Episode 43: The Square IPO
Unicorns and ratchets and lawsuits, oh my! Our heroes dive into the history of Jack Dorsey’s famous “other” company, Square. Was the Square IPO a canary in the coal mine signaling doom & gloom for the...
16 Aug 20171h 22min
Episode 42: Opsware (with special guest Michel Feaster)
Acquired dives into the legendary acquisition of Ben Horowitz & Marc Andreessen’s “second act” software company Opsware, from a perspective never before heard—HP’s side of the story! Our heroes are jo...
5 Aug 20171h 20min
Episode 41: Booking.com with Jetsetter & Room 77 CEO Drew Patterson
Acquired trains its lens on the “second or third best acquisition of all-time”, Priceline’s 2005 purchase of Booking.com. Our heroes are joined by friend-of-the-show and former Jetsetter & Room 77 CEO...
26 Juli 20171h 21min
Episode 40: Activision Blizzard
Ben & David cover the creation of the gaming world’s equivalent of the 70’s rock supergroup: the 2008 merger of Blizzard and Activision. We tell the story from the Blizzard perspective, tracing the hi...
13 Juli 20171h 18min
Acquired Episode 39: Whole Foods Market
Ben and David are once again live on the scene, this time covering the biggest disruption in grocery since… well, sliced bread: Amazon’s $13.7B purchase of Whole Foods Market. We place this deal in co...
21 Juni 20171h 19min
Acquired Episode 38: SoundJam (iTunes)
Ben & David revisit the birth of the digital music revolution and Steve Jobs' "digital hub" strategy, with Apple's 2000 acquisition of the Mac music player SoundJam MP, which would go on to become iTu...
31 Maj 20171h 22min
Episode 37: BAMTech, Disney and "the Biggest Media Company You've Never Heard Of”
Ben and David continue Acquired’s “tech and sports” mini-series with Disney’s 2016 acquisition of a minority stake (with the right to purchase a majority stake at a later date) in BAMTech, the interne...
10 Maj 20171h 22min
Episode 36: The LA Clippers
In honor of start of NBA playoffs, Ben & David venture off the beaten path to explore one of Steve Ballmer’s most famous acquisitions, his 2014 purchase of the Los Angeles Clippers NBA franchise. Was ...
24 Apr 20171h 12min
