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Ben Gilbert: evaluation

4 Oct 2022 Acquired ACQ Sessions: Jason Calacanis

“I was looking at your track record getting ready for this and I was telling David, I think the word that I used because obviously Uber's some ridiculous multiple on a return.”

— Ben Gilbert

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Ben Gilbert
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evaluation
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4 Oct 2022
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Acquired

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…I didn't buy it. I bought 5% of the company. I invested in it, but they back everybody and they've done more SPVs. I don't know if they're up to 10,000 or 5000. They've done a ton. Seriously great groups over there. He taught me how to do syndicates, and the first one I did was Calm at $4 million or $5 million. Literally like winning a championship the first time you step on the court. I was looking at your track record getting ready for this and I was telling David, I think the word that I used because obviously Uber's some ridiculous multiple on a return. But then there's these other ones that are promising but early, and then there's other ones where it's been less than Uber multiple. It's still a good Uber multiple. You look at Calm and I looked at David and I was like, he sharp shootered that one. That one, I could be even more proud of because AOI.…

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