Podcasting is the printing press for the spoken word,. The revolution that Gutenberg unleashed when he invented the printing press, may have taken 40, 50 years, 60 years, 100 years to gain steam, even goes faster now, but that is exactly what podcasting is. Everybody's like, "Oh, we have too many podcasts." That's like saying you have too many movi... See more
$20M/year & 100% bootstrapped
In 2019, they were called "IDIOTS" as they were building a product that already existed.
In 2023, their business is better than most VC-backed startups.
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this is traffic that stores are paying for already via FB, Google Ads, etc. Because Shopify already makes money through SaaS, Payments, etc, it can effectively “bundle” demand gen into its product, offering traffic at below-market rates. That could be net good for merchants, even if they may lose the occasional purchase to a competitor. The reality... See more
To build a values-aligned company, what a company says externally has to be consistent with the experience and values for employees internally. People are increasingly allergic to marketing and choose products and services with honest, transparent, and consistent values.