Sharon Taylor

Managing Director, Omny Studio · 1 appearance on the record.

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Their most notable supported claim

Assertion Supported
Omny Studio has raised about $2.3M in total funding to date
“About 2.3.”
Sharon Taylor Feb 5, 2019 ▶ 4:53 1291 This Podcast Hosting Company Just Broke $300k in MRR

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Everything Sharon Taylor said on Top Founders that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →

Opinion
Podcast hosts should let creators keep all advertising revenue, says Taylor
“We all kind of believe that if you're working hard to make money on your shows, you should keep as much of it, if not all of it, as possible.”
Sharon Taylor Feb 5, 2019 ▶ 6:10 1291 This Podcast Hosting Company Just Broke $300k in MRR
Disclosure
Sharon Taylor would likely reject a 2x ARR buyout offer
“Probably not.”
Sharon Taylor Feb 5, 2019 ▶ 13:03 1291 This Podcast Hosting Company Just Broke $300k in MRR
Disclosure
Omny Studio enterprise radio clients pay up to tens of thousands monthly
“We've got still a long tail of podcasters that are, you know, paying for simple, hey, it's 20 or 50 bucks a month, and they get a quantity of bandwidth, and they kind of go from there, and then we go all the way to the other end of town where we do, like your …”
Sharon Taylor Feb 5, 2019 ▶ 2:33 1291 This Podcast Hosting Company Just Broke $300k in MRR
Disclosure
Omny Studio's average customer pays around $400 to $500 monthly
“No, I think at the moment our average would probably be around 405 hundred bucks a month.”
Sharon Taylor Feb 5, 2019 ▶ 3:05 1291 This Podcast Hosting Company Just Broke $300k in MRR
Assertion Supported
Omny Studio has raised about $2.3M in total funding to date
“About 2.3.”
Sharon Taylor Feb 5, 2019 ▶ 4:53 1291 This Podcast Hosting Company Just Broke $300k in MRR
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Omny Studio currently has around 750 to 800 customers
“We're hovering around the seven 50 to 800 customers at the moment.”
Sharon Taylor Feb 5, 2019 ▶ 5:06 1291 This Podcast Hosting Company Just Broke $300k in MRR
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Omny Studio reports 300% year-over-year sales growth
“We've grown about 300% in sales from last year to this year.”
Sharon Taylor Feb 5, 2019 ▶ 5:27 1291 This Podcast Hosting Company Just Broke $300k in MRR
Disclosure
Omny Studio sees annual net negative revenue churn across customer segments
“And I think at the moment, broadcasters are like negative one point something percent and podcast is a negative seven point something percent.”
Sharon Taylor Feb 5, 2019 ▶ 6:47 1291 This Podcast Hosting Company Just Broke $300k in MRR
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Omny Studio spends $300 to $400 per customer on acquisition
“So we're probably looking more around the three to 400 per customer, and that's more than we've ever spent at the moment.”
Sharon Taylor Feb 5, 2019 ▶ 10:06 1291 This Podcast Hosting Company Just Broke $300k in MRR
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Omny Studio reached $300k MRR with a team of just five people
“So we're five, including me.”
Sharon Taylor Feb 5, 2019 ▶ 10:47 1291 This Podcast Hosting Company Just Broke $300k in MRR
Disclosure
Sharon Taylor's equity stake as Omny Studio CEO is unusually low
“No, I'm on the lower end of the equity side for CEOs.”
Sharon Taylor Feb 5, 2019 ▶ 12:28 1291 This Podcast Hosting Company Just Broke $300k in MRR
Opinion
Omny Studio competes more with ART19 and Megaphone than Libsyn
“Well, you could in that anyone could be a podcast host. We kind of try more for the enterprise end of town. So a tool set, once you're ready to do more with your podcast or more with your audio, that's when you'd start looking at your Omni studios. But yeah, b…”
Sharon Taylor Feb 5, 2019 ▶ 3:16 1291 This Podcast Hosting Company Just Broke $300k in MRR
Disclosure
Omny Studio might raise funding if the board convinces CEO Sharon Taylor
“We might do another raise this year if I can be convinced by the board”
Sharon Taylor Feb 5, 2019 ▶ 4:41 1291 This Podcast Hosting Company Just Broke $300k in MRR

Appearances (1)

EpisodeDateSpeaking time
1291 This Podcast Hosting Company Just Broke $300k in MRR Feb 5, 2019 7m
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