Today’s episode is with Michael Mignano, co-founder of the podcasting platform Anchor, and venture capitalist at Lightspeed. Riverside.fm is a presenting sponsor of Media Empires. Go to https://creators.riverside.fm/MediaEmpires and use code MEDIAEMPIRES for 20% off individual plans.
Media Empires is part of the Turpentine podcast network. To learn more: www.turpentine.co
In this episode, Michael and Erik discuss the demand, personalization, analytics, and whitespace for audio content. This is the Season 1 finale for Media Empires. Stay tuned for Season 2 and check out Turpentine’s other shows, like Moment of Zen, Upstream, Turpentine VC, Econ 102, and more.
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LINKS:
Lightspeed: https://www.lightspeedhq.com/
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RECOMMENDED PODCASTS:
Moment of Zen: https://link.chtbl.com/moz
Upstream: https://link.chtbl.com/Upstream
Turpentine VC: https://link.chtbl.com/TurpentineVC
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Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1696419056
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6q7Gn5lP8TTtBPuV1NJSGs
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Episode Preview
(02:58) Democratizing audio
(06:24) Anchor’s success point
(11:49) Don’t just distribute, define
(16:04) The demand for audio content
(20:45) Analytic limitations
(28:30) Personalization
(31:30) Creator funding models
(37:18) All roads lead to TikTok
(39:27) A.I. working for the consumer?
(44:16) Making NPCs
(45:16) What media businesses need to do
(47:18) Mid-sized social networks
(50:56) New social network for only audio?
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Jason: @Mignano
Erik's Twitter: @eriktorenberg
Media Empires: @mediaempirespod
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