Is There a Market Where People Trust You?

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Ben Horowitz: Pick a market where people have deep pockets and feel like you're going to help them make some money. The hardest part of being an advertising supported business is getting a ton of users, he says. "I don't think it's just areas where people can invest and where people have jobs"

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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