Episode description
We broke Metacast just before launching it in open beta. Ouch.
On this episode, we talk about the launch, how it went, and what we’ve learned.
Get Metacast at metacast.app.
Join the r/metacastapp subreddit.
Segments
[02:13] Get The Pragmatic Podcaster book for free
[03:33] We broke Metacast just before launch
[08:39] How we fixed the problem
[14:04] The other way we broke the app
[16:27] Publishing to Apple and Google
[20:04] Marketing for open beta
[24:10] Business metrics
[30:38] This is just the beginning
[34:20] Podcast and book recommendations
Links
Metacast
Open beta launch content and mentions
Tools
Tramline - CI/CD for mobile apps
Podcasts
Metacast Ep. 40 - Automating mobile app releases with Tramline founders
We Tried the Apple Vision Pro + Can Congress Protect Kids Online? + Cruise’s Crash on the Hard Fork podcast
The Vision Pro Reviews Are Here on the Techmeme Ride Home podcast
How the Acquired podcast grew, and why they switched to Transistor on the Build Your SaaS podcast
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang on the Acquired podcast
Charlie Munger on the Acquired podcast
Books
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Children of Dune by Frank Herbert
Get in touch
- 🚀 Get the Metacast podcast app: https://metacast.app
- 👥 Join our subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/metacastapp/
- ✉️ 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.com