Acquired

Ben Gilbert

At a Glance

Acquired is hosted by Ben Gilbert covering Corporate Culture, 2008 Financial Crisis, Leadership, and Google. Notable guests include Luis von Ahn (CEO, Duolingo), Sebastian Siemiatkowski (CEO, Klarna), and Howard Schultz (Founder and former CEO, Starbucks). Episodes span from Jun 2024 to Apr 2026.

20 episodes1174 total claims12 topics covered

20 episodes

Ferrari: What happens when you staple a luxury brand to a sports team? (Audio)

Apr 14, 2026

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Ferrari's business model is a paradox of scarcity, leveraging extremely low production volume (approx. 14,000 cars/year) to build a brand so powerful its market capitalization exceeds mass-market g...

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FerrariEnzo FerrariLuxury GoodsBrand Strategy+13 more

Formula 1 (Audio)

Mar 5, 2026

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Formula One evolved from a financially precarious sport for wealthy enthusiasts, where over 100 teams went bankrupt, into a professionally managed global entertainment powerhouse. Bernie Ecclestone...

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The NFL

Jan 27, 2026

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The NFL's dominance is built on a 'communist capitalism' model, where centrally negotiated revenues, particularly from media rights, are shared equally among all teams to ensure league-wide parity ...

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10 Years of Acquired (with Michael Lewis)

Dec 15, 2025

ACQ2: The Insane Productivity of Andrew Ross Sorkin

Dec 8, 2025

Coca-Cola: The Complete History & Strategy

Nov 24, 2025

Acquired Live at Radio City Music Hall (Presented by J.P. Morgan)

Nov 5, 2025

Trader Joe’s (Audio)

Oct 27, 2025

Google: The AI Company. Google is amazingly well-positioned... will they win in AI? (audio)

Oct 6, 2025

ACQ2: How to Live in Everyone Else's Future (with Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke)

Sep 18, 2025

Alphabet Inc. (Audio)

Aug 26, 2025

How is AI Different Than Other Technology Waves? (With Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor) [ACQ2]

Aug 18, 2025

The Jamie Dimon Interview: How JP Morgan Became an $800 Billion Bank

Jul 16, 2025

Google Part I: Origins of Search. How the Best Business in Human History Happened (Audio)

Jun 30, 2025

ACQ2: Why Duolingo Worked (with Luis von Ahn, CEO)

Apr 10, 2025

ACQ2: Building a Disruptive Payments Company (with Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski) (Audio)

Mar 13, 2025

ACQ2: The Art of Selling Enterprise Software (with ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott)

Mar 10, 2025

Mars Inc. - The Chocolate Story (Audio)

Dec 16, 2024

IKEA (Audio)

Nov 18, 2024

Starbucks (with Howard Schultz)

Jun 4, 2024

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Acquired

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