Episode 132 — Successful Disappointments

Exponent

Ben Thompson / James Allworth

Technology

4.6 • 832 Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2017

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Ben and James discuss IPOs, including those of Stitch Fix, SendGrid, and Blue Apron, and the importance of understanding what type of company you are. Presented by WordPress.com: Get 15% off on a new site by visiting WordPress.com/Exponent. Links Ben Thompson: Stitch Fix and the Senate — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Why (Most) IPOs are Under-Price — Stratechery Daily Update Ben Thompson: Waze Winners and Losers — Stratechery Ben Thompson: SendGrid IPOs — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Venture Capital and the Internet’s Impact — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Blue Apron Files for IPO — Stratechery Daily Update Hosts Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery James … Continue reading Episode 132 — Successful Disappointments

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0:00.0	Hi, James. Ben, how are you? Excited. I'm excited, James. Excited. Pray tell Ben. Why are you excited?
0:07.8	I'm excited because we have a new exclusive sponsor for the X-Winnat podcast, and it is a company and product that is very personally meaningful to me.
0:18.1	Who is the company, Ben? Don't leave us hanging.
0:22.5	It is my former employer and the makers of a product that I am a deeply ever in.
0:27.6	And that is WordPress.com.
0:29.3	We're excited to have WordPress.com as a sponsor.
0:31.6	Whether you'd like to build a personal blog, a website, or both creating your website on
0:35.1	WordPress.com helps others find you, remember you, and connect with you.
0:38.7	You don't need experience.
0:39.7	They guide you through the process from start to finish and take care of the technical side
0:42.8	to get your site up and running.
0:44.0	Their customer support team is made up of WordPress experts, eager to help you get the most
0:47.1	from your site, and they're available to up 24 hours a day, Monday to Friday, and weekends. Plans start at just $4 a month, and all plans include a custom domain name for the life of
0:55.5	the plan.
0:56.8	So go to WordPress.com slash exponent.
0:59.9	Note that we now have our own official web page.
1:03.2	So WordPress.com slash exponent to get 15% off your website today.
1:06.7	That's WordPress.com slash exponent.
1:09.2	And our thanks to WordPress.com for sponsoring exponent.
1:13.4	It is indeed very exciting and we're very happy to have them on as season sponsors. So thank you
1:18.0	guys very much. Again, I am genuinely excited to have them on as sponsors, not just because I know
1:23.5	the folks and used to work there, but because like it's something that I really do,
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