Season 2 · Episode 10
Season 2, Episode 10: The Rover-DogVacay Merger (with Rover CEO Aaron Easterly)
June 18, 20181h 13m
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Show Notes
Acquired wraps up Season 2 with our first “elusive” private-private merger: Rover.com and its 2017 combination with rival pet care marketplace DogVacay. We’re joined by Rover CEO Aaron Easterly to dive into the full history of how the crazy idea of “Airbnb for dogs” not only became a billion-dollar company, but also brought our heroes together for the first time and led to the founding of Acquired!
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