Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchStratechery (with Ben Thompson)
Season 11 Episode 8
Ben Thompson joins Acquired to discuss the business of Stratechery itself and celebrate 10 years (!) of the internet’s best strategy analysis destina…
3 years, 4 months ago
Enron
Season 11 Episode 7
The FTX fraud has dominated headlines now for weeks, during which we’ve debated if and how Acquired could uniquely add to the conversation. Then we r…
3 years, 4 months ago
Qualcomm
Season 11 Episode 6
Qualcomm, or “Quality Communications” — despite being one of the largest technology companies in the world, few people know the absolutely amazing te…
3 years, 5 months ago
Benchmark Part II: The Dinner
Season 11 Episode 5
We sit down with all five current Benchmark GPs for one of their legendary weekly dinners, during which we ask all of the unresolved burning question…
3 years, 5 months ago
ACQ Sessions: Jason Calacanis
Season 11
We kick off ACQ Sessions with the-behind-the-scenes story of All-in, from the world’s greatest moderator himself Jason Calacanis. ACQ Sessions is our…
3 years, 6 months ago
Benchmark Part I
Season 11 Episode 4
Benchmark Capital. We tell the tale of the legendary equal partnership that accomplished something no other venture firm can claim: twice it has prod…
3 years, 6 months ago
Amazon Web Services
Season 11 Episode 3
So, how DID an online book retailer end up building the infrastructure layer that powers the entire internet? (Or at least 39% of it, per latest mark…
3 years, 7 months ago
Howard Marks & Andrew Marks: Something of Value
Season 11
We sit down with legendary investor Howard Marks of Oaktree Capital and his son Andrew who, while less-well-known, is also an incredibly accomplished…
3 years, 7 months ago
Amazon.com
Season 11 Episode 2
Amazon. No company has impacted the internet — and all of modern life — more than this one. We’ve waited seven years to do this episode, and are so, …
3 years, 7 months ago
From NFL to Startup COO to Congressman Regulating Crypto (with Rep. Anthony Gonzalez)
Season 11
This episode is a first for Acquired: we’re joined by a sitting US Congressman (from Ben’s home state of Ohio!), Republican House Representative Anth…
3 years, 8 months ago