Join the Acquired Limited Partner program! https://kimberlite.fm/acquired/ (works best on mobile) 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.   SF Acquired Meetup! Mark your calendars: we’ll be hosting an Acquired Meetup in SF the evening of January 18, 2018. More details coming soon—check Slack or Acquired.fm.    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   Sponsor: Thanks to Perkins Coie, Counsel to Great Companies, for sponsoring this podcast. You can get in touch with Jason Day, who you heard at the beginning of this podcast, here.