Episode 071 — Pickaxe Retailers

Ben and James discuss the connection between Amazon’s business model and organizational structure, why Dropbox shouldn’t have left AWS, and why Apple should buy Dropbox. Plus, does WeWork’s valuation make sense, and why such companies are exciting. Links Ben Thompson: The Amazon Tax — Stratechery Brad Stone: The Everything Store — Brad-Stone.com Jeff Bezos: 1997 Letter to Sharholders — Amazon FedEx Downplays Amazon Logistics Threat — The Seattle Times Ben Thompson: Dropbox Leaves AWS, Should UPS and Fedex Be Afraid? — Stratechery Dailiy Update Ben Thompson: Stripe Atlas, An Interview with Patrick Collison — Stratechery Daily Update Ben Thompson: Venture … Continue reading Episode 071 — Pickaxe Retailers

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Exponent, a production of Stratechery.com, is hosted by Ben Thompson and James Allworth. In this program we seek to explore the massive effect technology is having not just on technology companies, but also on society as a whole. Ben Thompson is the author of Stratechery, a blog about the business and strategy of technology. James Allworth is the co-author with Clay Christensen of "How Will You Measure Your Life" and a writer for the Harvard Business Review. Visit the website at https://exponent.fm for show notes and to subscribe. To see old Stratechery.FM episodes, please visit http://stratechery.fm