Welcome to the big one. On the day of its IPO, we tell the story of Uber. It’s a story whose roots stretch back 130 years, but whose impact reverberates perhaps more powerfully on our current world than any other. A story that, in all of its greatness and in all of its ugliness, may just be the story of our time.Sponsors:<ul><li>WorkOS: <a href="https://bit.ly/workos25">https://bit.ly/workos25</a></li><li>Intapp: <a href="https://bit.ly/intappceleste">https://bit.ly/intappceleste</a></li><li>Sentry: <a href="https://bit.ly/acquiredsentry">https://bit.ly/acquiredsentry</a></li><li>Anthropic: <a href="https://bit.ly/acquiredclaude25">https://bit.ly/acquiredclaude25</a></li></ul> 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 2015-2026 ACQ, LLC Links:<ul><li>Austin Geidt’s incredible journey: <a href="https://youtu.be/-NjaqDMYNVs">https://youtu.be/-NjaqDMYNVs</a></li><li>Travis’s self-introduction as “the Wolf from Pulp Fiction”: <a href="https://youtu.be/VMvdvP02f-Y">https://youtu.be/VMvdvP02f-Y</a></li><li>Travis interview on TWiST: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=550X5OZVk7Y">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=550X5OZVk7Y</a>  </li></ul>

The Electronic Arts IPO (with Trip Hawkins)

Every company has a story.

Learn the playbooks that built the world’s greatest companies — and how you can apply them.