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Ben Thompson on Big Tech, China, and the AI Boom Running Out of Money - [Invest Like the Best, EP.487]

aired Aug 18, 2026 · 77.0m
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Summary

Ramp is the only platform built to make your finance team leaner, faster, and better, saving businesses 5% annually on average so you can stay focused on growth.

Why listen

It goes beyond the title with direct discussion of like, it's, think, including: Ramp customers grow revenue 3.2 times faster than the average American business.

Key takeaways
  1. 01Ramp is the only platform built to make your finance team leaner, faster, and better, saving businesses 5% annually on average so you can stay focused on growth
  2. 02Ramp customers grow revenue 3.2 times faster than the average American business
  3. 03Visa, Vercel, Cursor, Stripe, Notion, 11Lab, Shopify, and 70,000 other businesses all now run on Ramp
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