ACQ2 by Acquired
Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal
ACQ2 is Ben and David's conversations with expert founders and investors. Acquired the stories of great companies — and ACQ2 dives deeper into the lessons we can learn from them, often with the protagonists themselves.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the ACQ2 by Acquired podcast:
#1 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Seven powers
Alex Rovira
#2 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Innovator's Dilemma
When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail
Clayton M. Christensen
#3 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Expanse
Origins
Hallie Lambert
James S. A. Corey
Georgia Lee
#4 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir
#5 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Hackers and Painters
Paul Graham
#6 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Ride of a Lifetime
Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
Robert Iger
#7 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The New Money Masters
John Train
#8 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Winners Dream
A Journey from Corner Store to Corner Office
Bill McDermott
Joanne Gordon
#9 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Pleased, But Not Satisfied
David L. Sokol
#10 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Who Moved My Cheese?
Spencer Johnson
#11 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Genius of the System
Thomas Schaaf
#12 Mentioned in 1 episodes
No Rules Rules
Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention
Erin Meyer
Reed Hastings
#13 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Ada or Ardor
Vladimir Nabokov
#14 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Ministry for the Future
Kim Stanley Robinson
#15 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Willpower
Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength
Roy Baumeister
John Tierney
#16 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson
#17 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Broke
The Racial Consequences of Underfunding Public Universities
Kelly Nielsen
Laura T. Hamilton
#18 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Brotopia
Emily Chang
#19 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Elon Musk Biography
UFF EDITION
#20 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Great Depression, A Diary
Benjamin Roth
