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Political Maneuvering in M&A Deals
28:41 - 35:56 (07:15)
The process of convincing foreign governments to work with you in M&As requires understanding their political landscape and putting together a political consortium to approve the deal, turning it into a political maneuvering process. Criticisms of Facebook's acquisition of Instagram have emerged, questioning if it extended their monopoly into mobile, a fact that should be scrutinized harder in retrospect.
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The process of convincing foreign governments to work with you or approve a transaction involves political maneuvering and figuring out the politicians' preferences and desires, creating obfuscated gates.
28:41 - 33:13 (04:32)
Summary
The process of convincing foreign governments to work with you or approve a transaction involves political maneuvering and figuring out the politicians' preferences and desires, creating obfuscated gates. The traditional standard of consumer harm does not capture the concept of market power for free ad-based services.
ChapterPolitical Maneuvering in M&A Deals
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PodcastAll-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
The podcast discusses the impact of big tech on labor and competition, including the strategy of using balance sheets to acquire small companies and prevent the leakage of human capital into other ideas, as well as the harmful effects of mergers on competition for labor.
33:13 - 35:56 (02:43)
Summary
The podcast discusses the impact of big tech on labor and competition, including the strategy of using balance sheets to acquire small companies and prevent the leakage of human capital into other ideas, as well as the harmful effects of mergers on competition for labor.