184: Writing the Newsletter Tech Executives Read, with Ben Thompson

Subtitle: State of the Workflow
Myke talks to Ben Thompson about how he writes Stratechery, from deciding what is worth covering to working to a deadline every night, and the workflows he has built to produce one of tech’s most influential publications.

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Ben Thompson (relay.fm/people/benthompson)

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Stratechery by Ben Thompson (stratechery.com)
Apple and a Hacker’s Future – Stratechery by Ben Thompson (stratechery.com/2026/apple-and-a-hackers-future)
Between our discussion and the publishing of this episode, Ben's computer got hacked due to a security vulnerability.

Stratechery Plus (stratechery.com/stratechery-plus)
Dithering (dithering.passport.online/member)
Write Things Down – Stratechery by Ben Thompson (stratechery.com/2026/write-things-down)
Frontier Overhangs – Stratechery by Ben Thompson (stratechery.com/2026/frontier-overhangs)
Sharp Tech (sharptech.fm/member)
Workflowy (workflowy.com)
Notational Velocity (notational.net)
nvALT (brettterpstra.com/projects/nvalt)
Simplenote (simplenote.com)
Clubhouse – Stratechery by Ben Thompson (stratechery.com/company/clubhouse)
The Tech of F1 is WILD - Inside Red Bull Racing - Austin Evans - YouTube (youtube.com/watch?v=kCtgiSnm_3Y)