Podcast Episodes

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…

4 years ago

View Episode

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…

4 years, 1 month ago

View Episode

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…

4 years, 1 month ago

View Episode

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, …

4 years, 2 months ago

View Episode

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…

4 years, 2 months ago

View Episode

Walmart

Season 11 Episode 1

We kick off Season 11 with the incredible story of the retail “granddaddy of them all” Walmart, and its founder Sam Walton. Once you study Walmart, y…

4 years, 3 months ago

View Episode

The Playbook: Lessons from 200+ Company Stories

Season 10

When Patrick O'Shaughnessy and Brent Beshore asked us to give a talk at their incredible Capital Camp conference, we knew we had to bring something s…

4 years, 3 months ago

View Episode

American Dynamism (with Katherine Boyle)

Season 10

We sit down with a16z General Partner Katherine Boyle to discuss investing in “American Dynamism”, why it’s so important and why now is the right tim…

4 years, 4 months ago

View Episode

Capital-Efficient Growth (with Zoom CEO Eric Yuan & Veeva CEO Peter Gassner)

Season 10

We sit down with the CEO founders of two of the most capital efficient success stories of all time — Zoom and Veeva Systems — to understand how they …

4 years, 5 months ago

View Episode

Arena Show Part II: Brooks Running (with CEO Jim Weber)

Season 10 Episode 8

For the final act of the Arena Show, we’re joined by Brooks CEO Jim Weber to tell the amazing story of how he transformed the company from a 3rd tier…

4 years, 5 months ago

View Episode