Stratechery (with Ben Thompson)

Ben Thompson joins Acquired to discuss the business of Stratechery itself and celebrate 10 years (!) of the internet’s best strategy analysis destination. Even beyond Stratechery’s enormous impact itself on business and tech over the years, Ben’s work inspired a whole generation of business content creators — this show very much included — and it was super special for us to give the Acquired treatment to one of our own heroes. We cover the full history of Ben pioneering the subscription internet media business model (indeed SubStack’s seed round pitch was “Stratechery-in-a-box”), and how + why he’s evolved the business since and is now doubling down both on podcasting and a broader vision of the Stratechery Plus bundle… including for the first time content not made by Ben himself! Tune in and enjoy. *Links:* - John Gruber’s Daring Fireball: https://daringfireball.net - Ben’s very first Stratechery post: https://stratechery.com/2013/welcome-to-stratechery/ - Subscribe to Stratechery Plus: https://stratechery.com/stratechery-plus/ *More Acquired:* - Get email updates https://www.acquired.fm/email and vote on future episodes! - Join the Slack http://acquired.fm/slack - Check out the latest swag in the ACQ Merch Store https://www.acquired.fm/store! _Note: Acquired hosts and guests may hold assets discussed in this episode. This podcast is not investment advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. You should do your own research and make your own independent decisions when considering any financial transactions._

David RosenthalhostBen Thompsonguest

Dec 6, 20221h 56mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: December 6, 2022
Duration: 1h 56m
Channel: Acquired
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Ben Thompson joins Acquired to discuss the business of Stratechery itself and celebrate 10 years (!) of the internet’s best strategy analysis destination. Even beyond Stratechery’s enormous impact itself on business and tech over the years, Ben’s work inspired a whole generation of business content creators — this show very much included — and it was super special for us to give the Acquired treatment to one of our own heroes. We cover the full history of Ben pioneering the subscription internet media business model (indeed SubStack’s seed round pitch was “Stratechery-in-a-box”), and how + why he’s evolved the business since and is now doubling down both on podcasting and a broader vision of the Stratechery Plus bundle… including for the first time content not made by Ben himself! Tune in and enjoy. *Links:*
John Gruber’s Daring Fireball: https://daringfireball.net
Ben’s very first Stratechery post: https://stratechery.com/2013/welcome-to-stratechery/
Subscribe to Stratechery Plus: https://stratechery.com/stratechery-plus/
*More Acquired:*
Get email updates https://www.acquired.fm/email and vote on future episodes!
Join the Slack http://acquired.fm/slack
Check out the latest swag in the ACQ Merch Store https://www.acquired.fm/store!
_Note: Acquired hosts and guests may hold assets discussed in this episode. This podcast is not investment advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. You should do your own research and make your own independent decisions when considering any financial transactions._

SPEAKERS

David Rosenthal
host
Ben Thompson
guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Acquired, featuring David Rosenthal and Ben Gilbert, Stratechery (with Ben Thompson) explores how Stratechery pioneered subscription tech analysis and expands into podcasts Acquired interviews Ben Thompson on the eve of Stratechery’s 10-year anniversary, tracing how it grew from a no-access blog into a highly influential tech strategy publication.

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