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Today our heroes cover a deal that might have more impact on life in Silicon Valley than AI, wearables and AR/VR combined\\u2026 Nestle\\u2019s acquisition of Blue Bottle Coffee. Will hipster entrepreneurs and the VCs who love/need them continue to line up around the block for their minimalist coffee experience of choice, now that it\\u2019s owned by the Nesquik Bunny? Is this the beginning of Blue Bottle pod machines filling the empty counter space left by Juicero\\u2019s demise in VC offices throughout South Park? We investigate.

Sponsors:
Vanta: https://bit.ly/acquiredvanta
Crusoe: https://bit.ly/acquiredcrusoe
Modern Treasury: https://bit.ly/acquiredmoderntreasury

Topics Covered Include:

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• The rise of \\u201cThird Wave\\u201d coffee
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• Blue Bottle founder James Freeman\\u2019s \\u201cclassical\\u201d (music) influences\\xa0
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• Venture capital and the coffee business\\xa0
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• Achieving liquidity when companies and founders\\u2019 don\\u2019t want to go public, and don\\u2019t want to sell their stakes\\xa0
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• Nestle\\u2019s position in single-serve coffee market and potential brand impact of Blue Bottle\\xa0
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The Carve Out:

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• \\xa0Ben: There Never Was a Real Tulip Fever
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• David: iPhone SE\\n
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