Episode 6: Dan Senor + WhatsApp




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Summary: <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-style: normal;"><font size="4">Breaking the Mold hits the 6<sup>th</sup> episode with Evan <br> joined by brother Dan Roth to breakdown the $19bn purchase of WhatsApp by <br> Facebook.  With WhatsApp 420 million users, <br> Dan tries to make the case that it is fair value.  He also hasn’t used a spreadsheet since 1987.  Evan points out that the roots of Whatsapp <br> lie in the Ukraine when it was under Soviet oppression and that data collection <br> is anathema to their business.<p></p></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-style: normal;"><font size="4"><br></font></p> <br> <br> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4">After the banter, Dan Senor is welcomed on the show.  Dan’s resume is full of successes in writing <br> as the author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Start-up-Nation-Israels-Economic-Miracle-ebook/dp/B004QZ9P6K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1393374612&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=start+up+nation" target="" title="Start Up Nation"><em>Start-Up Nation</em></a>, in finance as a banker and in politics as a <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/08/02/627031/dan-senor-romney-closest-adviser/#" target="" title="Foreign Policy Advisor">foreign policy advisor</a>. He shares the insights into a multi-talented life that tracks <br> the storytelling of his Mother, installing lightbulbs in Iraq and ignoring the <br> advice of the Carlyle founders. <p></p></font></p> <br> <br> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-style: normal;"><font size="4"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-style: normal;"><font size="4">Also, we are thrilled to announce that Breaking the Mold is <br> the #1 podcast among urologists!* </font><font size="2"><p></p></font></p><hr style="font-size: 10pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal;"><font size="1">*After survey of one urologist who happens to be a relative </font></p><p style="font-size: 10pt;"></p><p></p>