Episode 1389

Spotify's ad-tech acquisitions to take on YouTube with Ashley Carman + Founder University | E1389

Feb 18, 20221:16:49Watch on YouTube

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0:00 Jason and Molly tee up today’s topics: Spotify’s podcasting ambitions with Ashley Carman PLUS 10 founder pitches from Founder University

1:55 Ashley Carman joins to break down the news: Spotify acquires Chartable and Podsights, she also covers what happened to Clubhouse

13:25 Ourcrowd - Check out the deal of the week at https://ourcrowd.com/twist

14:29 What podcasting loses by going with dynamically inserted ads, building for creators vs. building for established brands, Spotify going after YouTube as the main platform for creators

26:45 Linode - Apply to their Rise program for founder-led, early-stage startups and get 3 years of discounts at https://linode.com/twist.

27:52 Podcast tracking users habits, why Spotify is rejecting open standards, sleeping giants in the podcasting space

37:01 Mercury - Banking built for startups. See more at https://mercury.com/twist

38:26 Reflecting on Lumiary’s big bet to be the HBO of podcasting

46:16 First 5 pitches: Giphting, Chojuu, TaCo, Term Payments, Fix6 PLUS judge feedback

1:02:05 5 Next 5 pitches: Remotespace. SavvyTeam, Gaan, Timewell, Innocuous AI PLUS judge feedback

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Innocuous AI https://innocuous.ai/

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