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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek
Season 12
We sit down with Spotify CEO Daniel Ek live in Stockholm at Spotify’s amazing HQ studio (check out the video version of this episode — which plays na…
2 years, 10 months ago
Benchmark’s Mitch Lasky and Blake Robbins on The Art of Business in Gaming
Season 12
We sit down Benchmark’s legendary gaming investors Mitch Lasky and Blake Robbins (now also of the excellent Gamecraft podcast fame) to discuss the hi…
2 years, 11 months ago
Short: The Death of Sega
Season 12
Sega and the Genesis was THE underdog story of the early 90’s. In a single console generation, Sega went from ~zero to 50% US market share and dethro…
2 years, 11 months ago
Nintendo: The Console Wars
Season 12 Episode 4
In the 1980’s Nintendo was on top of the world, with the NES achieving over 90% market share of home video games globally. So how did they fall ALL t…
3 years ago
Interview: Hamilton Helmer & Chenyi Shi on How to Build an AWS-Like Second Business
Season 12
7 Powers author Hamilton Helmer and his Strategy Capital colleague Chenyi Shi join us again to discuss their latest research on a topic that’s highly…
3 years ago
Sessions: David Senra (Founders Podcast)
Season 12
ACQ Sessions returns with David Senra of the Founders Podcast. David is one of our very favorite people in the world — it’s impossible to spend an ho…
3 years ago
Nintendo's Origins
Season 12 Episode 3
You may think you know the Nintendo story: a plumber named Mario, a princess named Zelda… and didn’t they buy the Seattle Mariners at some point? We …
3 years ago
LVMH
Season 12 Episode 2
We tell the full history of LVMH, and how Bernard Arnault turned a $15m investment in a bankrupt French textile company into the world’s largest indi…
3 years, 1 month ago
The NFL
Season 12 Episode 1
The NFL — it’s almost synonymous with America today. And its history is a fascinating lens to explore the nation’s development over the last 100 year…
3 years, 2 months ago
Holiday Special 2022
Season 11
Cozy up to the fire and join Acquired as we do our annual strategic review of the show and our business “in public”. We recap our perspectives on Acq…
3 years, 3 months ago