The sustainability thing around the business model is only an issue in the long run though right like you don't need the ads to start at the outset. i think for the most part they see ads as a means to an end unnecessary means and one which certainly has to drive certain product decisions but i it's hard for me to think that it wouldn't end up booking much like much like facebook i mean the reality is facebook has been around for what is it eight years now nine years um and i i don't know if there's some other angle to look at this well let's assume that it got off the ground"
In this week’s episode Ben and James discuss the problems with Ello’s business model, James’ discomfort with Facebook, and why Social Networks always have ads. We also talk about incentives and something surprising Ben learned from the notorious Episode 18.
Links
- Ben Thompson: Ello and Consumer Friendly Business Models – Stratechery
- Ben Thompson: Facebook Launches Atlas – Stratechery (members-only)
- Ben Thompson: Friction – Stratechery
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