Who are Ben Thompson and James Allworth?
Ben Thompson is the author and founder of Stratechery, a blog about the business and strategy of technology. You can follow him on Twitter @benthompson. James Allworth is the co-author with Clay Christensen of How Will You Measure Your Life and a writer for the Harvard Business Review.
What is Stratechery and why does it matter?
I wrote a follow-up to this Article in this Daily Update. Stratechery provides analysis of the strategy and business side of technology and media, and the impact of technology on society. So begins my about page, and there is no company that expands to fill the space afforded by that description quite like Facebook.
What is Stratechery and aggregation theory?
The overarching story of Stratechery has been the rise and consolidation of the aforementioned Big 5 tech companies, and the entire premise of Aggregation Theory is the inevitability of centralization in a world of frictionless abundance.
What are Stratechery Podcasts?
Stratechery Podcasts are audio versions of Stratechery posts. The content is the exact same as the Daily Update on Stratechery.com or that you rece...
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What is the idea of trusting and empowering platforms built on infrastructure to take care of their layer of the stack?
The idea of trusting and empowering platforms built on infrastructure to take care of their layer of the stack was a universal one. Collison made the case that to try and police the entire stack was unworkable in a free society (and that this explained why Stripe kicked the Trump campaign off after January 6th, but still supported the campaign indirectly ):
Does Spotify have podcasts?
While most of Spotify’s announcement was devoted to their new subscriptions offerings, the company also announced that the Spotify Audience Network was now available to podcasts hosted on Megaphone (which Spotify acquired last year) and Anchor (on May 1st). This is the Facebook play I was referring to: Spotify wants to accumulate the most podcast listeners and construct a self-serve ad market place that delivers personalized ads at scale.
Is the exponent podcast free on Spotify?
I have tried, though, to practice what I preach: that is why James Allworth and I made the decision to remove the Exponent podcast we co-host from Spotify. Yes, Exponent is free, but every listener on Spotify was one I couldn’t convert to a customer as an independent creator, which meant saying no to the would-be Aggregator’s audience.
Can podcasts have show notes?
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Who is Ben Thompson?
Ben Thompson is the author of Stratechery, a blog about the business and strategy of technology. James Allworth is the co-author with Clay Christensen of "How Will You Measure Your Life" and a writer for the Harvard Business Review. Visit the website at http://exponent.fm for show notes and to subscribe.
Who hosts the exponent?
Exponent, a production of Stratechery.com, is hosted by Ben Thompson and James Allworth. In this program we seek to explore the massive effect technology is having not just on technology companies, but also on society as a whole.
How many episodes of Exponent are there?
195 episodes. Exponent, a production of Stratechery.com, is hosted by Ben Thompson and James Allworth. In this program we seek to explore the massive effect technology is having not just on technology companies, but also on society as a whole.