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Every company has a story. Acquired tells the definitive history and strategy of the world's greatest companies. Hosted by @gilbert and @djrosent.

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Today, we're unveiling the all-new It's been 8 months in the works, hand-crafted to represent what Acquired has become today. Enjoy :)

Today, we're unveiling the all-new It's been 8 months in the works, hand-crafted to represent what Acquired has become today. Enjoy :)

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The way this scene happened in 1991 is fascinating. The characters are of course drawn in 2D by hand, like the rest of the film. But the background is rendered in 3D with computers (using Pixar’s RenderMan software… long before they made their own feature films!). Then, the 2D layer is composited over the 3D layer using CAPS, the software Pixar developed for Disney to replace the decades-old multiplane camera.

The way this scene happened in 1991 is fascinating. The characters are of course drawn in 2D by hand, like the rest of the film. But the background is rendered in 3D with computers (using Pixar’s RenderMan software… long before they made their own feature films!). Then, the 2D layer is composited over the 3D layer using CAPS, the software Pixar developed for Disney to replace the decades-old multiplane camera.

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For Toy Story's green army men, the animators physically nailed shoes to a piece of plywood and hopped around the office to understand how the characters should move. So cool.

For Toy Story's green army men, the animators physically nailed shoes to a piece of plywood and hopped around the office to understand how the characters should move. So cool.

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Vanguard has directly saved investors $500 billion in fees since 1975. And it's all because of their unique structure: they have no shareholders (besides their customers!), so they have no need to generate profits. Our latest episode, in your podcast players now.

Vanguard has directly saved investors $500 billion in fees since 1975. And it's all because of their unique structure: they have no shareholders (besides their customers!), so they have no need to generate profits. Our latest episode, in your podcast players now.

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"You know, Snow White is 60 years old. Who do you know who hasn't seen Snow White?" -Steve Jobs

"You know, Snow White is 60 years old. Who do you know who hasn't seen Snow White?" -Steve Jobs

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What would it take to compete with NVIDIA at this point?

What would it take to compete with NVIDIA at this point?

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.tobi lutke has been running a keylogger and auto-screenshotting his computer every 10 minutes for the last 15 years. That's a crazy person move, and a wild dataset to have on yourself.

.tobi lutke has been running a keylogger and auto-screenshotting his computer every 10 minutes for the last 15 years. That's a crazy person move, and a wild dataset to have on yourself.

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When the Toy Story team was making the army men in 1994, it would have been very difficult to put the 'chutes inside their backpacks. So instead... They just made two different variants! And used some clever "camera" work to switch between the two models, and hide when the swap occurred.

When the Toy Story team was making the army men in 1994, it would have been very difficult to put the 'chutes inside their backpacks. So instead... They just made two different variants! And used some clever "camera" work to switch between the two models, and hide when the swap occurred.

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Amazing video of a young Pete Docter animating Woody during the making of Toy Story. Because of computational limits in 1994, if you viewed a character in full-res, you couldn't get real-time feedback while animating. So they used these basic polygon approximations instead. Which are... a little terrifying.

Amazing video of a young Pete Docter animating Woody during the making of Toy Story. Because of computational limits in 1994, if you viewed a character in full-res, you couldn't get real-time feedback while animating. So they used these basic polygon approximations instead. Which are... a little terrifying.

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On our episode, we mentioned that there's some footage floating around of Toy Story scenes that have gone through the layout phase, but not full animation. Here's one. The characters are lifeless and just getting dragged around the screen. But even in low-fidelity, the team can still use it to get a sense of if the story's working enough to proceed through the rest of the pipeline.

On our episode, we mentioned that there's some footage floating around of Toy Story scenes that have gone through the layout phase, but not full animation. Here's one. The characters are lifeless and just getting dragged around the screen. But even in low-fidelity, the team can still use it to get a sense of if the story's working enough to proceed through the rest of the pipeline.

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When you're trying to host a keynote pregame show and you have to pause for a Denny's delivery.

When you're trying to host a keynote pregame show and you have to pause for a Denny's delivery.

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Walt Disney's explanation of the multiplane camera is unbelievably cool. It required a invention of completely new technology to create the illusion of depth. (Which of course we all take for granted today.)

Walt Disney's explanation of the multiplane camera is unbelievably cool. It required a invention of completely new technology to create the illusion of depth. (Which of course we all take for granted today.)

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Coming 11.5.2025. On Spotify. Sound on :) 🔊

Coming 11.5.2025. On Spotify. Sound on :) 🔊

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Unclear if we're getting roasted here or not. But we'll take it.

Unclear if we're getting roasted here or not. But we'll take it.

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The complete business history of Formula 1. Available now.

The complete business history of Formula 1. Available now.

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Our friends at J.P. Morgan put together a very cool video going behind the scenes of our Chase Center live show last year. This has a bunch of footage that we've never shared before, plus a little "history of Acquired"!

Our friends at J.P. Morgan put together a very cool video going behind the scenes of our Chase Center live show last year. This has a bunch of footage that we've never shared before, plus a little "history of Acquired"!

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The magic business model layers of gift cards + mobile ordering for Starbucks:

The magic business model layers of gift cards + mobile ordering for Starbucks:

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