Episodes
Six years of tape. Every episode is checked claim by claim and playable.
12 episodes in 2024
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3h 53m Mars Inc. - The Chocolate Story (Audio) · Acquired
In this deep dive, Acquired hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal trace the century-long history of Mars Incorporated, exploring how a bankrupt home-kitchen candy business evolved into a sec…
79 statements 25 featured 63 assessments 6 contradicted
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3h 22m IKEA (Audio) · Acquired
In this episode of Acquired, hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal chronicle the 81-year history and business playbook of IKEA, exploring how founder Ingvar Kamprad built the world's largest…
53 statements 19 featured 42 assessments 3 contradicted
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6h 22m Meta (Audio) · Acquired
In this comprehensive Acquired season opener, hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal examine the complete history, product mechanics, and corporate strategy of Meta from Mark Zuckerberg's Har…
152 statements 44 featured 100 assessments 12 contradicted
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2h 26m Acquired LIVE from Chase Center (with Daniel Ek, Emily Chang, Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg) · Acquired
Recorded live before 6,000 attendees at Chase Center, Acquired hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal welcome Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, Bloomberg's Emily Chang, and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for …
62 statements 15 featured 18 assessments
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1h 27m The Mark Zuckerberg Interview · Acquired
Recorded live in front of an arena audience at the Chase Center, Acquired hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal interview Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on his twenty-year journey, engineering phi…
18 statements 6 featured 4 assessments
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21m Chase Center + Summer Update (Audio) · Acquired
In this summer update, Acquired co-hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal announce their landmark live event at San Francisco's Chase Center featuring Mark Zuckerberg, reflect on their massiv…
4 statements 1 featured 1 assessments
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4h 51m Microsoft Volume II: The Complete History and Strategy of the Ballmer Years (Audio) · Acquired
In this comprehensive deep dive, Acquired hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal re-examine Microsoft's history from 1995 to 2014 under Steve Ballmer, challenging the conventional narrative o…
103 statements 25 featured 58 assessments 5 contradicted
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3h 15m Starbucks (with Howard Schultz) · Acquired
In this extensive retrospective, Acquired hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal are joined by former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to analyze the company's rise from a local Seattle bean sell…
65 statements 20 featured 33 assessments 1 contradicted
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4h 23m Microsoft Volume I: The Complete History and Strategy of founding through Windows 95 (Audio) · Acquired
In this comprehensive historical deep dive, Acquired explores Microsoft's first twenty years from its 1975 founding through the watershed launch of Windows 95. Hosts Ben Gilbert and David Ro…
93 statements 25 featured 73 assessments 7 contradicted
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3h 10m Renaissance Technologies (Audio) · Acquired
Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal chronicle the history of Renaissance Technologies and founder Jim Simons, detailing how an elite team of mathematicians and speech recognition scientists buil…
33 statements 13 featured 25 assessments
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4h 11m Hermès (Audio) · Acquired
In this episode of Acquired, Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal examine the history, craftsmanship, and business strategy of Hermès. They analyze how the iconic French luxury house grew into a …
42 statements 16 featured 28 assessments 2 contradicted
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3h 45m Novo Nordisk (Ozempic) · Acquired
Acquired hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal chronicle the 100-year history of Novo Nordisk, detailing its journey from early Danish insulin pioneer to Europe's most valuable public compan…
82 statements 23 featured 72 assessments 5 contradicted