ACQ2 by Acquired The Insane Productivity of Andrew Ross Sorkin
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Dec 8, 2025 
Andrew Ross Sorkin, a renowned journalist and author, discusses his incredible productivity and multifaceted career. He shares insights on crafting the DealBook newsletter, balancing his morning show duties, and preparing for high-profile interviews. Sorkin recounts his journey from a teenage freelancer to founding DealBook, evolving it into a major media force. He emphasizes the importance of audience engagement and the meticulous prep behind the DealBook Summit. With a knack for storytelling, he also touches on creating the hit TV show Billions.
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Accidental Entry Into Journalism
- Andrew Ross Sorkin got his start at The New York Times by showing up as a teenage visitor and doing Xeroxing until an editor mistakenly thought he was a young news clerk and assigned him a piece.
- His first published story explained the mating noise of modems, a small assignment that launched his career.
DealBook Predated Modern Newsletters
- In 2001 Sorkin launched DealBook to bypass the physical paper and land curated business news straight into readers' inboxes.
- The newsletter aggregated links (even to competitors) and SEC filings to arm dealmakers and broadened into a must-read for CEOs and policymakers.
Verify Sources Relentlessly
- Treat every source as motivated and verify claims with multiple other sources or documentation before trusting them.
- Confirm information with two to four independent sources or hard documents before publishing.
