Acquired kicks off Season 3 with a gangbuster two-hour extravaganza on America’s most successful automotive startup since The Ford Motor Company: Tesla. We cover everything, from founding to its 2010 IPO to all that’s happened since, including the question on the minds of superhero fans everywhere: who came first, Elon Musk or Tony Stark? (Spoiler: Elon)Sponsors: Anthropic: <a href="https://bit.ly/acqclaude">https://bit.ly/acqclaude</a> Huntress: <a href="https://bit.ly/acqhuntress">https://bit.ly/acqhuntress</a> Statsig: <a href="https://bit.ly/acquiredstatsig24">https://bit.ly/acquiredstatsig24</a> More Acquired!:<ul><li><a href="https://www.acquired.fm/email">Get email updates</a> with hints on next episode and follow-ups from recent episodes</li><li><a href="http://acquired.fm/slack">Join the Slack</a></li><li><a href="https://pod.link/acquiredlp">Subscribe to ACQ2</a></li><li><a href="https://www.acquired.fm/store">Merch Store</a>!</li></ul>© Copyright 2015-2025 ACQ, LLC Carve Outs:<ul><li>Ben: <a href="https://dissectpodcast.com">The Dissect podcast</a></li><li>David: <a href="http://www.harrypottersacredtext.com">Harry Potter and the Sacred Text podcast</a></li></ul>

Acquired

Ben Gilbert

David Rosenthal

Season 3, Episode 1: Tesla

Every company has a story.

Learn the playbooks that built the world’s greatest companies — and how you can apply them.