Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal are hosts of Acquired, a podcast about business history and strategy. As of 2024, the podcast has more than 600,000 monthly listeners.

Acquired tells the stories and strategies of great companies.

Acquired is the #1 Technology show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify (and a top 30 show across all categories). Each episode reaches over one million listeners. The Wall Street Journal describes it as "the business world’s favorite podcast."

Acquired is a depth-first show. Episodes are 3-4 hours long, and are better described as "conversational audiobooks" than "podcasts."

‍Episodes occasionally feature guests, such as the founders/CEOs of NVIDIA, Berkshire Hathaway, Starbucks, Spotify, Uber, Twitter, Atari, Electronic Arts, Zoom, Mozilla, Oaktree, CAA, Sequoia Capital, and all five Benchmark partners.

History, American History, Historians & Biographers, Business, Business Leadership, Business Growth, Business Advisors, Leadership, Strategic Leadership Corporate Strategy, Strategy Implementation, Podcast Hosts, Mergers and Acquisitions,