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Listen Notes origin story
- Wenbin Fang started Listen Notes as a side project in early 2017, spending a week on a prototype.
- He didn't work on it for nine months while running his first startup, which failed, before returning to Listen Notes.
Prototyping Advice
- Start with a simple prototype to test your idea. Wenbin's first prototype only included a search bar and search results.
- Use existing tools and services for rapid development, like Django's templating system and Elastic Search.
Initial Data Collection
- Wenbin initially scraped podcast data from well-known podcast directories. He gradually built Listen Notes' internal directory.
- Now, podcasters can submit their podcasts directly. They receive 50-100 submissions daily.