Acquired makes the deepest business content on the internet, telling the stories and strategies of great companies in 4-hour “conversational audiobooks.” The show is a trusted voice of CEOs, founders, and executives from early-stage startups to the Fortune 10.
Acquired’s business is to partner with a small number of companies we admire and respect each year, forming long-term trusted relationships. This document serves as a reference for those partnerships — how Acquired works, who listens, and how we partner.
"By turning case studies into cinematic spectacles, they have built the business world’s favorite podcast.” – Wall Street Journal
Acquired listeners are the most valuable audience in the world. It includes CEOs and executives of multi-billion dollar companies, high-growth technical founders, and investors of all kinds.
For example, the majority of the C-Suite teams at NVIDIA, Apple, Google, Meta, Amazon, J.P. Morgan, and Visa are avid listeners.
"You do an amazing job. You do your research. You ask good questions. And you're not just going through your questions — you're having a conversation."
Jensen Huang CEO & Founder, NVIDIA
"I recommend you guys to friends and to colleagues all the time. You guys have nailed an important set of stories in a format that works for serious audiences that care about how we got here in tech."
Chris Cox Chief Product Officer, Meta
"I discovered your podcast about 6 months ago and really love it. You have captured many hours from me."
Eddy Cue SVP of Services, Apple
"Even if it's a topic I don't necessarily know that I'm interested in, I'll give it a shot because it's you guys. I trust you."
Daniel Ek CEO & Co-Founder, Spotify
“I love your podcast. I'm probably in for 80 hours.”
Daniel Shapero CEO, LinkedIn
"Keep up the A+ work - it's a podcast I recommend to all my teammates and friends."
Tony Xu Co-founder and CEO, DoorDash