Audible

4 statements across 3 episodes · 4 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement May 24, 2022 by Oren Zeev · said 32 times in 13 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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Everything said about Audible, oldest first

May 24, 2022 bullish
What-if
Zeev: Taking Audible private would have been Apax's biggest win ever
“This would have been by far the biggest win of Apex ever.”
Oren Zeev May 24, 2022 ▶ 42:49 Oren Zeev: How I Raised $1 BILLION in 12 Months | 20VC #888 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
May 24, 2022 bullish
What-if
Zeev: Audible would be worth $50B to $100B today if independent
“Today, I believe that Audible would probably be worth 50, a hundred billion.”
Oren Zeev May 24, 2022 ▶ 42:53 Oren Zeev: How I Raised $1 BILLION in 12 Months | 20VC #888 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jun 29, 2022 positive
Disclosure
Oran Zeev's first investment after the dot-com crash was Audible
“The first deal that I did off the bet was Audible, which was a big success”
Oren Zeev Jun 29, 2022 ▶ 20:18 20VC: The Memo: Bill Gurley, Doug Leone, Keith Rabois; Investing Lessons from Prior Busts, How Their Investor Psychology Changed, What Can Be Applied To Today's Market
Feb 2, 2026 positive
Disclosure
Apax rejected Zeev's attempt to take Audible private before Amazon sale
“I try to convince the partnership to buy, I made the investment in Audible was my first big home run, and then it went public, and it was a good, a great, we sold not all the shares, but enough to make it the home run and then the stock price dipped, and it wa…”
Oren Zeev Feb 2, 2026 ▶ 1:08:16 Oren Zeev: Why AI Growth Expectations Are BS & Won't Last? Why GPs Shouldn't Tell LPs Their Strategy
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