Evidence receipt / belief
Published · transcript-backedDavid Rosenthal: belief
15 Dec 2025 Acquired 10 Years of Acquired (with Michael Lewis)
“I think the whole business side and there's a lot of the content too, but the whole business side of Acquired starts with we were venture capitalists.”
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- Speaker
- David Rosenthal
- Attribution
- Verified speaker
- Claim type
- belief
- Recorded
- 15 Dec 2025
- Publisher
- Acquired
Transcript context
…The reason this whole thing works is people who listen to Acquired are the most valuable audience in the world. If you want to market your B2B software, financial product, or whatever to them... Founders are executive decision makers. Really, I'm going to take a step back. I think the whole business side and there's a lot of the content too, but the whole business side of Acquired starts with we were venture capitalists. We are not media people. We have just always taken an approach. You're aspiring to be a great partner to them. You're going to help recruit employees, you're going to help with whatever. We just like, great. That's how we approach our partners. Maybe you've just answered the question. Why do you think no other podcast has approached their business in the way you approach your business?…
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