Michael Lewis
10 statements across 1 episodes · 5 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Dec 15, 2025 by Michael Lewis · said 7 times in 4 episodes since 2022 · across every show →
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2023 4 mentions in 2 episodes 2 per episode
2022 3 mentions in 2 episodes 2 per episode
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Dec 15, 2025 bullish
Michael Lewis argues private companies are much better run than public ones
“I think there's an argument to be made that in any industry where they're both private and public companies, the private companies end up being much better run. And I mean like that mostly bad things happen when companies go public and certainly less pleasant.”
Dec 15, 2025 neutral
Dec 15, 2025 bullish
Michael Lewis: Acquired will eventually evolve into doing standalone biographies
“At some point you're gonna wake up and say, you know, we should be doing more biography. We should be doing more people, and if that person is not, you know, is not naturally a huge corporation, you may still, I have a feeling there's more, there's an evolutio…”
Dec 15, 2025 neutral
Dec 15, 2025 negative
Michael Lewis: Book writing does not compound audiences across topics
“The books have a kind of, Market, and it's a big market, biggish market, but it doesn't, I see no evidence that I'm dragging people along with me. I feel like each book feels like another startup, and then I've got to go out and make it happen almost as if I'v…”
Dec 15, 2025 neutral
Dec 15, 2025 positive
Michael Lewis: Acquired achieves the same narrative grip as long-form books
“You created the environment with the podcast that I tried to create with the book. You grab the listener. Like I try to grab a reader and get them to the state of mind where they'll let you take them anywhere, ah, and teach them about stuff that they don't eve…”
Dec 15, 2025 positive
Michael Lewis: Improvisational risk engages audiences far more than scripted speeches
“Do you know how your heart sinks when someone gets up at a podium with a script, with a speech, and they're gonna read their speech? The audience is waiting for you to get through this thing, because they know nothing's going to happen. Like, whatever's on tha…”
Dec 15, 2025 neutral
Gilbert: Acquired's business model works due to privilege, not universal correctness
“I don't think we've figured out a better way to do it. Like, I don't think we figured out the way to do it and everybody else should just snap to our way. It's like, we have an enormous amount of Privileged that we can run a business in this way, and most peop…”