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

Andrew Chen

After this analysis, I’m looking for really differentiated verticals of audio. Many apps for listening to podcasts, but little differentiation or loyalty. Their revenue primarily comes from advertising, which means those podcasts need to amass large, repeatedly engaged listener bases. but may not directly sound like podcasting.

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

Andrew Chen

After this analysis, I’m looking for really differentiated verticals of audio. Many apps for listening to podcasts, but little differentiation or loyalty. Their revenue primarily comes from advertising, which means those podcasts need to amass large, repeatedly engaged listener bases. but may not directly sound like podcasting.