E57: Free Content & Lonely Unicorns

In E57,  Localogy analysts look at platform paywall abandonment and one-person unicorns. 

We begin with Mike sharing a brewing trend of content platforms abandoning paywalls as consumers appear to signal a willingness to view ads in exchange for free content. 

Charles then raises the prospect, citing comments by OpenAI’s Sam Altman, that we may not be far away from a one-person startup (leveraging AI) reaching unicorn status before taking on any employees. 

And finally we wrap up the podcast with each host’s nomination for “Who Won the Week”

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