“The Open Podcast Podcast”, a weekly show about the Podcast Ecosystem and our attempt to build an open source analytics platform for podcast hosts. We believe that the Podcast ecosystem needs to remain open. Contrary to what some proprietary platforms believe, we think people value freedom and open standards. We believe that Podcast hosts can grow an audience without locking people in or being dependent on the big players. In this podcast we talk about ideas on how to make the podcast ecosystem more open and how we actively contributing to it by working on our project "Open Podcast"
https://redcircle.com/shows/open-podcast
episode 14: #14: The Holy Grail of Product Development
Finding customers for open source tools is important for the success of the project.
How do developers find customers for their tools? Do they just write code and wait for customers to jump on their product? Or do they talk to potential customers before they write their first line of code?
If you build an app that is not just a hobby project, customer acquisition is one of the most important things to do to ensure long term success. But customer acquisition is not easy; it takes time and effort.
In this episode, we talk about potential marketing channels for open source tools, how to find interview partners, and how to get feedback from potential customers. We will share our experience of building an application for podcast hosts and how we approached the market. We will share our learnings and insights and how we built a network of potential customers and partners.
Links- Open Podcast: https://openpodcast.dev
- Matthias Endler (https://mastodon.social/@mre)
- Wolfgang Gassler (https://twitter.com/schafele)
- Email: echo@openpodcast.dev
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/OpenPodcastDev
The theme music is U.S. Army Blues - Kelly’s Number and is licensed under Public Domain Mark 1.0 License.