June 17, 2019

197 Cole Raven - Passionate Podchasing

Harry Duran welcomes to the podcast entrepreneur and co-founder of the company Podchaser, Cole Raven. Often referred to as the IMDb of podcasts, Podchaser is the leading podcast directory and destination for podcast discovery, ratings, reviews, and search. In this episode, Harry and Cole talk about the current state of podcasting, the mission of Podchaser, and their shared passion for podcasts. Finally, Cole discusses upcoming ventures and his vision for the future of Podchaser.

04:00 – Harry welcomes Cole Raven to the podcast
04:40 – Cole reflects on the state of podcasting
08:11 – The genesis of Podchaser
10:27 – How Cole’s co-founder Bradley convinced him to join the Podchaser team
11:20 – Cole’s thoughts on the podcast marketplace
13:54 – How the Slack community has helped grow Podchaser
14:56 – Cole talks about some of Podchaser’s competitors
17:08 – The various podcast apps on the market
20:09 – Integrating user profiles to target listeners
22:48 – Striving to become the IMDb of podcasts
25:40 – Cole’s passion for podcasting
27:08 – The mission of Podchaser
28:00 – The importance of data collection
29:10 – Advertising
30:18 – The Chatty Broads case study
34:15 – Revamping the Podchaser website
37:23 – High-visibility creators within Podchaser
38:46 – Where Cole envisions Podchaser going
41:25 – Cole and Harry discuss what other competitors are doing
43:07 – What is something Cole has changed his mind about recently
44:35 – What is the most misunderstood thing about Cole
46:04 – What Cole’s family and friends think of his work
47:33 – Where listeners can follow Cole and Podchaser

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