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Reid Hoffman and Brian Chesky on Handcrafting and Scaling Airbnb [pdf]

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Re: Reid Hoffman and Brian Chesky on Handcrafting and Scaling Airbnb [pdf]

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Post by simonebrunozzi »

As much as I like/respect/admire both Reid Hoffman and Brian Chesky, I find this podcast... terrible. So much that I had to stop listening to it after a few minutes.

I really hate the weird sounds and interruptions. It feels like a podcast designed to appeal to the masses, and to "overdo" every aspect of what a podcast should be.

I hope this is read as "constructive feedback", because that's the intention.

I listed to 10-12 podcasts a week, and I have never experienced this "repellence" to a single podcast, like this one. I believe this is the style of other podcasts of this series, if I recall correctly.

Am I the only one, or is there anybody else that shares the same feelings about it?

Re: Reid Hoffman and Brian Chesky on Handcrafting and Scaling Airbnb [pdf]

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Post by mansigandhi »

janvdberg wrote: post #3

This is a tremendous podcast. The guests and subjects are A+. It is a the best new podcast around (for me anyway). (Only point of criticism would be, there are too many little jingles and maybe one too many commercials).

Haha. Agree totally! Makes it feel too radio-y due to that.

Re: Reid Hoffman and Brian Chesky on Handcrafting and Scaling Airbnb [pdf]

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Post by joshpadnick »

janvdberg wrote: post #3

This is a tremendous podcast. The guests and subjects are A+. It is a the best new podcast around (for me anyway). (Only point of criticism would be, there are too many little jingles and maybe one too many commercials).

Funny, I listened to this recently and had exactly the same reaction. The cheesy audio jingles aside, the idea of contemplating your customer's experience in terms of stars ("What's a 1-star experience? What's a 6-star experience?") was a really neat way to think about product vision.

I also loved the idea that you can't just ask users "what would make this better?", but rather "what could we do that would make you tell all your friends about this?"

Overall, great examples of how when humanism comes first and tech comes second, the results can be magical.

Re: Reid Hoffman and Brian Chesky on Handcrafting and Scaling Airbnb [pdf]

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Post by cycomachead »

simonebrunozzi wrote: post #4

As much as I like/respect/admire both Reid Hoffman and Brian Chesky, I find this podcast... terrible. So much that I had to stop listening to it after a few minutes. I really hate the weird sounds and interruptions. It feels like a podcast designed to appeal to the masses, and to "overdo" every aspect of what a podcast should be. I hope this is read as "constructive feedback", because that's the intention. I listed t…

I've listened to all of them so far, but the jingles are pretty grating. They take away from the actual moment and become a distraction.

Re: Reid Hoffman and Brian Chesky on Handcrafting and Scaling Airbnb [pdf]

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Post by AVTizzle »

simonebrunozzi wrote: post #4

As much as I like/respect/admire both Reid Hoffman and Brian Chesky, I find this podcast... terrible. So much that I had to stop listening to it after a few minutes. I really hate the weird sounds and interruptions. It feels like a podcast designed to appeal to the masses, and to "overdo" every aspect of what a podcast should be. I hope this is read as "constructive feedback", because that's the intention. I listed t…

Honestly sounds like the work of a Fiver gigster to me. Super tacky.

Re: Reid Hoffman and Brian Chesky on Handcrafting and Scaling Airbnb [pdf]

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Post by reviewmon »

simonebrunozzi wrote: post #4

As much as I like/respect/admire both Reid Hoffman and Brian Chesky, I find this podcast... terrible. So much that I had to stop listening to it after a few minutes. I really hate the weird sounds and interruptions. It feels like a podcast designed to appeal to the masses, and to "overdo" every aspect of what a podcast should be. I hope this is read as "constructive feedback", because that's the intention. I listed t…

I liked the sound assist. I actually prefer this to a regular podcast format, which tends to get monotone sometimes. Reminds me a little bit of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibuiUXOTE4M

Re: Reid Hoffman and Brian Chesky on Handcrafting and Scaling Airbnb [pdf]

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Post by jamisteven »

janvdberg wrote: post #3

This is a tremendous podcast. The guests and subjects are A+. It is a the best new podcast around (for me anyway). (Only point of criticism would be, there are too many little jingles and maybe one too many commercials).

I kinda like the jingles, gives the podcast a bit of style and swag.
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