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68. Q1 Update: new features, struggles, hope

68. Q1 Update: new features, struggles, hope

Update: 2025-04-17
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In this episode we recap our Q1: what we shipped, distribution challenges, siloing engineering workstreams + a bunch of tangential topics.

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  • [00:00 ] Opening
  • [02:09 ] New feature: Chapters
  • [05:27 ] New feature: Following a.k.a. Podcast Inbox
  • [06:17 ] Feedback from Grumpy Old Geeks
  • [08:10 ] Ilya turning into full-time engineer
  • [12:02 ] We don't vibe code!
  • [14:49 ] AI summaries in the web app
  • [16:52 ] Full transcripts in the web app
  • [18:39 ] Web is the innovation platform
  • [19:45 ] Better sharing images
  • [21:01 ] New blogging framework
  • [24:08 ] Restarting marketing
  • [26:05 ] The distribution challenge
  • [27:13 ] Discoverability on App Store
  • [28:34 ] The cold start problem
  • [30:04 ] 1000 fans
  • [30:56 ] Distractions in Q1
  • [31:15 ] Spiking GCP costs
  • [33:52 ] LLM bots update
  • [34:28 ] Taxes
  • [37:55 ] Siloing
  • [39:20 ] Working in person again!
  • [40:11 ] What we're listening to
  • [48:20 ] Where people can find us

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