Chapter
The Rise and Fall of Bebo
1:04:10 - 1:09:45 (05:34)
Bebo was a popular social networking site in certain markets like Europe and New Zealand, however, after its acquisition by AOL, it was later written off as a tax write-off.
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Michael Birch, co-founder of Bebo, tells the story of how Bebo rose to fame and subsequently fell out of favor before being acquired as a tax write-off by AOL.
1:04:10 - 1:06:39 (02:28)
Bebo
Summary
Michael Birch, co-founder of Bebo, tells the story of how Bebo rose to fame and subsequently fell out of favor before being acquired as a tax write-off by AOL.
ChapterThe Rise and Fall of Bebo
Episode#108 with Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal - Brainstorming with the Acquired Podcast
PodcastMy First Million
The speaker and his team bought a company, its brand, domain, and an email list of 80 million emails for a million dollars.
1:06:39 - 1:09:45 (03:06)
Email marketing
Summary
The speaker and his team bought a company, its brand, domain, and an email list of 80 million emails for a million dollars. They were later informed that the email list might've been purchased and sold previously, and they had also acquired the legal rights to sue the previous owner for 50,000 dollars.