Epic Games

史诗游戏

Acquired

商务

2020-09-02

2 小时 26 分钟
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We go deep behind the "epic" story of a plucky game developer from Cary, North Carolina (by way of Potomac, Maryland) which, after bootstrapping for its first 22 years, has quietly morphed into an $18b juggernaut that may become the most important technology company for the next evolution of the internet. And oh yeah, its founder, CEO and controlling shareholder? He cares more about land conservation than he does about money, he's beholden to no one and has the firepower of China's biggest internet giant behind him, and he's willing to stare down Apple, Google and anyone else who doesn't support his vision of an open and equal-opportunity internet future in a fight to the death. You'll want to buckle your seats for this one!!  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!New! We're codifying our own Playbook notes and takeaways from each episode and posting them on our website. Check it out:  www.acquired.fm/episodes/epic-games Links: MTV Cribs, "Tim Sweeney Edition": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRGUKMKadJ8Carve Outs: Ben's "3 part carve out": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bErPsq5kPzE - original video demo of Unreal Engine for filmmakinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUnxzVOs3rk - Feb 2020, video on "The Volume"https://ascmag.com/articles/the-mandalorianDavid Asimov's Foundation Series:  https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Asimovs-Foundation-Foundations-Prelude/dp/B01EFDEMS8Sources: (available on Journal at  https://usejournal.com/app/space/journal:space:project/7efa6d43-a601-4784-8e36-1edda2b1b451 )
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  • Yeah, I actually have on some Zoom calls.

  • Been listening to Spotify in the background of my headphones, but it makes the video calls so much better.

  • That's so good.

  • Just like low in the background, you've got Spotify going.

  • That's amazing.

  • It's like nice of you to join me in the club for our meeting.

  • That's really smart.

  • Welcome.

  • Welcome to season seven, episode three of Acquired, the podcast about great technology companies and the stories and playbooks behind them.

  • I'm Ben Gilbert.

  • I'm David Rosenthal and we are your hosts.

  • Now for everyone new to the show and for everyone who's been with us for a while, it's been a while since we introduced ourselves, so we wanted to tell you a little bit about who we are.

  • I am the co founder of Pioneer Square Labs in Seattle.

  • We are a startup studio and early stage venture fund.

  • And my background is primarily in founding companies and product management and I have.

  • Been a longtime venture capitalist.

  • I'm currently an independent angel investor and advisor to startups based in San Francisco.

  • So I come at things from the venture and investing side.

  • Most importantly, we are excited to be with you today as peers and practitioners in the industry, diving into stories that I think we all talk about at the water cooler when that was a thing.

  • The Zoom Cooler.