acquisition
also referred to as: acquisitions
3 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Mar 19, 2024 by Brad Jacobs · across every show →
Everything said about acquisition, oldest first
Mar 19, 2024 neutral
Brad Jacobs has led teams through roughly 500 acquisitions
“My teams that I've led have done about 500 acquisitions. I've been involved in those acquisitions. So I get into the details of what are we buying? And to buy those 500 companies, we looked at thousands and thousands of other companies that we didn't buy”
Apr 15, 2025
Bret Taylor: Most acquired founders fail to make the necessary identity shift
“What I've observed is it's that identity shift is a prerequisite for most of the other things. It's not simply your ability to handle the politics and bureaucracy of a bigger company or to navigate a new structure. I actually think most founders don't make tha…”