Michael Smith, CMO, NPR sits with Atul Prashar for his Financing New Media Ventures course to talk Media, Investing, Sports. (1:00) NPR, from Pres Johnson to TikTok. (5:00) Michael indirectly got Atul into VC. (11:30) Information Rabbit Holes. (14:20) Listening Demo…Tiny Desk concerts. (20:00) NPR vs Spotify: breaking music artists. (24:00) Why NPR, Michael? (32:15) Biz models: CNN+, TWTR, Long term bets. (39:20) Personality Driven News. (43:10) Flipping Audio to Video. (48:10) Venture opportunities. (51:45) International pod content that works here. (54:25) Web3 & Metaverse (57:00) YouTube gettin’ its Podcast on. (58:10) Tennis Conversation, revisited.
