SCOUT· 54%1h 04m·2026-10-04·MoneyThis EU Firm Made Billions Buying Up Forgotten Tech
Ed Elson sits down with Luca Ferrari, co-founder and CEO of Bending Spoons, to discuss the company’s origin story, what sets its acquisition model apart from private equity, and how it decides which companies to buy. They also discuss the role of headcount reduction in Bending Spoons’ strategy, what it’s like to build…
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“The owner of Evernote coming on a finance podcast to discuss how much he cares about the market sure does explain why Evernote went from a must-have to overpriced, enshittified nonsense.”
“Sorry, but this is just your typical private equity company. Lure in investors, buy struggling companies and find ways to squeeze out wealth before they fully collapse. They generate wealth by moving money around and not by actually selling…”
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