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E96: Adobe acquires Figma for $20B, TPB SPAC, FedEx CEO's recession warning, macro picture & more

Jason Calacanis on Adobe’s Figma bet, SaaS disruption, SPAC revival, and macro shocks.

Jason CalacanishostDavid SackshostChamath PalihapitiyahostDavid Friedberghost
Sep 17, 20221h 31mWatch on YouTube ↗

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EPISODE INFO

Released
September 17, 2022
Duration
1h 31m
Channel
All-In Podcast
Watch on YouTube
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

SPEAKERS

  • Jason Calacanis

    host
  • David Sacks

    host
  • Chamath Palihapitiya

    host
  • Narrator

    other
  • David Friedberg

    host
  • Narrator

    other

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of All-In Podcast, featuring Jason Calacanis and David Sacks, E96: Adobe acquires Figma for $20B, TPB SPAC, FedEx CEO's recession warning, macro picture & more explores Adobe’s Figma bet, SaaS disruption, SPAC revival, and macro shocks The episode centers on Adobe’s $20B acquisition of Figma, dissecting the deal’s valuation, Figma’s exceptional SaaS growth metrics, and the strategic rationale for Adobe neutralizing a core innovator’s dilemma threat. The hosts contrast monolithic software vendors like Adobe with platform bundlers like Microsoft, exploring antitrust, competition, and how bundling can quietly crush category leaders. They then pivot to Friedberg’s new agriculture-focused SPAC merger in Brazil, using it to discuss food security, fertilizer, and the mounting global famine risk. The conversation closes with macro signals from FedEx’s recession warning, war-in-Ukraine geopolitical risk, inflation, rate hikes, and briefly, David Sacks’ Salvador Dalí film project and AI art exhibit.

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