Mike: A lot of times founders will look at the inner face, which is a great place to start and say, hey, let's innovate here. But when the infra structure hasn't been built, you'rel like, waigt a second. People can't even get their pocketsthup ind running. To pull off a pivot like the one you just talk about, hay, let's not work on the fun stuff. Let's work on the boring stuff,. Mike: You have to really believe in the mission to be willing to sign up for that - it's not about the exit. It's about changing the world in the way we promised beginning.
Today's show is a CLASSIC TWiST founder interview. Anchor Co-Founder Mike Mignano joins to tell Anchor's founding story (1:40), break down what it's like getting acquired by Spotify (15:32), and talk about how RSS standards might be stunting innovation in the podcasting space. (33:17)
0:00 Jason intros today's guest: Anchor Co-Founder Mike Mignano
1:40 Mike explains why he started Anchor, the original inspiration and first versions, finding PMF, building the nuts and bolts of a great podcast publishing experience
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15:32 Why Anchor sold to Spotify, the Series B term sheet they were considering at the time of acquisition, getting courted by Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, Anchor's first check story
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25:58 Why Apple hasn't innovated in podcasting, paid podcasts vs. advertising
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33:17 Why Mike wrote his recent article: “The Standards Innovation Paradox”, evolving standards to increase innovation, the Substack example
Read Mike's article:
https://mignano.medium.com/the-standards-innovation-paradox-e14cab521391