Episode 144 — 90s Alt Forever

Ben and James discuss Spotify’s F-1, why Spotify isn’t Netflix, and why record companies are doing well even though they are acting sub-optimally.

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Links

• James Allworth: Why I’m Not Going Near Spotify (and Why You Shouldn’t Either) — Harvard Business Review (hbr.org/2011/07/why-im-not-going-near-spotify)

• Ben Thompson: Lessons From Spotify — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2018/lessons-from-spotify)

• Ben Thompson: The Great Unbundling — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2017/the-great-unbundling)

• Ben Thompson: Could Spotify Be Netlix — Stratechery Daily Update (stratechery.com/2018/could-spotify-be-netflix-…)

• Ben Thompson: Spotify’s Increasing Power — Stratechery Daily Update (stratechery.com/2017/music-versus-publishing-s…)

Hosts

• Ben Thompson, @benthompson (twitter.com/benthompson), Stratechery (stratechery.com)

• James Allworth, @jamesallworth (twitter.com/jamesallworth), Harvard Business Review (hbr.org/search?term=James+Allworth&sort=po…)

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