PowerPoint

2018-05-04 · 73 min · episode 7 · 10 entities

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owerPoint: Sweating Bullets Absolute Powerpoint by Ian Parker Carve Outs: Ben: Mindfulness in Plain English and discussion on Hacker News David: The Birds have landed…
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→ discusses Technology company

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→ discusses Investing concept

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mentioned Business company

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mentioned Technology company

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discusses Business company

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discusses Technology company

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books 2

mentioned Mindfulness in Plain English book

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owerPoint: Sweating Bullets Absolute Powerpoint by Ian Parker Carve Outs: Ben: Mindfulness in Plain English and discussion on Hacker News David: The Birds have landed…
references Mindfulness in Plain English book

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owerPoint: Sweating Bullets Absolute Powerpoint by Ian Parker Carve Outs: Ben: Mindfulness in Plain English and discussion on Hacker News David: The Birds have landed…

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mentioned Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal person

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hosted by Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal person

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mentioned Investing concept

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discusses Investing concept

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Episode description as stored

Acquired returns with a classic, delving into Microsoft’s first acquisition ever: Forethought Inc, the makers of PowerPoint. Hate it or love it, you can’t deny the combined companies’ impact: by the early 90’s PowerPoint had transformed the way businesses, educators and governments communicate, ensuring job security for pointy-haired Dilbert bosses everywhere. Sponsors: Vanta: https://bit.ly/acquiredvanta ServiceNow: https://bit.ly/acquiredservicenow26 Legora: https://bit.ly/acquiredlegora Statsig: https://bit.ly/acquiredstatsig26 More Acquired! Get email updates with hints on next episode and follow-ups from recent episodes Join the Slack Subscribe to ACQ2 Merch Store ! © Copyright 2015-2026 ACQ, LLC Links: Robert Gaskins’ definitive history of building PowerPoint: Sweating Bullets Absolute Powerpoint by Ian Parker Carve Outs: Ben: Mindfulness in Plain English and discussion on Hacker News David: The Birds have landed…