About this episode
Craig Cannon is the Director of Marketing at Y Combinator. He usually hosts the YC podcast but is the guest on this episode about podcasting. Adora Cheung is a Partner at YC. You can find Adora on Twitter at @nolimits and Craig at @craigcannon . *** Topics 00:21 - Adora's intro 1:26 - Craig's intro 4:06 - Starting the YC podcast 5:21 - Podcast metrics 6:21 - Tips on creating a podcast 8:31 - Picking episode topics 9:21 - Order of operations for finding guests 10:51 - Preparing for interviews 14:11 - How to keep an episode engaging 16:26 - Analytics 18:51 - Gear 23:21 - Software 24:16 - Listening to your own voice 25:41 - Favorite interviews 26:41 - Most surprising things Craig's learned about startups on the podcast 29:21 - What has Craig learned from guests that he's put into practice? 32:01 - Non-consensus things about building startups 34:21 - If Craig had to start a podcast from scratch, how would he structure it? 37:01 - Clipping the show 42:21 - Monetizing podcasts 45:51 - Will podcasts become saturated? 46:21 - What's missing in the podcast world? 48:21 - Influential podcasters 52:11 - Adora's podcast picks 53:11 - Patrick Benders asks - What idea do you believe in that your social group would think is crazy? 58:11 - Zachary Canann asks - Please tell us about the time you most successfully hacked some (non-computer) system to your advantage. 1:00:11 - Being at YC, do Craig and Adora feel pressured to go start a company? 1:06:21 - When is an opportunity good enough to quit your current job?