Podcasting

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There are one million plus podcasts in the english language, ok? You can fit the number of podcasts with more than 50 thou and down loads a week, you can fit on the top of a pinhead. Very few people are making money, or significant money, from podcasting. What i would topeople who want to start a podcast is not to go into it thinking that it's going to be the way you are going to make, make money. I would think of it rather as an engagement tool,. A way to talk about an idea you have, and eventually a way to Talk about a book you have, or or a product or service you offer., he says.

Great ideas often come from a simple spark: A soccer player on the New Zealand national team notices all the unused wool his country produces and figures out a way to turn them into shoes (Allbirds). A former Buddhist monk decides the very best way to spread his mindfulness teachings is by launching an app (Headspace). A sandwich cart vendor finds a way to reuse leftover pita bread and turns it into a multimillion-dollar business (Stacy's Pita Chips). In this week's episode award-winning journalist and NPR host Guy Raz speaks to Carl Miller about uncovering the stories of highly successful entrepreneurs. To find out more about Guy's book click here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Built-This-Unexpected-Entrepreneurs/dp/0358216761

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