Episode 013: BuzzFeed and Native Advertising

Exponent

• Episode: Episode 013: BuzzFeed and Native Advertising
• Website: Exponent
• Feed URL: http://exponent.fm/feed/
• Duration: 00:59:01
• Published: 2014-08-15 01:56

In this week’s episode we discuss feedback about Ben’s Android criticism, then dive into Andreessen Horowitz’s $50 million investment into BuzzFeed. Is there a real business here? We also discuss native advertising: Ben is quite a bit more optimistic than James. Links Ben Thompson: Is BuzzFeed a Technology Company? – Stratechery Chris Dixon: BuzzFeed – Chris Dixon’s Blog Marc Andreessen: Introducing our new venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz – Blog Pmarca Ben Casselman: Corporate America Hasn’t Been Disrupted – 538 Hosts Ben Thompson, @monkbent, Stratechery James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review Podcast Information Feed iTunes SoundCloud Twitter Feedback