<h1>Summary</h1>

<p>After catching up about movies and OpenStack, <a href="https://twitter.com/botchagalupe" rel="nofollow">John</a> and I discuss how difficult it is to properly integrate acquired companies into the larger company. We also discuss what VCs are looking for to say yes now: a good team, it seems.</p>

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<h1>Show notes and Links</h1>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1243974/" rel="nofollow">Aloha</a>.</li>
<li>State of OpenStack talk.</li>
<li>Andrew Shafer&#39;s To Whom it May Concern</li>
<li>If A rounds are easy, what are investors looking for?</li>
<li><a href="http://economia.icaew.com/opinion/july-2013/the-three-ps-of-innovation" rel="nofollow">The three P&#39;s</a>: people, process, philosophy/priorities</li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071635238/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0071635238&linkCode=as2&tag=coteicomthecoteb&linkId=ULAFBAQEAPIPHEUY" rel="nofollow">Toyota Kata</a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0966784308/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0966784308&linkCode=as2&tag=coteicomthecoteb&linkId=YFRSZW7TN3WG4M7A" rel="nofollow">Learning to See</a>.</li>
<li>That Matt Curry/Andrew Shafer conversation, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihG0VUCaAFk" rel="nofollow">the original Hangouts video</a>.</li>
<li>DevOpsDays DC talk on government DevOps use?</li>
<li><a href="http://www.devopsdays.org/events/2015-amsterdam/" rel="nofollow">DevOpsDays AMS up next</a></li>
</ul>

<p>Libsyn downloads as of 20160912: 500.</p>

Episode 7: Getting beyond "the comfort of the number."

Deep discussions about technology, enterprise IT, and the like