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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
S11 Ep. 7Nov 29, 20223h 25min
Enron

The FTX fraud has dominated headlines now for weeks, during which we’ve debated if and how Acquired could uniquely add to the conversation....

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S11 Ep. 6Nov 15, 20222h 20min
Qualcomm

Qualcomm, or “Quality Communications” — despite being one of the largest technology companies in the world, few people know the absolutely...

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S11 Ep. 5Oct 17, 20221h 53min
Benchmark Part II: The Dinner

We sit down with all five current Benchmark GPs for one of their legendary weekly dinners, during which we ask all of the unresolved...

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Oct 4, 20222h 11min
ACQ Sessions: Jason Calacanis

We kick off ACQ Sessions with the-behind-the-scenes story of All-in, from the world’s greatest moderator himself Jason Calacanis. ACQ...

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S11 Ep. 4Sep 28, 20223h 36min
Benchmark Part I

Benchmark Capital. We tell the tale of the legendary equal partnership that accomplished something no other venture firm can claim: twice...

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S11 Ep. 3Sep 6, 20222h 37min
Amazon Web Services

So, how DID an online book retailer end up building the infrastructure layer that powers the entire internet? (Or at least 39% of it, per...

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Aug 30, 20221h 23min
Howard Marks & Andrew Marks: Something of Value

We sit down with legendary investor Howard Marks of Oaktree Capital and his son Andrew who, while less-well-known, is also an incredibly...

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S11 Ep. 2Aug 16, 20224h 10min
Amazon.com

Amazon. No company has impacted the internet — and all of modern life — more than this one. We’ve waited seven years to do this episode,...

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Aug 2, 20221h 48min
From NFL to Startup COO to Congressman Regulating Crypto (with Rep. Anthony Gonzalez)

This episode is a first for Acquired: we’re joined by a sitting US Congressman (from Ben’s home state of Ohio!), Republican House...

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S11 Ep. 1Jul 19, 20222h 53min
Walmart

We kick off Season 11 with the incredible story of the retail “granddaddy of them all” Walmart, and its founder Sam Walton. Once you study...

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