podcasts

also referred to as: podcast · the podcast

12 statements across 11 episodes · 3 bullish · 3 bearish · 7 people on the record · first statement Oct 12, 2015 by Matt Hartman · across every show →

Everything said about podcasts, oldest first

Oct 12, 2015 positive
Insight
Hartman: Demand for Great Podcasts Exceeds the Supply of High-Quality Shows
“So I think at the moment there's not as many great podcasts as there are people looking for great podcasts. There are a lot of podcasts, not necessarily great ones.”
Matt Hartman Oct 12, 2015 ▶ 19:52 20 VC 078: BETAWORKS WEEK: Matt Hartman, Director of Seed Investments @ Betaworks
Apr 29, 2016 positive
Assertion Supported
Edison Research: 57 million Americans listen to podcasts monthly
“The latest Edison report I saw that came out a month or two ago showed that something like fifty seven million Americans are now listening to podcasts monthly, which is a, an extremely large number.”
Mike Mignano Apr 29, 2016 ▶ 3:50 20VC: Why It Is All Still About User Growth and How To Address Retention For A Consumer Social App with Mike Mignano, Co-Founder & CEO @ Anchor
Dec 7, 2020
Insight
Media creation like podcasting is a real form of leadership
“When you're doing content production like podcasts, And kind of areas like that, You are actually, in fact, creating a form of leadership, because it's like, well, here are things to pay attention to. Here are things to learn from. Here are ideas or patterns o…”
Reid Hoffman Dec 7, 2020 ▶ 7:53 20VC: Reid Hoffman on Investing in Airbnb and Passing on Stripe, The Different Styles of Truly Great Leaders, How To Think Through Ownership and Price in Venture & How To Ensure Venture Partnerships Always Have Trust and a Learning Mindset
Apr 10, 2024 bearish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Almost No Media Venture Investments Have Succeeded Recently Except Podcasts
“Same with media you know, with the exception of actually podcasts, hardly anything has worked. In the last five years in media.”
Kevin Ryan Apr 10, 2024 ▶ 14:59 Kevin Ryan: Are the Best CEOs the Best Fundraisers & Why Ownership Should Not Be a Focus in VC|E1138 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
May 31, 2024 negative
Insight
Stebbings: Podcasts require 200 unrewarded episodes before showing any ROI proof
“You will have to do 200 shows, no one will care, you will not make any money, and then you will also have no proof that it works, still.”
Harry Stebbings May 31, 2024 ▶ 24:56 Matt Lerner: How to Hire Growth Leaders and Teams and Why in a World of AI | E1159 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Oct 23, 2024
Assertion Contradicted
Stebbings: 98% of podcasts fail to reach 50 episodes
“90% of podcasts don't make it to episode 10. The other 10%, eight percent more don't make it to episode 50. If you just keep going for 50 shows, you're top two percent.”
Harry Stebbings Oct 23, 2024 ▶ 1:07:09 AJ Tennant: How to Build a Sales Machine and Where Most Go Wrong | E2118 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Dec 13, 2024
Assertion Contradicted
Harry Stebbings: Only 2% of podcasts pass episode 50
“There's only two percent of podcasts make it past episode 50.”
Harry Stebbings Dec 13, 2024 ▶ 55:39 Guillaume Moubeche, lempire Founder: Bootsrapping to $30M ARR Through Content & Brand | E1238 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Oct 31, 2025
Disclosure
Ferriss estimates 70% to 80% of his wealth came from angel investing
“I would say, like, maybe it's 70% angel investing, could be 80, 20% podcast, 10% books.”
Tim Ferriss Oct 31, 2025 ▶ 27:48 20VC: Tim Ferriss: Why I Walked Away From Angel Investing After Uber | How I Accidentally Lost $150 Million | Money Fixed My Problems—Then Made Me Miserable
Oct 31, 2025 neutral
What-if
Ferriss: The Tim Ferriss Show wouldn't exist without his book's commercial hurdles
“The podcast wouldn't have happened if all that hadn't happened.”
Tim Ferriss Oct 31, 2025 ▶ 35:13 20VC: Tim Ferriss: Why I Walked Away From Angel Investing After Uber | How I Accidentally Lost $150 Million | Money Fixed My Problems—Then Made Me Miserable
May 14, 2026 negative
Insight
Lemkin: Fireside chats and speakers are dead at tech conferences
“So I'll have to see, but we won't do, we'll never do Unless I'm forced to, I mean, if, you know, I do it for Sam Altman, but otherwise I'm not gonna do, there's, the firesides are dead and speakers are dead. There's just no point when podcasts are better.”
Jason Lemkin May 14, 2026 ▶ 1:06:02 Anthropic Buys Compute From Elon & Commits $200BN to Google | Cerebras IPO | Ramp Raises at $40BN · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jun 27, 2026
Insight
Podcast Brand Sponsorships Should Always Be Permanent Placements
“The thing I say actually on brand marketing is look for immortal assets, and what I mean by immortal assets is like, if you sponsor a podcast, make sure that the podcast has it in perpetuity.”
Harry Stebbings Jun 27, 2026 ▶ 37:03 How We Got Fred Wilson, Benchmark and Index to Invest $94M | Why Robinhood's Strategy is Wrong · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jul 6, 2026 positive
Insight
Mignano: Podcasts need exceptional production and high insights per minute
“There's so much content, and the tools have gotten so much better that out of the box, you can have a really, really decently sounding or looking podcast with almost no effort. And so if you want to break out, you actually have to go above that. The baseline h…”
Mike Mignano Jul 6, 2026 ▶ 3:19 Why Now is the Time for the App Layer | Why Startups Should be TokenMaxxing | Mike Mignano, USV · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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