Episode 145 — Qualcomm, Patents, and Innovation

Ben and James discuss President Trump’s intervention in Broadcom’s takeover of Qualcomm, the problem with patents, and whether or not markets inherently overvalue short-term thinking.

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Links

• Ben Thompson: Qualcomm,National Security, and Patents — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2018/qualcomm-national-securit…)

• Dr. L. J. Hart-Smith: Out-Sourced Profits — The Cornerstone of Successful Subcontracting — Boeing Paper (s3.amazonaws.com/s3.documentcloud.org/document…)

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• 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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