Is Facebook Advertising a Good Idea?

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In the same way that newspapers have had to jettison not just the deck chairs, but a whole bunch of other stuff off the boat in order to be lean. The same is kind of true of the CPG companies on Facebook. I absolutely see an opportunity for completely new kinds of publications and new kinds of journalists that are supported directly by people.

Ben and James discuss the FTC’s decision to block the acquisition of Harry’s Razors, the DTC market, and the difference between being a monopoly and being too big.

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