Podcast Episodes

Booking.com with Jetsetter & Room 77 CEO Drew Patterson

Season 1 Episode 41

Acquired trains its lens on the “second or third best acquisition of all-time”, Priceline’s 2005 purchase of Booking.com. Our heroes are joined by fr…

9 years, 2 months ago

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Activision Blizzard

Season 1 Episode 40

Ben & David cover the creation of the gaming world’s equivalent of the 70’s rock supergroup: the 2008 merger of Blizzard and Activision. We tell the …

9 years, 3 months ago

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Whole Foods Market

Season 1 Episode 39

Ben and David are once again live on the scene, this time covering the biggest disruption in grocery since… well, sliced bread: Amazon’s $13.7B purch…

9 years, 3 months ago

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"About Acquired" on the Anchor Podcast of the Day

Season 1 Episode 39

Ben and David are guests on Anchor's Podcast of the Day, discussing Acquired's origin story, show structure, and how the show gets made. If you're ne…

9 years, 4 months ago

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SoundJam (iTunes)

Season 1 Episode 38

Ben & David revisit the birth of the digital music revolution and Steve Jobs' "digital hub" strategy, with Apple's 2000 acquisition of the Mac music …

9 years, 4 months ago

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BAMTech, Disney and "the Biggest Media Company You've Never Heard Of”

Season 1 Episode 37

Ben and David continue Acquired’s “tech and sports” mini-series with Disney’s 2016 acquisition of a minority stake (with the right to purchase a majo…

9 years, 5 months ago

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The LA Clippers

Season 1 Episode 36

In honor of start of NBA playoffs, Ben & David venture off the beaten path to explore one of Steve Ballmer’s most famous acquisitions, his 2014 purch…

9 years, 5 months ago

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Oculus

Season 1 Episode 35

Ben & David transcend the barriers of “real” reality, and dive into Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg’s geek-eutpoia vision of the future of gaming, socia…

9 years, 6 months ago

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The Starbucks IPO with Dan Levitan

Season 1 Episode 34

Ben & David "pour over" the 1992 IPO of the legendary Seattle coffee company with the help of Dan Levitan, who served as lead investment banker on th…

9 years, 6 months ago

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Overture (with the Internet History Podcast!)

Season 1 Episode 33

Episode 33: Overture (with the Internet History Podcast!)    Ben & David dive deep into the early days of internet search, with the help of the best …

9 years, 7 months ago

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