Nearly a decade after launching Anchor, cofounders Michael Mignano and Nir Zicherman have a new venture: Oboe. Oboe’s mission is to make humanity smarter through AI-powered tutors. The duo delves deep into their entrepreneurial journey, starting from the early days of Anchor to their latest venture, Oboe, where Nir is the CEO. They discuss the trials and errors of building Anchor, their vision for Oboe, and why AI-driven learning could revolutionize education. Additionally, they touch upon the evolution of social audio, challenges in growth marketing today, and answer questions from X.

Episode Chapters

00:00 Introduction 00:36 Reflecting on Anchor's Early Days 02:08 Podcasting Challenges and Insights 03:11 Introducing Oboe: The New Venture 05:03 The Limitations of LLMs in Education 09:40 Lessons from Being a Second-Time Founder 13:04 The Evolution of Product Development 17:36 Are MVPs relevant anymore? 24:56 Reflecting on Social Audio and Anchor 28:32 The Early Days of Anchor 29:33 The Bet on Podcasting 30:27 Distribution Challenges 31:29 What if Anchor Had Pivoted to Video? 34:14 The Future of Audio and Video 37:30 Hybrid Work Model 43:26 Acquisition by Spotify 52:27 The Future of Learning with AI 57:26 Closing Thoughts Stay in touch: www.lsvp.com X: https://twitter.com/lightspeedvp LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lightspeed-venture-partners/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lightspeedventurepartners/ Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: generativenow.co The content here does not constitute tax, legal, business or investment advice or an offer to provide such advice, should not be construed as advocating the purchase or sale of any security or investment or a recommendation of any company, and is not an offer, or solicitation of an offer, for the purchase or sale of any security or investment product. For more details please see lsvp.com/legal.