You Have to Think in the Long Term

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I'm not a really a developer, so some stuff sucks. I hate that there's aspects that are a bad experience. At the same time, like, limiting costs is a first principle. You have to prioritize and you have to be, oh, like, we talked about this last week, you can't do everything. The technical problems on my site kill me. And the forums really, like, it only really works on PCs. It's horrible and mobile, right? Someone pointed out, how can you write an article called mobile first in your forum sucks on mobile? Like, what can I say? But because of the business model, I chose, like, I have to

This is the story of Stratechery, presented with much sheepishness on Ben’s part. How Ben thought about the market, his business model, and more. We apologize that this is a little long and perhaps a bit choppy. It’s hard to talk about us!

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Andrew Sullivan: A Note to my Readers – The Dish
Ezra Klein: What Andrew Sullivan’s Exit Says About the Future of Blogging – Vox
Ben Thompson: Blogging’s Bright Future – Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Dear Zoë Keating: Tell YouTube to Take a Hike – Stratechery
Taylor Swift: For Taylor Swift, the Future of Music is a Love Story – Wall Street Journal

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