Season 4, Episode 1: ESPN

Booyah! Acquired, the worldwide leader in acquisitions and IPOs,
kicks off Season 4 with a classic: ESPN. How did a failed former
TV weatherman end up building the world’s most valuable media
company on top of a dump (quite literally) in Bristol,
Connecticut? We follow the incredible entrepreneurial journey
from Getty Oil diversification strategy to Berkshire Hathaway
home run to Disney crown jewel. This Is Awesome, Baby!!


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Links:


ESPN’s first moments on air:
https://www.espnfrontrow.com/2018/12/espn-remembers-lee-leonard/

The Outsiders Book:
 https://www.amazon.com/Outsiders-Unconventional-Radically-Rational-Blueprint-ebook/dp/B009G1T74O/



Carve Outs:


Ben: Numbers Geek with Steve Ballmer: The Basketball Box
Score Mystery
 https://www.geekwire.com/2019/numbers-geek-steve-ballmer-basketball-box-score-mystery/

David: Fast Company on Masa, “The most powerful person in
Silicon Valley”
 https://www.fastcompany.com/90285552/the-most-powerful-person-in-silicon-valley