Acquired

Episode 9: Writely (Google Docs)

Ben and David continue the cloud productivity saga with Google Docs. They examine the suite of acquisitions made by Google with a focus on Writely in 2006. They tackle:The nuts and bolts of the Upstartle (company behind Writely) acquisition, founded by Sam Schillace, Steve Newman and Claudia Carpenter.SaaS offerings in cloud productivity today.Was this a good idea for Google?Google's future bets.A new section: The Carve Out!Sponsors: Rippling: <a href="https://bit.ly/acquiredrippling">https://bit.ly/acquiredrippling</a> Statsig: <a href="https://bit.ly/acquiredstatsig25">https://bit.ly/acquiredstatsig25</a> Odd Lots: <a href="https://bit.ly/acquiredoddlots">https://bit.ly/acquiredoddlots</a> ServiceNow: <a href="https://bit.ly/acquiredsn">https://bit.ly/acquiredsn</a> More Acquired!<a href="https://www.acquired.fm/email">Get email updates</a> with hints on next episode and follow-ups from recent episodes<a href="http://acquired.fm/slack">Join the Slack</a><a href="https://pod.link/acquiredlp">Subscribe to ACQ2</a><a href="https://www.acquired.fm/store">Merch Store</a>!© Copyright 2015-2025 ACQ, LLC

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