Episode 51: 2017 Holiday Special

Acquired cozies up to the fire and looks back on the year in tech. How wildly off were we on last year’s predictions? What does the next year have in store? Most importantly, what price will Bitcoin be trading at in December 2018??? Pour yourself a glass of your favorite holiday beverage and kick back with us.

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Links

• Josh Elman on shared experiences
• Patrick McKenzie on distribution

2017 Carve Outs of the Year:

• Books 
  •  His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman
  •  Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
  •  Wooden on Leadership by John Wooden and Steve Jamison
• Articles 
  •  “The Great AI Awakening” New York Times Magazine
  • “Founder Friendly” AVC blog
• Podcasts 
  • “The Ezra Klein Show” featuring Yuval Noah Harari
  •  “The Bill Simmons Show” featuring Jimmy Iovine
• Music 
  • Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band live at the  Hammersmith Odeon London in 1975
  • A Moment Apart by Odesza
• Movies 
  • Creed
  • Blade Runner 2049
  • The Last Jedi
• Apps 
  •  YouTube
  •  HQ