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# Acquired Live Interview: Amjad Masad (Co-founder & CEO, Replit)


- **Date:** Thursday, Sep 24, 2026
- **Time:** 13:20–13:50 (30 min)
- **Room:** Mainstage
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America

## Description

Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal are taking the main stage to conduct a series of live interviews. The pair host Acquired, the #1 technology podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts with over 1 million listeners. Acquired tells the stories and strategies of the world's greatest companies—each episode is a deep dive into a single company's history from its founding until today. Ben and David personally handcraft each episode over 200 hours of research and production. From founders to Fortune 500 CEOs, Acquired has interviewed some of the most influential leaders in technology and business, such as Jensen Huang, Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Ballmer, Morris Chang, Matt Garman, and Jamie Dimon.

## Speakers

### [Amjad Masad](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@amjad-masad)

CEO & Co-Founder of Replit
### [Ben Gilbert](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@ben-gilbert)

Co-founder & Co-host of Acquired
### [David Rosenthal](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@david-rosenthal)

Co-founder & Co-host of Acquired


## Related talks at this congress

- [Acquired Live Interview: Sri Shivananda (CIO, JPMorganChase) with Ben & David from Acquired](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1830-acquired-live) — Sri Shivananda, Ben Gilbert, David Rosenthal
- [Acquired Live Interview: Justin Boitano (VP, Enterprise AI Products, NVIDIA)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1832-acquired-live) — Justin Boitano, Ben Gilbert, David Rosenthal
- [Insert Coin: Build Live with J.P. Morgan Payments APIs and AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1811-insert-coin-build) — Alan Torrance
- [Fireside Chat with Gerhard Eschelbeck, Fmr. Google CISO](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1851-fireside-chat-with) — Gerhard Eschelbeck

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## Links

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