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Reid Hoffman and Brian Chesky on Handcrafting and Scaling Airbnb [pdf]
- jhh 9y agoIf it isn't clear, this is the transcript of the first episode of a podcast called "Masters of Scale". https://mastersofscale.com/ https://mastersofscale.com/
- janvdberg 9y agoThis is a tremendous podcast. The guests and subjects are A+. It is a the best new podcast around (for me anyway). (Only point of criticism would be, there are too many little jingles and maybe one too many commercials).
- mansigandhi 9y agoHaha. Agree totally! Makes it feel too radio-y due to that.
- joshpadnick 9y agoFunny, I listened to this recently and had exactly the same reaction. The cheesy audio jingles aside, the idea of contemplating your customer's experience in terms of stars ("What's a 1-star experience? What's a 6-star experience?") was a really neat way to think about product vision. I also loved the idea that you can't just ask users "what would make this better?", but rather "what could we do that would make you tell all your friends about this?" Overall, great examples of how when humanism comes first and tech comes second, the results can be magical.
- jamisteven 9y agoI kinda like the jingles, gives the podcast a bit of style and swag.
- arikr 9y agoYes. I dislike the jingles and sound effects, but I appreciate Reid's commentary.
- simonebrunozzi 9y agoAs much as I like/respect/admire both Reid Hoffman and Brian Chesky, I find this podcast... terrible. So much that I had to stop listening to it after a few minutes. I really hate the weird sounds and interruptions. It feels like a podcast designed to appeal to the masses, and to "overdo" every aspect of what a podcast should be. I hope this is read as "constructive feedback", because that's the intention. I listed to 10-12 podcasts a week, and I have never experienced this "repellence" to a single podcast, like this one. I believe this is the style of other podcasts of this series, if I recall correctly. Am I the only one, or is there anybody else that shares the same feelings about it?
- cycomachead 9y agoI've listened to all of them so far, but the jingles are pretty grating. They take away from the actual moment and become a distraction.
- AVTizzle 9y agoHonestly sounds like the work of a Fiver gigster to me. Super tacky.
- splap 9y agoIt isn't. Audio production was done by respected pros.
- reviewmon 9y agoI liked the sound assist. I actually prefer this to a regular podcast format, which tends to get monotone sometimes. Reminds me a little bit of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibuiUXOTE4M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibuiUXOTE4M
- jamisteven 9y agoI found the sound blips to be entertaining, and refreshing compared to other podcasts, but thats just me. I can see how it would be distracting for others.
- heymijo 9y ago
- Dowwie 9y agoMasters of Scale podcast RSS feed: https://rss.art19.com/masters-of-scale https://rss.art19.com/masters-of-scale