About the Show
Acquired tells the stories and strategies of great companies.
The show has been ranked the #1 Technology show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Acquired and has a passionate following of 450,000+ monthly listeners, and new episodes are downloaded by 350,000+ listeners in the first 180 days.
Acquired is a depth-first podcast. Episodes are 3-4 hours long, and are better described as "conversational audiobooks" than "podcasts." See Fast Company’s recent 3600-word profile of Acquired for a full history of the show and Ben & David's journey.
Episodes occasionally feature guests, such as the founders/CEOs of NVIDIA, Berkshire Hathaway, Spotify, Uber, Twitter, Atari, Electronic Arts, Zoom, Mozilla, Oaktree, CAA, Sequoia Capital, and all five Benchmark partners.
Sponsorship: If you're interested in partnering with Acquired, you can find audience and package information here, and contact Ben and David here.
- Dan Shapero, COO, LinkedIn
"I recommend you guys to friends and to colleagues all the time. You guys have nailed an important set of stories to tell in a format that works for serious audiences that care about how we got here in tech."
- Chris Cox, Chief Product Officer, Meta
"Big fan of the show. I'm a paying Acquired LP."
- Garry Tan, CEO, Y Combinator
"Even if it’s a topic I don’t necessarily know that I’m interested in, I’ll give it a shot because it’s you guys. I trust you."
- Daniel Ek, CEO and Co-Founder, Spotify
"You do an amazing job. You do your research."
- Jensen Huang, CEO and Founder, NVIDIA
"I have so much trust in your podcast — you guys are so good. It's so accurate. It is really remarkable; somehow you're able to tell a story that is actually as close to true as true exists."
- Mitch Lasky, General Partner, Benchmark (and Board Member, Riot, Snap, and Discord)
"I've become a genuine fan of the Acquired podcast."
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt
"Your podcast is outstanding, and your episode on Costco brilliant."
- Frank Blake, Former CEO of The Home Depot and Chairman, Delta Airlines
The Audience
Listeners are Entrepreneurial
- 71% work in the technology industry
- 40% of Acquired listeners are C-level or VP-level executives.
- 45% work at a startup (privately-held, high-growth)
- 23% are currently company founders (plus an additional 12% were previously)
- 44% aspire to be a company founder in the future
Listeners are Technical Executives, and Often CEOs
By Global Geography
- 69% primarily English-speaking countries (US, UK, Canada, Australia/NZ)
- 12% Rest of Europe
- 15% Asia
- 4% Rest of World
By U.S. Market
- 24% Bay Area
- 11% New York
- 8% Los Angeles
- 7% Seattle
- 4% Boston
- 4% Chicago
- 42% Other
Sponsors Include
Sponsorship Impact
“We've been blown away by the quality of Acquired read-outs and the amount enthusiasm we've heard from the Acquired community.
During our H1 2022 sponsorship, 58 companies became customers after hearing about Vouch from podcasts. Acquired was our only paid podcast placement in that period. Acquired created hundreds of qualified leads, and generated positive ROI even before accounting for brand impact and long-tail conversion.
In my opinion, if you’re going to invest in podcasts and sell to the technology community, there is no better place to do it than Acquired. We view Acquired as a long-term partnership.”
- Travis Hedge, Co-Founder, Vouch (Season 8 Sponsor, returned for 10 & 12)
Listener Quotes:
- “When founding a new startup, I used [sponsor] specifically because of Acquired.”
- “I really think that this has elevated [sponsor] for me. Honestly, they weren't on my radar previously. Their longevity with the show also says a lot.” (From a former VP of a Fortune 500 company)
- “You guys do a great job of presenting them in an intriguing way, that caused me to do more research on their company.”
- “I really trust the sponsors that David and Ben bring in. I would be much more likely to pay attention to this endorsement as compared to a larger podcast network.”
More info on sponsorship here.
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