#285: Michael Mignano – Building Anchor Into The Biggest Podcasting Platform In The World

<p>Michael Mignano is the creator of Anchor. He previously served as the Head of Talk for Spotify. Now, he serves as a partner at Lightspeed.</p> <p>In this podcast, he talked about stories from his early days at Anchor, when you should sell, misconceptions about Spotify, and how he found Product Market Fit.</p> <p>(0:00) Intro</p> <p>(1:40) Getting Jumped</p> <p>(3:45) Music &amp; Technology</p> <p>(7:31) Early Days of Internet</p> <p>(15:38) Living Through The Audio/Video Revolution</p> <p>(19:33) Starting Anchor</p> <p>(23:21) When Anchor Wasn’t Working…</p> <p>(31:29) Growth/Finding Product Market Fit</p> <p>(40:08) Why Is Anchor Most Used?</p> <p>(45:20) When To Sell?</p> <p>(49:10) Misconceptions About Spotify</p> <p>(51:44) Becoming A Venture Capitalist</p> <p>(55:53) What Makes For A Good Investment?</p> <p>(57:45) Quitting Job To Start Company</p> <p>(1:05:33) Challenge</p> <p>-</p> <p>Michael’s Links</p> <p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/mignano">https://twitter.com/mignano</a></p> <p>-</p> <p>SPONSOR:</p> <p>This episode is brought to you by <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/MFM?sid=Danny-Miranda">My First Million</a>. This is the podcast that I listen to and recommend whenever I want to learn more about business, technology, or the future. Sam Parr and Shaan Puri are hilarious, informative, and interesting. Check it out: <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/MFM?sid=Danny-Miranda">https://link.chtbl.com/MFM?sid=Danny-Miranda</a></p> <p>-</p> <p>My Links</p> <p>✉️ Newsletter: <a href="https://dannymiranda.substack.com/">https://dannymiranda.substack.com</a></p> <p>🎙 Podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda">https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda</a></p> <p>🎥 YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/dannymiranda">https://youtube.com/dannymiranda</a></p> <p>🐣 Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda">https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda</a></p> <p>📸 Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda">https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda</a></p> <p>🕺 TikTok: <a href="https://tiktok.com/@he