Acquired Podcast

Every company has a story. Acquired tells the definitive history and strategy of the world's greatest companies. Hosted by @gilbert and @djrosent.

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Acquired is the #1 show on @ApplePodcasts across all categories.

Holy.

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Tomorrow.

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Part II research trip. We had to.

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We heard everyone's gonna be at The @AcquiredFM Meetup.

And by everyone, I mean @gilbert, @djrosent, and @zeeg will definitely be there 🤝

Limited tickets! https://t.co/Hb74ZApZ1o

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@Chancellorpen August 10th!

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Our PDF companion for the Walt Disney Company episode is now complete. Charts, tables, and illustrations of key concepts.

Let us know what you think! https://t.co/NC6KV5pejW

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@igordownunder August!

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Here's the math from our Disney episode.

While the "box office gross" numbers sound big for Snow White, Cinderella, 101 Dalmatians, etc... here's what Walt Disney Productions actually received:

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Announcing the official 2026 Acquired Meetup. San Francisco. With our friends at @sentry.

The first 500 to snag tickets will:
- Hang with us (Ben and David)
- Meet other Acquired listeners
- Hear an ACQ behind-the-scenes conversation

See you there! https://t.co/GY68AvY5sE

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@grinich @kane Noted!

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Episode here: https://t.co/QPsKlRLyCn

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The power of content repurposing (theme parks, merch, TV, etc.) to stabilize earnings in a cyclical movie industry is hard to overstate.

Disney has been much more profitable than other studios thanks to this flywheel.

(See our full Disney study: https://t.co/1bpMTchaYX)

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@SierraPlatform @btaylor @claybavor @AnthropicAI @WorkOS @grinich And rounding out our exceptional slate of partners is @sentry.

The merry band of wacky, nerdy, and thoughtful engineers over there is making monitoring and debugging better for everyone. If you want to join the millions of other developers, check out https://t.co/6oJMs09lgo

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We're delighted to share that @SierraPlatform is the Presenting Partner for our Fall 2026 Season.

The product, team, and customers that @btaylor and @claybavor have built is incredibly impressive. We’re proud to partner with them. https://t.co/0OImzePiJN

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@SierraPlatform @btaylor @claybavor @AnthropicAI .@WorkOS is back as well! We deeply admire the speed, community approach, and commitment to craft that @grinich and the team have.

If you have auth needs of any kind, look no further: https://t.co/LZdspKlGBT

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The multiplane camera is a truly incredible piece of machinery.

Walt Disney Productions created this one (the most sophisticated at the world) for the creation of Snow White.

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@EsseimS Our bad. Now we know! Thanks to you and ~5 other cardiologists :)

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🍿🎥 Average movie theater attendance by year:

1929: 46x per year

1956 (post-TV): 14x per year

Early 2000s (post-Blockbuster): 6x per year

2025 (post-streaming): 2x per year

For more charts/data see our multi-decade study on Disney: https://t.co/1bpMTchaYX

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Last week, our friends at Sierra hosted us for a chat with the one and only @btaylor in NYC.

You can now watch the whole conversation here: https://t.co/y3gNlOGxQ8

[Bret Taylor @btaylor]

Thank you to the 1000+ folks who joined Ben, David, and me to discuss AI and Sierra in NYC. Amazing venue and amazing discussion

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@JosephSmidt Thanks!