Building the Podcast of the Future

Ever tried searching for a topic on a specific podcast but found the results all over the place? The team at Fathom had the same frustrations which led them to bring search to podcasts. This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Paul Bloch, Co-founder and Chief Design Officer at Fathom.fm to discuss technological innovations in the podcast industry which will be defining the next generation of podcast applications. And insights about creating a startup from Fathom's own journey.     Tim Ryan is the Executive Director of StartWheel, an organization dedicated to connecting entrepreneurs with resources in Hampton Roads, Virginia.    Learn more at: https://www.startwheel.org    Zack Miller is a serial entrepreneur and recent author of his new book Anomaly, a guide on how to differentiate yourself and your business from the crowd.   Learn more at: https://www.zackmillersays.com   Enjoy the show? Watch the Fervent Four Show LIVE every Thursday at 11AM.   Live: https://www.startwheel.org/live/ Watch past episodes: https://www.startwheel.org/fervent-four-show/ Listen to past episodes: https://fathom.fm/podcast/fervent-four      Show notes:   (0:00) Favorite Podcast + Introducing Fathom.fm   (06:30) Fathom.fm features + AI   (18:00) Fathom.fm's unique experience    (25:29) Competing against Apple and Spotify   (31:08) Podcast industry growth   (38:00) Future of Podcast + Opportunities      (45:43) Podcast Affect   (58:37) Conclusion   About Paul Bloch & Fathom.fm   Paul Bloch, Co-founder and Chief Design Officer at Fathom.fm. Fathom uses the power of AI to reimagine the podcast search and discovery experience. Fathom was cofounded by Ken Miller and Paul Bloch in 2021 who've known each other since high school and worked together at two other companies including Kodak and Sacramento-based startup called Emtrain, a diversity and inclusion training company. We've grown from 2 cofounders to a team of 6 full-time and 2 part-time employees. Our mission is to bring search to podcasts and to make the podcast player of the future. A lot of amazing features are in the pipeline and we're excited to get them into the hands of podcast lovers.   During 2020 Ken began work on an AI model to search within podcasts. In January of 2021, after returning from Japan, Paul started working with Ken to create a prototype that showcased the search and "For You" feed of podcast highlights. We incorporated in March and raised our Pre-seed round led by Jason Calacanis' LAUNCH startup accelerator. Since that time we've brought the v1 of the product to market and closed our Seed round in March.   Learn More: Fathom.fm   The Fervent Four Show:   Did you know that only 4% of businesses hit $1M in revenue? Tim Ryan and Zack Miller are the creators of The Fervent Four Show, designed to help you get there. Check them out Live every Thursday at 11 AM.   Social Media:   Paul Bloch Fathom.fm   Twitter: @fathom_infinity (https://twitter.com/fathom_infinity)   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fathom-labs/ & https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-bloch-2316538/#experience   Instagram: @fathom.fm (https://www.instagram.com/fathom.fm)   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/facebook.com/fathom.fm   Tim Ryan https://www.startwheel.org   Twitter (personal): @ryantnt (https://twitter.com/ryantnt)   Twitter: @StartWheel (https://twitter.com/StartWheel)   LinkedIn (personal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryantnt/   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startwheel-org/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StartWheel   Zack Miller https://www.zackmillersays.com   Twitter: @zackmillersays (https://twitter.com/zackmillersays)   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zackmillersays   Thanks to our Sponsors:   The Hampton Roads Small Business Development Center – http://www.hrsbdc.org/en/   StartWheel – https://www.startwheel.org