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Microsoft Volume II: The Complete History and Strategy of the Ballmer Years (Audio) · Acquired
- ▶ 2:36:32 Ben Gilbert But before we do that, this is the perfect time for another one of our favorite companies and longtime acquired partners, Pilot.com.
- ▶ 2:36:42 David Rosenthal Pilot handles all of your company's accounting, tax, and bookkeeping needs, and is by far the largest startup-focused accounting firm in the entire U.S.
- ▶ 2:37:23 Ben Gilbert So back to Pilot, and speaking of Bill, we talk all the time on Acquired about one of his Seattle neighbors, Jeff Bezos, and the AWS-inspired axiom that startups should focus on what makes your beer taste better.
- ▶ 2:37:57 David Rosenthal So, enter Pilot.
- ▶ 2:37:59 David Rosenthal Pilot both sets up and operates your company's entire financial stack.
- ▶ 2:38:25 Ben Gilbert And when you say thousands of startups, Pilot has done this for OpenAI, Airtable, Scale, as well as large e-commerce and other companies.
- ▶ 2:38:39 Ben Gilbert So if your company wants to start focusing on what makes your beer taste better, go to pilot.com slash acquired, and tell them that Ben and David sent you.
- ▶ 2:38:47 Ben Gilbert Thank you to Pilot.
- ▶ 4:43:58 Ben Gilbert First, of course, is our sponsors, JPMorgan Payments, ServiceNow, and Pilot.
Starbucks (with Howard Schultz) · Acquired
- ▶ 2:08:38 Ben Gilbert All right, listeners, this is the perfect time to talk about another one of our favorite companies and longtime acquired partners, Pilot.com.
- ▶ 2:08:46 Ben Gilbert For startups and growth companies of all kinds, Pilot handles all of your company's accounting, tax, and bookkeeping needs, and in fact, now is by far the largest startup-focused accounting firm in the entire U.S.
- ▶ 2:10:00 Ben Gilbert So enter Pilot.
- ▶ 2:10:01 Ben Gilbert Pilot both sets up and operates your entire company's financial stack.
- ▶ 2:10:14 Ben Gilbert And they've been doing this now for years across thousands of startups from Silicon Valley and everywhere else.
- ▶ 2:10:27 David Rosenthal Yep, and when you say thousands of companies Pilot does this for, these are now companies like OpenAI, Airtable, and Scale, as well as large e-commerce and other companies.
- ▶ 2:10:36 David Rosenthal So it's not just that they have experience across startups, they can also keep working with you as you scale to the growth phase and beyond.
- ▶ 2:10:50 David Rosenthal Go on over to pilot.com slash acquired and tell them that Ben and David sent you.
- ▶ 2:10:55 Ben Gilbert Thanks, Pilot.
- ▶ 3:15:11 Ben Gilbert So, uh, with that, a huge thank you to our sponsors, JPMorgan Payments, ServiceNow, and Pilot.com.