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Company history and strategy podcast
Acquired
Acquired is a podcast created and hosted by Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal. The series tells the histories and strategies of major companies through long-form episodes designed as narrative investigations rather than commentary on current news. Its recurring question is why one company worked spectacularly while many others failed.2,1
01 — The profile
An editorial identity
The hosts describe each main episode as a deep dive into one company’s history, prepared from primary sources, financial documents and interviews with people who experienced the events. Acquired calls the format a “conversational audiobook” and aims to make its accounts of founding choices and fundamental strategies remain useful beyond the news cycle.2
Its work on NVIDIA illustrates this cumulative model: three episodes first traced the company from its origins through the AI era, followed by an October 2023 conversation with Jensen Huang. That interview revisits RIVA 128, CUDA, NVIDIA’s platform, the company’s existential bets, and Huang’s approach to organizational design.3,4
02 — Ooléle
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03 — Transparency
Profile sources
- 01Acquired Podcast — Every Company Has a StoryAcquired
- 02About AcquiredAcquired
- 03NVIDIA SeriesAcquired
- 04NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang: The Complete History and StrategyAcquired
- 05AcquiredYouTube