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Ben Gilbert
FollowCo-host of the Acquired podcast on company histories
The latest interviews, podcast appearances, and blog posts from Ben Gilbert, updated daily.
3 months ago
Jun 22
The Walt Disney Company
Walt Disney pioneered synchronized-sound cartoons, invented the IP flywheel, and built the modern theme park — turning a twice-failed Kansas City animator into the most powerful brand in…
Acquired
4 months ago
May 18
Vanguard
Jack Bogle invented the index fund, gave the company away to its customers, and built Vanguard into the world's largest fund manager — saving everyday investors over $1 trillion in fees.
Acquired
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Ben Horowitz
Co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz; author of "The Hard Thing About Hard Things"
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Warren Buffett
Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway; author of the annual Berkshire shareholder letters
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Jamie Dimon
Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase
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Jack Dorsey
Co-founder of Twitter and of Block (Square)
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Malcolm Gladwell
Author of "Outliers" and "The Tipping Point"; host of Revisionist History
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Yuval Noah Harari
Historian; author of "Sapiens" and "Nexus"
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
Astrophysicist; director of the Hayden Planetarium; host of StarTalk
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Naval Ravikant
Co-founder of AngelList; investor and writer on wealth and happiness