Replay of “ of Acquired on The End of Government, The Death of Apple and The Amazon Apocalypse” Ben Gilbert <a href="https://medium.com/media/b91b1eba474c461240d42809716b1698/href">https://medium.com/media/b91b1eba474c461240d42809716b1698/href</a> Ben Gilbert’s an ex-Microsoft guy with a passion for startups and growth. He runs Pioneer Square Labs, an innovative venture studio that after raising $12M, has cranked out half a dozen successful startup spin offs — think Rocket Internet without the copy/paste. Ben is also the co-host of the Acquired podcast where he and of discuss the most prolific acquisitions and IPOs in tech history. David Rosenthal MD Madrona Venture Group Listen and Learn: Why most acquisitions and IPOs fail An unconventional and effective approach to venture How to spin out a startup What driverless cars mean for the future Why Apple is in trouble and Google’s business model is over The future of IPOs and the stock market How Amazon will own everything Why Facebook is the king of acquisitions Check out the Original Episode Here! Itunes: Android: http://thesyndicate.vc/itunes http://thesyndicate.vc/android If you got something actionable or valuable from this post or enjoyed the interview, go ahead and “Clap” below .