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TSMC (Remastered)
Season 16
We dive into the unbelievable and unlikely history behind the quietest technology giant of them all: the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. Founded in 1987 by the then-56 year old Morris Cha…
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Mars Inc. (the chocolate story)
Season 15 Episode 4
M&M’s, Snickers, Milky Way, Double Mint, Ben’s Rice, Pedigree, Whiskas, VCA, Banfield… all the brands you know, owned by the company you know nothing about: Mars, Incorporated. And Mars itself is 100…
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago
IKEA
Season 15 Episode 3
IKEA may be the most singular company we’ve ever studied on Acquired. They’re a globally scaled, $50B annual revenue company with no direct competitors — yet have only ~5% market share. They’re one o…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Meta
Season 15 Episode 2
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 his…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
Acquired LIVE from Chase Center (with Daniel Ek, Emily Chang, Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg)
Season 15 Episode 1
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 prepar…
Published on 1 year ago
The Mark Zuckerberg Interview
Season 15
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 stor…
Published on 1 year ago
Chase Center + Summer Update
Season 14
Summer greetings from Acquired! Two items for this “mini-episode”:
Tickets are now available for our live show at Chase Center in San Francisco, with special guests including Mark Zuckerberg (!). The …Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Microsoft Volume II
Season 14 Episode 6
In 1999, Microsoft became the most valuable company in the world. And in 2019, Microsoft became the most valuable company in the world, again. But… what happened in the twenty years in between? The a…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Starbucks (with Howard Schultz)
Season 14 Episode 5
Starbucks. You’d be hard pressed to name any brand that’s more ubiquitous in the world today. With nearly half a billion global customer purchases per week across its stores and 3rd party retail chan…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Microsoft Volume I
Season 14 Episode 4
Microsoft. After nearly a decade of Acquired episodes, we are finally ready to tackle the most valuable company ever created. The company that put a computer on every desk and in every home. The comp…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago