The Playbook: Lessons from 200+ Company Stories

When Patrick O'Shaughnessy and Brent Beshore asked us to give a
talk at their incredible Capital Camp conference, we knew we had
to bring something special. So we spent months combing through
the Acquired back catalog and cataloged our 12 favorite lessons
from the 200+ stories we’ve told over the past 7 years. From
Sequoia through Sony, TSMC, Nvidia, The New York Times, the NBA
and Oprah — we revisited all the classics and pulled out the
common threads that weave the tapestry of great companies we’ve
covered on Acquired. This episode was truly a joy to put
together… huge thank you to Patrick and Brent for giving us the
perfect stage on which to present it!





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