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

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

Acquired

2024/09/30
Acquired

Acquired

2024/09/30
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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 ...

Highlights

In front of a sold-out crowd at San Francisco’s Chase Center, Acquired pulled back the curtain on one of its most ambitious events yet—an intimate gathering of tech visionaries, creators, and fans celebrating the stories behind transformative companies. What unfolded was less a traditional podcast recording and more a live chronicle of innovation, resilience, and the unpredictable journey of building something lasting in the tech world.
11:30
Spotify has over 5 million listening hours for Acquired, tripled in the last year
14:22
Spotify's podcast growth was supercharged by a Wall Street Journal article, leading to global listener expansion.
25:49
Shared listening experiences like Spotify Jam are growing rapidly and helped people stay connected during the pandemic.
31:23
Spotify values discussion over hasty execution to align the entire music industry.
39:50
Claude AI has saved significant time in producing Acquired episodes
46:00
YouTube could be worth half a trillion dollars if separated from Google
51:40
Starlink has about 3 million subscribers and operates 7,000 satellites, making up two-thirds of all Earth-orbiting satellites.
57:30
The Eras Tour grossed $1.1 billion, breaking the previous record for highest-grossing tour.
1:06:23
The superpower of entrepreneurs is their initial ignorance
1:10:23
Many wouldn't start a venture if they knew how painful it would be
1:16:45
Glasses will act as AI assistants and project holograms for realistic social presence
1:19:41
The product group quickly built a prototype after deciding to make Meta AI the primary feature.
1:28:18
Learning faster than competitors is the key strategy
1:31:03
Shipping early allows faster learning, especially when use-cases are unclear.
1:44:53
It was a painful year and a half, but the company emerged in great shape.
2:18:57
Learn from others, but do your own thing.

Chapters

What It Took to Bring Acquired Live to the Chase Center
00:00
How a Podcast Grew into a Tech-Culture Phenomenon
08:06
Spotify’s Secret: Turning Global Listeners Into a Movement
14:22
When Music Met Facebook—The Birth of Social Listening
23:01
Why Waiting Was Spotify’s Smartest Strategy
31:23
The Accidental Rise of Audiobooks and AI in Content Creation
37:00
Did We All Underestimate YouTube’s True Worth?
42:53
How Big Tech Deals Reshaped Entire Industries
48:53
Is Taylor Swift Bigger Than Disney?
57:30
Meet the Company Powering the Modern Enterprise
1:03:26
Would You Start a Company If You Knew What Was Coming?
1:06:23
Why Suffering Might Be the Best Teacher for Founders
1:10:23
Meta’s 20-Year Bet on Human Connection Beyond Screens
1:13:35
Are Holograms and AR Glasses the Future of Socializing?
1:17:04
How Meta Stays Ahead by Learning Faster Than Anyone Else
1:25:23
Ship Fast, Learn Faster: The Meta Product Philosophy
1:31:03
From Open Source to Crisis to Comeback: Meta’s Hidden Battles
1:36:41
What Founders Need to Know Before Building the Next Big Thing
2:18:57

Transcript

Ben Gilbert: Hey, so, I know this isn't, like, the best time to bring this up, but did you bring the thumb drive with the Who Got the Truth MP3 for the sound crew? David Rosenthal: No, why would I bring a thumb? I did email that probably, like, three week...