If you thought the telecom business was boring, think again! Acquired brings you an episode packed with more drama than an entire season of Game of Thrones. Starting with a death in the family, we follow a tale of fortunes lost and rebuilt, bitter battles between rivals who once worked for each other, and at the center of it all, a lesson in the power of stable cashflow businesses. This is one call you don’t want to drop!Sponsors:<ul><li>WorkOS: <a href="https://bit.ly/workos25">https://bit.ly/workos25</a></li><li>Intapp: <a href="https://bit.ly/intappceleste">https://bit.ly/intappceleste</a></li><li>Sentry: <a href="https://bit.ly/acquiredsentry">https://bit.ly/acquiredsentry</a></li><li>Anthropic: <a href="https://bit.ly/acquiredclaude25">https://bit.ly/acquiredclaude25</a></li></ul> More Acquired!<ul><li><a href="https://www.acquired.fm/email">Get email updates</a> with hints on next episode and follow-ups from recent episodes</li><li><a href="http://acquired.fm/slack">Join the Slack</a></li><li><a href="https://pod.link/acquiredlp">Subscribe to ACQ2</a></li><li><a href="https://www.acquired.fm/store">Merch Store</a>!</li></ul>© Copyright 2015-2026 ACQ, LLC Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/t-mobile-sprint-deal-would-extend-seattle-areas-long-wireless-reign/"> Seattle Times’ infographic on Bellevue’s wireless company history</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9d-H0tfHtE">John Legere at CES 2013</a></li></ul>Carve Outs:<ul><li>Ben: <a href="https://blog.intercom.com/andrew-chen-on-growth/">Andrew Chen on the Intercom podcast</a></li><li>David: The <a href="https://996.ggvc.com/category/podcast/">996 Podcast</a> from Zara &amp; Hans at GGV Capital</li></ul>

Season 2, Episode 9: GitHub

Every company has a story.

Learn the playbooks that built the world’s greatest companies — and how you can apply them.