Acquired Podcast co-hosts on the success of their podcast: We got the listeners we asked for

Podcast Business & Media Landscape - "Acquired" podcast has reached over 1 million listeners per episode [1] - The podcast started as a hobby and grew organically through word of mouth [4][21] - A feature in the Wall Street Journal significantly boosted the podcast's business [19][20] - Media has a job to be done, and different forms serve different purposes [19] Company Success Factors - Successful companies are often founder-led, with founders exhibiting unique or unconventional traits [11] - Incentives play a crucial role in company decision-making, with a longer-term view being a key differentiator [12][13] - Understanding the success of great businesses can be applied to one's own work [6] Investment & Private Markets - Companies are staying private longer, leading to significant value creation in the private markets [16] - Individual investors are often locked out of the value creation that occurs in private companies [17] - There is a move to democratize investing by allowing access to private investments in 401k plans [15][16]