Platforms and Power (with Hamilton Helmer and Chenyi Shi)

平台与力量(与 Hamilton Helmer 和 Chenyi Shi 合作)

Acquired

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2022-04-06

1 小时 22 分钟
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We sit down once again with one of the world’s very best strategy thinkers, 7 Powers author Hamilton Helmer — this time joined by his impressive Strategy Capital colleague Chenyi Shi — to discuss platform businesses, and how the Power framework applies to them. If you’re building, investing in, or just curious about the dynamics of platforms, this episode is a must-listen. We owe a huge thanks to Hamilton and Chenyi for sharing their work-in-progress insights on this very special category of companies. Tune in! This episode has video! You can watch it on YouTube.  Sponsors:ServiceNow: https://bit.ly/acqsnaiagentsHuntress: https://bit.ly/acqhuntressVanta: https://bit.ly/acquiredvanta More Acquired!: Get email updates with hints on next episode and follow-ups from recent episodesJoin the SlackSubscribe to ACQ2Merch Store! ‍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.
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  • Hey acquired listeners, we have some fun news for you.

  • Following hot on the news that we are doing a freaking arena show.

  • Arena show.

  • At Climate Pledge arena in Seattle.

  • We are here tonight to announce the very first guest that will be joining us for that show, Ben.

  • Who is it?

  • It is fresh off his full page profile in the New York Times this weekend.

  • Jim Weber, the CEO of Brooks Running.

  • We wanted to have a really fun local seatt success story but I think most people have no idea the magnitude of the success story here or Jim's personal story.

  • It's just fascinating.

  • We want everything we do for this event to literally check all the acquired boxes.

  • This checks all the acquired boxes.

  • Berkshire Hathaway.

  • Berkshire Hathaway.

  • People who don't know.

  • Brooks Running is a very successful now standalone division of Berkshire Hathaway.

  • Local Seattle story.

  • Amazing, amazing journey.

  • What they went from under Jim.

  • They went from like de minimis small number of millions of revenue to over a billion in revenue a year competing with Nike and Adidas.