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EPISODE · Apr 5, 2026 · 4 MIN

No. 40: Corporate acquisitions are now about buying narratives instead of revenue streams

from The Pattern · host Mike Litman

Culture Pulse: 68. OpenAI reshuffles execs post-Sora. Margiela splits fragrance into mass vs. collector. VCs now pay rent for 29-year-old AI founders. Nike's Final Four monopoly ends in July. The Pattern, 5 April 2026. Read the full edition: https://thepattern.media/editions/2026-04-05.html

Culture Pulse: 68. OpenAI reshuffles execs post-Sora. Margiela splits fragrance into mass vs. collector. VCs now pay rent for 29-year-old AI founders. Nike's Final Four monopoly ends in July. The Pattern, 5 April 2026. Read the full edition: https://thepattern.media/editions/2026-04-05.html

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Culture Pulse: 68. OpenAI reshuffles execs post-Sora. Margiela splits fragrance into mass vs. collector. VCs now pay rent for 29-year-old AI founders. Nike's Final Four monopoly ends in July. The Pattern, 5 April 2026. Read the full edition:...

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