Published inBuilding Jam — the transcriptsNew features: Listening History and Always-latest PlaylistPETE: There’s a concept in the world … of startups and venture funding called the “earned secret” → best described as the unique insights…Sep 1, 202242Sep 1, 202242
Spotify, Gimlet, and the future of podcastingSpotify is in advanced talks to buy Gimlet Media, according to ReCode and the WSJ. Here’s why this is either a huge deal for podcasting……Feb 3, 2019223Feb 3, 2019223
Published inPete’s notes on …Notes on Constraints and DistributionI’m still trying to figure out some theories around content distribution and discovery. Notes on… is a collection of some of my work…Mar 3, 2016127Mar 3, 2016127
The first three rules of data analysisDon’t underestimate their significanceFeb 25, 20161472Feb 25, 20161472
Published inPete’s notes on …Notes on “A Tennis Racket”BuzzFeed and BBC Radio’s File on 4 collaborated on an investigation into match-fixing in tennis and found that 16 top-50 players have…Jan 18, 201696Jan 18, 201696
A man walks into Starbucks (2015/16 edition)A man walks into Starbucks, closely followed by the shoes he’d been admiring in the window of the shop next door.Dec 31, 201529514Dec 31, 201529514
How many floppy disks do you need to fit an article from The Atlantic?In case your experience with computers started after 2010, this:Oct 28, 20152979Oct 28, 20152979
Published inPete’s notes on …Notes on the Reuters Institute Digital News ReportOxford University’s Reuters Institute has just published its annual report into Digital News consumption: an impressively big study of 20+…Jun 18, 201523Jun 18, 201523
Published inPete’s notes on …Notes on Facebook Instant ArticlesWTF is taking 8 seconds? At the core of Facebook’s case is that the average article takes eight seconds to load. We’ve known forever that…May 13, 2015123May 13, 2015123
Published inRun HopMAU is a bad metric, and Twitter’s recent stock fluctuations prove itTwitter grew its number of monthly active users (MAUs) 18% this quarter, meeting predictions and breaking the 300 million mark. The company…Apr 30, 201516Apr 30, 201516
Published inRun HopThe Session ObsessionWe should stop caring about outdated session and visit-based metricsApr 16, 2015321Apr 16, 2015321
Published inRun HopShould I care about the unsubscribe rate for my new email?Probably not.Apr 6, 20152Apr 6, 20152
Published inRun HopAudience of OneThe most profound thing I’ve heard about audience measurement.Mar 20, 201512Mar 20, 201512
Published inRun HopDon’t be mean; be medianMedians are hard, but worth the effortMar 6, 2015251Mar 6, 2015251
Downloads, listens, listeners, and about those podcast numbersHow many people are really listening to Serial?Dec 12, 20141323Dec 12, 20141323
Published inThe Medium BlogBuilding Medium’s Internal NetworkOne of the big advantages of writing on Medium is that you have access to a potential audience of millions, right here on one platform.Aug 22, 20141231Aug 22, 20141231