Ben Thompson

1 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Sep 2, 2025 by Andrew Chen · said 9 times in 8 episodes since 2025 · across every show →

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2026 2 mentions in 2 episodes 1 per episode

The Economics of AI Usage and What's Next For SaaS | Benedict Evans on a16z Jun 8, 2026 · 1 mention · from 43:11
Why Claude Feels Different (And What That Means for AI) | The a16z Show Apr 16, 2026 · 1 mention · from 2:16
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2025 7 mentions in 6 episodes 1 per episode

Opendoor CEO: Building the Amazon for Homes Oct 7, 2025 · 2 mentions · from 34:27
The $700 Billion AI Productivity Problem No One's Talking About Dec 1, 2025 · 1 mention · from 44:11
The Lawyerly Society vs. The Engineering State: Who Owns the Future? Oct 6, 2025 · 1 mention · from 59:06
Substack Cofounder on AI Slop Content & the Decline of Social Media Sep 2, 2025 · 1 mention · from 7:33
Building Cluely: The Viral AI Startup that raised $15M in 10 Weeks w/ Roy Lee Jun 25, 2025 · 1 mention · from 20:18
The State of Consumer Tech in the Age of AI Jun 6, 2025 · 1 mention · from 18:46
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Sep 2, 2025 positive

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Chen: Ben Thompson proved subscriptions work, but setup was too painful

“You had Ben Thompson from Stratechery really show that like, oh, there's maybe an alternate model but it was almost like, always like a curiosity and something that was like annoying to actually build.”

Andrew Chen Sep 2, 2025 ▶ 7:33 Substack Cofounder on AI Slop Content & the Decline of Social Media

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