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Since its 2018 merger with its American twin Musical.ly, the social media app TikTok has rocketed to an $80 billion valuation and 500 million monthly active users. In a fascinating podcast, Acquired hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal trace TikTok’s journey back to its earliest beginnings. The podcast was released at the end of 2019 – and thus doesn’t touch on the Walmart/Oracle deal that allowed TikTok to stay in operation in the United States.
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About the Podcast
The Acquired podcast tells the stories behind great companies, diving deep into the events and strategies that made them successful. The hosts are Ben Gilbert, co-founder of the Seattle start-up studio Pioneer Square Labs, and David Rosenthal, former general partner at early-stage venture firm Wave Capital in San Francisco.
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