The Number One Most Important Can't-Ignore Lesson for a Lifestyle Slash

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"I wish I would have spent more time building the site and the membership system," he says. "You have to think about making more money from your best customers as opposed to thinking think about getting a lot of customers" If you're going to charge for something, be willing to let people go if they don't want to pay.

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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