Ben Gilbert

Can we invest a couple million dollars?

And they're like...

The round's like $300 million, so no one on the cap table is going to care.

And we love that you're more aligned with us now, so we'll make room.

It's not a perfect overlap, but it's— J.P.

Morgan is not an example.

Oh, I think a lot.

The question that I'm always wondering is, why aren't there more Acquireds out there?

I'm asking that question now.

Like, why?

Here's the ingredients.

Two hosts that independently go do research and through storytelling, like narrative storytelling and analysis, create a conversational audiobook.

Could be about businesses, could be about sports teams, could be about political parties, could be about any arena of ambition, as you would say.

There should be an acquired in all these other verticals.

In fact, the business vertical costs 10 more.

So there's a lot more money in business.

Yes.

Acquired was path dependent on us having day jobs for sure.

Right.

We built half the relationships and all the know-how and all the shorthand from being in the industry before.