Rolex is a series of paradoxes. They sell obsolete and objectively inferior mechanical devices for 10-1000x the price of their... more

We flew to Taiwan to interview TSMC Founder Morris Chang in a rare English interview. In fact, the last long-form... more

We dive into the unbelievable and unlikely history behind the quietest technology giant of them all: the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing... more

M&M’s, Snickers, Milky Way, Double Mint, Ben’s Rice, Pedigree, Whiskas, VCA, Banfield… all the brands you know, owned by the... more

IKEA may be the most singular company we’ve ever studied on Acquired. They’re a globally scaled, $50B annual revenue company... more

Meta is a company everyone knows (literally, everyone). But, somehow, it’s also a company that few people feel they actually... more

Here it is: the complete video of the most unbelievable night of Acquired’s nine-year life… our sold out live show... more

Mark is the iconic founder CEO of our time. At Chase Center on September 10, 2024, he did an unprecedented... more

Summer greetings from Acquired! Two items for this “mini-episode”:Tickets are now available for our live show at Chase Center in... more

In 1999, Microsoft became the most valuable company in the world. And in 2019, Microsoft became the most valuable company... more

Starbucks. You’d be hard pressed to name any brand that’s more ubiquitous in the world today. With nearly half a... more

Microsoft. After nearly a decade of Acquired episodes, we are finally ready to tackle the most valuable company ever created.... more

Renaissance Technologies is the best performing investment firm of all time. And yet no one at RenTec would consider themselves... more

In luxury, there’s Hermès… and there’s everyone else. Stewarded by one French family over six generations, Hermès sells the absolute... more

Last year Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharmaceutical company behind Ozempic and Wegovy, overtook LVMH to become Europe’s most valuable company.... more

Ben has some big news. Actually, double big news! On what has become a holiday tradition here at Acquired, we... more

To paraphrase Visa founder Dee Hock, how many of you know Visa? Great, all of you. Now, how many of... more

We sit down with the legendary Charlie Munger in the only dedicated longform podcast interview that he has done in... more

It’s a(nother) new era for Nvidia.We thought we’d closed the Acquired book on Nvidia back in April 2022. The story... more