The hosts discuss their plans to pivot and rebrand the podcast, focusing on dissecting Lindy books and creating timeless content. They talk about the sacrifices and financial implications of living a Lindy lifestyle. They also discuss their target audience's preferred level of analysis and detail. They emphasize the importance of creating timeless content and episodes with just the two of them. They discuss their plans for getting a buzz cut and a specific barber. They also deliberate on the possibility of rebranding the podcast to better align with their focus on dissecting Lindy books.
The podcast hosts are shifting their focus from guest episodes to dissecting Lindy books and applying core concepts to various areas such as business and startups.
The hosts emphasize the importance of creating Lindy quality content that is evergreen and can be relevant for generations, highlighting the need for authenticity, direct engagement with the audience, and long-term consistency in creating valuable podcast episodes.
Deep dives
Transitioning to a New Format
The podcast hosts discuss their decision to shift away from guest episodes and focus on dissecting Lindy books. They express their desire to create content that can be meaningful and relevant for future generations. The hosts explain that they find more enjoyment in discussing core concepts that emerge from Lindy books and applying them to various areas such as business, investing, and startups. They also mention that they want to create a manageable and monetizable community of listeners who value the evergreen content they provide.
Creating Evergreen Content
The hosts emphasize the importance of creating Lindy quality content, such as book dissections and discussions on timeless concepts. They discuss the value of focusing on niche topics that can still be valuable and informative many years from now. They explain that by focusing on evergreen books, they can provide listeners with content that they can come back to and find relevant for generations. They highlight the need for authenticity, direct engagement with the audience, and the importance of long-term consistency in creating valuable podcast episodes.
Striving for Focus and Depth
The hosts talk about their desire to focus solely on the podcast, deep diving into Lindy books and exploring the concepts within them. They mention that they aim to release episodes on a regular basis, starting with a cadence of once a month. They express their intention to provide detailed and meaningful discussions on Lindy books, covering works from the past decades or even centuries. The hosts also mention potentially rebranding the podcast, and seek feedback from the audience on the potential name change.
** Apologies for the audio quality, it's been a while! New audio set-up. The audio will be significantly better from the next episode. In this transitionary episode we discuss our pivot, after 49 episodes our podcast is continuing, albeit in a much different direction, and rebranding. From the next episode (ep. 50 it will be in the new format and all changes will be reflected then). We discuss all the changes (and our view on the podcasting space) in this short transitionary episode.
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00:00 Intro Banter 04:18 Explaining the Pivot / Rebrand, Plus Views on Podcasting Space 26:07 Outro
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