We've launched Metacast on Android. In this episode, we talk about the feedback we received, first haters, Google Play store violations, and our launch process. We cover topics of feature toggling, version

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Segments

• [02:16] Quick update on Android launch
• [07:57] Marketing and retention
• [11:17] Our first one-star review on Play Store
• [15:39] Feedback from the Overcast subreddit
• [19:37] Our launch process
• [23:15] Our first violation in the Play Store
• [25:13] Feature toggling
• [27:48] Versionarte
• [29:05] Transitioning of existing users
• [32:20] What we're listening to and reading

Show notes

Podcasts

• Networks & Audiences on Bootstrapped Web
• #1881 - Rick Rubin on The Joe Rogan Experience

Books

• The Storyteller by Dave Grohl
• David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell

Games

• Need For Speed: No Limits

Get in touch

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Big announcement - we've launched Metacast on Android in Google Play Store! In this episode, we talk about deciding the scope for v1, punting on features, and pricing.

Get Metacast at ⁠⁠⁠metacast.app⁠⁠⁠. New users get 51% off Metacast Premium until end of August 2024.

Join the ⁠⁠r/metacastapp⁠⁠ subreddit.

Segments

• [00:22] We've launched in Google Play Store!
• [02:58] Preparation for launch
• [04:01] What makes Metacast app different from other podcast apps?
• [13:49] Features we punted at launch
• [20:45] Pricing Metacast Premium
• [27:48] Podcast and book recommendations

Show notes

Podcasts

• Подкасты Михаила Гребенюка
• Things You Thought You Knew – Planet X on the StarTalk Radio podcast

Books

• Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
• Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Get in touch

• 🚀 Get the Metacast podcast app: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://metacast.app⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 👥 Join our subreddit: ⁠⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/metacastapp/⁠⁠
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• 📕 Get our book! The Pragmatic Podcaster: a step-by-step guide to starting an amazing podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFPMT8WW⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 👚 Metacast merch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://merch.metacastpodcast.com

It’s been a year since we started working on Metacast. In this episode Arnab and Ilya reflect on the journey and compare working on a startup with the old corporate days.

Get Metacast at ⁠⁠⁠metacast.app⁠⁠⁠.

Join the ⁠⁠r/metacastapp⁠⁠ subreddit.

Segments

• [05:35] No going back to corporate
• [06:21] Annual reviews
• [13:43] Best year of Ilya's career
• [15:49] Frustrations with corporate
• [20:32] Anxiety and collaboration
• [26:41] Playing a long game
• [27:33] Letting go of old habits
• [34:13] Getting back into coding
• [37:22] What's new in the app
• [40:55] Book & podcast recommendations

Show notes

Links

• Ilya’s LinkedIn post with reflections

Podcasts

• Metacast Ep. 24, part 1: Leaving jobs at Google and Amazon to start a podcast tech company
• Metacast Ep. 24, part 2: Non-linear career paths, culture at Google vs. Amazon
• What Are Sperm Whales Saying? Researchers Find A Complex 'Alphabet' on the Short Wave podcast
• Was the 401(k) a Mistake? on The Daily podcast
• Google Eats Rocks + A Win for A.I. Interpretability + Safety Vibe Check on the Hard Fork podcast
• Adam Mosseri on the Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin podcast

Books

• The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
• Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
• Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa
• The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi
• Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
• The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
• Burn Book: A Tech Love Story by Kara Swisher

Movies & TV

• Shogun TV series
• Revolutionary Road
• Ford v Ferrari

Get in touch

• 🚀 Get the Metacast podcast app: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://metacast.app⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 👥 Join our subreddit: ⁠⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/metacastapp/⁠⁠
• ✉️ Subscribe to Metacast newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.metacastpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 👋 Send feedback or say hi: ⁠⁠hello@metacastpodcast.com⁠⁠
• 📕 Get our book! The Pragmatic Podcaster: a step-by-step guide to starting an amazing podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFPMT8WW⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 👚 Metacast merch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://merch.metacastpodcast.com