Acquired

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Episodes

Total: 206

A few weeks ago, we told you that Acquired is doing something in New York City on July 15 with our g

What if we told you that the most important company in US healthcare was run from a farm in rural Wi

When you saw this episode pop up in your feed, you either jumped for joy and hit play immediately (i

Rolex

2025/2/24

Rolex is a series of paradoxes. They sell obsolete and objectively inferior mechanical devices for 1

We flew to Taiwan to interview TSMC Founder Morris Chang in a rare English interview. In fact, the l

We dive into the unbelievable and unlikely history behind the quietest technology giant of them all:

M&M’s, Snickers, Milky Way, Double Mint, Ben’s Rice, Pedigree, Whiskas, VCA, Banfield… all the b

IKEA

2024/11/18

IKEA may be the most singular company we’ve ever studied on Acquired. They’re a globally scaled, $50

Meta

2024/10/28

Meta is a company everyone knows (literally, everyone). But, somehow, it’s also a company that few p

Here it is: the complete video of the most unbelievable night of Acquired’s nine-year life… our sold

Mark is the iconic founder CEO of our time. At Chase Center on September 10, 2024, he did an unprece

Summer greetings from Acquired! Two items for this “mini-episode”:Tickets are now available for our

In 1999, Microsoft became the most valuable company in the world. And in 2019, Microsoft became the

Starbucks. You’d be hard pressed to name any brand that’s more ubiquitous in the world today. With n

Microsoft

2024/4/22

Microsoft. After nearly a decade of Acquired episodes, we are finally ready to tackle the most valua

Microsoft. After nearly a decade of Acquired episodes, we are finally ready to tackle the most valua

Renaissance Technologies is the best performing investment firm of all time. And yet no one at RenTe

In luxury, there’s Hermès… and there’s everyone else. Stewarded by one French family over six genera

Last year Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharmaceutical company behind Ozempic and Wegovy, overtook LVMH t

Ben has some big news. Actually, double big news! On what has become a holiday tradition here at Acq