https://simplecast.com Another Podcast If you're looking for another over-scripted and edited podcast, this is not it. But if you want to listen to honest and unfiltered discussions about the latest in tech and its impact on society, welcome, you have come to the right place. This is Another Podcast where two friends and colleagues discuss their overlapping experiences and perspectives on what happens in technology. We might know some of the same things, yet we also have different backgrounds and expertise, or at least, we ask different questions. Benedict Evans has worked in equity research, strategy and venture capital and owns lots of old phones; Toni Cowan-Brown works at the intersection of tech, policy and politics. en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:00:56 +0000 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:01:08 +0000 https://another-podcast.simplecast.com Another Podcast https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/45dd88ce-7ae3-4121-bf4a-aa36c5be4aa7/7632373e-fb4f-47a6-a6b8-29aef1dbd8bb/3000x3000/screen-shot-2020-10-23-at-5-40-12-pm.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://another-podcast.simplecast.com episodic If you're looking for another over-scripted and edited podcast, this is not it. But if you want to listen to honest and unfiltered discussions about the latest in tech and its impact on society, welcome, you have come to the right place. This is Another Podcast where two friends and colleagues discuss their overlapping experiences and perspectives on what happens in technology. We might know some of the same things, yet we also have different backgrounds and expertise, or at least, we ask different questions. Benedict Evans has worked in equity research, strategy and venture capital and owns lots of old phones; Toni Cowan-Brown works at the intersection of tech, policy and politics. Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown true https://feeds.simplecast.com/bZ7U2PEk regulation, silicon valley, technology Benedict Evans and Toni Cowan-Brown t.cowanbrown@gmail.com 69d5509b-9bf0-4d11-9026-fb6fec69ed8f What jobs are AI jobs? How do you know what AI will do to your industry? Your company? Your job? The easy, obvious answer is to add up the things you do that can be automated, but it’s probably better to ask how the job will change, and to ask what your job really means. Is AI tackling the easy part or the hard part? What are your customers really buying? 

]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:00:56 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans and Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ai-jobs-aCRsa5Zi How do you know what AI will do to your industry? Your company? Your job? The easy, obvious answer is to add up the things you do that can be automated, but it’s probably better to ask how the job will change, and to ask what your job really means. Is AI tackling the easy part or the hard part? What are your customers really buying? 

]]> What jobs are AI jobs? Benedict Evans and Toni Cowan-Brown 00:29:36 How do you know what AI will do to your industry? Your company? Your job? The easy, obvious answer is to add up the things you do that can be automated, but it’s probably better to ask how the job will change, and to ask what your job really means. Is AI tackling the easy part or the hard part? What are your customers really buying? How do you know what AI will do to your industry? Your company? Your job? The easy, obvious answer is to add up the things you do that can be automated, but it’s probably better to ask how the job will change, and to ask what your job really means. Is AI tackling the easy part or the hard part? What are your customers really buying? true full 17 5 863e758d-8d67-4a42-86d0-f2dba2e0b68b The end of the network effect OpenAI has some big questions. It doesn’t have unique tech. It has a big user base, but with limited engagement and stickiness and no network effect. The incumbents have matched the tech and are leveraging their product and distribution. And a lot of the value and leverage will come from new experiences that haven’t been invented yet, and it can’t invent all of those itself. What’s the plan?

]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2026 21:46:48 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans and Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-end-of-the-network-effect-UltoM4AC OpenAI has some big questions. It doesn’t have unique tech. It has a big user base, but with limited engagement and stickiness and no network effect. The incumbents have matched the tech and are leveraging their product and distribution. And a lot of the value and leverage will come from new experiences that haven’t been invented yet, and it can’t invent all of those itself. What’s the plan?

]]> The end of the network effect Benedict Evans and Toni Cowan-Brown 00:26:01 OpenAI has some big questions. It doesn’t have unique tech. It has a big user base, but with limited engagement and stickiness and no network effect. The incumbents have matched the tech and are leveraging their product and distribution. And a lot of the value and leverage will come from new experiences that haven’t been invented yet, and it can’t invent all of those itself. What’s the plan? OpenAI has some big questions. It doesn’t have unique tech. It has a big user base, but with limited engagement and stickiness and no network effect. The incumbents have matched the tech and are leveraging their product and distribution. And a lot of the value and leverage will come from new experiences that haven’t been invented yet, and it can’t invent all of those itself. What’s the plan? true full 23 1 70773850-a28f-451b-8661-e9172cc62013 AI and SaaS What does AI do to software? What's a more interesting answer than 'no, this won't kill SaaS'? And what comes after the euphoria? 

]]> Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:05:55 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans and Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ai-and-saas-LY_xF3I3 What does AI do to software? What's a more interesting answer than 'no, this won't kill SaaS'? And what comes after the euphoria? 

]]> AI and SaaS Benedict Evans and Toni Cowan-Brown 00:31:35 What does AI do to software? What's a more interesting answer than 'no, this won't kill SaaS'? And what comes after the euphoria? What does AI do to software? What's a more interesting answer than 'no, this won't kill SaaS'? And what comes after the euphoria? true full 16 5 b8b134d3-6d87-4aa3-a5b9-53847e3edcaf How does OpenAI compete? OpenAI has all the mindshare and 800m weekly active users, but the models remain commodities and platforms with their own distribution are coming up fast. How will it compete? How will any of this work? How can you differentiate AI? 

]]> Sat, 20 Dec 2025 22:51:08 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/how-is-ai-competing-XHerK6EQ OpenAI has all the mindshare and 800m weekly active users, but the models remain commodities and platforms with their own distribution are coming up fast. How will it compete? How will any of this work? How can you differentiate AI? 

]]> How does OpenAI compete? Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:20:30 OpenAI has all the mindshare and 800m weekly active users, but the models remain commodities and platforms with their own distribution are coming up fast. How will it compete? How will any of this work? How can you differentiate AI? OpenAI has all the mindshare and 800m weekly active users, but the models remain commodities and platforms with their own distribution are coming up fast. How will it compete? How will any of this work? How can you differentiate AI? openai true full 15 5 6d1c738e-145d-4628-97ba-944742496cc7 The AI presentation It's time for Benedict's annual Tech Trends presentation. What's new, what's boring, what are the new questions? 

]]> Sun, 16 Nov 2025 12:19:42 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-ai-presentation-m4UyqLa5 It's time for Benedict's annual Tech Trends presentation. What's new, what's boring, what are the new questions? 

]]> The AI presentation Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:38:00 It's time for Benedict's annual Tech Trends presentation. What's new, what's boring, what are the new questions? It's time for Benedict's annual Tech Trends presentation. What's new, what's boring, what are the new questions? ai true full 14 5 3942d7d6-cd0f-40d0-8380-5a19c246d892 A double episode: AI differentiation, and Apple does F1 How can billion dollar chatbots differentiate when they're all doing the same thing in the same way?

- and -

Why is tech into F1, and why is F1 into tech? 

]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:23:47 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ai-models-and-apples-bid-for-the-f1-us-rights-yUooEDhk How can billion dollar chatbots differentiate when they're all doing the same thing in the same way?

- and -

Why is tech into F1, and why is F1 into tech? 

]]> A double episode: AI differentiation, and Apple does F1 Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:46:06 How can billion dollar chatbots differentiate when they're all doing the same thing in the same way? and Why is tech into F1, and why is F1 into tech? How can billion dollar chatbots differentiate when they're all doing the same thing in the same way? and Why is tech into F1, and why is F1 into tech? true full 13 5 2418b25e-d7f5-4d94-aabc-1ca2627a85fb Looking for AI strategies It's easy to say what tech companies want from AI, but much harder to talk about the product strategy - they're all pretty much the same. "Just build a better model!" Where does that go? Can they differentiate? What would it mean to differentiate a product that can do 'everything' - what would different everythings be? 

]]> Sat, 5 Apr 2025 18:20:58 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ai-strategies-5v81DfVr It's easy to say what tech companies want from AI, but much harder to talk about the product strategy - they're all pretty much the same. "Just build a better model!" Where does that go? Can they differentiate? What would it mean to differentiate a product that can do 'everything' - what would different everythings be? 

]]> Looking for AI strategies Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:27:47 It's easy to say what tech companies want from AI, but much harder to talk about the product strategy - they're all pretty much the same. "Just build a better model!" Where does that go? Can they differentiate? What would it mean to differentiate a product that can do 'everything' - what would different everythings be? It's easy to say what tech companies want from AI, but much harder to talk about the product strategy - they're all pretty much the same. "Just build a better model!" Where does that go? Can they differentiate? What would it mean to differentiate a product that can do 'everything' - what would different everythings be? ai true full 12 5 b0b788d0-94b2-4e70-9633-05ecfd35dcb2 Ai eats the world For the past decade, Benedict has given an annual presentation on the state of technology, and he did the latest at Slush in Helsinki last month. In this episode we discuss some of the challenges and issues that he tried to cover.

 

You can find the full presentation here - https://www.ben-evans.com/presentations 

]]> Sun, 8 Dec 2024 21:34:04 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans and Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ai-eats-the-world-f8Rk80ZH For the past decade, Benedict has given an annual presentation on the state of technology, and he did the latest at Slush in Helsinki last month. In this episode we discuss some of the challenges and issues that he tried to cover.

 

You can find the full presentation here - https://www.ben-evans.com/presentations 

]]> Ai eats the world Benedict Evans and Toni Cowan-Brown 00:42:29 For the past decade, Benedict has given an annual presentation on the state of technology, and he did the latest at Slush in Helsinki last month. In this episode we discuss some of the challenges and issues that he tried to cover. You can find the full presentation here - https://www.ben-evans.com/presentations For the past decade, Benedict has given an annual presentation on the state of technology, and he did the latest at Slush in Helsinki last month. In this episode we discuss some of the challenges and issues that he tried to cover. You can find the full presentation here - https://www.ben-evans.com/presentations true full 10 5 94680618-2caa-4c27-8da8-69de94113c92 From SAAS software to Formula 1 Benedict went from being a consultant to an analyst to having his own business, but in essence, he's always been an analyst. Toni went from policy to consultancy, then from B2B sales to Formula 1. After four years of doing the podcast, we thought it would be interesting to sit down and discuss how we got here and talk all things Formula 1.

]]> Fri, 11 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans and Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/from-saas-software-to-formula-1-AxtCFe5m Benedict went from being a consultant to an analyst to having his own business, but in essence, he's always been an analyst. Toni went from policy to consultancy, then from B2B sales to Formula 1. After four years of doing the podcast, we thought it would be interesting to sit down and discuss how we got here and talk all things Formula 1.

]]> From SAAS software to Formula 1 Benedict Evans and Toni Cowan-Brown 00:45:38 Benedict went from being a consultant to an analyst to having his own business, but in essence, he's always been an analyst. Toni went from policy to consultancy, then from B2B sales to Formula 1. After four years of doing the podcast, we thought it would be interesting to sit down and discuss how we got here and talk all things Formula 1. Benedict went from being a consultant to an analyst to having his own business, but in essence, he's always been an analyst. Toni went from policy to consultancy, then from B2B sales to Formula 1. After four years of doing the podcast, we thought it would be interesting to sit down and discuss how we got here and talk all things Formula 1. true full 9 5 0b20b3f5-699f-4e78-8d56-cc570ac3944e Google's Antitrust case A quarter century after 'don't be evil', a judge has found that Google is abusing its monopoly in search. But no-one knows what happens next, and whether this ruling will change anything. Will Apple build a search engine? Will ChatGPT change search? Does it matter? There are many more questions than answers. 

]]> Mon, 19 Aug 2024 01:31:46 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans and Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/googles-antitrust-case-_ZL3besl A quarter century after 'don't be evil', a judge has found that Google is abusing its monopoly in search. But no-one knows what happens next, and whether this ruling will change anything. Will Apple build a search engine? Will ChatGPT change search? Does it matter? There are many more questions than answers. 

]]> Google's Antitrust case Benedict Evans and Toni Cowan-Brown 00:37:40 A quarter century after 'don't be evil', a judge has found that Google is abusing its monopoly in search. But no-one knows what happens next, and whether this ruling will change anything. Will Apple build a search engine? Will ChatGPT change search? Does it matter? There are many more questions than answers. A quarter century after 'don't be evil', a judge has found that Google is abusing its monopoly in search. But no-one knows what happens next, and whether this ruling will change anything. Will Apple build a search engine? Will ChatGPT change search? Does it matter? There are many more questions than answers. true full 8 5 c2890620-2909-45ec-ae24-0fdd519767ae The AI summer As we go into the summer, we know a lot more about generative AI than we did six or nine months ago - or at least, we have better questions. 

]]> Mon, 1 Jul 2024 00:32:45 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ai-summer-rzubFrA4 As we go into the summer, we know a lot more about generative AI than we did six or nine months ago - or at least, we have better questions. 

]]> The AI summer Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:37:40 As we go into the summer, we know a lot more about generative AI than we did six or nine months ago - or at least, we have better questions. As we go into the summer, we know a lot more about generative AI than we did six or nine months ago - or at least, we have better questions. ai, openai true full 7 5 0d0e9f4c-335d-46b3-a798-d7168da1e29f Looking for AI use-cases Generative AI is the thing, and all new software will be built around it. But while everyone is experimenting and some people are getting huge value out of ChatGPT or Midjourney right now, others haven't worked out how to make it useful. Yet. So how do we find use-cases for a universal, general purpose, magical technology, and is that a crazy question?

]]> Mon, 1 Apr 2024 17:12:58 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/chatgpt-use-cases-5Ry3Src8 Generative AI is the thing, and all new software will be built around it. But while everyone is experimenting and some people are getting huge value out of ChatGPT or Midjourney right now, others haven't worked out how to make it useful. Yet. So how do we find use-cases for a universal, general purpose, magical technology, and is that a crazy question?

]]> Looking for AI use-cases Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:31:53 Generative AI is the thing, and all new software will be built around it. But while everyone is experimenting and some people are getting huge value out of ChatGPT or Midjourney right now, others haven't worked out how to make it useful. Yet. So how do we find use-cases for a universal, general purpose, magical technology, and is that a crazy question? Generative AI is the thing, and all new software will be built around it. But while everyone is experimenting and some people are getting huge value out of ChatGPT or Midjourney right now, others haven't worked out how to make it useful. Yet. So how do we find use-cases for a universal, general purpose, magical technology, and is that a crazy question? ai, chatgpt, openai true full 6 5 d9e61afc-104b-4442-956b-edd5705e4519 Tiktok, Apple and Temu Will the US finally break up Tiktok? Will the EU break up the App Store? And why does Temu want to keep your orders under $800?

]]> Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:11:32 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/tiktok-apple-temu-and-legislators-nT_J42hd Will the US finally break up Tiktok? Will the EU break up the App Store? And why does Temu want to keep your orders under $800?

]]> Tiktok, Apple and Temu Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:34:46 Will the US finally break up Tiktok? Will the EU break up the App Store? And why does Temu want to keep your orders under $800? Will the US finally break up Tiktok? Will the EU break up the App Store? And why does Temu want to keep your orders under $800? temu, shein, china, app stores, tiktok true full 5 5 488f5745-8a4c-4401-a1d7-958d38345a6c Google Gemini and AI bias Are there questions that an AI chatbot shouldn't answer? Should it always give the 'right answer'? Are you sure? Google has egg on its face this week, but this isn't easy, and with generative AI, we're going to re-run all the arguments and panics we had over content moderation in the last decade.  

]]> Sun, 3 Mar 2024 23:16:55 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans and Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-complexity-of-ai-bias-2j5Zu3iR Are there questions that an AI chatbot shouldn't answer? Should it always give the 'right answer'? Are you sure? Google has egg on its face this week, but this isn't easy, and with generative AI, we're going to re-run all the arguments and panics we had over content moderation in the last decade.  

]]> Google Gemini and AI bias Benedict Evans and Toni Cowan-Brown 00:32:29 Are there questions that an AI chatbot shouldn't answer? Should it always give the 'right answer'? Are you sure? Google has egg on its face this week, but this isn't easy, and with generative AI, we're going to re-run all the arguments and panics we had over content moderation in the last decade. Are there questions that an AI chatbot shouldn't answer? Should it always give the 'right answer'? Are you sure? Google has egg on its face this week, but this isn't easy, and with generative AI, we're going to re-run all the arguments and panics we had over content moderation in the last decade. true full 4 5 7ec6f51f-5f76-4685-8294-d26968454dba Breaking and remaking media We’re past peak TV, the charts are curving down, and Hollywood is pretty sure that streaming was a bad idea. On the other hand, music is growing strongly and might even end up bigger than CDs. Why have newspapers, books, movies, TV and music coped so differently with the internet?

]]> Fri, 16 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans and Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/media-formats-and-their-evolution-l9gCR_ts We’re past peak TV, the charts are curving down, and Hollywood is pretty sure that streaming was a bad idea. On the other hand, music is growing strongly and might even end up bigger than CDs. Why have newspapers, books, movies, TV and music coped so differently with the internet?

]]> Breaking and remaking media Benedict Evans and Toni Cowan-Brown 00:39:00 We’re past peak TV, the charts are curving down, and Hollywood is pretty sure that streaming was a bad idea. On the other hand, music is growing strongly and might even end up bigger than CDs. Why have newspapers, books, movies, TV and music coped so differently with the internet? We’re past peak TV, the charts are curving down, and Hollywood is pretty sure that streaming was a bad idea. On the other hand, music is growing strongly and might even end up bigger than CDs. Why have newspapers, books, movies, TV and music coped so differently with the internet? true full 3 5 d9a1f36d-22ba-4865-9da3-a84c553acad7 Apple's Vision Pro Yes, we bought one. What’s it like and what can we say that we didn’t say last summer? What has Apple built, what is it for, what does it mean for Meta, and why does it cost $3,500? 

]]> Thu, 8 Feb 2024 21:30:41 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/apples-vision-pro-6g4gttvn-l4QgAlrG Yes, we bought one. What’s it like and what can we say that we didn’t say last summer? What has Apple built, what is it for, what does it mean for Meta, and why does it cost $3,500? 

]]> Apple's Vision Pro Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:30:44 Yes, we bought one. What’s it like and what can we say that we didn’t say last summer? What has Apple built, what is it for, what does it mean for Meta, and why does it cost $3,500? Yes, we bought one. What’s it like and what can we say that we didn’t say last summer? What has Apple built, what is it for, what does it mean for Meta, and why does it cost $3,500? vr, vision pro, apple true full 2 5 4e473d73-4886-4d35-9055-729bdd0dcc51 What's your AI strategy? Everyone needs an AI strategy (there was an email from the CEO!) but what would that mean? How does a big company work out how to deploy a new technology? How is this the same as every other platform shift, and how might it be different? 

]]> Mon, 29 Jan 2024 01:12:47 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/whats-your-ai-strategy-hgrc_xAw Everyone needs an AI strategy (there was an email from the CEO!) but what would that mean? How does a big company work out how to deploy a new technology? How is this the same as every other platform shift, and how might it be different? 

]]> What's your AI strategy? Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:34:04 Everyone needs an AI strategy (there was an email from the CEO!) but what would that mean? How does a big company work out how to deploy a new technology? How is this the same as every other platform shift, and how might it be different? Everyone needs an AI strategy (there was an email from the CEO!) but what would that mean? How does a big company work out how to deploy a new technology? How is this the same as every other platform shift, and how might it be different? ai strategy, ai true full 1 5 00186e4a-8cef-4d9d-9d9e-e22ba29f4dd9 AI and Everything Else Every year, Benedict produces a big presentation exploring macro and strategic trends in the tech industry. Here are some of the key takeaways from this year's presentation - AI, and everything else.

Presentation - https://www.ben-evans.com/presentations 

]]> Sun, 17 Dec 2023 19:02:52 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ai-and-everything-else-x1fc_FN8 Every year, Benedict produces a big presentation exploring macro and strategic trends in the tech industry. Here are some of the key takeaways from this year's presentation - AI, and everything else.

Presentation - https://www.ben-evans.com/presentations 

]]> AI and Everything Else Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:35:34 Every year, Benedict produces a big presentation exploring macro and strategic trends in the tech industry. Here are some of the key takeaways from this year's presentation - AI, and everything else. Every year, Benedict produces a big presentation exploring macro and strategic trends in the tech industry. Here are some of the key takeaways from this year's presentation - AI, and everything else. ai, generative ai, chatgpt true full 18 4 096668c5-1b4d-45ae-83e1-32d40badbd4f LLMs, links, and the death of links We spent the last 30 years building structures on top or instead of the raw links of the web, from Google to TikTok… but now LLMs might read all the links for us. 

]]> Sun, 29 Oct 2023 20:24:34 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/links-sampling-the-internet-5EHU_KrY We spent the last 30 years building structures on top or instead of the raw links of the web, from Google to TikTok… but now LLMs might read all the links for us. 

]]> LLMs, links, and the death of links Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:30:31 We spent the last 30 years building structures on top or instead of the raw links of the web, from Google to TikTok… but now LLMs might read all the links for us. We spent the last 30 years building structures on top or instead of the raw links of the web, from Google to TikTok… but now LLMs might read all the links for us. social, ai, seach true full 17 4 50788d1d-3c9e-4f80-b1f3-e7d829f31251 Bundling/Unbundling AI ChatGPT and LLMs can do anything (or look like they can), so what can you do with them? How do you know? Do we move to chat bots as a magical general-purpose interface, or do we unbundle them back into single-purpose software?

]]> Sun, 22 Oct 2023 16:46:36 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans and Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/bundling-unbundling-ai-C0ptFi9_ ChatGPT and LLMs can do anything (or look like they can), so what can you do with them? How do you know? Do we move to chat bots as a magical general-purpose interface, or do we unbundle them back into single-purpose software?

]]> Bundling/Unbundling AI Benedict Evans and Toni Cowan-Brown 00:37:45 ChatGPT and LLMs can do anything (or look like they can), so what can you do with them? How do you know? Do we move to chat bots as a magical general-purpose interface, or do we unbundle them back into single-purpose software? ChatGPT and LLMs can do anything (or look like they can), so what can you do with them? How do you know? Do we move to chat bots as a magical general-purpose interface, or do we unbundle them back into single-purpose software? true full 16 4 826067ab-058d-4f18-93d2-3500a846ef1e The magic customer A conversation with Leonard Brody, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Caravan. How do you build brands and consumer products in a world of infinite choice and infinite media? And how does celebrity fit into that? 

Caravan

]]> Sun, 15 Oct 2023 19:06:41 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans and Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-magic-customer-EEul6yG_ A conversation with Leonard Brody, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Caravan. How do you build brands and consumer products in a world of infinite choice and infinite media? And how does celebrity fit into that? 

Caravan

]]> The magic customer Benedict Evans and Toni Cowan-Brown 00:58:54 A conversation with Leonard Brody, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Caravan. How do you build brands and consumer products in a would of infinite choice and infinite media? And how does celebrity fit into that? A conversation with Leonard Brody, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Caravan. How do you build brands and consumer products in a would of infinite choice and infinite media? And how does celebrity fit into that? true full 15 4 04173117-0305-4597-8471-df1c6a18c5cd Unbundling ChatGPT Nine months on, everyone is still trying to understand where ChatGPT will go, but one big question for us: how is this useful, for us, today? What's the product? How does this get unbundled?

]]> Thu, 17 Aug 2023 18:29:15 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/unbundling-chatgpt-vO9ZABqj Nine months on, everyone is still trying to understand where ChatGPT will go, but one big question for us: how is this useful, for us, today? What's the product? How does this get unbundled?

]]> Unbundling ChatGPT Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:24:58 Nine months on, everyone is still trying to understand where ChatGPT will go, but one big question for us: how is this useful, for us, today? What's the product? How does this get unbundled? Nine months on, everyone is still trying to understand where ChatGPT will go, but one big question for us: how is this useful, for us, today? What's the product? How does this get unbundled? technology, ai, chatgpt, agi false full 14 4 389274b2-e1cb-4b3b-874e-84774e964ad9 Threads What is Threads? A Twitter that doesn't suck? Something else? Could it work? 

]]> Fri, 21 Jul 2023 04:13:20 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/threads-0zt4N6Wd What is Threads? A Twitter that doesn't suck? Something else? Could it work? 

]]> Threads Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:42:43 What is Threads? A Twitter that doesn't suck? Something else? Could it work? What is Threads? A Twitter that doesn't suck? Something else? Could it work? threads, social media, elon musk, twitter, meta false full 13 4 6aa4c14b-6027-4f93-bdc3-e8988e3764da Vision Pro, two weeks on Two weeks after Apple showed us the Vision Pro - what have they built, what is it for, what does it mean for Meta, and why does it cost $3,500? Check back in 2025.

Apple's product pages (watch some of this if you haven't already). 

]]> Sun, 18 Jun 2023 17:08:29 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/is-vision-pro-apples-destruction-test-8QyN59Zq Two weeks after Apple showed us the Vision Pro - what have they built, what is it for, what does it mean for Meta, and why does it cost $3,500? Check back in 2025.

Apple's product pages (watch some of this if you haven't already). 

]]> Vision Pro, two weeks on Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:44:44 Two weeks after Apple showed us the Vision Pro - what have they built, what is it for, what does it mean for Meta, and why does it cost $3,500? Check back in 2025. Two weeks after Apple showed us the Vision Pro - what have they built, what is it for, what does it mean for Meta, and why does it cost $3,500? Check back in 2025. ar, vr headset, technology, vision pro, apple true full 12 4 77c747f3-0773-4da8-9d6e-7f3b1ac5eb16 Apple Vision Apple does VR. We watched. We took pictures. We talk about it. 

]]> Mon, 5 Jun 2023 22:50:44 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/apples-vision-pro-NDt57N8P Apple does VR. We watched. We took pictures. We talk about it. 

]]> Apple Vision Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:28:22 Apple does VR. We watched. We took pictures. We talk about it. Apple does VR. We watched. We took pictures. We talk about it. spacial computing, vr, wwdc, vision pro, apple true full 11 4 689ccfef-1575-4b8c-96a2-e5d2f0fdd8f9 Working out AI questions We don't know what generative AI will be (or what will happen next week), but we're starting to work out what questions to ask

]]> Mon, 1 May 2023 02:59:47 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ai-questions-_yjCRk_h We don't know what generative AI will be (or what will happen next week), but we're starting to work out what questions to ask

]]> Working out AI questions Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:38:24 We don't know what generative AI will be (or what will happen next week), but we're starting to work out what questions to ask We don't know what generative AI will be (or what will happen next week), but we're starting to work out what questions to ask ai, chatgpt, llms true full 10 4 95e21777-dd09-4647-ae0b-4e914f0fa842 Buzzfeed News, Reddit and OpenAI Buzzfeed News dies just as Reddit and Stack Overflow say they'll charge LLMs to train on their data. Who owns content and how does distribution work in an LLM age? Are those the right questions? What should we be asking? 

]]> Mon, 24 Apr 2023 13:01:23 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/buzzfeed-news-reddit-and-openai-Jxtqqdwb Buzzfeed News dies just as Reddit and Stack Overflow say they'll charge LLMs to train on their data. Who owns content and how does distribution work in an LLM age? Are those the right questions? What should we be asking? 

]]> Buzzfeed News, Reddit and OpenAI Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:34:09 Buzzfeed News dies just as Reddit and Stack Overflow say they'll charge LLMs to train on their data. Who owns content and how does distribution work in an LLM age? Are those the right questions? What should we be asking? Buzzfeed News dies just as Reddit and Stack Overflow say they'll charge LLMs to train on their data. Who owns content and how does distribution work in an LLM age? Are those the right questions? What should we be asking? llm, ai, buzzfeed news, snapchat true full 9 4 90e6cd86-f9d8-437b-8a87-340595edf3a7 Metaverse and crypto - beyond the BS Crypto crashed, metaverse was silly, and now we know that generative AI is the future of everything. Right? Well, sort of. But though the hype has moved on, the reasons web3 and VR were interesting haven't really changed. 

]]> Sun, 16 Apr 2023 20:36:42 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/metaverse-and-crypto-beyond-the-bs-y2KlAq_p Crypto crashed, metaverse was silly, and now we know that generative AI is the future of everything. Right? Well, sort of. But though the hype has moved on, the reasons web3 and VR were interesting haven't really changed. 

]]> Metaverse and crypto - beyond the BS Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:38:53 Crypto crashed, metaverse was silly, and now we know that generative AI is the future of everything. Right? Well, sort of. But though the hype has moved on, the reasons web3 and VR were interesting haven't really changed. Crypto crashed, metaverse was silly, and now we know that generative AI is the future of everything. Right? Well, sort of. But though the hype has moved on, the reasons web3 and VR were interesting haven't really changed. nft, bitcoin summer, metaverse, crypto winter, crypto false full 8 4 10882ce5-7f0b-4929-87b6-57225b586248 AI, copyright and collective knowledge If you spend an hour typing prompts into MidJourney, who owns the result? There are easy answers to this, but they're probably wrong - these are new questions with new puzzles, much like radio, photography or music before. 

]]> Sun, 2 Apr 2023 15:29:32 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ai-copyright-and-collective-knowledge-fS37e3qG If you spend an hour typing prompts into MidJourney, who owns the result? There are easy answers to this, but they're probably wrong - these are new questions with new puzzles, much like radio, photography or music before. 

]]> AI, copyright and collective knowledge Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:29:31 If you spend an hour typing prompts into MidJourney, who owns the result? There are easy answers to this, but they're probably wrong - these are new questions with new puzzles, much like radio, photography or music before. If you spend an hour typing prompts into MidJourney, who owns the result? There are easy answers to this, but they're probably wrong - these are new questions with new puzzles, much like radio, photography or music before. technology, copyright, ai, tech, gpt-4 true full 7 4 ea93a8f6-90e5-4e83-a8fd-29aefd9e7840 GPT-4 is here, now what? Generative machine learning is moving so fast it's impossible to keep up. What questions can we ask about GPT4, before everything changes again next week?

]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 08:53:14 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/gpt-4-is-here-now-what-F8KmEHbN Generative machine learning is moving so fast it's impossible to keep up. What questions can we ask about GPT4, before everything changes again next week?

]]> GPT-4 is here, now what? Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:39:34 Generative machine learning is moving so fast it's impossible to keep up. What questions can we ask about GPT4, before everything changes again next week? Generative machine learning is moving so fast it's impossible to keep up. What questions can we ask about GPT4, before everything changes again next week? midjourney, technology, ai, generative ml, gpt-4, gpt-3 true full 6 4 d578ba96-fd60-4ce4-956e-cca29a2261eb The right questions to ask about TikTok The 'ban it' snowball is getting bigger and bigger, but what problem are we solving - privacy, or propaganda? How does this scale to all the other Chinese apps? And meanwhile, how well do we pay attention to the product itself? 

]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:06:23 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-right-questions-to-ask-about-tiktok-MDzI8ek2 The 'ban it' snowball is getting bigger and bigger, but what problem are we solving - privacy, or propaganda? How does this scale to all the other Chinese apps? And meanwhile, how well do we pay attention to the product itself? 

]]> The right questions to ask about TikTok Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:40:41 The 'ban it' snowball is getting bigger and bigger, but what problem are we solving - privacy, or propaganda? How does this scale to all the other Chinese apps? And meanwhile, how well do we pay attention to the product itself? The 'ban it' snowball is getting bigger and bigger, but what problem are we solving - privacy, or propaganda? How does this scale to all the other Chinese apps? And meanwhile, how well do we pay attention to the product itself? algorithms, social media, tiktok, entertainment true full 5 4 de6b11b3-1b43-4826-b2b4-04f721b568f9 Amazon's $40B advertising business Amazon sold close to $40bn of advertising last year - bigger than Prime, bigger than the entire global newspaper industry and probably more profitable than AWS. But is this really advertising, rent, or something else? And what does that mean for Google?

Blog post and charts 

]]> Sun, 12 Mar 2023 15:38:08 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/amazons-40b-advertising-business-kJ4_xFJH Amazon sold close to $40bn of advertising last year - bigger than Prime, bigger than the entire global newspaper industry and probably more profitable than AWS. But is this really advertising, rent, or something else? And what does that mean for Google?

Blog post and charts 

]]> Amazon's $40B advertising business Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:31:00 Amazon sold close to $40bn of advertising last year - bigger than Prime, bigger than the entire global newspaper industry and probably more profitable than AWS. But is this really advertising, rent, or something else? And what does that mean for Google? Amazon sold close to $40bn of advertising last year - bigger than Prime, bigger than the entire global newspaper industry and probably more profitable than AWS. But is this really advertising, rent, or something else? And what does that mean for Google? advertising, technology, gatekeepers, amazon true full 4 4 34f01ea1-2a90-4572-8f32-b52bf987098e ChatGPT versus Google Microsoft thinks (or says) that Generative ML will reset the search market, unlocking Google's market share and collapsing those 60% operating margins. Really? What would that mean?

]]> Sun, 12 Feb 2023 22:50:11 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-future-of-search-HzdiYT9c Microsoft thinks (or says) that Generative ML will reset the search market, unlocking Google's market share and collapsing those 60% operating margins. Really? What would that mean?

]]> ChatGPT versus Google Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:34:11 Microsoft thinks (or says) that Generative ML will reset the search market, unlocking Google's market share and collapsing those 60% operating margins. Really? What would that mean? Microsoft thinks (or says) that Generative ML will reset the search market, unlocking Google's market share and collapsing those 60% operating margins. Really? What would that mean? search, ads, google, ai, microsoft, bing true full 3 4 476ab85a-d024-48dc-83b6-111bcc05df82 Generative search What would generative search mean? Generative video? Indeed, Generative products? Last week we talked about how ChatGPT, LLMs and generative ML work - now, what might they mean. 

]]> Mon, 6 Feb 2023 03:42:34 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/generative-search-lM9_8htO What would generative search mean? Generative video? Indeed, Generative products? Last week we talked about how ChatGPT, LLMs and generative ML work - now, what might they mean. 

]]> Generative search Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:35:26 What would generative search mean? Generative video? Indeed, Generative products? Last week we talked about how ChatGPT, LLMs and generative ML work - now, what might they mean. What would generative search mean? Generative video? Indeed, Generative products? Last week we talked about how ChatGPT, LLMs and generative ML work - now, what might they mean. midjourney, generative search, ai, generative ai, chatgpt true full 2 4 8de498eb-b889-44f7-ab4e-88d2ac10d347 Generative AI The wave of enthusiasm around ChatGPT and generative AI feels like another Imagenet moment - a step change in what ‘AI’ can do that could generalise far beyond the cool demos. But - it makes things up, and it doesn't actually understand anything it's doing. Probably. What does that mean? What's this for?

]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2023 03:47:27 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/generative-ai-3eMMNnBB The wave of enthusiasm around ChatGPT and generative AI feels like another Imagenet moment - a step change in what ‘AI’ can do that could generalise far beyond the cool demos. But - it makes things up, and it doesn't actually understand anything it's doing. Probably. What does that mean? What's this for?

]]> Generative AI Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:34:55 The wave of enthusiasm around ChatGPT and generative AI feels like another Imagenet moment - a step change in what ‘AI’ can do that could generalise far beyond the cool demos. But - it makes things up, and it doesn't actually understand anything it's doing. Probably. What does that mean? What's this for? The wave of enthusiasm around ChatGPT and generative AI feels like another Imagenet moment - a step change in what ‘AI’ can do that could generalise far beyond the cool demos. But - it makes things up, and it doesn't actually understand anything it's doing. Probably. What does that mean? What's this for? ai, chatgpt, generative ml true full 1 4 9d8941f3-4ad5-4f91-9a84-3faa79a0e5eb Why are chips interesting again? Chips have always been the foundation of tech, but the rest of us didn't need to pay much attention - stuff just got faster every year. But now there are actual real, big, interesting structural changes happening - what does that look like?

]]> Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:46:45 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Jay Goldberg, Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/interesting-chips-i31aLlBt Chips have always been the foundation of tech, but the rest of us didn't need to pay much attention - stuff just got faster every year. But now there are actual real, big, interesting structural changes happening - what does that look like?

]]> Why are chips interesting again? Jay Goldberg, Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:41:10 Chips have always been the foundation of tech, but the rest of us didn't need to pay much attention - stuff just got faster every year. But now there are actual real, big, interesting structural changes happening - what does that look like? Chips have always been the foundation of tech, but the rest of us didn't need to pay much attention - stuff just got faster every year. But now there are actual real, big, interesting structural changes happening - what does that look like? semiconductors, tech sovereignty, intel, apple, tsmc true full 27 3 b79b3a05-ca0d-40d2-8f54-c6c539321e91 No Soup for You! Regulating tech M&A Within and Activision, but also PA Semi and Android - how do we think about big tech buying stuff, and why is it hard for regulators?

]]> Sun, 11 Dec 2022 21:22:15 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/acquisitions-in-tech-bjcUiczK Within and Activision, but also PA Semi and Android - how do we think about big tech buying stuff, and why is it hard for regulators?

]]> No Soup for You! Regulating tech M&A Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:38:47 Within and Activision, but also PA Semi and Android - how do we think about big tech buying stuff, and why is it hard for regulators? Within and Activision, but also PA Semi and Android - how do we think about big tech buying stuff, and why is it hard for regulators? tecnology, ftc, lina khan, microsoft, meta, within, acquisitions, activision true full 26 3 70f1ffbe-a5b3-4f25-b02d-02204460b9f2 ChatGPT and the Imagenet Moment When machine learning started really working, back in 2012-13-14, the demos were amazing, but it wasn't immediately obvious how universal the applications would be. The same with Generative AI now - now - the demos are cool, but what will they mean? How will this generalise to change search or law firms?

]]> Mon, 5 Dec 2022 02:11:53 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/chatgpt-kzTUnYyv When machine learning started really working, back in 2012-13-14, the demos were amazing, but it wasn't immediately obvious how universal the applications would be. The same with Generative AI now - now - the demos are cool, but what will they mean? How will this generalise to change search or law firms?

]]> ChatGPT and the Imagenet Moment Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:40:31 When machine learning started really working, back in 2012-13-14, the demos were amazing, but it wasn't immediately obvious how universal the applications would be. The same with Generative AI now - now - the demos are cool, but what will they mean? How will this generalise to change search or law firms? When machine learning started really working, back in 2012-13-14, the demos were amazing, but it wasn't immediately obvious how universal the applications would be. The same with Generative AI now - now - the demos are cool, but what will they mean? How will this generalise to change search or law firms? machien learning, ai, generative ai, chatgpt true full 25 3 3e8c254d-b1d7-4ddb-9876-8a5f9e52767e All the other things happening in tech part 1. What does Anker have to do with Mr Beast, Amazon ads or Aesop? A chat about unbundling ecommerce and building brands in a world of infinite media. 

]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2022 16:53:00 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/all-the-other-things-happening-in-tech-part-1-N2ppyyL6 What does Anker have to do with Mr Beast, Amazon ads or Aesop? A chat about unbundling ecommerce and building brands in a world of infinite media. 

]]> All the other things happening in tech part 1. Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:30:01 What does Anker have to do with Mr Beast, Amazon ads or Aesop? A chat about unbundling ecommerce and building brands in a world of infinite media. What does Anker have to do with Mr Beast, Amazon ads or Aesop? A chat about unbundling ecommerce and building brands in a world of infinite media. shein, s curve in tech, mr. beast, tech habits, tech true full 24 3 82b3f105-897f-47e5-a2d9-e773452ab459 The FTX face-palm What can we say about a ‘crypto’ crash if we’re not crypto people, nor Wall Street people? How much does it matter?

]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2022 10:46:20 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/what-ftx-highlights-about-crypto-_u2i96cB What can we say about a ‘crypto’ crash if we’re not crypto people, nor Wall Street people? How much does it matter?

]]> The FTX face-palm Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:30:34 What can we say about a ‘crypto’ crash if we’re not crypto people, nor Wall Street people? How much does it matter? What can we say about a ‘crypto’ crash if we’re not crypto people, nor Wall Street people? How much does it matter? ftx, web3, crypto, binance true full 23 3 257782e2-1158-4821-8a05-cbc03371a110 How many metaverses? Every now and then, big company CEOs all read the same tech trends piece and send the same email - "what's our strategy for this?!" And in 2022, there were a lot of "metaverse?!" emails. But what does 'metaverse' mean, can you have a strategy for it, and do you even need to care? Probably not. 

]]> Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:27:43 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/how-many-metaverses-YYAu1lmV Every now and then, big company CEOs all read the same tech trends piece and send the same email - "what's our strategy for this?!" And in 2022, there were a lot of "metaverse?!" emails. But what does 'metaverse' mean, can you have a strategy for it, and do you even need to care? Probably not. 

]]> How many metaverses? Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:32:10 Every now and then, big company CEOs all read the same tech trends piece and send the same email - "what's our strategy for this?!" And in 2022, there were a lot of "metaverse?!" emails. But what does 'metaverse' mean, can you have a strategy for it, and do you even need to care? Probably not. Every now and then, big company CEOs all read the same tech trends piece and send the same email - "what's our strategy for this?!" And in 2022, there were a lot of "metaverse?!" emails. But what does 'metaverse' mean, can you have a strategy for it, and do you even need to care? Probably not. ar, vr, evan spiegle, vr winter, metaverse, meta true full 22 3 81fbcfd3-5a95-4b6b-a204-56da3096e4b5 Wondering about generative AI Generative AI looks like second wave of ML hat might be as big a deal as the Imagenet wave from 2013 or so. What questions can we ask?

]]> Wed, 19 Oct 2022 03:32:50 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Toni. Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/wondering-about-generative-ai-6ITzQzSR Generative AI looks like second wave of ML hat might be as big a deal as the Imagenet wave from 2013 or so. What questions can we ask?

]]> Wondering about generative AI Toni. Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:36:03 Generative AI looks like second wave of ML hat might be as big a deal as the Imagenet wave from 2013 or so. What questions can we ask? Generative AI looks like second wave of ML hat might be as big a deal as the Imagenet wave from 2013 or so. What questions can we ask? dall-e, ai, generative ai true full 21 3 661d117c-296e-4145-b487-b96bbac89aa8 Figma, unbundling and $20bn of antitrust What does Adobe's purchase of Figma tell us about the ways that software is changing, and the kinds of tools that people build and use? And, how long until the antitrust lawsuit arrives?

]]> Mon, 19 Sep 2022 15:57:47 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/disruptive-innovation-or-sustaining-innovation-PhcxElAp What does Adobe's purchase of Figma tell us about the ways that software is changing, and the kinds of tools that people build and use? And, how long until the antitrust lawsuit arrives?

]]> Figma, unbundling and $20bn of antitrust Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:36:37 What does Adobe's purchase of Figma tell us about the ways that software is changing, and the kinds of tools that people build and use? And, how long until the antitrust lawsuit arrives? What does Adobe's purchase of Figma tell us about the ways that software is changing, and the kinds of tools that people build and use? And, how long until the antitrust lawsuit arrives? true full 20 3 b2fbf6ea-3714-4993-9ea0-da1bfdbcf991 TV after software ‘Software eats the world’, and now it’s eating TV, but then what? Pretty soon software seems to stop mattering, and all the questions become TV questions, fashion questions, or music questions, while tech moves on to something else. 

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]]> Mon, 5 Sep 2022 22:35:36 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans and Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/tv-after-software-N5v7Imzi ‘Software eats the world’, and now it’s eating TV, but then what? Pretty soon software seems to stop mattering, and all the questions become TV questions, fashion questions, or music questions, while tech moves on to something else. 

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]]> TV after software Benedict Evans and Toni Cowan-Brown 00:30:28 ‘Software eats the world’, and now it’s eating TV, but then what? Pretty soon software seems to stop mattering, and all the questions become TV questions, fashion questions, or music questions, while tech moves on to something else. ‘Software eats the world’, and now it’s eating TV, but then what? Pretty soon software seems to stop mattering, and all the questions become TV questions, fashion questions, or music questions, while tech moves on to something else. true full 19 3 d89f909b-dd5b-440a-a157-1f38a922aee7 A new wave of company creation Adam Neumann's latest venture shines a light on some of the interesting questions that arise, such as: What is this, what could it be, and can it work? Can this person make it work? As well as, is this the kind of deal we should be doing? Do we understand this?

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]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2022 03:00:43 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Toni. Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/a-new-wave-of-company-creation-cjNYQqG6 Adam Neumann's latest venture shines a light on some of the interesting questions that arise, such as: What is this, what could it be, and can it work? Can this person make it work? As well as, is this the kind of deal we should be doing? Do we understand this?

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]]> A new wave of company creation Toni. Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:30:48 Adam Neumann's latest venture shines a light on some of the interesting questions that arise, such as: What is this, what could it be, and can it work? Can this person make it work? As well as, is this the kind of deal we should be doing? Do we understand this? Adam Neumann's latest venture shines a light on some of the interesting questions that arise, such as: What is this, what could it be, and can it work? Can this person make it work? As well as, is this the kind of deal we should be doing? Do we understand this? emmachamberlain, vc, a16z, adamnewman, flow true full 18 3 c3b584f2-fd22-456f-8310-4f9c40eac01d Lighting and tech diffusion What does a light on a restaurant table say about the failure of smart home startups? Or Shein?

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]]> Mon, 15 Aug 2022 20:43:22 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-diffusion-of-tech-into-everything-else-ux_HBmQK What does a light on a restaurant table say about the failure of smart home startups? Or Shein?

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]]> Lighting and tech diffusion Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:26:06 What does a light on a restaurant table say about the failure of smart home startups? Or Shein? What does a light on a restaurant table say about the failure of smart home startups? Or Shein? tech, light, diffusion, led true full 17 3 f067db86-f01d-454c-906c-cd59193085e5 The FTC's antitrust thesis The US is fundamentally rethinking its approach to competition, and M&A, and tech, and big tech buying startups. The FTC trying  to block Meta from buying Within is the test case for all of those. How many interesting problems can we cover in 30 minutes?

When big tech buys small tech

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]]> Mon, 1 Aug 2022 23:15:34 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Toni. Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-ftcs-antitrust-thesis-HiP6CrU4 The US is fundamentally rethinking its approach to competition, and M&A, and tech, and big tech buying startups. The FTC trying  to block Meta from buying Within is the test case for all of those. How many interesting problems can we cover in 30 minutes?

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]]> The FTC's antitrust thesis Toni. Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:26:46 The US is fundamentally rethinking its approach to competition, and M&A, and tech, and big tech buying startups. The FTC trying to block Meta from buying Within is the test case for all of those. How many interesting problems can we cover in 30 minutes? The US is fundamentally rethinking its approach to competition, and M&A, and tech, and big tech buying startups. The FTC trying to block Meta from buying Within is the test case for all of those. How many interesting problems can we cover in 30 minutes? vr, antitrust, ftc, lina khan, meta, within true full 16 3 c045e57b-8300-4b5e-b9fd-effb470c2286 When the point of leverage changes What does 'focus' mean for a trillion dollar company? Amazon is buying doctors and Apple might be a bank - should we change our assumptions for what these kinds of companies would never do? How does the point of leverage change?

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]]> Mon, 25 Jul 2022 21:02:39 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/when-the-point-of-leverage-changes-FzKlLCKz What does 'focus' mean for a trillion dollar company? Amazon is buying doctors and Apple might be a bank - should we change our assumptions for what these kinds of companies would never do? How does the point of leverage change?

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]]> When the point of leverage changes Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:37:33 What does 'focus' mean for a trillion dollar company? Amazon is buying doctors and Apple might be a bank - should we change our assumptions for what these kinds of companies would never do? How does the point of leverage change? What does 'focus' mean for a trillion dollar company? Amazon is buying doctors and Apple might be a bank - should we change our assumptions for what these kinds of companies would never do? How does the point of leverage change? banking, bnpl, alphabet, amazon, onemedical, helathcare, apple true full 15 3 0c5d142b-39f8-40ff-91f7-9334051fda1d Remember AI? Five years ago AI was everything, but attention moved on (Metaverse! Crypto!) and ‘Applied AI’ became useful but boring. Now things like DALL-E look cool, but what are they useful for? What’s the second wave?

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]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2022 17:22:47 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/remember-ai-ifSR0Ogh Five years ago AI was everything, but attention moved on (Metaverse! Crypto!) and ‘Applied AI’ became useful but boring. Now things like DALL-E look cool, but what are they useful for? What’s the second wave?

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]]> Remember AI? Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:34:08 Five years ago AI was everything, but attention moved on (Metaverse! Crypto!) and ‘Applied AI’ became useful but boring. Now things like DALL-E look cool, but what are they useful for? What’s the second wave? Five years ago AI was everything, but attention moved on (Metaverse! Crypto!) and ‘Applied AI’ became useful but boring. Now things like DALL-E look cool, but what are they useful for? What’s the second wave? applied ai, ai, metaverse, agi false full 14 3 05ade5bd-91b8-43f6-b653-db4a2b38eb4d What's next for advertising? Advertising is $700bn - after IDFA and the cookie apocalypse, what else is breaking apart and where do things land?

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]]> Mon, 6 Jun 2022 17:12:08 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/whats-next-for-advertising-U7u6GoDW Advertising is $700bn - after IDFA and the cookie apocalypse, what else is breaking apart and where do things land?

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]]> What's next for advertising? Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:32:11 Advertising is $700bn - after IDFA and the cookie apocalypse, what else is breaking apart and where do things land? Advertising is $700bn - after IDFA and the cookie apocalypse, what else is breaking apart and where do things land? advertising, apple glasses, tiktok, snapchat, apple, pinterest true full 13 3 799eb263-0583-4713-ad5d-8ee464590707 Three ways to say no The more that governments, regulators, policy-makers and activists demand that tech works differently, the more argument there is, and the more that tech people and companies people say ‘no!’  But what does it mean when a tech company, or indeed any company in any industry, says ’no’? 


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]]> Three ways to say no Benedict Evans, Toni. Cowan-Brown 00:30:00 The more that governments, regulators, policy-makers and activists demand that tech works differently, the more argument there is, and the more that tech people and companies people say ‘no!’ But what does it mean when a tech company, or indeed any company in any industry, says ’no’? The more that governments, regulators, policy-makers and activists demand that tech works differently, the more argument there is, and the more that tech people and companies people say ‘no!’ But what does it mean when a tech company, or indeed any company in any industry, says ’no’? true full 12 3 317cc704-67f2-422a-bda4-d35157a0fd72 Shein, TikTok and Netflix - thinking about limits Shein added 60k new products in the last week - double Zara and H&M's total combined stock. Netflix made more shows last year than the entire US TV industry back when it start streaming. What happens when you remove physical limits? What's the feedback cycle?

 

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]]> Thu, 26 May 2022 19:52:14 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/shein-tiktok-netflix-8OdH_yCS Shein added 60k new products in the last week - double Zara and H&M's total combined stock. Netflix made more shows last year than the entire US TV industry back when it start streaming. What happens when you remove physical limits? What's the feedback cycle?

 

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]]> Shein, TikTok and Netflix - thinking about limits Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:35:50 Shein added 60k new products in the last week - double Zara and H&M's total combined stock. Netflix made more shows last year than the entire US TV industry back when it start streaming. What happens when you remove physical limits? What's the feedback cycle? Shein added 60k new products in the last week - double Zara and H&M's total combined stock. Netflix made more shows last year than the entire US TV industry back when it start streaming. What happens when you remove physical limits? What's the feedback cycle? true full 11 3 7cbf9946-0da2-4137-998d-6c60d896621c Metaverse - how to be wrong in the right way What do we mean when we say 'the metaverse'? And what do we mean by interoperability?

It's far more useful to get specific about how we think about the future of the internet. What will it do and not do? How will it work and not work? If we are going to make predictions and be wrong, we might as well be wrong in specific ways.

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]]> Mon, 16 May 2022 22:00:00 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-wrong-ways-of-thinking-about-the-metaverses-G_iijmH7 What do we mean when we say 'the metaverse'? And what do we mean by interoperability?

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]]> Metaverse - how to be wrong in the right way Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:34:31 What do we mean when we say 'the metaverse'? And what do we mean by interoperability? It's far more useful to get specific about how we think about the future of the internet. What will it do and not do? How will it work and not work? If we are going to make predictions and be wrong, we might as well be wrong in specific ways. What do we mean when we say 'the metaverse'? And what do we mean by interoperability? It's far more useful to get specific about how we think about the future of the internet. What will it do and not do? How will it work and not work? If we are going to make predictions and be wrong, we might as well be wrong in specific ways. metaverse, web3, internet super highway, blockchain true full 10 3 7892679c-ec84-4a46-a4c8-1f7ef771d3a5 Stories in the noise Elon made a lot of noise this week, but what else was going on? We chat about half a dozen things that happened in tech this week, all of them more interesting than the bird company. 

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]]> Mon, 2 May 2022 21:26:02 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/monthly-missed-stories-Gi_gKJe8 Elon made a lot of noise this week, but what else was going on? We chat about half a dozen things that happened in tech this week, all of them more interesting than the bird company. 

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]]> Stories in the noise Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:39:23 Elon made a lot of noise this week, but what else was going on? We chat about half a dozen things that happened in tech this week, all of them more interesting than the bird company. Elon made a lot of noise this week, but what else was going on? We chat about half a dozen things that happened in tech this week, all of them more interesting than the bird company. netflix, wpp, remote work, tech, drones dji true full 9 3 63189f9c-aa44-42ea-8745-ac44e9e5398e Netflix isn't a tech company Netflix missed its numbers, but what's really going on in streaming? Is this a tech company, and does it have winner-takes-all effects? Or are all the questions to ask really about television? And whatever happened to the Apple TV?

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]]> Netflix isn't a tech company Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:39:48 Netflix missed its numbers, but what's really going on in streaming? Is this a tech company, and does it have winner-takes-all effects? Or are all the questions to ask really about television? And whatever happened to the Apple TV? Netflix missed its numbers, but what's really going on in streaming? Is this a tech company, and does it have winner-takes-all effects? Or are all the questions to ask really about television? And whatever happened to the Apple TV? netflix, streaming, hulu, apple true full 8 3 88d9ef2a-1772-466a-acd7-81e09edde247 The future of Twitter Elon is on manoeuvres, but what are the problems? Has he thought about this at all? Why has Twitter always been such a mess, and why is it such a tiny company? 

]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2022 19:05:58 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowam-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-future-of-twitter-dxM8kUer Elon is on manoeuvres, but what are the problems? Has he thought about this at all? Why has Twitter always been such a mess, and why is it such a tiny company? 

]]> The future of Twitter Benedict Evans, Toni Cowam-Brown 00:35:38 Elon is on manoeuvres, but what are the problems? Has he thought about this at all? Why has Twitter always been such a mess, and why is it such a tiny company? Elon is on manoeuvres, but what are the problems? Has he thought about this at all? Why has Twitter always been such a mess, and why is it such a tiny company? elon musk, twitter true full 7 3 7fb340f9-d4d0-436e-949e-8fa6d809f9f6 Are you a seal? ‘Big tech’ is big and scary, but do they care about your market? They could come in, yes, and make a mess, but would that make any sense for them? And, do you look like a seal?

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]]> Mon, 11 Apr 2022 22:34:25 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni. Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/are-you-a-seal-BJExAg3V ‘Big tech’ is big and scary, but do they care about your market? They could come in, yes, and make a mess, but would that make any sense for them? And, do you look like a seal?

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]]> Are you a seal? Benedict Evans, Toni. Cowan-Brown 00:31:03 ‘Big tech’ is big and scary, but do they care about your market? They could come in, yes, and make a mess, but would that make any sense for them? And, do you look like a seal? ‘Big tech’ is big and scary, but do they care about your market? They could come in, yes, and make a mess, but would that make any sense for them? And, do you look like a seal? google, big tech, disruption, apple true full 6 3 3399b241-bc7a-440e-82eb-426a0b138937 The Evolution of networks Web3 will remake networks, content and online publishing - apparently. But how many cycles have we been through, how much do the forms, networks and intersections change, and what does it mean to own your data? Is that even possible? 

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]]> Mon, 14 Mar 2022 18:24:03 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-evolution-of-networks-DVVKj3VG Web3 will remake networks, content and online publishing - apparently. But how many cycles have we been through, how much do the forms, networks and intersections change, and what does it mean to own your data? Is that even possible? 

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]]> The Evolution of networks Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:41:13 Web3 will remake networks, content and online publishing - apparently. But how many cycles have we been through, how much do the forms, networks and intersections change, and what does it mean to own your data? Is that even possible? Web3 will remake networks, content and online publishing - apparently. But how many cycles have we been through, how much do the forms, networks and intersections change, and what does it mean to own your data? Is that even possible? substack, instagram, tiktok, network true full 5 3 701077b5-a626-4d39-9596-18f67a275912 Ukraine A chat about Ukraine without pretending we know about Russia, geopolitics and Ukraine. Rather we will focus on some of the things happening in and around tech with regards to this. And we are absolutely conscious these may not be the most important things happening right now.

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]]> Mon, 7 Mar 2022 22:51:09 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ukraine-OMzamw2l A chat about Ukraine without pretending we know about Russia, geopolitics and Ukraine. Rather we will focus on some of the things happening in and around tech with regards to this. And we are absolutely conscious these may not be the most important things happening right now.

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]]> Ukraine Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:38:19 A chat about Ukraine without pretending we know about Russia, geopolitics and Ukraine. Rather we will focus on some of the things happening in and around tech with regards to this. And we are absolutely conscious these may not be the most important things happening right now. A chat about Ukraine without pretending we know about Russia, geopolitics and Ukraine. Rather we will focus on some of the things happening in and around tech with regards to this. And we are absolutely conscious these may not be the most important things happening right now. technology, ukraine true full 4 3 7470050c-6062-4c16-8d68-3d3e54d43fc0 Talking about crypto Crypto is so big and yet so unclear that we can’t even agree what to call it. What does ‘web3’ mean, what might it mean, how do we ignore the noise, and what questions might matter?

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]]> Talking about crypto Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:39:54 Crypto is so big and yet so unclear that we can’t even agree what to call it. What does ‘web3’ mean, what might it mean, how do we ignore the noise, and what questions might matter? Crypto is so big and yet so unclear that we can’t even agree what to call it. What does ‘web3’ mean, what might it mean, how do we ignore the noise, and what questions might matter? technology, bitcoin, crypto, cryptocurrency, trends true full 3 3 d21dc847-876f-4dc0-a3d1-e9625009dfa9 The retail reset Everything comes out of Covid (we hope), especially retail. US ecommerce penetration jumped forward a little and the UK a lot, but what kinds of companies, brands and stories can be created now that everything and anything can be online?

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]]> Mon, 21 Feb 2022 20:04:57 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-retail-reset-AwJfqay1 Everything comes out of Covid (we hope), especially retail. US ecommerce penetration jumped forward a little and the UK a lot, but what kinds of companies, brands and stories can be created now that everything and anything can be online?

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]]> The retail reset Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:33:43 Everything comes out of Covid (we hope), especially retail. US ecommerce penetration jumped forward a little and the UK a lot, but what kinds of companies, brands and stories can be created now that everything and anything can be online? Everything comes out of Covid (we hope), especially retail. US ecommerce penetration jumped forward a little and the UK a lot, but what kinds of companies, brands and stories can be created now that everything and anything can be online? shein, asos, tech trends, technology, retail, retail reset true full 2 3 a6ff496e-c8a7-4127-86bd-23683888e5a8 Asking the dumb questions One thing is obvious in tech, there are so many questions worth exploring. In 2022,  we are thinking about cars and infrastructure, crypto and web3,  AR and VR,  games and regulations. It's less about hat we focus on maybe, and more about how we think about these topics and what questions are worth paying attention to. 

]]> Fri, 18 Feb 2022 01:00:08 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/how-to-think-about-tech-trends-for-2022-yZhz_P5b One thing is obvious in tech, there are so many questions worth exploring. In 2022,  we are thinking about cars and infrastructure, crypto and web3,  AR and VR,  games and regulations. It's less about hat we focus on maybe, and more about how we think about these topics and what questions are worth paying attention to. 

]]> Asking the dumb questions Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:40:48 Sometimes in tech, the centre of gravity is obvious, and at other times there is so much going on it's hard to pinpoint where to look. In 2022, it feels like we might be in the latter - there are lots of areas where trillion-dollar questions are wide open. Sometimes in tech, the centre of gravity is obvious, and at other times there is so much going on it's hard to pinpoint where to look. In 2022, it feels like we might be in the latter - there are lots of areas where trillion-dollar questions are wide open. shein, tech trends, vr, cars, gatekeepers, trends true full 1 3 cc0e0b4e-b867-48a3-ad35-b6559310e0a0 What we know about web 3 so far Another episode on our theme ‘how to talk about X if you’re not in the field’ - this time ‘Web3’, the new brand name for crypto. How do we ignore the noise (SO much noise) and think about where and how this will be useful?

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]]> Mon, 15 Nov 2021 21:15:48 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/we-actually-no-nothing-about-web-3-yet-jU6Up9bb Another episode on our theme ‘how to talk about X if you’re not in the field’ - this time ‘Web3’, the new brand name for crypto. How do we ignore the noise (SO much noise) and think about where and how this will be useful?

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]]> What we know about web 3 so far Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:41:34 Another episode on our theme ‘how to talk about X if you’re not in the field’ - this time ‘Web3’, the new brand name for crypto. How do we ignore the noise (SO much noise) and think about where and how this will be useful? Another episode on our theme ‘how to talk about X if you’re not in the field’ - this time ‘Web3’, the new brand name for crypto. How do we ignore the noise (SO much noise) and think about where and how this will be useful? technology, web 3, web 2, metaverse, web 1, nfts true full 13 2 595f3c43-4329-4b12-be77-3b309b7a08cf How to think about tech We can talk all day about crypto, or VR or Facebook, but how might we talk about *everything* in tech? What are the frameworks and tools to structure the noise? 

]]> Mon, 8 Nov 2021 13:09:13 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/how-to-think-about-tech-S2cwzhL7 We can talk all day about crypto, or VR or Facebook, but how might we talk about *everything* in tech? What are the frameworks and tools to structure the noise? 

]]> How to think about tech Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:36:57 We can talk all day about crypto, or VR or Facebook, but how might we talk about *everything* in tech? What are the frameworks and tools to structure the noise? We can talk all day about crypto, or VR or Facebook, but how might we talk about *everything* in tech? What are the frameworks and tools to structure the noise? tech trends, technology trends, metaverse true full 12 2 d577eb9b-5469-4d03-92ca-83a49ce02c40 The Meta reality There are two strands to this story: the second phase of Facebook which is the Metaverse (which we previously spoke about on the podcast) and Facebook actually changing its name to Meta. If and when you decide to create a new brand because the existing brand comes with a lot of baggage, a marketing person would probably suggest you fix the problems first, and then decide how to communicate the rebrand. So why would Facebook move to ‘Meta’ today?

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]]> Tue, 2 Nov 2021 09:12:21 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-meta-reality-3tYF9XuK There are two strands to this story: the second phase of Facebook which is the Metaverse (which we previously spoke about on the podcast) and Facebook actually changing its name to Meta. If and when you decide to create a new brand because the existing brand comes with a lot of baggage, a marketing person would probably suggest you fix the problems first, and then decide how to communicate the rebrand. So why would Facebook move to ‘Meta’ today?

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]]> The Meta reality Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:40:39 There are two strands to this story: the second phase of Facebook which is the Metaverse (which we previously spoke about on the podcast) and Facebook actually changing its name to Meta. If and when you decide to create a new brand because the existing brand comes with a lot of baggage, a marketing person would probably suggest you fix the problems first, and then decide how to communicate the rebrand. So why would Facebook move to ‘Meta’ today? There are two strands to this story: the second phase of Facebook which is the Metaverse (which we previously spoke about on the podcast) and Facebook actually changing its name to Meta. If and when you decide to create a new brand because the existing brand comes with a lot of baggage, a marketing person would probably suggest you fix the problems first, and then decide how to communicate the rebrand. So why would Facebook move to ‘Meta’ today? technology, facebook, metaverse, rebrand, meta true full 11 2 8ab3abce-367e-4ace-87e3-ab8c17ae2449 Metaverse - beyond the buzzword ‘Metaverse’ is the buzzword of the moment, yet it doesn’t really exist as more than a label on a whiteboard, and many of the ideas it tries to combine might not happen, or not like that. This might be the new ‘information highway.’ But however it works, some kind of break-out of new devices, new experiences and new kinds of popular culture seems pretty easy to believe in.

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]]> Mon, 18 Oct 2021 16:11:39 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/metaverse-beyond-the-buzzword-c0LkhnUc ‘Metaverse’ is the buzzword of the moment, yet it doesn’t really exist as more than a label on a whiteboard, and many of the ideas it tries to combine might not happen, or not like that. This might be the new ‘information highway.’ But however it works, some kind of break-out of new devices, new experiences and new kinds of popular culture seems pretty easy to believe in.

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]]> Metaverse - beyond the buzzword Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:39:46 ‘Metaverse’ is the buzzword of the moment, yet it doesn’t really exist as more than a label on a whiteboard, and many of the ideas it tries to combine might not happen, or not like that. This might be the new ‘information highway.’ But however it works, some kind of break-out of new devices, new experiences and new kinds of popular culture seems pretty easy to believe in. ‘Metaverse’ is the buzzword of the moment, yet it doesn’t really exist as more than a label on a whiteboard, and many of the ideas it tries to combine might not happen, or not like that. This might be the new ‘information highway.’ But however it works, some kind of break-out of new devices, new experiences and new kinds of popular culture seems pretty easy to believe in. technology, digital transformation, metaverse, buzzwords, nfts true full 10 2 fd693aa5-e6e2-4045-ae11-72856c9843a0 Regulation - Who will notice? Tech regulation and the problems that prompt it to fill every headline. But is structural change coming? Who will this affect? Who will notice?

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]]> Regulation - Who will notice? Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:35:56 Tech regulation and the problems that prompt it to fill every headline. But is structural change coming? Who will this affect? Who will notice? Tech regulation and the problems that prompt it to fill every headline. But is structural change coming? Who will this affect? Who will notice? china, antitrust, technology, europe, regulation, european union, car industry true full 9 2 3b2b7095-5dea-4dfb-9d49-3fce8d2241cb Apple's metronome The new iPhones are boring, and why that's interesting. Plus, Apple and Epic stumble towards a new App Store model, and - Real Soon Now - Apple! glasses! and! cars! It's the Apple metronome. 

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]]> Apple's metronome Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:39:34 The new iPhones are boring, and why that's interesting. Plus, Apple and Epic stumble towards a new App Store model, and - Real Soon Now - Apple! glasses! and! cars! It's the Apple metronome. The new iPhones are boring, and why that's interesting. Plus, Apple and Epic stumble towards a new App Store model, and - Real Soon Now - Apple! glasses! and! cars! It's the Apple metronome. gaming, apple glasses, tech coverage, autonomous cars, apple, epic true full 8 2 a0f00695-67ad-4c68-b7c8-8f48edbfe3bd Games and Roblox The barrier to entry to gaming is lower than it has ever been. But are there more gamers today? Are more 10-year-olds playing games today than they did 10 years ago? And why are we more focused on what is happening in this space?

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]]> Games and Roblox Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:35:42 The barrier to entry to gaming is lower than it has ever been. But are there more gamers today? Are more 10-year-olds playing games today than they did 10 years ago? And why are we more focused on what is happening in this space? The barrier to entry to gaming is lower than it has ever been. But are there more gamers today? Are more 10-year-olds playing games today than they did 10 years ago? And why are we more focused on what is happening in this space? gamification, roblox, games true full 7 2 16af3a76-04f8-4695-a62e-21a27cd61754 Telcos and Tesla Why hasn't tech disrupted mobile network operators? Smartphones changed everything about mobile, and yet the networks are all still there with pretty much the same business. Does software always matter? At what level of the stack? And what's the read-across to cars?

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]]> Telcos and Tesla Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:40:07 Why hasn't tech disrupted mobile network operators? Smartphones changed everything about mobile, and yet the networks are all still there with pretty much the same business. Does software always matter? At what level of the stack? And what's the read-across to cars? Why hasn't tech disrupted mobile network operators? Smartphones changed everything about mobile, and yet the networks are all still there with pretty much the same business. Does software always matter? At what level of the stack? And what's the read-across to cars? telcos, telecoms, innovation, infrastructure, software, tesla true full 6 2 f2102195-75d5-43dc-9544-9590a345e348 Creativity and Optimism A conversation about creativity, working with tech and optimism with Nicolas Roope, agency and startup co-founder who has ridden many of the revolutions we talk about on this show.

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]]> Tue, 13 Jul 2021 13:09:14 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Toni Cowan-Brown, Nicolas Roope, Benedict Evans) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/creativity-and-optimism-dxpSM5kN A conversation about creativity, working with tech and optimism with Nicolas Roope, agency and startup co-founder who has ridden many of the revolutions we talk about on this show.

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]]> Creativity and Optimism Toni Cowan-Brown, Nicolas Roope, Benedict Evans 00:51:48 How do optimism and technology coexist? What does owning your work look like? Are we still being surprised by tech? These are just some of the questions we asked this week's guest - Nicolas Roope, agency and startup co-founder who has ridden many of the revolutions we talk about on this show. How do optimism and technology coexist? What does owning your work look like? Are we still being surprised by tech? These are just some of the questions we asked this week's guest - Nicolas Roope, agency and startup co-founder who has ridden many of the revolutions we talk about on this show. creativity, art, optimism, nfts, tech optimism true full 5 2 54078406-a26a-4028-a6e1-496eeffd3118 'Digital transformation' - beyond the silly slogan 'Digital transformation' sounds like a terrible marketing slogan, but it describes a pretty basic generational change in how big companies do tech. Why is that interesting if you're not a big company? 

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]]> Mon, 5 Jul 2021 09:56:33 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Toni Cowam-Brown, Benedict Evans) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/digital-transformation-_1DDSyQq 'Digital transformation' sounds like a terrible marketing slogan, but it describes a pretty basic generational change in how big companies do tech. Why is that interesting if you're not a big company? 

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]]> 'Digital transformation' - beyond the silly slogan Toni Cowam-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:43:23 'Digital transformation' sounds like a terrible marketing slogan, but it describes a pretty basic generational change in how big companies do tech. Why is that interesting if you're not a big company? 'Digital transformation' sounds like a terrible marketing slogan, but it describes a pretty basic generational change in how big companies do tech. Why is that interesting if you're not a big company? technology, digital transformation, digital experience, process true full 4 2 e9bb39a5-ae3e-4808-afd3-04df9a50d041 Tech in china, from inside and outside This is a follow-up to our conversation on Chinese tech with someone who knows a lot more about this space than we do - Lillian Li, who writes the weekly newsletter, Chinese Characteristics.

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]]> Tech in china, from inside and outside Benedict Evans, Lillian Li, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:57:13 How do we grasp Chinese tech when we can't use the products? How much has the tech scene in China evolved over the past decade? How do we look at China if we're not China tech experts? These are just some of the questions we asked this week's guest - Lillian Li, author of the newsletter Chinese Characteristics. How do we grasp Chinese tech when we can't use the products? How much has the tech scene in China evolved over the past decade? How do we look at China if we're not China tech experts? These are just some of the questions we asked this week's guest - Lillian Li, author of the newsletter Chinese Characteristics. china, tech, chinese tech true full 3 2 1cd6dfdb-7173-4c3d-aa90-01b76b29c325 The Business of publishing This is a follow-up to our conversation on Ad Tech with someone who knows a little more about this space than we do - Jeremy White, Executive Editor WIRED UK.

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]]> Mon, 21 Jun 2021 17:22:27 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Jeremy White, Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-business-of-publishing-nlVL35eh This is a follow-up to our conversation on Ad Tech with someone who knows a little more about this space than we do - Jeremy White, Executive Editor WIRED UK.

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]]> The Business of publishing Jeremy White, Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:52:46 What does a better ad model look like? Are we getting another wave of unbundling and bundling? Are magazines betting big on affiliate revenue? A chat with Jeremy White, Executive Editor of WIRED UK. What does a better ad model look like? Are we getting another wave of unbundling and bundling? Are magazines betting big on affiliate revenue? A chat with Jeremy White, Executive Editor of WIRED UK. affiliate marketing, wired, publishing, ad tech true full 2 2 8a2b78e3-d330-4c67-8b6c-663bdf9e456c Paying attention to Apple again Why do we watch WWDC? Did Apple do anything that matters if you don't own an iPhone? And what's the war on privacy?

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]]> Mon, 14 Jun 2021 15:27:05 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/paying-attention-to-apple-again-U9lEO5fs Why do we watch WWDC? Did Apple do anything that matters if you don't own an iPhone? And what's the war on privacy?

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]]> Paying attention to Apple again Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:41:32 Why do we watch WWDC? Did Apple do anything that matters if you don't own an iPhone? And what's the war on privacy? Why do we watch WWDC? Did Apple do anything that matters if you don't own an iPhone? And what's the war on privacy? privacy, newsletters, mail privacy, wwdc 2021, malware, apple true full 1 2 0f45ef36-51fb-4167-82c9-ca7e2dcac251 Trying to understand Ad Tech Online advertising is worth $300bn, and yet almost no-one that doesn't work on an ad team really understands much of it. So what is the cookie apocalypse, what does it mean, and where is the money and power moving? No, we don't know either. 

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]]> Sun, 14 Mar 2021 22:57:27 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/try-understand-ad-tech-obU_ajzY Online advertising is worth $300bn, and yet almost no-one that doesn't work on an ad team really understands much of it. So what is the cookie apocalypse, what does it mean, and where is the money and power moving? No, we don't know either. 

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]]> Trying to understand Ad Tech Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:37:08 Online advertising is worth $300bn a year, and yet almost no-one that doesn't work on an ad team really understands much of it. So what is the cookie apocalypse, what does it mean, and where is the money and power moving? No, we don't know either. Online advertising is worth $300bn a year, and yet almost no-one that doesn't work on an ad team really understands much of it. So what is the cookie apocalypse, what does it mean, and where is the money and power moving? No, we don't know either. advertising, google, adtech, online advertising, programmatic ad tech true full 22 1 94374043-217f-41a9-9e1d-6cdb9e98ffba App stores: arguing like it's 2009 Benedict and Toni discuss  the ongoing debates surrounding app stores, but specifically Apple's app store.

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]]> App stores: arguing like it's 2009 Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:29:49 We've been arguing about app stores and Apple for a decade, but now the regulators are involved and... something is going to change. But what? Where are the trade-offs, what are the problems, and what could we lose? We've been arguing about app stores and Apple for a decade, but now the regulators are involved and... something is going to change. But what? Where are the trade-offs, what are the problems, and what could we lose? google, app stores, epic games, apple app store true full 21 1 28bf6a8c-1c20-4b07-bc49-89c118d5165d Who's in the office? Notes on a year of remote work. Benedict and Toni discuss remote work, collaboration and conferences in 2022.

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]]> Who's in the office? Notes on a year of remote work. Benedict Evans and Toni Cowan-Brown 00:38:15 We left the office a year ago and haven't been back, but now we're starting to plan a return. What will surprise us? How many planes will we still get on, and why? We left the office a year ago and haven't been back, but now we're starting to plan a return. What will surprise us? How many planes will we still get on, and why? true full 20 1 2dc77dc5-70fd-47f4-b38a-950aa04f0b79 Shopify and digital transformation Benedict and Toni discuss changing habits, digital transformation and Shopify.

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]]> Shopify and digital transformation Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:37:26 Ignore the Aussie link tax - what does Shopify's $120bn 2020 tell us about lockdown shopping patterns, unbundling Amazon and that terrible catchphrase 'digital transformation'? Ignore the Aussie link tax - what does Shopify's $120bn 2020 tell us about lockdown shopping patterns, unbundling Amazon and that terrible catchphrase 'digital transformation'? technology, shopping habits, digital transformation, ecommerce, amazon, shopify, change true full 19 1 fc258955-56f6-43bb-8904-b975587770ed Clubhouse and the endless cycle of social apps Benedict and Toni discuss the new forms of social, and specifically Clubhouse, the latest social audio app.

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]]> Clubhouse and the endless cycle of social apps Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:34:37 Are social apps technology, media or pop culture? How many times can you re-invent the same forms? Are social apps technology, media or pop culture? How many times can you re-invent the same forms? platforms, social media, tiktok, network, audio app, cluhouse, audio true full 18 1 d036f5fc-e22e-4bac-83a6-0238948d28eb Bezos and the Amazon machine Benedict and Toni discuss Amazon and solving problems.

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]]> Sun, 7 Feb 2021 17:58:34 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/amazon-and-bezos-JVMHPYo1 Benedict and Toni discuss Amazon and solving problems.

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]]> Bezos and the Amazon machine Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:40:30 Why is Bezos leaving? Are there no more interesting problems to solve? And how did he run Amazon - what is the machine that makes the machine? Note: Apologies for the not so great audio quality this week. Why is Bezos leaving? Are there no more interesting problems to solve? And how did he run Amazon - what is the machine that makes the machine? Note: Apologies for the not so great audio quality this week. technology, aws, leadership, amazon, shopify, dark kitchens, jeff bezos true full 17 1 c302dd81-21b5-4440-ad8d-046f26662380 Telling stories with charts Benedict and Toni discuss  the best ways to tell compelling stories with charts.

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]]> Telling stories with charts Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:42:00 With Benedict's big annual presentation just released, we talk about telling stories with data. Where do numbers come from, and what are the four basic charts? With Benedict's big annual presentation just released, we talk about telling stories with data. Where do numbers come from, and what are the four basic charts? stories, analytics, data, charts true full 16 1 ce4b0cca-9fe5-4d0d-9fee-41701a64bc7c Why do we care about games? Benedict and Toni discuss why games  matter and their place within the tech industry.

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]]> Why do we care about games? Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:30:32 Benedict and Toni discuss why games matter, and their place within the tech industry. They've always been a silo, off by themselves, but is that changing? Do games become pop culture? VR? Benedict and Toni discuss why games matter, and their place within the tech industry. They've always been a silo, off by themselves, but is that changing? Do games become pop culture? VR? gaming, gaming industry, ar, fortnite, vr, metaverse, microsoft true full 15 1 56551550-70eb-4808-8ffc-855f8e4a2ad8 Two Europeans talk about China How do we look at China if we're *not* China experts?

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]]> Sun, 17 Jan 2021 19:14:46 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/two-europeans-talk-about-china-HxbHeqHu How do we look at China if we're *not* China experts?

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]]> Two Europeans talk about China Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:39:57 Apparently, 'China' is a big deal in tech. But you can't read the language, you can't try the products, and you keep hearing 'X is big in China!' but you can't evaluate that or tell what predictive value it has. How do we look at China if we're *not* China experts? Apparently, 'China' is a big deal in tech. But you can't read the language, you can't try the products, and you keep hearing 'X is big in China!' but you can't evaluate that or tell what predictive value it has. How do we look at China if we're *not* China experts? china, sovereignty, tiktok true full 14 1 3a14282c-c7ee-4e7a-8c7c-550c1dec3306 There's no such thing as data Benedict and Toni talk about data, buzzwords and TED talks.

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]]> There's no such thing as data Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:44:52 Somehow, 'Data' is everything these days - it's power, money, electricity or the new oil. It's at the centre of every tech policy and every tech argument. But... what is data? What does that mean? Really, there's no such thing. Somehow, 'Data' is everything these days - it's power, money, electricity or the new oil. It's at the centre of every tech policy and every tech argument. But... what is data? What does that mean? Really, there's no such thing. data, data storage, data privacy, big data true full 13 1 3b50f590-6776-49fa-93a3-ad3684316e7b The history of doom-scrolling Benedict and Toni talk about newsletters and more specifically, Substack.

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]]> The history of doom-scrolling Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:45:14 A very insider thing - the tech bubble, the media bubble, newsletters and, oh yes, Substack! Why do (?) paid newsletters work? What would that mean? And can you turn a tool into a network? A very insider thing - the tech bubble, the media bubble, newsletters and, oh yes, Substack! Why do (?) paid newsletters work? What would that mean? And can you turn a tool into a network? substack, newsletters, rss feeds, creator-first economy, content moderation true full 12 1 8e98b21b-3a64-4dc1-8535-55e96f96127f What comes next? Benedict and Toni talk about what comes after the smartphone, and whether even matter. Maybe the models of how to think about this question have more to offer us than the question itself.

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]]> Tue, 22 Dec 2020 13:03:48 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/what-comes-next-7FFoRgnC Benedict and Toni talk about what comes after the smartphone, and whether even matter. Maybe the models of how to think about this question have more to offer us than the question itself.

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]]> What comes next? Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:27:17 Computing has always moved forwards in jumps of scale, but smartphones reach everyone on earth, so what’s the next jump? AV and VR? Cloud, machine learning and crypto? Or is that the wrong model to use? How would we tell? Computing has always moved forwards in jumps of scale, but smartphones reach everyone on earth, so what’s the next jump? AV and VR? Cloud, machine learning and crypto? Or is that the wrong model to use? How would we tell? future of tech, tech, apple true full 11 1 a4327400-a1f1-4fbf-958e-6c676a33e7f7 The FTC and Facebook Benedict and Toni talk about the latest big antitrust push - the US (both states and FTC) versus Facebook. Will it work? And how to contrast it with the laws the EU will announce this week?

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]]> The FTC and Facebook Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:37:40 The US filed two separate antitrust cases against Facebook, calling for Instagram and WhatsApp to be split off. There's lots for lawyers to argue about here, but more interesting - what would this actually achieve? Would it work? And are the laws coming from the EU this week a better model? (!?) The US filed two separate antitrust cases against Facebook, calling for Instagram and WhatsApp to be split off. There's lots for lawyers to argue about here, but more interesting - what would this actually achieve? Would it work? And are the laws coming from the EU this week a better model? (!?) digital service act, facebook, european regulation, regulation, dsa, ftc true full 10 1 b212803a-76b7-440e-a70d-de41198b74db Slack, Salesforce and the future of work Benedict and Toni talk about the latest Slack acquisition by Salesforce and what this means for the whole 'future of work' thing.

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]]> Slack, Salesforce and the future of work Benedict Evans and Toni Cowan-Brown 00:28:51 What does Slack actually hope to do, to make Salesforce want to buy it? How is software for work changing? What does the Salesforce salesforce cost? What does that have to do with Lotus Notes, or Snapchat? And can enterprise software ever, truly, be cool? What does Slack actually hope to do, to make Salesforce want to buy it? How is software for work changing? What does the Salesforce salesforce cost? What does that have to do with Lotus Notes, or Snapchat? And can enterprise software ever, truly, be cool? true full 9 1 982e18c5-484e-48b0-ae55-bdddf2727237 F1 - the plane that never takes off Benedict and Toni talk about Formula 1 and 50s experimental aircraft, and how they overlap in interesting ways with technology, innovation, and creation.

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]]> F1 - the plane that never takes off Benedict Evans and Toni Cowan-Brown 00:44:33 Our two obsessions - Formula 1 and 50s experimental aircrafts - overlap in interesting ways with technology, innovation, and creation. Both have a long history of providing technological development that has much wider implications than simply making fast racing cars and powerful aircraft. Note: This episode was recorded on the Friday before the terrible crash that took place during Sunday's Bahrain F1 race. Thankfully Grosjean walked away from the incident. And not that we needed one, but we got a reminder that these drivers are brave, and that the sport has come a long way since 1950, and thankfully so. Our two obsessions - Formula 1 and 50s experimental aircrafts - overlap in interesting ways with technology, innovation, and creation. Both have a long history of providing technological development that has much wider implications than simply making fast racing cars and powerful aircraft. Note: This episode was recorded on the Friday before the terrible crash that took place during Sunday's Bahrain F1 race. Thankfully Grosjean walked away from the incident. And not that we needed one, but we got a reminder that these drivers are brave, and that the sport has come a long way since 1950, and thankfully so. true full 8 1 fd9fc8cd-52b5-4de8-8e35-62100801737b The acceleration of ecommerce habits Benedict and Toni discuss how ecommerce shot up in lockdown and what habits may be sticking.

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]]> The acceleration of ecommerce habits Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:34:14 Ecommerce shot up in lockdown, but how much, and how much is sticking? On some data, online is now 40% of retail. And as things settle down (maybe), what does the second 20 years of ecommerce look like? Ecommerce shot up in lockdown, but how much, and how much is sticking? On some data, online is now 40% of retail. And as things settle down (maybe), what does the second 20 years of ecommerce look like? ecommerce, covid-19, consumer retail trends, consumer habits true full 7 1 28c34b6f-5219-49ec-a28d-4091d46bb08d The paradox of Apple Follow Benedict on Twitter

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]]> The paradox of Apple Benedict Evans and Toni Cowan-Brown 00:32:57 For ten years Apple hasn't done much besides but boring execution, and yet somehow it has over a billion users, and now it makes a better PC chip than Intel. How does that happen? Thoughts on disruption by metronome. For ten years Apple hasn't done much besides but boring execution, and yet somehow it has over a billion users, and now it makes a better PC chip than Intel. How does that happen? Thoughts on disruption by metronome. true full 6 1 fcc8e059-cbbc-4931-b57c-b2a4851fbe93 Is content moderation a dead end? Follow Benedict on Twitter

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]]> Mon, 9 Nov 2020 06:30:00 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/how-should-we-be-thinking-about-content-moderation-L3Jv1_xs Follow Benedict on Twitter

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]]> Is content moderation a dead end? Toni Cowan-Brown, Benedict Evans 00:42:29 We connected everyone - so we connected all the bad people, and more importantly all of our worst instincts. Can we moderate and filter that? Change the mechanics of social software to channel better behaviour? And who gets to decide? Or must we just get used to this, and accept that solutions are limited, just as our speech and behaviour changed when we moved from the village to the city? We connected everyone - so we connected all the bad people, and more importantly all of our worst instincts. Can we moderate and filter that? Change the mechanics of social software to channel better behaviour? And who gets to decide? Or must we just get used to this, and accept that solutions are limited, just as our speech and behaviour changed when we moved from the village to the city? facebook, mechanical turks, free speech, content moderation, hate speech true full 5 1 55201bab-3987-41e0-9d33-d2047617b22d How do you destroy a tech monopoly? Follow Benedict on Twitter

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]]> How do you destroy a tech monopoly? Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:40:31 Monopolies are on everyone's mind right now, specifically tech monopolies - from the DOJ antitrust suit against Google to the ongoing European investigation against Google for anticompetitive behaviour, as well as the national investigations from Italy into Google and Germany into Amazon. Monopolies are not new, but at this scale and in this space they certainly look a little different. And so the questions we need to ask ourselves, the way we define the markets and the regulation needed all need to be a little different. Monopolies are on everyone's mind right now, specifically tech monopolies - from the DOJ antitrust suit against Google to the ongoing European investigation against Google for anticompetitive behaviour, as well as the national investigations from Italy into Google and Germany into Amazon. Monopolies are not new, but at this scale and in this space they certainly look a little different. And so the questions we need to ask ourselves, the way we define the markets and the regulation needed all need to be a little different. antitrust, regulations, competition law, tech monopolies, monopolies true full 4 1 b6f1933a-2bb8-47ae-9980-cfdae1d1694c Amazon and eCommerce Follow Benedict on Twitter

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]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2020 06:30:00 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/amazon-and-ecommerce-mLmtdbqy Follow Benedict on Twitter

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]]> Amazon and eCommerce Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:42:05 People love to argue about Amazon and they really like to discuss the profits, and yet there are a few big misconceptions about Amazon. Mainly, that it's only an ecommerce business, but there's more to dig into, like the $15bn ad business that Amazon built out of nothing in the last years, that might make more money than AWS. People love to argue about Amazon and they really like to discuss the profits, and yet there are a few big misconceptions about Amazon. Mainly, that it's only an ecommerce business, but there's more to dig into, like the $15bn ad business that Amazon built out of nothing in the last years, that might make more money than AWS. technology, aws, dtc, ecommerce, amazon true full 3 1 32437406-d42f-4442-a1fa-73af19ff9ad9 What the Apple and Facebook events tell us about their product cycles Follow Benedict on Twitter

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]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2020 05:39:59 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/what-the-apple-and-facebook-events-tell-us-about-their-product-cycles-RrDN7NAR Follow Benedict on Twitter

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]]> What the Apple and Facebook events tell us about their product cycles Benedict Evans 00:32:02 In September we had two big tech device announcements - Facebook did a VR event and Apple did an event for new watches, iPads and services (new iPhones come later). We didn't talk much about the actual products - instead, how were these events designed for lockdown, what it was like watching them and what do they tell us about how Facebook and Apple think about their product cycles? In September we had two big tech device announcements - Facebook did a VR event and Apple did an event for new watches, iPads and services (new iPhones come later). We didn't talk much about the actual products - instead, how were these events designed for lockdown, what it was like watching them and what do they tell us about how Facebook and Apple think about their product cycles? technology, facebook, product cycles, apple true full 2 1 c42bd286-0a09-443f-8b62-b683ec13c2a3 Is Europe a market? Follow Benedict on Twitter

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]]> Sun, 11 Oct 2020 00:40:01 +0000 t.cowanbrown@gmail.com (Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown) https://another-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/is-europe-a-market-JJ3NSoZG Follow Benedict on Twitter

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]]> Is Europe a market? Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown 00:45:17 For our first episode, we decided to talk about that old Silicon Valley and Europe question - is Europe a market and why are there no huge European tech companies? Plus, what it means and entails to launch an American tech company in Europe. For our first episode, we decided to talk about that old Silicon Valley and Europe question - is Europe a market and why are there no huge European tech companies? Plus, what it means and entails to launch an American tech company in Europe. tech companies, european expansion, european market, silicon valley true full 1 1