Why is meeting smart both investors and entrepreneurs on the media side or in the media world so appealing?
Meeting really smart both investors and entrepreneurs on the media side or in the media world was really appealing because I felt like it would help me just figure out what to do next. And with the Conan thing, and maybe it goes back to this theme of not overthinking it, but it was this opportunity of you can work with arguably the funniest person on the planet who has a reputation for also being a good guy and a team that really is filled with good people and that like each other, and that have been around here for many, many, many years as he explores.
Why is audio not pigeonholing you?
And then in entertainment, I agree, audio is not pigeonholing you because audio is a medium to express yourself and to create story, to share ideas, and to create IP. And that can manifest in a variety of ways, whether it’s a TV, film, or a theme park, or short form social content, and you look at all the others in the same.
Is there a Conan O'Brien podcast?
Yeah, we have several podcasts. We have Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend. We have the three questions with Andy Richter, Inside Conan, and Important Hollywood Podcast are all unscripted podcasts that we’ve launched. We’ve launched two scripted series so far as well, one called Frontier Tween and one called Smarter. And those are scripted narrative, audio podcasts.
Does Conan Needs a Friend make references to you?
I don’t know what this podcast thing is. Is this even real? Supposedly we have downloads. I still don’t know if there’s money coming from it. I don’ t see it.”
Who is the president of Tornante?
So Andy Redmond is the president of Tornante. Tornante is Michael Eisner, former Disney CEO, it’s Michael Eisner ’s vehicle for investing and acquiring companies. And when I came out to LA, I reached out to Andy and we hadn’t stayed in touch really. Our families kind of know each other. We knew each other a little bit growing up, but we hadn’t really stayed in touch. But I just reached out to him because I thought he had such a cool job.
Is teaching English a second language the right decision?
But at the end of your year of teaching English as a second language, were you starting to feel comfortable like, “ No, this was actually the right decision. I’ve learned a lot.”
Who is Jason Mendelson's partner?
They were rightfully for the most part, like, “You guys are not really investible at this point. You don’t really know what you’re doing.” And we hadn’t really built much at that point. But one of the VCs who really, I think believed in us was this guy, Jason Mendelson, and his partner, Seth Levine at the Foundry Group in Boulder.
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Midroll Media is the parent company of Earwolf, Howl.fm, Midroll and Stitcher. As CEO, I led strategy and operations for the company. I joined the company in 2013 as its COO and Product Head and became CEO in 2014.
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