Everything Camille Hearst said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Hearst: Apple built features around launch messaging, not quantitative metrics
“You were working on the messaging and working on the consumer positioning again, well, in advance of anything actually being live or built, like that kind of was what framed what features you wanted to build and what problems you would put on the table to be s…”
Hearst: Venture capital has a horrible track record funding underrepresented founders
“They have a horrible track record when it comes to funding people of color, women, people who are non cisgender, white male, just kind of the track record.”
Hearst: Founders should prepare for M&A from the day they launch
“Start preparing to sell your company from the moment you found it, which is kind of a weird thing because obviously if you're starting a company for most founders, they want it to be the next big thing. They're not starting it in order to sell it, but it's jus…”
Hearst: Marketplaces are not chicken-and-egg, builders must start with supply
“A lot of people talk about marketplaces is chicken and egg. I actually just think they're two sided and you start with the supply.”
Hearst: Apple was led by craftspeople, Google by corporate strategists
“It's much more of like design and engineering kind of led organizations. Craftspeople, I would say more so than strategy people. So that was one of the stark differences I saw in my transition from Apple to Google. There are a lot more like people from Coca-Co…”
Hearst: Fans Want to Pay Artists, but Musicians Shy Away from Monetization
“Fans want to support the artists they love. They want to open up their wallets. I mean, you've seen nothing else from a sub stack and then patrons that people are actually really happy to be a patron of the arts. And they look at it as like a badge of honor. B…”
Hearst: Over 60% of young people want to create content for a living
“There have been studies too, where they ask, Young people, what they want to do and what they want to be when they grow up. We quote these at spot at excuse me, Patreon. And, you know, over 60% want to create content for a living.”
Hearst: Apple used technical program managers instead of traditional product managers
“So again, there weren't product managers. The closest thing would have been TPNs, technical program managers, who kind of helped manage the sprints. And manage to schedule and listing out what features would be, would happen.”
Hearst: Steve Jobs spent months curating demo music libraries for iTunes launches
“Also the library was crafted. So he would give feedback for months on the content of the library because he would do demos. And so he wanted to know, you know, make sure all my favorite tracks are in there. My favorite Beatles records, my favorite Bob Dylan re…”
Spotify is expanding artist merch features to reward top listeners
“So one of the ones that most mature is merch which is funny to say because most people probably don't realize that you can purchase merch on Spotify. That's one that's been around for a bit of time. And my team's recently been working on making it more promine…”
Spotify tested listening parties over the past year
“And then other things we've been looking at have been listening parties. We ran a few of those over the past year.”
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