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

Re:Reid Hoffman and Brian Chesky on Handcrafting and Scaling... by simonebrunozzi on Monday June 12, 2017 @01:57AM (#14535400)

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?

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Re:Reid Hoffman and Brian Chesky on Handcrafting and Scaling... by heymijo on Monday June 12, 2017 @12:29PM (#14538531)

I agree on the audio production but maybe it's just a taste I have not acquired.

What really surprised me is how lauded this podcast has been. I was expecting at least the level of depth of YC's Startup School series from a few years ago, hoping for even more insight. The kind of depth I imagine was in Hoffman's 'blitzscaling' course. It never reached that level and even seemed less detailed than NPR's How I Built This.

The podcast seems geared to a more general audience, which is why I have been befuddled by many who are deeply entrenched the startup/valley/software worlds praising it as a must-listen.

I do echo your respect/like/admiration for Chesky and Hoffman. This free podcast they have made is just not for me.

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Re:Reid Hoffman and Brian Chesky on Handcrafting and Scaling... by cycomachead on Monday June 12, 2017 @03:03AM (#14535568)

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.

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Re:Reid Hoffman and Brian Chesky on Handcrafting and Scaling... by leekyle on Monday June 12, 2017 @08:41PM (#14542228)

I agree. I have an allergy to highly edited podcasts. I got into podcasts to here unfiltered conversations that you wouldn't see on TV or here on radio.

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Re:Reid Hoffman and Brian Chesky on Handcrafting and Scaling... by jamisteven on Monday June 12, 2017 @11:12AM (#14537924)

I found the sound blips to be entertaining, and refreshing compared to other podcasts, but thats just me. I can see how it would be distracting for others.

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Re:Reid Hoffman and Brian Chesky on Handcrafting and Scaling... by reviewmon on Monday June 12, 2017 @10:44AM (#14537742)

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

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Re:Reid Hoffman and Brian Chesky on Handcrafting and Scaling... by AVTizzle on Monday June 12, 2017 @04:45AM (#14535871)

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

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Re:Reid Hoffman and Brian Chesky on Handcrafting and Scaling... by splap on Monday June 12, 2017 @12:11PM (#14538388)

It isn't. Audio production was done by respected pros.

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Re:Reid Hoffman and Brian Chesky on Handcrafting and Scaling... by thearn4 on Monday June 12, 2017 @02:03PM (#14539400)

The same thing led me to stop listening to Radiolab too.

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