Episode 51: 2017 Holiday Special

Acquired cozies up to the fire and looks back on the year in
tech. How wildly off were we on last year’s predictions? What
does the next year have in store? Most importantly, what price
will Bitcoin be trading at in December 2018??? Pour yourself a
glass of your favorite holiday beverage and kick back with us.





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Links

Josh Elman on shared experiences

Patrick McKenzie on distribution



2017 Carve Outs of the Year:


Books 

 His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman

 Shoe Dog by Phil Knight

 Wooden on Leadership by John Wooden and Steve
Jamison



Articles 

 “The Great AI Awakening” New York Times Magazine

“Founder Friendly” AVC blog



Podcasts 

“The Ezra Klein Show” featuring Yuval Noah Harari

 “The Bill Simmons Show” featuring Jimmy Iovine



Music 

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band live at the
 Hammersmith Odeon London in 1975

A Moment Apart by Odesza



Movies 

Creed

Blade Runner 2049

The Last Jedi



Apps 

 YouTube

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