
Middle Men: Explaining Concepts You've Engrained And Subsequently Forgotten
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There are some subtle differences that Fountain is doing compared to other podcast apps using the advertising model, but explaining them takes a lot of nuance.
In Episode #311 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: James Cridland's reaction to our supporter leaderboard, the Petar version of 'Kilroy was here', fee and split talks going on in Podcasting 2.0, the real culprits behind the Nigerian Prince scams, why I like being a fence sitter, some announcements on some mini changes upcoming.
As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!
Timeline:
(0:00) - Meandering explanation
(0:33) - James Cridland likes our leaderboard
(3:35) - Petar the Slav is everywhere
(8:54) - Splits and middlemen
(11:51) - Data and advertising
(17:14) - Nigerian prince scammers weren't princes or Nigerians
(19:19) - Not being able to explain deeply held beliefs
(22:43) - Fence sitting: Good or bad?
(30:05) - Less crypto, more handstands
(33:39) - Juan's Mere Mortals Web 3 venture
(35:48) - V4V onboarding
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