![Ben Gilbert & David Rosenthal - The Obsessive Craftsmanship Behind Acquired - [Glue Guys, EP.52]](https://s3.castbox.fm/1c/30/49/1b329c87123deec3554bbeb5e6dc10dae6_scaled_v1_400.jpg "Ben Gilbert & David Rosenthal - The Obsessive Craftsmanship Behind Acquired - [Glue Guys, EP.52]")
Ben Gilbert & David Rosenthal - The Obsessive Craftsmanship Behind Acquired - [Glue Guys, EP.52]
Update: 2025-08-28
Description
Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal, hosts of the mega-hit podcast Acquired, join Glue Guys to share their incredible journey from side hobby to multi-million dollar business. They reveal how they've doubled their audience every year for 10 years through organic growth and discuss their intense research process. The duo opens up about David's leap from venture capital to full-time podcasting, their "game day" recording rituals, and how they've redefined podcast monetization by focusing on quality over quantity. From grading tech acquisitions to telling the stories of business legends, Ben and David explain how they've created a unique product through obsessive craftsmanship and authentic chemistry.
Comments
In Channel
![Urban Meyer: Selfless Teams [Glue Guys Classic]](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/d80531ca-8f13-11f0-bf0b-534e4eafe08d/image/e5f1f6f0e990a957b663f98874961450.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress "Urban Meyer: Selfless Teams [Glue Guys Classic]")
![Fidji Simo: Meta, Instacart, & OpenAI journey [Glue Guys Classic]](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/2201928a-6847-11f0-b9b0-5f483f0d17b3/image/208fc1b6ab4f1dffe800793e075e3476.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress "Fidji Simo: Meta, Instacart, & OpenAI journey [Glue Guys Classic]")
![The "Learn Fast" Philosophy Used by Elite Teams - [Glue Guys, EP.45]](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/66f62348-5815-11f0-9f9b-87e6d370e1c7/image/21a98f03f9c0bc6d2f5b5f09f7cbc81d.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress "The \"Learn Fast\" Philosophy Used by Elite Teams - [Glue Guys, EP.45]")
![Seth Wickersham - Inside the Elite Quarterback Mind - [Glue Guys, EP.44]](https://s3.castbox.fm/bc/3a/32/bab755355749c9462eda81ab49fcd409f3_scaled_v1_400.jpg "Seth Wickersham - Inside the Elite Quarterback Mind - [Glue Guys, EP.44]")
![David Anderson - From NFL Slot Receiver to Sports Data Revolutionary - [Glue Guys, EP.43]](https://s3.castbox.fm/48/b0/89/65fbbcdd269522d9dc53b709e3fa3998ea_scaled_v1_400.jpg "David Anderson - From NFL Slot Receiver to Sports Data Revolutionary - [Glue Guys, EP.43]")
![Eli Manning - Pressure, Leadership & Showing Up - [Glue Guys, EP.41]](https://s3.castbox.fm/5f/d5/2b/958cdd171d8c3c13c824f91809e72ab10e_scaled_v1_400.jpg "Eli Manning - Pressure, Leadership & Showing Up - [Glue Guys, EP.41]")
![The Mercenary Dilemma - [Glue Guys, EP.42]](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts221/v4/c8/d6/ce/c8d6ce20-aeba-1c2e-b476-4a3d224fa7c6/mza_15118980906097271095.jpg/400x400bb.jpg "The Mercenary Dilemma - [Glue Guys, EP.42]")
![Pablo Torre - Finding Your Voice in Sports Media - [Glue Guys, EP.40]](https://s3.castbox.fm/91/8e/f0/81b94fb0bc21227bed732fcfadfd64c96b_scaled_v1_400.jpg "Pablo Torre - Finding Your Voice in Sports Media - [Glue Guys, EP.40]")
Download from Google Play
Download from App Store
United States00:00
00:00
x
