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Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal spend months researching a single company, then tell its full story and strategy in one long episode — from founding and financing to the deals and decisions that decided whether it worked. The show is built as a conversational audiobook about why some companies compound for decades while most do not.

Ben Gilbert · David Rosenthal

2026 episodes

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Acquired is hosted by Ben Gilbert · David Rosenthal. Browse 218 episodes. Each card shows whether an in-depth read or transcript is available. Read Chinese and English side by side when matching versions are available. New reads are reviewed before publication.

Rolex
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AcquiredEpisode 2026-05-03

Rolex

Transcript · 219 min readFree to read
Costco
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AcquiredEpisode 2026-05-02

Costco

Transcript · 134 min readFree to read
Ferrari
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AcquiredEpisode 2026-04-13

Ferrari

Transcript · 176 min readFree to read
The NFL
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AcquiredEpisode 2026-01-27

The NFL

Transcript · 193 min readFree to read