Acquired LIVE from Chase Center (with Daniel Ek, Emily Chang, Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg)

September 30, 2024

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🎙️ The Voices & The Context

The Format: This is a live podcast recording at the Chase Center in San Francisco, a massive celebration and party rather than a typical episode. It's part interview, part variety show, and part victory lap.
The Key Players:
- Ben Gilbert & David Rosenthal: The hosts of Acquired, the podcast about great companies. They are the excited, self-aware, and slightly overwhelmed ringleaders of this event.
- The Guests: A stunning lineup: Jamie Dimon (CEO of JPMorgan Chase) gives a welcome, Daniel Ek (CEO of Spotify) discusses growth and strategy, Emily Chang (Bloomberg journalist) revisits old episode grades, Jensen Huang (CEO of NVIDIA) appears via video to clarify a viral clip, and Mark Zuckerberg (CEO of Meta) is the headliner for a deep, candid conversation.
The Vibe: Electric, celebratory, and surprisingly intimate. Despite the arena setting, the conversations are deep, funny, and self-deprecating. It feels like a victory lap for the podcast and a masterclass in tech strategy.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:00) **🎙️ Introduction: Jamie Dimon**
2 (04:02) **Opening Banter & The "Missing" Recordings**
3 (08:37) **Act One: The State of Acquired**
4 (10:35) **🎙️ Guest: Daniel Ek (Spotify)**
5 (14:00) **Why Acquired Works & The Future of Video**
6 (18:49) **The Facebook-Spotify Partnership & Social Music**
7 (29:31) **Learning from Mark Zuckerberg**

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Show Notes

Here it is: the complete video of the most unbelievable night of Acquired’s nine-year life… our sold out live show at the Chase Center in San Francisco. We joked during the months (months!) of preparation leading up to this event that it was like planning a wedding for 6,000 Acquired fans, and the guest list included Jamie Dimon, Daniel Ek, Emily Chang, Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg… no pressure! But thanks to our amazing partnership with J.P. Morgan Payments, together we were able to make something incredible. Tune in and enjoy the celebration!

Sponsors:

Sentry: https://bit.ly/acquiredsentry
WorkOS: https://bit.ly/workos25
Anthropic: https://bit.ly/acquiredclaude25
Statsig: https://bit.ly/acquiredstatsig26

Links:

Mike Taylor, the truly incomparable performer of Who Got the Truth?
Mike Amiri (who designed Mark’s shirt)

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