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Sep 2018
1h 43m

#40 Ben Thompson: Thriving in a Digital ...

Shane Parrish
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Today’s guest is Stratechery author and founder Ben Thompson. If you’re an investor in Silicon Valley, work at a tech start-up, or just love to geek out on technology and business analysis, odds are good that Stratechery is on your short list of must-read blogs. What started as a side project, quickly ballooned into one of the most influential tech blogs on ... Show More
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