Cozy up to the fire and join Acquired as we do our annual strategic review of the show and our business “in public”. We recap our perspectives on Acquired’s big moments from the past year, a bit of commentary on the current state of the tech ecosystem, and what lies ahead for us in 2023. Plus as always at the holidays, we do an extended carve out session on our favorite things from the past year. Huge thank you to all of you for making 2022 an amazing year here in Acquired-land, and here’s to even bigger and better things to come in 2023! If you want more Acquired, you can follow our public LP Show feed here in the podcast player of your choice (including Spotify!): http://pod.link/acquiredlp Sponsors: Thanks to Vanta for being our presenting sponsor for this special episode. Vanta is the leader in automated security compliance – making SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, and more a breeze for startups and organizations of all sizes. You might say they’re like the “AWS of security and compliance”! Everyone in the Acquired community can get 10% off using this link: https://bit.ly/acquiredvanta Thank you as well to Tiny: https://bit.ly/acquiredtiny Thanks also to Brex! If you sign up for Brex using this link, Brex and we will send you a free Acquired t-shirt! :) https://bit.ly/acquiredbrex Note: New and existing Brex customers are eligible for this promotion. Promotion runs through December 31, 2022, at 11:59pm PT. To receive an Acquired t-shirt, you must create a free Brex account via http://brex.com/acquired. Brex terms and conditions apply. If you’re an existing customer, send your t-shirt request to hello@acquired.com from your work email. T-shirts will be mailed within 30 days to the address on the Brex account. Carveouts!: Jerry Seinfeld on The Tim Ferriss Show https://tim.blog/2020/12/08/jerry-seinfeld/ Project Hail Mary https://www.amazon.com/Project-Hail-Mary-Andy-Weir/dp/0593135202 The Psychology of Money https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Money-Timeless-lessons-happiness/dp/0857197681 The Power Law https://www.amazon.com/Power-Law-Venture-Capital-Making/dp/052555999X Made in America https://www.amazon.com/Sam-Walton-Made-America/dp/0553562835 Made in Japan https://www.amazon.com/Made-Japan-Akio-Morita-Sony/dp/0451151712 The Godfather (book) https://www.amazon.com/Godfather-Signet-Mario-Puzo/dp/0451167716 Masters of Doom https://www.amazon.com/Masters-Doom-Created-Transformed-Culture/dp/0812972155 Stevie Case vs. the World https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/10/stevie-case-vs-the-world-gaming-industry-sexism How All this Happened https://collabfund.com/blog/how-this-all-happened/ Resonant Arc https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFzWAEPDGiY34bGpwM_DWmA All-In https://www.allinpodcast.co Founders Podcast https://founders.simplecast.com MKBHD’s Waveform Podcast https://www.youtube.com/c/Waveform The Verge https://www.theverge.com Huberman Lab - What Alcohol Does to your Body https://hubermanlab.com/what-alcohol-does-to-your-body-brain-health/ Smartless https://www.smartless.com T-Swift’s Midnights https://www.taylorswift.com Olivia Rodrigo https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=Olivia+Rodrigo&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 Andor https://disneyplusoriginals.disney.com/show/andor Black Panther https://www.marvel.com/movies/black-panther Top Gun Maverick https://www.topgunmovie.com Everything Everywhere All At Once https://a24films.com/films/everything-everywhere-all-at-once The White Lotus https://www.hbo.com/the-white-lotus The Vow https://www.hbo.com/the-vow Flighty https://www.flightyapp.com Roborock S7 Max https://us.roborock.com/pages/roborock-s7-maxv Apple Keyboard with TouchID https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MK293LL/A/magic-keyboard-with-touch-id-for-mac-models-with-apple-silicon-us-english Elgato AV gear https://www.elgato.com/en especially sound panels https://www.elgato.com/en/wave-panels and the Cam Link 4K https://www.elgato.com/en/cam-link-4k Capri Note: Acquired hosts and guests may hold assets discussed in this episode. This podcast is not investment advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. You should do your own research and make your own independent decisions when considering any financial transactions.