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Listen to Acquired's TSMC episode for context on how hard chip innovation is.
@kulor +14 more
Podcast
Acquired
Every company has a story. Learn the playbooks that built the world’s greatest companies — and how you can apply them.
109 Hacker News mentions · 42 episodes
Episodes recommended on Hacker News
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For those interested in the history of Costco, there is a great Acquired podcast episode.
@sea-gold +3 more
Costco
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You should listen to the latest episode of the Acquired podcast about Google.
@scarface_74 +3 more
Google Part III: The AI Company
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The Acquired episode on Visa's history covers how the credit card industry works, including specific numbers on who benefits from rewards cards.
@thundergolfer +3 more
Visa
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A good, deep answer to why Nvidia is the way it is, across its two-part series.
@gen220 +2 more
Nvidia Part II: The Machine Learning Company (2006-2022)
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Better than average discussion of Nvidia's history, including the chip emulation software that helped them get back in the game.
@djmips +2 more
Nvidia Part I: The GPU Company (1993-2006)
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There was a great acquired episode on Tencent, which owns QQ, the ICQ-inspired messenger.
@chrisjc +2 more
Adapting Episode 3: Intel
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Listen to the latest episode of the Acquired podcast; they have a 4 hour episode about Coca Cola.
@raw_anon_1111 +1 more
Coca-Cola
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+1 for Acquired; their IKEA episode was a particular favorite, even though the show began covering tech acquisitions.
@senkora +1 more
IKEA
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Every episode of Acquired raises the bar higher. Their most recent episode on Meta is phenomenal.
@azhenley +1 more
Meta
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Acquired did a 3 hour episode on the history of Renaissance Technologies last month.
@mfiguiere +1 more
Renaissance Technologies
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Links the Novo Nordisk Ozempic episode as interesting color on the pharma industry, for those who think drug company profits are simply obscene.
@rabf +1 more
Novo Nordisk (Ozempic)
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Highly recommends acquired.fm; their Tencent episode on the freemium business model was mind-blowing.
@specialist +1 more
Benchmark’s Mitch Lasky and Blake Robbins on The Art of Business in Gaming
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Episode with Cheryl Yeoh covers MaGIC's push to scale Malaysian startups regionally, her ReClip.it exit to Walmart, and the most interesting Malaysian startups.
@bleongcw +1 more
The Browser (with Brendan Eich, Chief Architect of Netscape + Mozilla and CEO of Brave)
with Cheryl Yeoh , Brendan Eich
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If you then also listen to the episode on Acquired, it's eye-opening on how he and Sequoia decide on making investments.
@scapecast +1 more
Adapting Episode 2: Sequoia’s Black Swan Memo (with Roelof Botha)
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Listen to the Acquired podcast for a more thorough history of Huawei.
@chrisjc +1 more
Huawei
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Recommends a lengthy Acquired episode for a good understanding of SoftBank's history and the Vision Fund.
@ajmurmann +1 more
SoftBank, Fortress and the Vision Fund
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The Acquired episode with Steve Ballmer makes the case that he deserves much of the credit for Azure's success.
@kridsdale3
The Steve Ballmer Interview
with Steve Ballmer
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the Acquired podcast recently did an episode on Epic and it is great.
@tylervigen
Epic Systems (MyChart)
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The Acquired podcast covers the full family history behind Mars, Inc., in its "Mars Inc: The Chocolate Story" episode.
@randogp
Mars Inc. (the chocolate story)
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A very recent episode on building agents with SOTA models: many use cases need less abstraction than assumed, so focus on tools.
@marcklingen
Acquired LIVE from Chase Center (with Daniel Ek, Emily Chang, Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg)
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If you want to learn more about MSFT during Ballmer era, I highly recommend the Acquired podcast's Microsoft Volume II episode.
@bjoveski
Microsoft Volume II
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The Starbucks episode has a long conversation on how mobile ordering affects third places, with Howard Schultz on the record.
@satvikpendem
Starbucks (with Howard Schultz)
with Howard Schultz
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There's an excellent podcast called Acquired with a 3-part episode covering the birth and evolution of NVIDIA, highly recommended.
@cseleborg
Nvidia Part III: The Dawn of the AI Era (2022-2023)
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Porsche's family owners faced a 90% German ownership tax, so they reinvested in R&D instead, which led to Porsche's racing team.
@mushufasa
Porsche (with Doug DeMuro)
with Doug DeMuro
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I'd suggest listening to the 2-part Acquired podcast episodes about Nintendo if you haven't already.
@gabrielizaias
Nintendo: The Console Wars
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Listened to the Acquired episode on the story of Qualcomm; the commenter says it is highly related to the topic.
@neduma
Qualcomm
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The Taylor Swift episode does a fantastic job of explaining why artists barely make money on streaming services, unlike radio.
@dilippkumar
Taylor Swift (Acquired’s Version)
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There's an episode on Acquired with him where he talks about FTX. Would definitely recommend!
@dannyeei
FTX (with Sam Bankman-Fried & Mario Gabriele)
with Sam Bankman-Fried
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The episode on Standard Oil is extremely good.
@dannyeei
Standard Oil Part I
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Helped position Epic Games and Sweeney in gaming history context; worth listening to.
@qwertox
Epic Games
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For those that want a great history of the company, I recommend the most recent acquired episode.
@nknealk
SpaceX
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Eric Ries gives some pretty good examples, such as decoupling HFT trading from long-term value investing.
@specialist
The Lean Startup and the Long-Term Stock Exchange (with Eric Ries)
with Eric Ries
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This was a good podcast with Bushnell where he talked about his personal backstory and founding of Atari.
@devmunchies
Atari (with Nolan Bushnell)
with Nolan Bushnell
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If you want to learn more about Don and how influential his work has been, listen to the recent Acquired episode about Don and Sequoia.
@LeonM
Sequoia Capital (Part 1)
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This story is told really well in one of my favorite podcasts; highly recommended, as are all of the other episodes.
@localhost
Google Maps
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There's a great Acquired podcast episode about ARM, which is worth a listen for the company's history and SoftBank deal.
@chrisjc
ARM & SoftBank
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Acquired has a phenomenal episode covering the Blockbuster and Netflix saga in depth.
@tyleo
Netflix (Part 1)
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The acquired podcast did a nice episode on the history of AI in Google recently
@jillesvangurp
HTC, Google and the Future of Mobile
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Great podcast and great poem. I never read poetry, but this one sounded so right.
@vermasque
The Starbucks IPO with Dan Levitan
with Dan Levitan
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I recently listened to the Acquired podcast about the history of Didi/Uber in China and found it incredibly interesting.
@yeldarb
The Uber - Didi Chuxing Merger with Brad Stone, author of The Upstarts & The Everything Store
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For folks with less time, I really enjoyed Acquired's step-by-step walkthrough of this acquisition.
@sly010
Why Hacker News recommends it
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Acquired - Podcast about Tech Acquisitions + IPOs
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Acquired has very good coverage of recent tech acquisitions and IPOs.
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I highly recommend the Tesla episode of the acquired podcast.
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This Acquired episode did a great job covering the rise of Huawei.
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Acquired is worth checking out for the business side; they're excellent storytellers covering a company's history from founding to IPO or acquisition.
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The acquired podcast does a great job of this when they cover company and founder history.
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Acquired's SpaceX overview is worth hearing; they dig deep into the company's history and the business model behind it.
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Calls Acquired the best podcast of the year, covering great businesses' histories and the lessons founders can take from them.
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The episode interviews Gopuff's CEO on why owning drivers and delivery hubs gives it more control over efficiency.
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The Acquired podcast is really good; learned a ton from its TSMC, NVIDIA, Sony, Epic, and Sequoia episodes.
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The Acquired podcast does case studies of successful acquisitions; it's an amazing show.
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Really great startup history podcast, highly recommended for anyone who hasn't listened to Acquired.
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Currently binging the Acquired podcast on an 18-hour drive; their analysis is excellent.
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Recently listened to Acquired's 4-hour episode on Amazon, which connects to the sales tax and Seattle story.
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I've learned these things from the Acquired podcast by the way. Can highly recommend.
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If you create a compelling goal and optimize your application for speed, the natural outcome is flow. Points to an Acquired episode explaining how.
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You may find this episode of the Acquired Podcast interesting.
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Not a podcast recommendation: the comment only mentions Acquired nowhere; it recommends the 4K77/4K80/4K83 Star Wars restorations.
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Automattic keeps things open source; after acquiring Pocket Casts, they made the mobile apps open source too.
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That's a great episode and covers a lot in depth. Would recommend Acquired in general for tech, business and finance.
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Highly recommends Acquired, which covers the history of companies and what made them great.
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They go deep into the history of mostly tech companies and analyze their strategic choices.
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The Acquired Podcast has a great episode on the history of Microsoft. Well worth a listen for any one interested.
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Listened to this episode; it explains that monopoly isn't the sin, abusing market position for unfair advantage is.
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Superhuman's ideal customer was explained in depth in an Acquired episode, which is a useful listen for understanding who the product is built for.
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The whole interview is worth listening to, Acquired is a fantastic long form business podcast.
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The 2021 three-part Berkshire Hathaway series is worth hearing, and transcripts are available for readers.
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Interesting facts about the company: never lost a customer in 47 years, no outside investment, nearly $6B ARR, all built in house.
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