The NFL

Acquired

Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal

Venturecapital, Ma, Investing, Acquisitions, Startups, Vc, Investment, Business, Technology

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2023

⏱️ 228 minutes

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Summary

The NFL — it’s almost synonymous with America today. And its history is a fascinating lens to explore the nation’s development over the last 100 years, from WWII to TV and suburbs to the Internet and social media. What began as a quasi-illicit league in small midwestern towns is now the single largest media property in the world today by revenue. And whether you watch football or not, this is one incredible business story. Acquired is ready for some football — let’s kick this Season off right!

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0:00.0	so my headphones I have are you ready for some football?
0:02.7	Yeah, I was listening to that too! Yes!
0:05.1	Dude, it gets you so pumped up.
0:07.2	It totally does. I feel like I grew up on the Fox Sports theme.
0:10.9	Duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh.
0:14.7	It always makes me think of Thanksgiving.
0:16.4	It makes me think of, I think it was a Jack Jams tape that I bought.
0:20.1	Or maybe it was like a knockoff, Jack Jams produced by Fox Sports,
0:23.8	but I definitely had that theme song on the sports pump-up tape.
0:27.6	Oh my god, Jack Jams.
0:29.8	That needs to make a comeback.
0:31.0	Welcome to season 12 episode 1 of Acquired, the podcast about great technology companies
0:53.2	and the stories and playbooks behind them.
0:55.3	I'm Ben Gilbert and I am the co-founder and managing director of Seattle based Pioneer
0:59.1	Square Labs and our venture fund PSL Ventures.
1:02.3	And I'm David Rosenthal and I am an angel investor based in San Francisco.
1:07.4	And we are your hosts.
1:09.9	Today's episode is on the NFL.
1:12.6	Football is America's favorite sport.
1:15.7	By far, in fact, football is more than three times as popular as the next highest sport,
1:21.6	basketball.
1:22.6	Super Bowl is watched by over 100 million viewers every year in approximately two-thirds
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