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The Top Acquisitions of All Time and Their Market Cap Contributions
TLDR The hosts discuss the top acquisitions of all time, including Apple's acquisition of PA Semi, Google's acquisitions of Wear2, Keyhole, and Zipdash, Apple's acquisition of Next, Google's acquisition of YouTube, and Facebook's acquisition of Instagram. These acquisitions have resulted in significant market cap contributions and revenue generation for the parent companies.
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The hosts of the podcast are acknowledging the current global situation and expressing their support for their listeners, while also announcing changes to the show and community to provide support during this time.
06:25
The hosts of the podcast are discussing the structure and criteria for their list of the top acquisitions of all time, including the need for a majority purchase, the time that has passed since the acquisition, and the evaluation of the value added to the parent company.
12:55
The hosts discuss their methodology for estimating the market cap contribution of acquired companies to parent companies, acknowledging the limitations of using revenue multiples and mentioning WhatsApp as an example of a company that generates zero revenue for Facebook but still deserved to be mentioned.
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Apple's acquisition of PA Semi in 2008, which allowed them to make their own silicon for products like the iPhone, iPad, and wearables, contributed about $11 billion to Apple's market cap.
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Google's acquisition of three companies, Wear2, Keyhole, and Zipdash, in 2004 to create Google Maps has resulted in an estimated $16 billion market cap contribution and about $3 billion in annual revenue.
34:52
Apple's 1997 acquisition of Next, which brought back Steve Jobs and led to the development of Mac OS X, iOS, and other Apple products, has played a crucial role in Apple's success and is estimated to have contributed $62.5 billion to their current market cap.
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Google's acquisition of YouTube in 2006 for $1.65 billion has resulted in a market cap contribution of $86 billion for Google, with YouTube now generating $15 billion in revenue annually.
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Facebook's acquisition of Instagram in 2012 for $1 billion has resulted in a revenue contribution of around $20 billion and an estimated value creation of $150 billion, making it the highest annualized return on the list.
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Google has the best M&A track record in history, with four of the top 10 acquisitions and three of the top four, despite Larry and Sergey not initially seeming like M&A geniuses.
01:02:15
The era of major tech acquisitions may be over due to the combination of a technology wave and a capital wave that occurred from 2005 to 2012.
01:09:06
The top three acquisitions of all time are all online advertising companies, highlighting the defensibility and anti-competitive nature of these businesses.
01:15:37
Online advertising is likely the biggest market in history, supporting the three biggest acquisitions of all time, and its growth phase is crucial for creating defensibility and dominating the market.
01:22:02
YouTube's hosting and bandwidth costs are significantly higher than Instagram's, making Instagram a more attractive investment option, despite YouTube's strategic value as the second most trafficked search engine owned by Google.
01:28:32
The host discusses his experience with Apple Reminders and his switch to Todoist, praising its simplicity and effectiveness in managing his tasks.
01:35:10
Crusoe locates their data centers at stranded energy sites, such as oil flares and wind farms, to run AI workloads and reduce energy costs, while other hyperscalers like AWS and Google need to build data centers close to major traffic hubs.
01:41:53
Counter-positioning occurs when a company introduces a new business model that challenges a powerful incumbent, but the incumbent is hesitant to mimic the model due to potential immediate financial damage, providing a disincentive for them to respond quickly.
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