How living on a work visa affects your risk appetite? How does immigration change you? What are some gotchas? Today, we talk about our immigration journeys and discuss these important questions. ✉️ Subscribe to Metacast newsletter: https://www.metacastpodcast.com 👋 Send feedback or say hi: hello@metacastpodcast.com 📕 Get our book! The Pragmatic Podcaster: a step-by-step guide to starting an amazing podcast: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFPMT8WW 👚 Metacast merch: https://merch.metacastpodcast.c...
Oct 11, 2023•44 min•Ep 39•Transcript available on Metacast A discussion with Wharton professor Karl Ulrich on teaching entrepreneurship, value of MBA, working at the MIT AI lab in the 1980s, and a career as a professor and founder. 📕 The Pragmatic Podcaster: a step-by-step guide to starting an amazing podcast: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFPMT8WW ✉️ Subscribe to Metacast newsletter: https://www.metacastpodcast.com 👋 Send feedback or say hi: hello@metacastpodcast.com 👚 Metacast merch: https://merch.metacastpodcast.com Segments: [03:42] Karl introduces...
Oct 04, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep 38•Transcript available on Metacast Today we're reflecting on our previous episode (ep. 36 with Melissa Kwan) and are talking about the collaboration between business and technical functions in a company - both in our startup as well as reminiscing about our days in AWS. 📕 The Pragmatic Podcaster: a step-by-step guide to starting an amazing podcast: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFPMT8WW ✉️ Subscribe to Metacast newsletter: https://www.metacastpodcast.com 👋 Send feedback or say hi: hello@metacastpodcast.com 👚 Metacast merch: http...
Sep 27, 2023•34 min•Ep 37•Transcript available on Metacast We sat down with Melissa Kwan, a 3x bootstrapper, to talk about her entrepreneurial journey, working with contractor developers, getting first customers, developing social media presence, and going to Burning Man in 2023. Show notes - Melissa's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissakwan/ - eWebinar: https://ewebinar.com/ - The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs (book): https://amzn.to/3t4sK20 Stay in touch: ✉️ Subscribe to Metacast newsletter: https://www.metacastpodcast.com 👋 Send feedb...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep 36•Transcript available on Metacast Today, we discuss positioning the startup to the outside world in social media and software that we use to build our software. We go into detail of our CI/CD pipeline for the mobile app and our project management practices. As usual, brace yourself for a lot of tangents! [02:53] Positioning ourselves into the outside world [23:01] Processes in our startup ✉️ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.metacastpodcast.com Support us: 📕 The Pragmatic Podcaster: a step-by-step guide to starting an am...
Sep 13, 2023•44 min•Ep 35•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we break down the process of how we wrote The Pragmatic Podcaster book, discuss how writing is similar to programming, talk about tools (Adobe InDesign, Kindle Create), describe the process of getting an e-book and a print version on Amazon, and muse about Google Ads that didn't generate any sales for us. ✉️ Subscribe to Metacast newsletter: https://www.metacastpodcast.com 👋 Send feedback or say hi: hello@metacastpodcast.com Support us: 📕 The Pragmatic Podcaster: a step-by-ste...
Sep 06, 2023•54 min•Ep 34•Transcript available on Metacast This week, we are discussing The Pragmatic Podcaster book that we’ve just self-published on Kindle and in paperback and hardcover formats on Amazon. 📕 The Pragmatic Podcaster: a step-by-step guide to starting an amazing podcast: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFPMT8WW 📄 Full show notes with links: https://www.metacastpodcast.com/p/033-behind-the-covers-pt-1 ✉️ Subscribe to Metacast newsletter: https://www.metacastpodcast.com 👋 Send feedback or say hi: hello@metacastpodcast.com 👚 Metacast merch:...
Aug 30, 2023•42 min•Ep 33•Transcript available on Metacast This week we sat down with Corey Quinn, the Chief Cloud Economist at The Duckbill Group and a big celebrity at the AWS circles. Corey is well known for his sense of humor and unrelenting focus on making some good fun of the cloud providers. In our interview, we are learning a bit of Corey’s background, how The Duckbill Group got started, and how he runs the media side of his business. As usual, we did talk about bootstrapping and running consulting services while building a product. Full show no...
Aug 23, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep 32•Transcript available on Metacast We’re starting season 2! Going forward, most of our episodes will be conversations about how we’re building our business. We’ll keep doing guest episodes as well, mostly with people who we and other entrepreneurs get to learn from. Listen on to follow our journey. 👉 The Pragmatic Podcaster e-book (use code "METACAST" to get 30% off): https://book.metacastpodcast.com/l/pragmatic-podcaster 👉 The Pragmatic Podcaster on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFPMT8WW 👉 Metacast merch: https://merch....
Aug 16, 2023•57 min•Ep 31•Transcript available on Metacast A conversation with Startups.com founders about venture capital, bootstrapping, and finding your podcasting voice 👉 Full show notes with links: https://www.metacastpodcast.com/p/030-startup-therapy 👉 Our book about starting a podcast (use code "METACAST" to get 30% off): https://book.metacastpodcast.com/l/pragmatic-podcaster 👉 Metacast merch: https://merch.metacastpodcast.com Segments: [01:11] Introduction [03:42] The Startup Therapy podcast [06:49] Almost no one knows about venture capital [...
Aug 09, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep 30•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we cover the topic we wanted to cover for the last few weeks but always ran out of time. It’s the topic of SaaS subscriptions. As a business that doesn’t yet make any revenue, we pay quite a bit in subscription fees because these days everything is a subscription. Apparently, soon we’ll be paying a subscription to heat our butts in cars — Arnab tells a story of a car manufacturer that will ship cars with all the hardware, but will disable “premium” features unless you pay a mont...
Aug 02, 2023•41 min•Ep 29•Transcript available on Metacast This week, we were lucky to talk to Jason Fried, co-founder and CEO of 37signals (the company behind Basecamp and HEY) and a co-author of Rework, Remote and a few other books. 👉 Full show notes with links: https://www.metacastpodcast.com/p/028-jason-fried 👉 Our book about starting a podcast: https://bit.ly/metacast-book 👉 Metacast merch: https://merch.metacastpodcast.com Segments [02:07] Introduction of Jason and 37signals [04:28] Founder role vs. CEO role [07:27] Working with the same co-fou...
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep 28•Transcript available on Metacast We are starting to share bits of what we’re working on — a podcast app! The main topic of today’s episode is podcast listening apps and the things they suck at. Also in the episode: some backstory of how we decided to work together, golden handcuffs of a big tech, the working backwards approach, and importance of checklists. 👉 Full show notes with links: https://www.metacastpodcast.com/p/027-why-podcast-apps-suck 👉 Our book about starting a podcast: https://bit.ly/metacast-book 👉 Metacast mer...
Jul 19, 2023•45 min•Ep 27•Transcript available on Metacast We’ve heard feedback that listeners really love our metasodes — the episodes where Arnab and I chat about all things podcasting, careers, books, etc. We also heard feedback loud and clear that our episodes are too long… On today’s episode, we chat about these changes, producing a video episode in Descript, Conway’s law, our new merch store, our upcoming book, and a few more things. 👉 Book on starting a podcast: https://bit.ly/metacast-book 👉 Metacast merch: https://metacast.creator-spring.com/...
Jul 12, 2023•38 min•Ep 26•Transcript available on Metacast Starting a podcast can feel daunting but it need not be. In this episode, we've put together insights from our interviews with podcasters, creators of tech for podcasters, and radio hosts. 👉 Get our book on podcasting here: https://bit.ly/metacast-book Segments: [01:03] Starting a podcast can be daunting [02:08] Microphones for podcasting [06:35] Headphones for podcasting and post-production [08:23] Recording on an iPhone [09:28] Pop filter [10:20] Preparing the space for recording a podcast [1...
Jul 05, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Ep 25•Transcript available on Metacast Part 2 of the episode about taking a break from corporate careers to start our own podcast technology company. We’ll soon announce our product, so stay tuned! [02:10] Arnab’s story: from SDE I to a Principal Engineer at Amazon [06:35] Getting promoted to your level of incompetence and leaving [11:44] Google vs. Amazon culture [23:09] One thing we’d take away from Amazon and Google to our startup [25:32] Join our alpha program [25:51] Time for silly questions [28:21] Working from a Google office ...
Jun 28, 2023•47 min•Ep 25•Transcript available on Metacast We’re taking a short break from our usual programming about podcasting to dive into what’s next for us. Ilya quit his job at Google on June 1st and Arnab left his job at Amazon last year. On this episode, we’re discussing why we decided to jump ship, how we manage risk, financial planning, etc. We’re also going a bit personal and talking about our approach to career planning. [02:21] Ilya’s left Google to work on a podcasting company with Arnab [03:23] What did Ilya do at Google? [04:54] Google’...
Jun 21, 2023•48 min•Ep 24•Transcript available on Metacast It’s official — we are creating a company together and in this episode we’re starting to talk a bit about that. Going forward, we’ll use our metasodes to provide an update on how the business and product development is going, so, if you’re interested in our entrepreneurial journey, subscribe/follow our show! Full show notes with links: https://www.metacastpodcast.com/p/023-radio-aint-dead-starting-company-little-kids Chapters: [00:39] Arnab’s computer possessed by ghosts [03:36] Quick recap of t...
Jun 14, 2023•35 min•Ep 23•Transcript available on Metacast We sat down with TechTalkRadio's hosts Andy Taylor, Justin Lemme and Shawn DeWeerd to talk about all things radio. Topics in this episode: - Story of one of the very first podcasts out there - What are AM and FM radio stations anyway? - Role of AM radio in emergencies - Syndication in the world of radio - Audience measurement and ratings - Live reporting for television using a satellite truck - Sticking to producing a show and not giving up - Segments about tech products on TV - Taking phone cal...
Jun 07, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast Arnab and Ilya talk about: Cookie-cutter, pre-recorded intros/outros (meh, we don't like those) Using GitHub to manage our podcast workflow What happens when podcasts change hosts Our inability to stick to a topic. It needed a meme, so we made one up! Tangents: video codecs, Back to the Future, music (Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Judas Priest), Tony Fadell's book "Build," and thermostats. Full show notes with links: https://www.metacastpodcast.com/p/021-all-things-tangential-memesode We’re always h...
May 31, 2023•42 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast Justin Jackson, co-founder of Transistor.fm, shares his views on decentralization in podcasting, the unrealized hype created by Spotify investing $1B into podcasting, and the benefits of friction in leaving comments. Full show notes with links: https://www.metacastpodcast.com/p/020-justin-jackson-transistorfm We’re always happy to hear back from our listeners, so don’t hesitate to drop us a note! Email: hello@metacastpodcast.com Ilya’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilyabezdelev/ Arnab’s ...
May 24, 2023•51 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we shared how we promote our podcast on social networks, what worked and what didn’t so far. Obviously, we have a limited sample, but we found some success on LinkedIn and Reddit and pretty much no success on Twitter and Instagram. Full show notes with links: https://www.metacastpodcast.com/p/019-promoting-podcast-on-social-networks We’re always happy to hear back from our listeners, so don’t hesitate to drop us a note! Email: hello@metacastpodcast.com Ilya’s LinkedIn: https://w...
May 17, 2023•52 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast We sat down with Christian and Antoine, co-founders of a podcast insights platform Podder (https://www.podderapp.com), and discussed why podcast analytics is such a pain. We talked a bit about technical complexities of the distributed podcasting ecosystem and how Podder aggregates data across multiple platforms and data sources to provide podcasters with cross-platform insights. Full show notes with links: https://newsletter.metacastpodcast.com/p/018-podcast-analytics-with-podder We’re always ha...
May 10, 2023•1 hr•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast We sat down with our dear friend and ex-colleague Jennie Buechner to reflect on how her career took a sharp turn after a bootcamp at Ada Developers Academy. Full show notes with links: https://metacastpodcast.com/p/017-from-teacher-to-software-engineer-amazon We’re always happy to hear back from our listeners, so don’t hesitate to drop us a note! Email: hello@metacastpodcast.com Ilya’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilyabezdelev/ Arnab’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/or9ob Subscribe to our...
May 03, 2023•55 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast An Interview with Women Who Code's Communications Team - Kimberly Jacobs and JL Lewitin. Full show notes with links: https://newsletter.metacastpodcast.com/p/016-women-who-code-and-record-podcasts We’re always happy to hear back from our listeners, so don’t hesitate to drop us a note! Email: hello@metacastpodcast.com Ilya’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/podcasthacks Ilya's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ilyabezdelev Arnab’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/or9ob Subscribe to our newsletter where we...
Apr 26, 2023•51 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast We recorded this episode when Ilya was visiting Arnab in Vancouver. This is the first time we did it in person and boy did it make a difference. Enjoy the sparkle of a wonderful human connection! Full show notes with links: https://newsletter.metacastpodcast.com/p/015-in-person-metasode We’re always happy to hear back from our listeners, so don’t hesitate to drop us a note! Email: hello@metacastpodcast.com Ilya’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/podcasthacks Arnab’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/...
Apr 19, 2023•32 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast A conversation about early days of Winamp, Justin's time at AOL, creation of Reaper and questions from our listeners! Full show notes with links: https://newsletter.metacastpodcast.com/p/014-justin-frankel-creator-winamp-reaper We’re always happy to hear back from our listeners, so don’t hesitate to drop us a note! Email: hello@metacastpodcast.com Ilya’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/podcasthacks Arnab’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/or9ob Subscribe to our newsletter where we announce new epis...
Apr 12, 2023•54 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast The video we never published, hugging guitars and missing the office. Full show notes with links: https://newsletter.metacastpodcast.com/p/013-the-slowsode-metasode We’re always happy to hear back from our listeners, so don’t hesitate to drop us a note! Email: hello@metacastpodcast.com Ilya’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/podcasthacks Arnab’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/or9ob Subscribe to our newsletter where we announce new episodes, publish key takeaways, and ramble about interesting stuff...
Apr 05, 2023•46 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we sat down with hosts of the Software Misadventures podcast Ronak Nathani and Guang Yang to chat about podcasting, careers and remote work. Full show notes with links: https://newsletter.metacastpodcast.com/p/012-podcasting-misadventures We’re always happy to hear back from our listeners, so don’t hesitate to drop us a note! Email: hello@metacastpodcast.com Ilya’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/podcasthacks Arnab’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/or9ob Subscribe to our newsletter...
Mar 29, 2023•56 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast 
