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The Podcast Ecosystem in 2019 – a16z’s 68 page analysis (Guest essay by Li Jin)

Andrew Chen

Apple Podcasts played a pivotal role in the development of the industry and remains the dominant app for listening. In order of descending audience sizes, these categories are: Media companies that have internal podcast departments , whose goals in podcasting can range from audience development to diversifying revenue. Audioblogging?

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The Podcast Ecosystem in 2019 – a16z’s 68 page analysis

Andrew Chen

Apple Podcasts played a pivotal role in the development of the industry and remains the dominant app for listening. In order of descending audience sizes, these categories are: Media companies that have internal podcast departments , whose goals in podcasting can range from audience development to diversifying revenue. Audioblogging?

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User friction can sink your app. Here’s what it is and how to avoid it.

Mixpanel

As a product manager or developer, you want to squash user friction from your app. Even when wait times can’t be reduced with better performance, you can still use psychology by turning waits into sources of entertainment with animations, surprises, or even humor. Gamification is not just for games and entertainment-focused apps.