Muthu Kumar & Aleksander Buczkowski: Building an Independent Media over the long term: Geoawesomeness - MBM #29

Muthu Kumar & Aleksander Buczkowski are the Editor-In-Chief & Managing Editor (and creators) of the Geoawesomeness website, which has been running as an independent geospatial media for the past 11 years.More about Muthu & Aleks:Muthu's TwitterMuthu's LinkedInAleks's TwitterAlek's LinkedInAnd of course find more on the Geoawesomeness website--- Episode Sponsor: Element84Dan Pilone’s appearance on the podcast---  Time stamps00:00 - Introduction 02:30 - Muthu & Aleks describing each other 05:40 - What is Geoawesomeness 10:40 - Geoawesomeness's Early Days: 201114:40 - Impacts of Writing 15:45 - Muthu & Aleks’s story of meeting up 22:00 - Choosing Topics to Cover 28:01 - Ambitions & Thoughts being a Media Company 32:13 - Going Full Time 39:15 - Making money on the Internet 50:30 - Being Open about Business Models 57:40 - Privacy/ethics of geospatial data 1:07:26 - Finding the Right Partner 1:12:10 - The of social media (TikTok & YouTube) 1:18:45 - Advice for younger people 1:27:20 - Books & Podcasts recommendation ShownotesGeoMundusBooks & Podcast Recommendations:Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver BurkemanPeak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success by Brad StulbergRational Reminder Feel free to reach out! - Website- My Twitter- Podcast Twitter- Previous Newsletter: Why I want to do more interviews in person- Sponsor the Podcast- Edited by Peter Xiong. Find more of his work