about the show
Acquired makes the deepest business content on the internet.
Acquired is a podcast hosted by Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal. Each episode takes a single company — from its founding to today — and tells the complete story of why it worked, spectacularly, while so many others failed.
Episodes take over 200 hours each to research, drawing on primary sources, financial documents, and original interviews. The format is best described as a "conversational audiobook."
The people who built those companies sometimes join the show, such as the founders/CEOs of
NVIDIA,
Berkshire Hathaway,
Starbucks,
Meta,
Spotify,
TSMC, and
J.P. Morgan."By turning case studies into cinematic spectacles, they have built the business world’s favorite podcast.”
— Wall Street Journal
For press inquiries, reach us at
hello@acquired.fm
