Ben Gilbert

3 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Oct 9, 2025 by Ben Gilbert · said 1 times in 1 episodes since 2026 · across every show →

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Oct 9, 2025 neutral
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Gilbert: Best Acquired Deep Dives Require a Hero, Secret, and Impactful Company
“The three things are one, you need a hero protagonist that has a great story where we can really hang all the lessons on this amazing hero's journey... Two is you need a secret hiding in plain sight... And then three is... An important company.”
Ben Gilbert Oct 9, 2025 ▶ 30:25 Acquired Podcast Hosts Break Down Google’s $1 Trillion Mistake
Oct 9, 2025 neutral
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Gilbert: Acquired had about 400 listeners by end of year one
“And I think by the end of year one, we had about 400 listeners.”
Ben Gilbert Oct 9, 2025 ▶ 3:05 Acquired Podcast Hosts Break Down Google’s $1 Trillion Mistake
Oct 9, 2025 negative
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Gilbert: Business books over-index on transient controversies rather than canonical history
“The more common thing books get wrong is they get the core story right in like half the book, But then there's something controversial about the company, or that it was at the time they were writing the book controversial... That, yeah, that you're reading thi…”
Ben Gilbert Oct 9, 2025 ▶ 8:44 Acquired Podcast Hosts Break Down Google’s $1 Trillion Mistake
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