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Nir Zicherman: Looking Back at Anchor and the Future of Oboe
Nearly a decade after launching Anchor, cofounders Michael Mignano and Nir Zicherman have a new venture: Oboe. Oboe’s mission is to make humanity smarter through AI-powered tutors. The duo delves deep into their entrepreneurial journey, starting from the early days of Anchor to their latest venture, Oboe, where Nir is the CEO. They discuss the trials and errors of building Anchor, their vision for Oboe, and why AI-driven learning could revolutionize education. Additionally, they touch upon the evolution of social audio, challenges in growth marketing today, and answer questions from X.
Episode Chapters
(00:00) Introduction
(00:36) Reflecting on Anchor's Early Days
(02:08) Podcasting Challenges and Insights
(03:11) Introducing Oboe: The New Venture
(05:03) The Limitations of LLMs in Education
(09:40) Lessons from Being a Second-Time Founder
(13:04) The Evolution of Product Development
(17:36) Are MVPs relevant anymore?
(24:56) Reflecting on Social Audio and Anchor
(28:32) The Early Days of Anchor
(29:33) The Bet on Podcasting
(30:27) Distribution Challenges
(31:29) What if Anchor Had Pivoted to Video?
(34:14) The Future of Audio and Video
(37:30) Hybrid Work Model
(43:26) Acquisition by Spotify
(52:27) The Future of Learning with AI
(57:26) Closing Thoughts
Stay in touch:
www.lsvp.com
X: https://twitter.com/lightspeedvp
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lightspeed-venture-partners/
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The content here does not constitute tax, legal, business or investment advice or an offer to provide such advice, should not be construed as advocating the purchase or sale of any security or investment or a recommendation of any company, and is not an offer, or solicitation of an offer, for the purchase or sale of any security or investment product. For more details please see lsvp.com/legal.
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Nearly a decade after launching Anchor, cofounders Michael Mignano and Nir Zicherman have a new venture: Oboe. Oboe’s mission is to make humanity smarter through AI-powered tutors. The duo delves deep into their entrepreneurial journey, starting from the early days of Anchor to their latest venture, Oboe, where Nir is the CEO. They discuss the trials and errors of building Anchor, their vision for Oboe, and why AI-driven learning could revolutionize education. Additionally, they touch upon the evolution of social audio, challenges in growth marketing today, and answer questions from X.
Episode Chapters
(00:00) Introduction
(00:36) Reflecting on Anchor's Early Days
(02:08) Podcasting Challenges and Insights
(03:11) Introducing Oboe: The New Venture
(05:03) The Limitations of LLMs in Education
(09:40) Lessons from Being a Second-Time Founder
(13:04) The Evolution of Product Development
(17:36) Are MVPs relevant anymore?
(24:56) Reflecting on Social Audio and Anchor
(28:32) The Early Days of Anchor
(29:33) The Bet on Podcasting
(30:27) Distribution Challenges
(31:29) What if Anchor Had Pivoted to Video?
(34:14) The Future of Audio and Video
(37:30) Hybrid Work Model
(43:26) Acquisition by Spotify
(52:27) The Future of Learning with AI
(57:26) Closing Thoughts
Stay in touch:
www.lsvp.com
X: https://twitter.com/lightspeedvp
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lightspeed-venture-partners/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lightspeedventurepartners/
Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: generativenow.co
The content here does not constitute tax, legal, business or investment advice or an offer to provide such advice, should not be construed as advocating the purchase or sale of any security or investment or a recommendation of any company, and is not an offer, or solicitation of an offer, for the purchase or sale of any security or investment product. For more details please see lsvp.com/legal.
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