Episodes
Six years of tape. Every episode is checked claim by claim and playable.
26 episodes in 2022
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2h 22m Holiday Special 2022 · Acquired
In the 2022 Acquired Holiday Special, co-hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal reflect on their landmark season of corporate deep dives, share strategic insights on building an independent m…
21 statements 10 featured 4 assessments 1 contradicted
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1h 56m Stratechery (with Ben Thompson) · Acquired
In this 10th-anniversary retrospective, Acquired hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal interview Stratechery founder Ben Thompson to dissect the mechanics of independent subscription publish…
32 statements 8 featured 1 assessments
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3h 32m Enron · Acquired
In this deep dive, Acquired hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal chronicle the meteoric rise and catastrophic collapse of Enron, exploring how pioneering energy deregulation transformed int…
91 statements 19 featured 72 assessments 4 contradicted
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2h 27m Qualcomm · Acquired
Recorded live in Lisbon, Acquired hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal explore the comprehensive history, technological breakthroughs, and business model innovations that transformed Qualco…
31 statements 12 featured 23 assessments 2 contradicted
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1h 58m Benchmark Part II: The Dinner · Acquired
In this special episode of Acquired, hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal join the five active Benchmark partners around their legendary Monday dinner table to explore the venture firm's un…
32 statements 10 featured 1 assessments
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2h 23m ACQ Sessions: Jason Calacanis · Acquired
In this inaugural Acquired Sessions episode, hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal sit down with angel investor and media veteran Jason Calacanis for a wide-ranging, unscripted conversation …
28 statements 9 featured 6 assessments
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3h 48m Benchmark Part I · Acquired
In this deep dive, Acquired hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal chronicle the origins, egalitarian culture, and legendary investment history of Benchmark Capital. They explore how Benchmar…
73 statements 25 featured 36 assessments 4 contradicted
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2h 49m Amazon Web Services · Acquired
In this episode of Acquired, Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal analyze the origins, technical architecture, and economic power of Amazon Web Services (AWS). They detail how AWS evolved from an…
31 statements 13 featured 18 assessments 1 contradicted
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1h 34m Howard Marks & Andrew Marks: Something of Value · Acquired
In this special episode of Acquired, legendary distressed debt investor Howard Marks and his son, venture capitalist Andrew Marks, engage in an in-depth conversation bridging multi-generatio…
24 statements 10 featured 2 assessments 1 contradicted
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4h 24m Amazon.com · Acquired
Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal provide a comprehensive business history and strategic analysis of Amazon.com from its 1994 founding through 2007. The episode examines how Jeff Bezos and his…
87 statements 26 featured 59 assessments 5 contradicted
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2h 1m From NFL to Startup COO to Congressman Regulating Crypto (with Rep. Anthony Gonzalez) · Acquired
In this episode of Acquired, hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal interview United States Representative Anthony Gonzalez about his journey from the NFL and Stanford GSB to tech startup lea…
29 statements 13 featured 7 assessments
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3h 5m Walmart · Acquired
In this season premiere, Acquired hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal provide a comprehensive deep dive into Walmart, exploring how Sam Walton's frugality, family governance, innovative su…
45 statements 15 featured 36 assessments 3 contradicted
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1h 7m The Playbook: Lessons from 200+ Company Stories · Acquired
In this live keynote presentation at Capital Camp, Acquired podcast hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal synthesize seven years of corporate case studies into twelve core strategic playbook…
31 statements 11 featured 14 assessments 3 contradicted
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1h 22m American Dynamism (with Katherine Boyle) · Acquired
In this episode of Acquired, venture capitalist Katherine Boyle discusses Andreessen Horowitz's American Dynamism thesis, explaining why backing companies in national defense, advanced manuf…
16 statements 6 featured 3 assessments
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1h 11m Capital-Efficient Growth (with Zoom CEO Eric Yuan & Veeva CEO Peter Gassner) · Acquired
Recorded live at the Emergence Capital CEO Summit, Acquired hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal interview Zoom CEO Eric Yuan and Veeva Systems CEO Peter Gassner on the operational principl…
23 statements 9 featured 4 assessments 1 contradicted
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1h 10m Arena Show Part II: Brooks Running (with CEO Jim Weber) · Acquired
Recorded live at the Seattle Arena Show, Acquired hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal interview Brooks Running CEO Jim Weber to unpack how the century-old brand transformed from near-insol…
36 statements 9 featured 12 assessments
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1h 33m Arena Show Part I: Idea Dinner + YC Continuity · Acquired
Recorded live before an audience at Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena, Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal host a high-stakes stock-pitch showdown and conduct an in-depth interview with Y Combinato…
20 statements 8 featured 12 assessments 1 contradicted
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2h 15m Nvidia: The Machine Learning Company (2006-2022) · Acquired
In this deep-dive episode of Acquired, hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal trace NVIDIA's journey from a 1990s 3D gaming graphics pioneer to the dominant full-stack platform powering moder…
40 statements 11 featured 23 assessments 2 contradicted
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1h 26m Platforms and Power (with Hamilton Helmer and Chenyi Shi) · Acquired
In this episode of Acquired, hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal interview 7 Powers author Hamilton Helmer and researcher Chenyi Shi to unpack Strategy 3.0, a strategic framework examining…
20 statements 5 featured 2 assessments
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2h 4m Nvidia: The GPU Company (1993-2006) · Acquired
Acquired hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal explore the dramatic origin story of Nvidia from 1993 to 2006, detailing how Jensen Huang guided the company through existential pivots to inve…
28 statements 9 featured 20 assessments 3 contradicted
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1h 53m Altimeter (with Brad Gerstner) · Acquired
Altimeter Capital founder Brad Gerstner joins Acquired to discuss his transition from entrepreneur to pioneer of crossover investing, dissecting landmark investments in companies like Snowfl…
39 statements 15 featured 13 assessments 2 contradicted
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3h 4m SONY (75 years of electronics history in 3 hours) · Acquired
In this episode of Acquired, hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal explore the 75-year history of Sony Corporation, detailing its rise from post-war ruins to global supremacy across consumer…
56 statements 17 featured 45 assessments 5 contradicted
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1h 4m Super Pumped (with Brian Koppelman and Joseph Gordon-Levitt) · Acquired
In this special episode of Acquired, hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal interview showrunner Brian Koppelman and actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt about creating Showtime's drama series Super Pu…
14 statements 7 featured 1 assessments
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1h 43m The Browser (with Brendan Eich, Chief Architect of Netscape + Mozilla and CEO of Brave) · Acquired
In this episode of Acquired, hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal interview Brendan Eich, creator of JavaScript and CEO of Brave Software, exploring the architectural history of web browser…
30 statements 10 featured 12 assessments
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2h 22m Peloton - the entire history and strategy behind America's trendiest workout · Acquired
In this Acquired episode, hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal break down the entire history, business model, and operational crisis of Peloton following the February 2022 leadership transi…
44 statements 17 featured 30 assessments 2 contradicted
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2h 39m Taylor Swift (Acquired’s Version) · Acquired
In this Season 10 premiere of Acquired, hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal deliver an in-depth business breakdown of Taylor Swift, examining how her generational songwriting, strategic di…
39 statements 16 featured 31 assessments 2 contradicted