Episode description
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 merch: https://merch.metacastpodcast.com
Segments:
[01:34] RSS feeds, the backbone of podcasting
[04:37] Why are we doing a podcast about podcasting?
[06:28] Why are we building yet another podcast app?
[10:56] Podcasts vs. YouTube videos
[15:04] Podcasts as a library of content
[17:17] Sharing content from podcasts with friends
[19:11] Taking notes while listening to podcasts
[23:56] Why podcast apps suck
[24:54] Working backwards and prioritization
[29:49] A prophetic screenshot from 4 years ago
[36:20] Golden handcuffs
[39:25] Going back to Amazon (hypothetically)
[40:53] Next episode spoiler
[42:55] The importance of checklists
[44:04] Call for inputs for our product
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