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Transcript: Albert Wenger

Barry Ritholtz

But I was really fascinated with the web from when I first discovered it, which was in a computer lab at MIT where I’m trying to do my stats homework. And Joshua added tags to that, and so you could browse things by tags. sounds a lot like World After Capital, I’m hearing some very similar themes. Why is that?

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Transcript: Brian Hamburger

Barry Ritholtz

He is highly sought after as a counsel in this space, and I’m glad we had the opportunity to finally sit down and talk about the industry. HAMBURGER: And actually, I’m going to tell you, she did something a little interesting. I said, I’m good with my answer. I’m ready. RITHOLTZ: Really?

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FTC, Lawmakers Turn Sour On M&A; Could Innovation Suffer?

PYMNTS

M&A DOA? As PYMNTS reported late last week, the regulator remarked that antitrust enforcers should be on guard against dominant companies buying emerging startups. As PYMNTS reported late last week, the regulator remarked that antitrust enforcers should be on guard against dominant companies buying emerging startups. “A

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Transcript: Benjamin Clymer & Jeffery Fowler, Hodinkee

Barry Ritholtz

Ben Clymer took a buyout offer from UBS in 2008 right in the middle of the financial crisis and said, “I know what I’m going to do. I’m going to launch a site about watches, which has been my hobby, and see where this goes.” LAUGHTER) I’m not dressed in that anymore, thankfully. And that was 15 years ago.

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Transcript: Howard Lindzon

Barry Ritholtz

The only thing I’m waiting for in the studio is a robotic camera so we could do little video clips. That’s when I’m very much not a technical person. But when I’m 15 years old, Second City Television, comedy was in the water. I’m going where the sun shines and don’t care about anything.

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