Building the IMDB of Podcasts w/ Bradley Davis of Podchaser

Podlovers Asia: All about Asian Podcasting

English - February 13, 2020 23:00 - 52 minutes - 62.8 MB
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Previous Episode: Andrew Wang of Inspired Money shares his Journey, and the Mission behind the Asian American Podcasters Association

Next Episode: Asian Sustainable Issues, Pangolins And More W/ Sustainable Asia's Marcy Trent Long

In this episode, I had a chat with Bradley Davis, CEO of Podchaser!

If you don't know yet, Podchaser is built to become the IMDB of podcasts: You can find any show, episode and even creator in the podcasting space through this platform. It's like a social network, but much more welcoming :)

Growing rapidly, especially with the recent $1.65m in seed round funding(!!), Podchaser is out there for us creators and listeners to discover, market and share our love for podcasting. Amazing stuff. It works best especially in Asia, in a region where the Apple device penetrate rate isn't as large, and that a large number of listeners don't use Apple Podcasts as their main podcast listening app.

We talked about:

The Origins: how Podchaser started

What pain points is it trying to address, from discovery to engagement

Backlash from skeptics: the gatekeepers in the podcasting space

Also, breeding therapy horses. 😉

Enjoy!

Timestamp[5:05] Which apps to integrate with in the future

[8:01] The smart tagging system: organising shows by country, network, and more

[9:17] Podchaser's Origin Story: Frustrations as a listener, Reddit, and more

[15:20] Building the MVP based on user feedback

[20:00] Skeptics and Gatekeepers: The struggles of growing a podcast community

[28:00] The Personalised feed, Qualitative Analytics for Podcast Networks

[31:26] Bradley's biggest lesson growing this platform

[34:14] Startup vs. 9-to-5 culture: It's not for everyone

[38:23] What is on Bradley's podcast playlist?

[43:52] What Bradley would look to see more of in the Asian podcasting scene

[46:59] BONUS: Is it hard to breed a therapy horse?

LinksPodchaser

Podchaser lands seed funding of $1.65 million (https://rainnews.com/podchaser-lands-seed-funding-of-1-65-million/)

Main Website (https://www.podchaser.com/)

Twitter (https://twitter.com/Podchaser)

LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/podchaser/)

Bradley Davis

Twitter (https://twitter.com/beradleydavis)

LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradley-davis-71876132/)

Podchaser Creator Profile (https://www.podchaser.com/creators/bradley-davis-107Zzj5f17)

My Podchaser Links

Podchaser Profile (https://www.podchaser.com/users/normanchella)

Creator Profile (https://www.podchaser.com/creators/norman-chella-107a9FXEqQ)

Mentioned Shows

Dolly Parton's America (https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/dolly-partons-america-919401)

The Book of Basketball 2.0 (https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/book-of-basketball-20-932647)

Richard's Famous Foods Podcast (https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/richards-famous-food-podcast-32087)

Radical Empathy (https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/radical-empathy-928064)

The Daily (https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-daily-243479)

Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend (https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/conan-obrien-needs-a-friend-736336)

S-Town (https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/s-town-511134)

(https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/podlovers-asia-asian-podcastin-968059) 😄

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