Chris Brogan
Chris Brogan, an entrepreneur and media creator, discusses making a business out of new media.
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Is the subscription model over-subscribed?
In recent years, we have moved from an Internet saturated in ads to one heavily dependent upon subscriptions. Venture capitalist Fred Wilson makes a smart observation about this trend in his 2019 year-end post: “a subscription overload backlash is emerging as many consumers have signed up for more subscriptions than they need and in some…
If You Won’t Pay for It, Is It Valuable?
If you wouldn’t pay for a service, does it have real value to you? That’s the question I often have for those who roundly embrace free services, but balk at the notion of paying any amount for it.
Congress and Regulating Media
If you think the media is slow to understand the dramatic changes taking place in their own industry, you may not be surprised to know that Congress is even more in the dark. Recent reports suggest that some politicians would seek to handcuff the American media at a crucial juncture in the industry’s history. Read…
Government Plays a Bigger Role in Entrepreneurship and Investing Than You Think
Most of us think about taxes when we think about successful businesses. Some of us contemplate basic regulations. But few of us consider just how much government action inspires, influences, and impedes innovation, often unintentionally. As entrepreneurs and investors we need to better understand the role the government plays — intentionally and otherwise. They may…
New York Times iPad App Comes Up Just Short
I really want to like the New York Times iPad app. You see, I have taken to really liking the iPad as my primary reading tool. I read books on it (mostly with the Kindle app). I read magazines (mostly with Zinio, but also a handful of publication-specific apps). I read newspapers (like the Wall…
Agencies should allow employees to work from home for now
Some agencies seem reluctant to allow employees to work from home during the current crisis because they prefer to have in-office workers and are concerned about the precedent they may be setting. Stop it. I’ll set aside for a moment that the remote work genie is out of the bottle and the 2020 pandemic will…