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![Rahul_J_Mathur Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::3115134108.png) Rahul Mathur [@Rahul_J_Mathur](/creator/twitter/Rahul_J_Mathur) on x 102.8K followers
Created: 2025-06-05 04:54:37 UTC

Expedia Group ($21bn MCap) started life as a subsidiary of Microsoft

MSFT would net over $1bn in ~5 years by selling a majority stake to IAC (InterActiveCorp)

At the time of founding, Microsoft appointed a young product manager Rich Barton as CEO; he went on to found Zillow ($16bn MCap) & Glassdoor (acquired for ~$1.2bn)

Here’s a quick recap of the story ⤵️


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