Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown

Another Podcast

Technology EN ↓ 98 episodes

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 l...

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Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown

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Paying attention to Apple again 14.06.2021 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? Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter

Trying to understand Ad Tech 14.03.2021 37:08

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. Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter

App stores: arguing like it's 2009 07.03.2021 29:49

Benedict and Toni discuss the ongoing debates surrounding app stores, but specifically Apple's app store. Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter

Who's in the office? Notes on a year of remote work. 28.02.2021 38:15

Benedict and Toni discuss remote work, collaboration and conferences in 2022. Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter

Shopify and digital transformation 21.02.2021 37:26

Benedict and Toni discuss changing habits, digital transformation and Shopify. Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter

Clubhouse and the endless cycle of social apps 14.02.2021 34:37

Benedict and Toni discuss the new forms of social, and specifically Clubhouse, the latest social audio app. Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter

Bezos and the Amazon machine 07.02.2021 40:30

Benedict and Toni discuss Amazon and solving problems. Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter

Telling stories with charts 31.01.2021 42:00

Benedict and Toni discuss the best ways to tell compelling stories with charts. The presentation we discussed Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter

Why do we care about games? 24.01.2021 30:32

Benedict and Toni discuss why games matter and their place within the tech industry. Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter

Two Europeans talk about China 17.01.2021 39:57

How do we look at China if we're *not* China experts? Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter

There's no such thing as data 10.01.2021 44:52

Benedict and Toni talk about data, buzzwords and TED talks. Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter

The history of doom-scrolling 03.01.2021 45:14

Benedict and Toni talk about newsletters and more specifically, Substack. Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter

What comes next? 22.12.2020 27:17

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. Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter

The FTC and Facebook 13.12.2020 37:40

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? Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter

Slack, Salesforce and the future of work 07.12.2020 28:51

Benedict and Toni talk about the latest Slack acquisition by Salesforce and what this means for the whole 'future of work' thing. Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter

F1 - the plane that never takes off 29.11.2020 44:33

Benedict and Toni talk about Formula 1 and 50s experimental aircraft, and how they overlap in interesting ways with technology, innovation, and creation. Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter

The acceleration of ecommerce habits 23.11.2020 34:14

Benedict and Toni discuss how ecommerce shot up in lockdown and what habits may be sticking. Ecommerce charts: Link Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter

The paradox of Apple 16.11.2020 32:57