🎙️Introducing Podsnacks: "Cliffsnotes for Podcasts"
There’s so many high quality podcasts but not enough time to listen to all of them. This was the problem that my girlfriend, SnackQueen, and I identified while we were in quarantine in Vermont.
In one day we ideated and launched a new startup. It’s called PodSnacks.
PodSnacks is like “CliffsNotes for Podcasts.”
🎙️ Mission: Democratize access to high quality podcast content
⏰ Problem: So many podcasts, so little time
đź“° Solution: Daily digest newsletter of the latest podcast episodes
The germ of the idea was SnackQueen’s. I extrapolated the problem and identified the business opportunity, and then drew up the blueprint. I created the logo (inspired by Apple), the name, designed the brand, and drove the format for the newsletter. SnackQueen is the builder with full editorial control. She selects the podcasts and writes the content.
PodSnacks Key Performance Indicator is âś… Time Saved.
If a podcast episode is 45 minutes and the email takes two minutes to read, then the subscriber has saved 43 minutes. This translates to dozens of hours per month in time savings. In my own experience, there’s no way I can consume 4-5 podcasts a week as my entire focus is on water. Thanks to PodSnacks, I now have a daily newsletter summarizing the key bites of information from the most recent podcasts.