Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Adapting Episode 1: Canlis
Season 6 Episode 4
The world has changed. Acquired is changing too: we’re taking a pause from our normal episodes. The world doesn’t need stories of M&A and IPOs right …
6 years ago
The Top 10 Acquisitions of All-Time
Season 6 Episode 3
5 years and 100+ episodes into Acquired, there’s been one question we get asked more than any other: what are the best acquisitions of all-time, and …
6 years ago
Sequoia Capital Part II (with Doug Leone)
Season 6 Episode 2
The wait is over. Acquired returns with a very special Part II of the Sequoia Capital story, joined by the very best person in the world to help us t…
6 years, 1 month ago
Season 6 Episode 1
We kick off Season 6 with a long-awaited Acquired Classic: Facebook’s $22B purchase of WhatsApp in 2014, which still ranks as the largest acquisition…
6 years, 2 months ago
The Lean Startup and the Long-Term Stock Exchange (with Eric Ries)
Season 5 Episode 10
Season 5, Episode 10: The Lean Startup and the Long-Term Stock Exchange (with Eric Ries)
Acquired closes out Season 5 and 2019 with a radical look in…
6 years, 3 months ago
Convoy (with CEO Dan Lewis)
Season 5 Episode 9
Coming to you live from the University of Washington, Ben and David are joined by hundreds of awesome Seattle listeners (and a few non-Seattle listen…
6 years, 3 months ago
TikTok
Season 5 Episode 8
We take Acquired to the Old Town Road to cover the amazing story behind the biggest global sensation of 2019 — and the highest valued private startup…
6 years, 4 months ago
Disney, Plus
Season 5 Episode 7
The Flywheel is strong with this one. We dive deep into the origins of one of the boldest business strategy decisions of our time: Disney CEO Bob Ige…
6 years, 4 months ago
The WeWork “Acquisition” (with Dan Primack)
Season 5 Episode 6
It’s an IPO, it’s a bailout, it’s an... acquisition? We’re joined by the one and only Dan Primack from Axios to recount the epic saga of the We Compa…
6 years, 5 months ago
Season 5, Episode 5: Atari (with Nolan Bushnell)
Season 5 Episode 5
We’re joined by the legendary Nolan Bushnell, founder not only of Atari, but also the only person ever to hire Steve Jobs, the recipient of Sequoia C…
6 years, 6 months ago