Banter: Connecting People with Awesome Stories (with James Reggio and Steve Krenzel)

Banter is a brand new and exciting social podcast platform for sharing and discussing podcasts, and discovering amazing new content and shows with your friends. Banter's Co-Founders Steve Krenzel and James Reggio join me on this episode to discuss the product's recent launch, their origin story, what makes Banter great, and their vision of the podcasting space.

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“There are more Americans listening to podcasts than being on

Twitter... It’s really about connecting people to stories, and

connecting stories to people.”

On this episode we discuss:

The Banter origin story
How James and Steve run the company and develop product from opposite sites of the United States
How Banter helps people discover new podcast episodes and shows through their friends and social connections
Banter's cool Recast feature for sharing awesome content with the community and on social networks
The importance of being cross-platform
Banter's experience working with Funsize to design the brand, product design, and design system
The value of design in the early days, the present, and the future
Advise for designers who work with startups, and advise for startups who work with designers

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