On the newest episode of Exponent, the podcast I co-host with James Allworth: In this week’s episode we discuss how the Internet is enabling not only big winners, but also small, focused niche players, and why that’s exciting. We also discuss the impact this transition will have on society, follow up on last week’s integrated/modular […]
Podcast: Exponent 011 – Red Pill Blue Pill
On the newest episode of Exponent, the podcast I co-host with James Allworth: In this episode we discuss this tweet of Ben’s: Apple has a monopoly on the iOS market. And monopolies are profitable. — Ben Thompson (@monkbent) July 25, 2014 We also discuss the news that OKCupid and Facebook are running tests on their […]
Podcasts: Exponent Episode 010 – Clap on Three; This Week in Tech – Netflix Thinks I’m a Bronie
On the newest episode of Exponent, the podcast I co-host with James Allworth: In this episode we discuss feedback about Uber and pricing, then talk about Ben’s recent articles on Microsoft and Apple/IBM. Ben Thompson: It’s Time to Split Up Microsoft – Stratechery Ben Thompson: Big Blue and Apple’s Soul – Stratechery (Note: We recorded […]
Podcast: Exponent 009 – The Societal Perspective
On the newest episode of Exponent, the podcast I co-host with James Allworth: In this episode we first defend surge pricing before continuing our debate from last week: is society better off when corporations try to innovate, or would we be better off if we left the innovation to startups? Your answer to this question […]
Podcast: Exponent Episode 008 – Debating Disruption
On the newest episode of Exponent, the podcast I co-host with James Allworth: In this episode we take on the validity of Disruption Theory in three parts: A discussion of Jill Lepore’s New Yorker article attacking disruption, as well as the debate that surrounded the article Ben’s article from last fall “What Clayton Christensen Got […]
Podcast: Exponent 007 – "Growing Up" v "Hungry and Foolish"
On the newest episode of Exponent, the podcast I co-host with James Allworth: There’s a bit of a consensus building post WWDC: Apple has grown up, and it’s great. Consider the conclusion from John Gruber’s excellent piece Only Apple: New Apple didn’t need a reset. New Apple needed to grow up. To stop behaving like […]
Podcast: Exponent 006 – Product Versus Profit
On the newest episode of Exponent, the podcast I co-host with James Allworth: In this episode we discuss why James was less excited by WWDC than was Ben, why the Beats acquisition may actually be a textbook response to the Innovator’s Dilemma, whether Apple has every truly faced disruption, as well as James’ review of […]
Podcast: Exponent 005 – The World has Changed
On the newest episode of Exponent, the podcast I co-host with James Allworth: This episode surprised us; through a discussion of who is at fault in the latest series of new vs old-world spats, we realized that not only has the Internet fundamentally changed winners-and-losers, but also the very nature of economic competition and the […]
Podcast: Exponent Episode 004 – Technology and Politics
On the newest episode of Exponent, the podcast I co-host with James Allworth: Are the recent debates on net neutrality, the protests of Google buses, even SOPA a sign of things to come? Building on yesterday’s article The Net Neutrality Wake-up Call, we discuss the intersection of technology and politics. Why do people in technology […]
Announcing Exponent, my podcast home going forward
tl;dr: My weekly podcast will from now on be at Exponent.FM. Please resubscribe. As those of you who follow me on Twitter may know (or who heard my appearance on The Talk Show with John Gruber), I kind-of-sort-of started a podcast with James Allworth called Exponent. Unfortunately we ran into some difficulties and, wanting to […]