It’s looking like Jason Calacanis, Peter Rojas and Dave Winer are seriously talking about making an MP3 player that is specifically designed to play podcasts. I’m interested in this for two reasons.
Firstly, I’m a very big podcast listners. I’ve been fascinated by the medium since I discovered it just over a couple of years ago. It has changed my life in many ways, opened my life up to an incredible array of new ideas that would never have been possible previously. I find now that the time I spend listening to my ipod is almost exclusively devoted to podcast listening. Obviously the possibility of making that experience better is very exciting.
Secondly and perhaps more importantly, I’m interested because it will be an unparalleled oportunity to learn how to use the web to make money. Dave has written and talked about how to make money on the internet many times before and recently I’ve been exploring how these ideas apply to the industry that I work in.
I’ve listened to Jason many times on the Gilmor Gang and also on his new podcast and I have no doubt that he’s a guy who has incredible vision and an ability to get the job done. I don’t have any real knowledge of Peter but as the co-founder and editor in chief of Engadget there’s no doubt that he would fit perfectly in this trio.
A guy who with a new philosophy on how to make products, a guy who’s extremely sharp and knows how to get stuff done, and a guy who has an incredible understanding of his audience. Leverage all this with the ability that all three have to use their personal media platforms and you have at the very least something that will be fascinating to watch. Who said building a business can’t be entertaining.
How to make money on the internet: the case study.
Links to the first few conversations: Jason, Peter, Dave, Jason.
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