December 3, 2024

One of my favorite podcasts these days is one called “Acquired.” I started listening to Acquired back in May of this year after reading an article about it in the Wall Street Journal entitled, “The Smartest People in the Room Are All Listening to the Same Podcast.” In each episode, Acquired’s co-hosts, Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal, take you on a journey through the backstories of well-known companies and brands. The episodes are long (a nominal company deep-dive is 3 to 5 hours), but compelling and highly instructive on how