Just tried it. I spoke and it turned what I said into a letter, a TikTok script, a song, etc.

I can see how it'd be helpful for times when I know what I want to say but not how to say it.

Just ramble and it turns it into polished writing.

Thanks for trying it! Are there any outputs that you found to be particularly useful (or not useful)?

Most of my frustrations with AirPods could be eliminated if they connected to multiple devices at once. The back-and-forth does not work well.

I take full responsibility for not being able to tell the story well back then.

It’s my responsibility more than it is Rob’s.

It was January 2012. I was still learning how to coach the story out of my interviewees. I’ve done a lot of personal work over the last decade to get better and better at that.

I appreciate that Rob trusted me with such a vulnerable story back then. Rob, if you’re reading this thank you.

Aw, you're a star, Andrew. I really appreciate (and admire) the sentiment and thoughtfulness. (Although I still think that I dropped a bit of an unsalvageable mess on your lap!)

As a side note since you're here, I'm super psyched that you've taken the time to share what you've learned in your new book -- it's the next one up on my list for serious study, and I couldn't be more excited about it. Based on the reviews so far, it looks like you've written something really special and that I'm in for a real treat. Can't wait :)

That was probably my way of doing the pre-interview back then. Talking to the guest before we officially start.

What a bold move, Eric! What does a Minimum Viable Product for a stock exchange look like?

You’re looking at it. MVP doesn’t mean “fast” in some absolute sense. It just means fast compared to the underlying cycle time of the relevant industry. I think we did pretty well with this one.

That said, there were many many many MVPs that you don’t see that informed the direction we are at now.

In some way our private company tools are also an MVP of sorts: https://ltse.com/tools/

He gave me an incredibly detailed and fast response to an issue I was fact-checking.

His mic and camera skills improved a bunch over the trip. It’s inspiring to watch him grow as a creator

As a podcaster (Mixergy.com), I love this.

My listeners should never feel guilty about skipping ads.

If my ads aren't interesting or don't improve your life, you owe it to yourself to skip.

I keep working to improve my ads. Most recently: I hired a copywriter (Neville Medhora) to go over my ad reads. And today I recorded interviews with 10-second ads, instead of 3-minute ones.

If your listeners use this app they won't know whether the ads are interesting.

But Andrew, they don't care if you put effort in to curate ads that your listeners might find valuable, they just want to skip the ads regardless.

They want you to keep working your tail off, and entertaining them for free - they are apparently entitled to it.

If you read off your own ads live rather than playing recordings, there’s a good chance this app wouldn’t be able to differentiate them from your content in order to skip them automatically.

I’d also expect listeners to be much less likely to mind, since it would be such a nicer experience than the norm.

How did you find your copywriter? Just curious.

Is there a link to the audio download somewhere?

I can’t see it, but Id like to listen to this instead of reading it

It's been tough to find a bike from them.

I've been a happy customer for years (first in DC and now SF), but ever since they removed their electric bikes, their docks have been empty so often that I can't count on using them any more.