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Exponent

Episode 132 β€” Successful Disappointments

Exponent

Ben Thompson / James Allworth

Technology

4.6 β€’ 832 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 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 β€” Stratechery Ben Thompson: Why (Most) IPOs are Under-Price β€” Stratechery Daily Update Ben Thompson: Waze Winners and Losers β€” Stratechery Ben Thompson: SendGrid IPOs β€” Stratechery Ben Thompson: Venture Capital and the Internet’s Impact β€” Stratechery Ben Thompson: Blue Apron Files for IPO β€” Stratechery Daily Update Hosts Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery James … Continue reading Episode 132 β€” 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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