Episode 2003

Medium: Reaching Profitability while The Internet is Broken + CorePod | E2003

Sep 5, 20241:18:57Watch on YouTube

Timestamps:

(0:00) Tony Stubblebine of Medium joins Alex.

(3:10) The broken internet and ad-based models

(5:57) Impact of AI on content creation and platform quality

(10:01) Medium's curation and financial model

(11:18) Notion - Try notion projects for free at https://www.notion.so/twist

(18:23) Medium's growth, geographic expansion, and AI translation

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(22:05) AI-driven media platforms and the impact of AI spam

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(30:59) Medium's subscriber growth and financial milestones

(34:35) AI data exclusivity and challenges in forming training data cohorts

(41:26) Medium's venture scale potential, profitability, and mission

(45:17) CEO's mindset and financial scaling towards 10 million subscribers

(50:41) Tony's personal use of AI in his workflow

(53:24) Future of AI in practical applications and business model disruption

(57:09) Organizing content and the challenge of integrating different formats

(1:02:19) Growth potential of niche markets and Medium's independence

(1:06:23) Jam with JCal! Introduction to Ulan Abdurazakov and CorePod

(1:07:27) Corepod product discussion and go-to-market strategy

(1:17:23) Jason Calacanis's advice on testing and market validation

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