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Asurion: The Flywheel Era (‘01-‘07) with Kevin Taweel - [50X, Asurion S2 EP.2]
50X
1 hour 1 minute
6 months ago
Asurion: The Flywheel Era (‘01-‘07) with Kevin Taweel - [50X, Asurion S2 EP.2]
Today’s episode is the second in a series of three on Asurion, the world’s leading tech care company with more than 300 million customers. In an interview with Co-Founder and Chairman Kevin Taweel, we dive deep into Asurion’s divinely discontent culture, hyper-rational approach to talent management, growth over $1 billion in sales, and transformational acquisition of Lock/line.
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Show Notes
(00:00:00) Welcome to 50X
(00:01:19) Sponsorship: Ramp
(00:02:36) Sponsorship: Oberle Risk Strategies
00:04:08) Asurion Rebranding
(00:05:58) Building the Team
(00:15:39) Building the Culture
(00:23:04) Talent and Compensation
(00:31:51) Giving Back: Compassion Forward Program
(00:36:26) Customer Concentration
(00:41:07) Crisis Management
(00:42:56) Strategy by Experimentation
(00:43:08) Acquiring Lock/line
(00:51:44) Integrating Lock/line
(00:54:12) Capital Allocation in the TA Period
(00:59:11) 2007 Equity Recap
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