Metacast: Behind the scenes
Metacast: Behind the scenes

Metacast: Behind the scenes

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Metacast is a podcast app for podcast aficionados. We are building a powerful tool that helps you get the most out of podcasts. Auto-generated transcripts allow you to quickly skim episodes, search for content, and bookmark segments. Automated playlists, listening history & stats, and much more is coming. On this podcast, co-founders of Metacast talk about building the company and the product.

Recent Episodes

56. We're back!
MAY 1, 2024
56. We're back!

We're back and this is a massive update on what we've been up to since our last episode!

Get Metacast at ⁠⁠⁠metacast.app⁠⁠⁠.

Join the ⁠⁠r/metacastapp⁠⁠ subreddit.

Segments

  • [00:24] We're back
  • [03:23] Tangent about our names
  • [05:00] First full-team offsite in Florida
  • [08:27] We made Android cool again!
  • [12:44] Paid app subscriptions with RevenueCat
  • [16:04] Reflection on working in person vs. WFH
  • [21:01] Seeing alligators in the Everglades
  • [24:08] How we got an intern/contractor to build a website
  • [27:33] We've applied to YC for the third time
  • [28:13] Filing corporate taxes for 2023
  • [31:41] What we're listening, reading and watching


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55. Leaving Google and Amazon to bootstrap Metacast (rerun of ep. 24)
MAR 20, 2024
55. Leaving Google and Amazon to bootstrap Metacast (rerun of ep. 24)

We took a leap of faith and left our jobs at Google and Amazon to jump into the unknown. It wasn't easy and required quite a bit of planning. This is a rerun of June 2023 episode where we talk about how we did it.

Get Metacast at ⁠⁠⁠metacast.app⁠⁠⁠.

Join the ⁠⁠r/metacastapp⁠⁠ subreddit.

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  • Show notes for part 1 and part 2 can be found on our website.

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54. How we chose the market to go after
MAR 6, 2024
54. How we chose the market to go after
We got asked how we were thinking about product-market-fit, potential revenue, and entering a market that already has strong players. We’re giving a full breakdown of our thought process. Get Metacast at ⁠⁠⁠metacast.app⁠⁠⁠. Join the ⁠⁠r/metacastapp⁠⁠ subr
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53. How we launched Metacast in beta
FEB 21, 2024
53. How we launched Metacast in beta
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 Podcast
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52. Our first existential startup crisis
FEB 8, 2024
52. Our first existential startup crisis
We had our first existential crisis when Apple announced that they're adding transcripts to Apple Podcasts. We panicked for a few minutes, regrouped, and decided to ship Metacast in open beta ASAP. On the episode, Arnab, Ilya and Jennie discuss the whole
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