LZ Granderson: I'm one of these people that on multiple different levels doesn't like a lot of things about Facebook. He says if you don't figure out a business model, there's no way of creating something sustainable around it. "I think the just to your point about Facebook growing without ads, Facebook was laser focus on making the product awesome," he adds.
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.
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- 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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