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Need consulting help on M&A? Jordan has worked on 150 acquisitions during his time at Google, Slack, and Salesforce.
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Show hosts Joe (Eng VP) and Jordan (M&A Deal Lead) worked at various companies from Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Salesforce, Slack, Carta, Splunk, Wealthfront, Adobe, and more.

00:00 - Introduction: Joe’s Critique on Rapid-Fire Ideas
00:31 - Overview of Corey Doctorow's "Shitification" Concept
01:05 - Google Search Decline: Ads vs. Organic Results
03:00 - Evolution of Paid Ads and Organic Search Results
04:13 - Impact of Google’s Ads on Conversion Rates
06:12 - Google’s Balance Between Ad Revenue and User Quality
07:29 - Discussion on Alternative Search Engines (e.g., DuckDuckGo)
08:48 - History of Early Search Engines and Google’s Rise
10:15 - Google’s Shift to Ads and Internal Company Pressures
12:53 - “I’m Feeling Lucky” Button and Search Efficiency
14:32 - The Rise of Google’s Knowledge Box and User Customization
16:38 - Echo Chambers and Search Result Personalization
17:47 - Early Google Stance on Neutral Search Results
18:10 - Introduction of AI Summaries and Its Impact on Blogs
21:30 - Antitrust Concerns: The Walmart vs. Amazon Analogy
24:09 - AI Summaries: Are Blogs Becoming Obsolete?
26:37 - Evolution of Media and Search: From Blogs to LLMs
28:36 - Economic History Analogy: Whaling Industry’s Decline
30:19 - Automation and Port Strikes: Impacts on Industry and Labor

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