Acquired Briefing

Pixar: Take Two

Acquired's first-ever episode was about Pixar. In Disney Part II, Ben and David go back and tell the whole story again giving it the proper Acquired…

Oct 1 • Kyle Westaway

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September 2026

Home Depot

Two fired executives, a banker who never sells and a store full of empty paint cans built the S&P 500's top-returning stock.

Sep 24 • Kyle Westaway

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Disney (Part II)

In 1984, Disney was worth more broken up than whole. Two comebacks later, it runs the defining media empire of its era, and now it has to reinvent…

Sep 17 • Kyle Westaway

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Super Pumped (with Brian Koppelman and Joseph Gordon-Levitt)

Ben and David sit down with two of the most talented and respected people in Hollywood to talk about the process of adapting Mike Issac’s story of Uber…

Sep 10 • Kyle Westaway

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Altimeter (with Brad Gerstner)

A tiny $3m named Altimeter Capital set out to invest in America’s very best technology companies, regardless if they were public or private. Today that…

Sep 3 • Kyle Westaway

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August 2026

Platforms and Power (with Hamilton Helmer and Chenyi Shi)

A conversation with 7 Powers author Hamilton Helmer and Chenyi Shi to discuss platform businesses and how the Power framework applies.

Aug 27 • Kyle Westaway

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

How Brooks CEO Jim Weber transformed the company from a 3rd tier, deeply cashflow negative “also-ran” into one of the world’s premiere fitness brands…

Aug 20 • Kyle Westaway

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Arena Show Part I: Idea Dinner + YC Continuity

We're doin' it live! First up is the Idea Dinner with Packy McCormick and Mario Gabriele (and special guest judge Shu Nyatta), followed by the story of…

Aug 13 • Kyle Westaway

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

A discussion with the CEOs two of the most capital efficient success stories of all time — Zoom and Veeva Systems.

Aug 6 • Kyle Westaway

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July 2026

American Dynamism (with Katherine Boyle)

a16z General Partner Katherine Boyle to discuss investing in “American Dynamism”, why it’s so important and why now is the right time to pursue it.

Jul 30 • Kyle Westaway

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The Playbook: Lessons from 200+ Company Stories

The Acquired Greatest Hits Album.

Jul 23 • Kyle Westaway

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From NFL to Startup COO to Congressman Regulating Crypto (with Rep. Anthony Gonzalez)

US Congressman Anthony Gonzalez served on the House Financial Services Committee and is deeply involved in crypto and Web3 regulation, as well as on the…

Jul 16 • Kyle Westaway

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