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Asurion: Retracing the Path to 100 times 50x with Irv Grousbeck - [50X, S2 EP.3]


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Today’s episode is the finale of our season on Asurion, the world’s leading tech care company with more than 300 million customers. In an interview with legendary long-time director, Irv Grousbeck, we discuss Irv’s path to investing in Asurion, his stewardship across several cohorts of PE ownership, and compare Asurion to Irv’s previous power law experience at Continental Cable.

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Show Notes

(00:00:00) Welcome to 50X

(00:01:19) Sponsorship: Ramp

(00:02:36) Sponsorship: Oberle

(00:04:08) Irv Grousbeck Introduction

(00:06:53) Irv’s Background with Continental Cablevision

(00:12:39) Meeting Kevin and Jim

(00:16:52) Investing in Road Rescue

(00:23:06) Early Success: Hold or Sell — Pivotal Moment?

(00:27:30) TA Investment

(00:30:29) Building the Team

(00:35:49) Capital Allocation in the Search Fund Period

(00:38:53) The Lock/line Acquisition

(00:45:07) 2007 Equity Recap

(00:47:22) Board Dynamics

(00:52:23) Irv’s Asurion Investment

(00:53:43) Lessons in Management

(00:55:28) Comparing Continental and Asurion

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