is the Story of the Iconic Founder?

2min

En Massa - A Japanese Businessman's Guide

3min

Soft Bank - What Is Soft Bank?

2min

Halt and Catch Fire

3min

What's New Again?

3min

Massa Konne - The Internet Bubble Burst

3min

Mobile Phones - I Want to Get Into Mobile, I Need a Great Device

2min

10.

Soft Bank - The Greatest Investment Ever

2min

11.

The Best Investment of All Time

2min

12.

I Po Vale Baba in 20 14

2min

13.

Soft Bank Invests Snap Deals, but Not Flip Carts?

2min

14.

What Is the Value Chain of the Mobile Phone Industry?

3min

15.

The Vision Fund Is a Global Technology Investment Fund

2min

16.

The Largest Private Equity Fund Ever Raised

2min

17.

The Fortress Acquisition - The Largest and Longest Fund Ever Raised?

2min

18.

Sothbank - Is Fortress a Venture Capital Firm?

2min

19.

Fortress Private Equity Funds

2min

20.

Taking a Management Company Public

2min

21.

Softbank - What's Going On?

3min

22.

Soft Bank Financial Services

2min

23.

Is the Vision Fund Worth the Management Fee?

2min

24.

Is Fortress Going to Buy Fortress?

2min

25.

Investing in the Vision Fund

2min

26.

The Vision Fund

2min

27.

Softbank Financial Services

2min

28.

Vision Funds

2min

29.

What Does Apple Do With That Eight Billion Dollars?

2min

30.

Vision Fund - The Largest Private Equity Fund Ever Raised

2min

31.

Is It Possible to Stay Private Longer?

3min

32.

What Happens to the 60 Eight Unicorn?

2min

33.

Is the Value Creation Destructive?

3min

34.

Is the Vision Fund Driving Up Valuations?

2min

35.

Soft Bank Is Adding More Legs to the Stool of Soft Bank

3min

36.

Is It a Good Place to Park Your Money?

2min

37.

Fortress - I Think It's Brilliant, Like Massa Is.

2min

38.

The Vision Fund Is Not All About the Vision Fund

4min

39.

The Three Body Problem by a Chinese Author

2min

40.

We're Out of Gas. We've Got an Ipo of Spotifyaa Direct Listing

2min

Acquired dives into the topic on the minds and lips of just about every VC and founder these days: SoftBank’s $93B+ Vision Fund, and its seemingly-overnight rewriting of the rules of venture capital and startup fundraising. Where did this new 800lbs gorilla come from, what are its goals, and what does it mean for the future of silicon valley and the global tech ecosystem? The answer, it turns out, starts with an acquisition, and unfolds into a story no one has yet told and few yet understand. Luckily our heroes are on the case!

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Carve Outs:

Ben: eBoys: The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work
David: Liu Cixin’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy (starting with The Three-Body Problem)
Bonus: shout out to Brian McCullough’s new podcast the Ride Home, in partnership with TechMeme!

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Acquired

Season 2, Episode 4: SoftBank, Fortress and the Vision Fund

Masa's a Multi Millionaire

Is the Value Creation Destructive?

Vision Funds

What Happens to the 60 Eight Unicorn?

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