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Feb 8, 2024 47 min

52. Our first existential startup crisis

from Metacast: Behind the scenes

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 ordeal as it was happening. Get Metacast at ⁠metacast.app⁠. Join the r/metacastapp subreddit. Chapters 01:09 - Launch stages at Google and Amazon 07:21 - Our secret sauce 13:00 - Why we decided to start talking about the app openly 17:22 - Our first existential crisis 31:07 - Re-evaluation of priorities 34:35 - Building a community on Reddit 38:03 - Books and podcasts recommendations Links Metacast Get Metacast for iOS and Android r/metacastapp subreddit Podcasts Interview with Christian Selig on Builders Gonna Build Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness The Game w/ Alex Hormozi Books Broken Code: Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets by Jeff Horwitz The Wanderer by Sharon Creech The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. & E. B. White Learn Spanish with Paul Noble for Beginners by Paul Noble Next Steps in Spanish with Paul Noble for Intermediate Learners by Paul Noble Bone by Jeff Smith Sandman by Neil Gaiman Dog Man by Dav Pilkey We Are Legion (We Are Bob): Bobiverse, Book 1 by Dennis E. Taylor Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell Shows Queer Eye on Netflix Download the Metacast podcast app for free iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/metacast/id6462012536 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.metacast.podcast.player Get in touch Contact us: [email protected] Ilya's LinkedIn Arnab's LinkedIn

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  1. 1:09 Launch stages at Google and Amazon
  2. 7:21 Our secret sauce
  3. 13:00 Why we decided to start talking about the app openly
  4. 17:22 Our first existential crisis
  5. 31:07 Re-evaluation of priorities
  6. 34:35 Building a community on Reddit
  7. 38:03 Books and podcasts recommendations

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