“People are willing to do almost anything other than read at length. It requires patience: an atrophied muscle in the smartphone age. At the same time, no one relishes being ignorant or incurious. The desire for self-improvement out there is real. The podcast boom shows that we want erudition without effort: the palm without the … Continue reading Podcast Overload
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“If you hurry to get to the future, you always get a punishment for it. For example, instant coffee.” Alan Watts Fast paid too little attention to burn rate because it just assumed the VC gravy train would keep rolling. It’s not the only one, so don’t be surprised to see similar stories in the … Continue reading 04.06.2022 Musings
Podcast Reality Check (by the numbers)
In case you hadn’t noticed, but there is a podcast boom of sorts going around these days. I came across some statistics about podcasts. According to a podcast search engine, ListenNotes, there are at least 1.38 million podcasts (with 75.1 million episodes.) The pandemic lockdown has been a big boost for podcast creation — from … Continue reading Podcast Reality Check (by the numbers)
[Podcast] Eran Shir, Founder of DashCam Maker Nexar
A conversation with Eran Shir, Founder, and CEO of Nexar, to talk about his company’s connected dash cam, how it works to improve safe driving, and what a world full of cameras + intelligence means for our future. Eran explains why computer vision matters and why it also can go wrong pretty fast. Disclosure: Nexar … Continue reading [Podcast] Eran Shir, Founder of DashCam Maker Nexar
Podcast Appearances: On Gruber’s TalkShow & GigaOM Commutist
As a wise man once said, don’t speak unless you have something to say. I took that advise to heart and restricted what I said – whether it was through my writings or via the spoken word. However, this week I broke my vow, made an appearance on two podcasts, and let loose. GigaOM Commutist – … Continue reading Podcast Appearances: On Gruber’s TalkShow & GigaOM Commutist