Episode 133 — Two Terrible Options
Ben and James discuss the net neutrality debate and why both sides of the issue at hand involve making difficult tradeoffs; the bigger problem is broken governance. Please listen to the end! Presented...
2 Joulu 20171h 6min
Episode 132 — Successful Disappointments
Ben and James discuss IPOs, including those of Stitch Fix, SendGrid, and Blue Apron, and the importance of understanding what type of company you are. Presented by WordPress.com: Get 15% off on a new ...
17 Marras 20171h 1min
Episode 131 — Head-on is Hard
Ben and James break down the differences between new market and low end disruption and how they apply — or don’t — to Apple and the iPhone. Links Ben Thompson: Apple at Its Best — Stratechery Apple’s ...
10 Marras 20171h 4min
Episode 130 — The 50,000 Foot View
Ben and James walk through the history of Stratechery to explain why Facebook is inescapable for a podcast about tech and society. Links Ben Thompson: Tech Goes to Washington — Stratechery John Gruber...
3 Marras 201759min
Episode 129 — The Disruption Antidote
Ben and James discuss why acquisitions should be the focus of tech regulators in the context of Facebook buying tbh today, and Instagram and WhatsApp previously. Links Ben Thompson: Why Facebook Shoul...
27 Loka 20171h 3min
Episode 128 — Counterfactuals
Ben and James discuss the structure that leads to gatekeepers and abusers like Harvey Weinstein, and why it is so dangerous to accept as fact that the world was better before the Internet. Links Ben T...
20 Loka 201752min
Episode 127 — The Worst-Case Scenario
Ben and James discuss Facebook and where both its critics and executives go wrong. It’s time for everyone to consider the worst-case scenarios. NOTE: We unfortunately had significant audio issues this...
13 Loka 20171h 5min
Episode 126 — Getting to the Future Faster
Ben and James discuss the development of theory, why blogs have disrupted books, and why too many in tech are too pessimistic about humanity. Presented by MailChimp Links Ben Thompson: Defining Aggreg...
29 Syys 20171h 7min
