Acquired

By: Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal
  • Summary

  • Every company has a story. Learn the playbooks that built the world’s greatest companies — and how you can apply them as a founder, operator, or investor.
    Copyright 2023 ACQ, LLC
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Episodes
  • Meta
    Oct 28 2024

    Meta is a company everyone knows (literally, everyone). But, somehow, it’s also a company that few people feel they actually understand. Their products are used by more humans than any other’s in history — almost half of the entire world’s population daily. But… what is Meta? Why do they do what they do? How do they do what they do? Ask ten people and you’ll likely get ten very different sets of answers.

    Today, we dive deeper than we’ve ever gone trying to find Acquired’s answers to those questions. And after months of research and 6+ hours of incredible stories about how they (and really “they” being Mark himself) bet it all and win time and time again in the face of overwhelming odds, we arrive at our answers. Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Threads, AI, Oculus, Orion, it’s all here. Tune in for one of the greatest corporate stories of all time: Meta, a Mark Zuckerberg Production.

    Sponsors:

    Many thanks to our fantastic Fall ‘24 Season partners:

    • J.P. Morgan Payments
    • Statsig
    • Crusoe
    • Huntress

    Links:

    • Please take our 2024 Acquired Survey if you have a minute. It'd mean the world to us!
    • Our past episodes on Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus, Snapchat, the Snap IPO, TikTok, NVIDIA, Microsoft, and the Mark Zuckerberg Interview
    • Worldly Partners: Meta multi-decade study
    • Episode sources

    Carve Outs:

    • Ben Cohen’s piece on NotebookLM
    • Mr. McMahon
    • The Dwarkesh Podcast

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    ‍Note: Acquired hosts and guests may hold assets discussed in this episode. This podcast is not investment advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. You should do your own research and make your own independent decisions when considering any financial transactions.

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    6 hrs and 23 mins
  • Acquired LIVE from Chase Center (with Daniel Ek, Emily Chang, Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg)
    Sep 30 2024

    Here it is: the complete video of the most unbelievable night of Acquired’s nine-year life… our sold out live show at the Chase Center in San Francisco. We joked during the months (months!) of preparation leading up to this event that it was like planning a wedding for 6,000 Acquired fans, and the guest list included Jamie Dimon, Daniel Ek, Emily Chang, Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg… no pressure! But thanks to our amazing partnership with J.P. Morgan Payments, together we were able to make something incredible. Tune in and enjoy the celebration!

    Sponsors:

    Many thanks to our fantastic Fall ‘24 Season partners:

    • J.P. Morgan Payments
    • Statsig
    • Crusoe

    Links:

    • Mike Taylor, the truly incomparable performer of Who Got the Truth?
    • Mike Amiri (who designed Mark’s shirt)

    More Acquired:

    • Get email updates with hints on next episode and follow-ups from recent episodes
    • Join the Slack
    • Subscribe to ACQ2
    • Check out the latest swag in the ACQ Merch Store!

    Photo Credit: Mark Zuckerberg by Jeff Sainlar / Meta

    ‍Note: Acquired hosts and guests may hold assets discussed in this episode. This podcast is not investment advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. You should do your own research and make your own independent decisions when considering any financial transactions.

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    2 hrs and 26 mins
  • The Mark Zuckerberg Interview
    Sep 18 2024

    Mark is the iconic founder CEO of our time. At Chase Center on September 10, 2024, he did an unprecedented thing: a live conversation in front of 6,000 people on Meta’s company strategy, sharing stories from early Facebook history, and his thoughts on the future of AI, VR, and AR. Mark was remarkably candid in our discussion, and gave us a window into his real and intense daily demeanor leading Meta. (And his other life endeavors!)

    We can't wait to release the complete video of the whole night, including our surprise conversations with Daniel Ek, Emily Chang, and cameo appearances from Jensen Huang and Mike Taylor (the incredible singer of “Who Got the Truth?”). That’s coming in a couple weeks, but for now: enjoy this conversation with Mark Zuckerberg.

    Sponsors:

    Many thanks to our fantastic Fall ‘24 Season partners:

    • J.P. Morgan Payments
    • Statsig
    • Crusoe

    Links:

    • Mike Amiri (who designed Mark’s shirt!)

    More Acquired:

    • Get email updates with hints on next episode and follow-ups from recent episodes
    • Join the Slack
    • Subscribe to ACQ2
    • Check out the latest swag in the ACQ Merch Store!

    Photo Credit: Mark Zuckerberg by Jeff Sainlar / Meta

    ‍Note: Acquired hosts and guests may hold assets discussed in this episode. This podcast is not investment advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. You should do your own research and make your own independent decisions when considering any financial transactions.

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    1 hr and 27 mins

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Educational and entertaining

The subject matter is inherently intriguing as they cover historic companies and topics as history is unfolding before us. Additionally, Ben and David provide engaging perspectives, insights, and a storyteller’s approach that is addictively entertaining and invaluably educational. Acquired introduced me to a genre of podcast that I never knew I wanted and now I can’t get enough.

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