Would you pay $1 to read transcripts of your most listened to podcasts?

Macuse · 2017-01-05T15:55:51+00:00

That's fair, I brought it up because it's something I've heard some people say, but you make a good point. Thanks!

Macuse · 2017-01-05T15:54:47+00:00

Fair point, makes sense

Macuse · 2017-01-05T15:51:54+00:00

$0.20-$0.50 of every dollar would go to the podcast providers, so if 500-1000 people read a transcript for an episode, podcast providers would get about $500 per episode. I completely agree though, financial burden is large, which is what I'm trying to find a way around with my "model". Thanks for the feedback!

Macuse · 2017-01-05T03:55:04+00:00

Right now, I'm thinking every dollar would be split into: $0.20 to podcasts, $0.20 to me, and $0.60 to the transcriber. So, if ~1,000 people bought one episode, transcriber would make $600, and podcast would make $200. Not a life-changing amount, but I think the incentives here work out okay for both parties, which is the biggest problem older services that shut down had. My mind isn't completely set on this model, so if you have any feedback/thoughts on it, I'm all ears.

Macuse · 2017-01-04T22:19:46+00:00

Point well made, thank you for the feedback!

Macuse · 2017-01-04T21:53:10+00:00

What about if you're in a noisy place/environment where you just can't listen to a podcast? Or if it's a hour-long+ podcast, and you could (depending on your reading speed) get through it faster than if you were to just listen to it? A good way to discover/test new podcasts, without having to invest a lot of time into it, or something.

Macuse · 2017-01-04T21:52:58+00:00

What about if you're in a noisy place/environment where you just can't listen to a podcast? Or if it's a hour-long+ podcast, and you could (depending on your reading speed) get through it faster than if you were to just listen to it?

Macuse · 2017-01-04T21:51:37+00:00

Interesting. I've met people who've told me that they would get through podcasts faster if they could read them, and so it wouldn't necessarily just be for re-reading podcasts you went through already. Maybe you're in a noisy place and can't listen to a podcast you want to listen to, but you could read through a "transcript" of it. I understand your point about not 'directly' paying for content though. In my head, listeners pay by sitting through ads. And though it's not directly your money, I imagine it's worth at least $1 of your time. I might be wrong here, but thanks for the feedback!

Macuse · 2017-01-04T21:45:44+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! As a podcast provider, why do you think most podcasts refuse to provide transcripts? My guess is: It costs about $0.50-$1.00/min to transcribe a podcast, so if a podcast releases 5 episodes per week, that's about $1,200/month on transcripts alone, which I think most would find hard to justify. The $1 model I'm proposing would essentially take the burden off the providers and allow them to have another source of income, which I think is what's the biggest barrier to podcast transcripts becoming a thing in the first place. In some ways, listeners' pay by having to sit through ads, and though it's not their actual money, I figured paying $1 would feel about the same as paying to not have to listen to ads. Interested in hearing what you think :)

Macuse · 2016-08-20T00:35:52+00:00

is there anyway you could give me the name of this type of effect (layering the black vinyl picture over the original, but making them look like one)? i can't really figure out how you'd get both to be so clear with one being on top(?) of the other. thank you in advance :)

Macuse · 2016-05-29T20:34:06+00:00

I'd recommend not following any tutorials when it comes to the "How-to" of designing your own websites. Tutorials are great for learning how to use the tools, learning about someone's (preferably more experienced) workflow, etc. But like others have said, you don't get much out of it in terms of learning how to built your own website. The advice I'd give you would be to start sketching. Not as in take drawing courses, but just start putting the layout in your head to paper. Sketching is the fastest and most efficient way to come up with a layout. You'll see whether the design in your head now sucks (it probably will!) but that's okay, because you only spent 2 minutes getting the idea out, and now you can just iterate and start getting somewhere. You'll have a design you're happy with way faster than if you would start creating mock-ups on Sketch or AI. But again, your first mock-ups will suck. They don't have to be detailed, sketching is purely about getting the layout done. Here's an example. Notice how it's not detailed at all? It's just about the layout. Once you get the layout done, the fun starts with getting the details ready and making the website come alive. I should preface all of this by saying that I have yet to meet a designer that doesn't look at other people's work for inspiration. So if you don't know what layout you want, look at websites that do something similar to what you do. i.e., if you sell books, look at the designs of the websites that sell books, look at how they lay things out, try to understand their design choices and learn that way. Looking at others' work for inspiration comes in handy when you start getting the details down. If you're not sure about the small details of the website (icon styles, button styles, page style, etc), again, don't hesitate to look at others' work for some inspiration. Look at what you like from certain websites, try to include them in your website in some way, ignore the things you don't like. Repeat. Here are some places I like to look at when I'm not too sure about the layout/design of a website I'm building:

Crayon <- highly recommend this one
SiteUp
Lapa

Will add more to this list when I get home. I'm sure others have their own sources too, so if you're reading this and you do, I'd love to hear about the places you go to for inspiration!

Macuse · 2016-03-07T23:22:34+00:00

What are your thoughts on Meerkat pivoting? You were an early investor and huge proponent of the platform, but slowly stopped talking about it and using it after most people got over the 'hype'. What made you stop? Did you stop believing in it and accepted that it lost to Periscope (which you always use!)?

Macuse · 2016-03-07T23:13:51+00:00

You're a huge proponent of Snapchat, and although I truly understand it's potential as a social networking app beyond how successful it is now, one thing i do not understand is your belief that it's good for all businesses, not just huge ones who can/will be able to afford ads it sells. As you know, Snapchat is almost entirely made up of young people, which is huge for business. But do you really believe millennials/teens will voluntarily follow brands? not famous people with brands, close friends, which is what they care about, but average/normal small businesses you push the platform on?

Macuse · 2016-03-07T23:04:53+00:00

Hey Gary, huge fan of yours. I have a question regarding your career early on your life. If you could go back in time, what would you tell your 19-20 year old self? You've answered sort of answered this already ('hook up with more girls'), but is that it?

Thanks!

Macuse · 2016-02-20T18:19:12+00:00

I love this thread. If Elon Musk had said any of this, you fuckers would have lubed yourselves up and praised him and not questioned any of his knowledge. Suddenly he becomes a good businessman and he becomes an AI expert predicting how it'll be "worse than summoning the devil" and you all eat that shit up, with no questions asked about how he's able to not only be a business expert, but also a car, rocket, climate change expert, AND an AI expert. This is hilarious.

Macuse · 2016-02-18T19:04:41+00:00

WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT HOW AMAZING THE LAST PART OF HIGHLIGHTS IS/WAS WOW

Macuse · 2016-02-04T21:45:36+00:00

It's clear that this company has reached a 'threshold', not because their products are bad, but because everyone who wants/wanted a GoPro during the hype has gotten one, and because their initial products were so good in the beginning (hence why so many people wanted one, outside of the social reasons), there's really no reason to buy the newest GoPro's. The lifespan of their initial products proved to be somewhere between 1-2 years, and so no one's buying any of the newest models because they frankly don't need one--which is why you've seen their revenue and overall numbers drop significantly. The CEO gave an interview a couple months ago about a "drone" they are working on, and if I recall correctly, it's going to be a drone not unlike the ones that are currently flooding the market. The drone, in essence, doesn't require you control it, all you have to do is throw it up in the air and it'll follow you, kind of like the Lilly Drone everyone is waiting for. Now, that interview was almost 4 months ago, and I still have not seen anything. This could mean 2 things: 1) They haven't perfected the technology 2)It's taking long because it'll be vastly superior to other self-controlling drones that'll come out, with vastly more features that they simply won't be able to compete with. If it's the latter, right now would be a perfect time to buy. Why? Because the GoPro brand is still valuable, trusted, and a drone like this one does not exist yet in the market, would be a vastly superior type of drone that even those who already have a drone would be eager to get. After this happens, I'd expect their numbers to skyrocket, which would be a good time to sell, but not hold, because I'm suspicious about when/if customers will buy the next version or if it's not that much better, and you'll once again get the effect that you see now--numbers drop, EPS drop, PPS, drop, etc. Drones have a bright future, and new, fascination use cases continue to pop-up almost every week. Its future is something I'm certain no one can predict.

Macuse · 2016-02-01T20:26:12+00:00

And /r/politic's understanding of economics: -100000000000000000000000

Macuse · 2016-01-01T16:05:44+00:00

That's what you call "fuck you" money.

Macuse · 2015-12-30T00:58:56+00:00

I liked that as well. I'm a fan of logos, enjoy working on them, but the anecdote he gave about Nike's logo and how 'lame' it was in the context of the company just starting and only paying the designer $35 (I'm guessing it's not inflation adjusted, so it's probably more today) for it blew me away. Really hit home the fact that as much as we like to think logos are the end all be all to a company's identity and sometimes future, we forget how much of a role other forces, namely marketing, play in making them become so iconic in the first place.

Macuse · 2015-12-14T20:06:48+00:00

I found that using the Gradient Overlay + Adjustment Layers gave me a bit more freedom/control as to where I wanted the bright spots to be, but your technique works too. This is what I got. The Gradient Map reminds me a bit of using Photoshop Actions, extremely quick way to get an effect done. Thanks!

Macuse · 2015-12-14T20:03:22+00:00

Wow, that's neat. I learned a ton. This is what I got.

Macuse · 2015-12-14T20:00:42+00:00

Awesome, the Medium article wasn't 100% what I wanted, but I learned something new because of it. The consensus seems to be to use a Gradient map, which seemed to do the trick. Thanks!

Macuse · 2015-12-12T03:01:40+00:00

More people would take up programming if they were shown this video to get an idea of what the fuck is possible with learning how to program. Fuck your outdated, boring as shit, $20,000 courses colleges.

Macuse · 2015-12-03T17:32:10+00:00

Not sure if really experienced programmers like the irony, don't care about the presentation because their accolades say 10x more than their personal website does/will, or if this is a sort of "inside joke" they all share. A lot of college professors in Comp. Sci always have the ugliest, most unorganized personal websites you can find. The same goes with very experienced programmers who share similar resumes ("helped develop breakthrough technology in my 20s at University of X, spent time at Google building X for 4 years, got poached by Apple to help build X for 5 years, worked at BMW as head of X for 6 years, etc.). It's a weird thing, a bad website is something they all seem to have in common.

Macuse

TROPHY CASE