Ben and James reunite to discuss the potential impact of AI on white collar work. Subscribe to Stratechery Plus, including Sharp Tech and Sharp China. Links Ben Thompson: AI Homework ā Stratechery Ben Thompson: An Interview With Daniel Gross and Nat Friedman About the Democratization of AI ā Stratechery Hosts Ā Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review Ā Podcast Information Ā Feed iTunes SoundCloud Twitter Feedback
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Episode 196 ā Forecasting the Metaverse
Ben and James discuss Facebook and Microsoft’s metaverse announcements, and how the future might play out. Links Ben Thompson: Meta ā Stratechery Ben Thompson: An Interview with Mark Zuckerberg about the Metaverse ā Stratechery Ben Thompson: AR vs. VR āĀ Stratechery Ben Thompson: Apps, People, and Jobs to be Done āĀ Stratechery Ben Thompson: Metaverses ā Stratechery Hosts Ā Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review Ā Podcast Information Ā Feed iTunes SoundCloud Twitter Feedback
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Episode 195 ā Technological Revolutions
Are we in the middle of the IT revolution, or on the verge of something new? Links Ben Thompson: The Death and Birth of Technological Revolutions ā Stratechery Ben Thompson: The End of the Beginning ā Stratechery John Perry Barlow: A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace ā EFF Ben Thompson: Internet 3.0 and the Beginning of (Tech) History ā Stratechery Ben Thompson: The Internet and the Third Estate ā Stratechery Hosts Ā Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review Ā Podcast Information Ā Feed iTunes SoundCloud Twitter Feedback
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Episode 194 ā Back on Spotify
Ben and James discuss the history of podcasts and why Spotify’s recent announcements are so compelling for creators. Links Ben Thompson: Spotify’s Surprise ā Stratechery Episode 185 ā Open, Free, and Spotify ā Exponent Ben Thompson: Podcasts, Analytics, and Centralization ā Stratechery Ben Thompson: Spotifyās Podcast Aggregation Play ā Stratechery Ben Thompson: Dithering and Open Versus Free ā Stratechery Ben Thompson: Spotify Earnings, Podcasts and Lifetime Value, The Ringer Acquisition ā Stratechery Ben Thompson: The European Super League, Apple Musicās Letter to Artists ā Stratechery Ben Thompson: Podcast Subscriptions vs. the App Store ā Stratechery Ben Thompson: Fearing Spotify?, Appleās … Continue reading Episode 194 ā Back on Spotify
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Episode 193 ā Sovereign Podcasters
Ben and James discuss Substack and the rise of the sovereign creator. Links Ben Thompson: Sovereign Writers and Substack ā Stratechery Ben Thompson: Never-Ending Niches ā Stratechery Bruno Maçães: History Has Begun ā Hurst Publishers Ben Thompson: Defining Information ā Stratechery Hosts Ā Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review Ā Podcast Information Ā Feed iTunes SoundCloud Twitter Feedback