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Acquired

by Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal

Every company has a story. Learn the playbooks that built the world’s greatest companies — and how you can apply them.

215 episodes

Podcast overview

About this podcast

Every company has a story. Learn the playbooks that built the world’s greatest companies — and how you can apply them.

Episodes215total
Frequencyabout 1.7 episodes per monthCalculated from 215 episodes published between Oct 2015 and Jun 2026.
Categories / tags
TechnologyBusinessInvestingPodcastEnglish

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How often does Acquired release episodes?

Acquired publishes about 1.7 episodes per month, based on episode dates available in the RSS feed.

Where can I find old episodes of Acquired?

Older episodes of Acquired are available in the paginated archive, sorted from newest to oldest.

How many episodes of Acquired are available?

215 episodes of Acquired are listed in this archive.

Episodes

Latest first
S3 Ep. 3Aug 20, 20181h 32min
The Sonos IPO

Ben and David are (almost) live on the scene covering the plucky Southern California “camera company”… uh wait, wrong episode… we mean...

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S3 Ep. 2Aug 6, 20181h 11min
The Xiaomi IPO

Acquired kicks off our China tech mini-series by teaming up with the best in the business: Hans and Zara from GGV’s 996 Podcast! Together...

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S3 Ep. 1Jul 17, 20181h 57min
Tesla

Acquired kicks off Season 3 with a gangbuster two-hour extravaganza on America’s most successful automotive startup since The Ford Motor...

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S2 Ep. 10Jun 18, 20181h 5min
The Rover-DogVacay Merger (with Rover CEO Aaron Easterly)

Acquired wraps up Season 2 with our first “elusive” private-private merger: Rover.com and its 2017 combination with rival pet care...

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S2 Ep. 9Jun 6, 20181h 22min
GitHub

We’re live on the scene the day following the biggest announcement in the open source software world since well, open source software:...

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S2 Ep. 8May 21, 20181h 19min
T-Mobile / Sprint

If you thought the telecom business was boring, think again! Acquired brings you an episode packed with more drama than an entire season of...

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S2 Ep. 7May 4, 20181h 12min
PowerPoint

Acquired returns with a classic, delving into Microsoft’s first acquisition ever: Forethought Inc, the makers of PowerPoint. Hate it or...

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S2 Ep. 6Apr 6, 20181h 43min
Spotify’s Direct Listing

Acquired wraps up a big few weeks of coverage with not an IPO or an M&A or a fundraising round, but what’s still the largest tech exit in...

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S2 Ep. 5Mar 26, 20181h 35min
The Dropbox IPO

Acquired is live on the scene following Dropbox’s public market debut. From playing a central role in the early days of Y Combinator, to...

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S2 Ep. 4Mar 23, 20181h 26min
SoftBank, Fortress and the Vision Fund

Acquired dives into the topic on the minds and lips of just about every VC and founder these days: SoftBank’s $93B+ Vision Fund, and its...

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