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Smart Speakers PodcastThe 500ms Dash—Nikhil Gupta, VAPINikhil Gupta is the cofounder and CTO of VAPI. He’s been in the trenches building and scaling one of the biggest voice platforms in the world.On this episode, he explains how VAPI aims to create a voice-default future where we talk to all our computers—and goes deep into every step of VAPI’s voice pipelines and the technical challenges along the way.Some highlights:☎️ Massive scale: VAPI has processed 44 million voice calls on their platform, growing from a COVID-era one-click Zoom meeting button to a full voice infrastructure company used by thousan...
2025-04-0743 min
Smart Speakers PodcastYour AI interviewer will see you now—Varun Khurana, WayfasterVarun Khurana wants every job candidate to have the best possible chance to prove themselves for every job they apply to. He’s been in the trenches building with voice AI for 2+ years, and had some great nuggets to share:* 💬 How Wayfaster started: “Wayfaster started out as a way to interview your entire pipeline in a couple seconds... the only way you can really do that is using voice AI."* ⛔️Why AI video avatars are a no-go: "We tried avatars and every candidate hated it... I think it just makes candidates feel dumb. It's just like, why a...
2025-03-3139 min
Smart Speakers PodcastThe pipeline for voice—Kwindla Hultman Kramer, CEO of DailyMuch of my childhood was spent in my basement, dialing up other people’s computers to trade messages and play games.Kwin Kramer from Daily remembers that time, too—and says today's voice AI moment feels just like those early internet days. That sense of endless possibilities is back.His open-source project PipeCat has become the standard toolkit for voice agents. What began as an experiment now powers voice AI for OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and countless startups, making conversations feel natural and responsive.Some highlights:* That early internet feeling is back: "1995 to 1...
2025-03-2457 min
Smart Speakers PodcastThe craft behind voice AI magic with Tom ShaplandThis week, Tom Shapland shares his journey from agriculture tech to founding Canonical, a tool that helps voice AI developers understand and improve conversations by mapping call stages.Tom has deep experience in the voice world—we loved this conversation and we’re sure you will too!Linkshttps://canonical.chathttps://x.com/Tom_Shaplandhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-shapland-b4494212/Chapters0:00 - Intro1:05 - Welcome and first AI moment3:03 - Computer vision for thirsty plants5:50 - Explaining AI to farmers7...
2025-03-1745 min
Smart Speakers PodcastOlivia Moore, a16z: Voice as a wedgeVoice AI is having its moment, but pretty soon every company will be a voice company.Olivia Moore is the author of a16z’s market report on voice AI agents, which is a must-read if you’re interested in the space. She’s an amazing thinker and we cover a lot in this conversation, including:* Olivia's thesis that Voice AI is in it’s “internet in 1999” moment* The "wedge" strategy: using Voice AI to get in the door before transforming broader business operations* How recruiting became a surprising early adopte...
2025-03-1055 min
Smart Speakers PodcastVoice AI for Healthcare: Phil Markunas, Standard PracticeWe chat with Phil Markunas about his wild journey from Army staff sergeant to voice AI founder.Phil shares how Standard Practice evolved from a healthcare payment startup to building an AI assistant that handles complex insurance calls. Along the way, we learn about Phil's life in Japan, his Oreo obsession, and why he believes natural conversation is as hard as self-driving cars. I loved Phil’s concept of “success, but doof” — it neatly encapsulates just how hard it is to measure the success of AI voice calls.Stay tuned next week for our chat...
2025-03-0342 min
Smart Speakers PodcastEpisode 1: ChatGPT lies to usSmart Speakers is a podcast about voice AI. Our first guest is, of course, an AI: ChatGPT in advanced voice mode.We talk about:* Our journey since selling Chartable to Spotify in 2022: life inside Spotify, and Harish’s explorations outside corporate life in construction and factory tech* Starting to work together again last July* Exploring projects: a Chartable-like analytics platform for audiobooks, a text-to-speech bookmarking tool called Earmark, and finally experiments with voice AI* We interview ChatGPT, which is surprisingly good at podcast ad reads!* Harish thinks Ch...
2025-02-2447 min
Podnews Daily - podcast industry newsMurdoch’s Fox buys into Red Seat VenturesSponsored by Riverside. Create studio-quality recordings, edit in seconds, and repurpose effortlessly—all with Riverside’s latest updates. Trusted by top podcasters and brands like Tim Ferriss, Ali Abdaal, and Spotify, it’s their go-to creation platform. Try Riverside today and grow your podcast!
Red Seat Ventures has been acquired by Tubi Media Group, part of Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corporation. Red Seat Ventures makes shows with people like Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly and Piers Morgan. Terms weren’t disclosed.
Amy Poehler is to launch a new podcast with Spotify’s The Ringer. The actor, who spoke at Evolutions i...
2025-02-1104 min
Smart Speakers PodcastSmart Speakers coming Monday Feb 24th!Smart Speakers—the podcast about voice AI—is launching on Monday, February 24th! Subscribe now at https://smartspeakers.fm This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.smartspeakers.fm
2025-02-0500 min
The Feed The Official Libsyn Podcast272 Restarting Your Podcast, Updating Your Podcast and YouTube Podcasts StrategiesSpotify for podcasters now has comments; something we were not prepared for regarding AI & older tech blogs; what if you've podfaded because - life - and now you're ready to start back up again. What to do? More YouTube and video podcasting strategy; the Podcast Host's 2024 Podcaster Gear Survey! Stats, mean and median numbers and oh so much more 📌 APPLICATION FOR YOUTUBE FOR PODCASTERS STUDY! Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message on Spe...
2024-07-161h 07
Tech TalksUnderstanding data and your audience with Chartable and Spotify.This week's show features guests on the East and West Coasts of the USA.
First we go to New York to speak to the man behind podcast analytics at Chartable, Dave Zohrob. Then we're talking to Larry Gadea about the office experience.
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2022-12-131h 01Tech TalksUnderstanding data and your audience with Chartable and Spotify.This week's show features guests on the East and West Coasts of the USA.
First we go to New York to speak to the man behind podcast analytics at Chartable, Dave Zohrob. Then we're talking to Larry Gadea about the office experience.
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2022-12-131h 01
Build Your SaaSWhat's it like getting acquired by Spotify? (Dave Zohrob from Chartable)Dave Zohrob is the co-founder of Chartable (a podcast analytics startup), talks about selling his company to Spotify in February 2022. Highlights (go straight to 🔥 for the best stuff):1:00 – What's the Spotify office in New York like?5:24 – Dave's first startup: he started an indie record label (Tellall Records)7:12 – Founding in Chartable in 20178:00 – Behind the scenes: talking to Chris Enns (our editor at Lemon Productions)9:50 – Dave's first business as a kid: publishing programming tutorials on the internet (Qbasic.com)12:25 – What made you want to make money on the internet?14:25 – Do all geeks have the intuition to start a business? (Justin...
2022-06-1455 min
Screw It Just DO It with Alex ChisnallChartable & Spotify Taking Digital Audio to the Next Level with Dave Zohrob Welcome to Episode #443 with Dave Zohrob, Co-Founder of Chartable, the leading podcast analytics and attribution service. During this episode, we talk about all about podcasting and discuss why you need to have a podcast for your brand. Here are some highlights: Good work takes time and through time, you get better at it. If you're looking to build a business, the most important thing is solving important problems for customers. If it doesn't solve their problems, then it doesn't matter. For a startup, everything takes longer to grow. Don't be impatient. There is so much to learn and so much t...
2022-05-1558 min
Sounds ProfitableUnsavory Developments At Stitcher After Buyout + 5 other stories for Mar 25, 2022Today on The Download; A new article shines light on unsavory developments at Stitcher after their buyout, Chartable is shuttering SmartAds, and this year’s edition of The Infinite Dial was unveiled at Podcast Movement: Evolutions. Last Friday, Tom Webster published an installment of I Hear Things titled Podcasting’s Most Controversial Statistic. The statistic in question relates to an experiment run by Edison Research’s Podcast Consumer Tracker. The parameters of the experiment were simple: discern how many networks an advertiser would have to buy run-of-network spots to reach at least half of weekly podcast listeners, accounting for unduplicated reach...
2022-03-2509 min
Leaders of B2B Podcast - Interviews on Business Leadership, B2B Sales, B2B Marketing and Revenue GrowthCustomer Engagement and Product: A Case Study from Podcasting with Dave Zohrob of ChartableDave Zohrob, co-founder & CEO of Chartable, joins Jake Jorgovan to talk about his startup journey. Chartable helps podcast producers and advertisers with analytics and attribution which provide valuable insight on views, campaign results, and reach. Zohrob shares that the company’s value lies with the product. Zohrob started podcasting after leaving his job. This allowed him to understand the business problems faced by podcasters. His pedigree in engineering, along with his co-founder, made it possible to make an efficient and effective product. He was able to make Chartable agnostic for any industry and audience.Being cus...
2021-10-0624 min
Recorded Content - Helping B2B marketers use a podcast for content marketingThe easiest way to measure the ROI of your branded podcast with Dave Zohrob"Podcasts used to be treated just like radio, and they're not radio." By saying this, Dave Zohrob, today's guest of Recorded Content, shows his love and dedication to the podcast medium. In fact, this love inspired him to start developing a platform called Chartable: Podcast Analytics & Attribution. In this episode of Recorded Content, Dave, the CEO and co-founder of the company, talks about how Chartable can help individuals and businesses measure the impact of their branded podcast.Dave points out that global changes such as the recent pandemic haven’t destroyed the podcast market and pre...
2021-08-1638 min
Sounds ProfitableSP Profiles: Branded Podcasts w/ Dave ZohrobSounds Profitable gets to hear some of the best ideas and learn from the best researcher in the business. Unfortunately, that brilliance is sometimes overlooked because we're taught that what the company sells and the education they provide are too intertwined. It’s hard to sort out sales and marketing from universally valuable data.So we want to highlight those bits of brilliance, and put a spotlight on these incredible ideas and excellent educational resources. This month we're talking with Dave Zohrob, CEO of Chartable, about an amazing study they did looking into Branded Podcasts.Link to Dave's St...
2021-08-0842 min
Podcasting EssentialsS5E6 Data driving podcast audience growthPodcast tracking and measurement tools are developing rapidly, providing data-driven direction for brands and producers alike. Dave Zohrob, co-founder of Chartable, talks to co-hosts Nick Schildberger and Nicole Goodman about analytics, attribution and how Chartable is enabling the growth of podcast audiences. References Chartable:Chartable: Podcast Analytics & Attribution - Chartable Podcast Day 24:Podcast Day 24 – The planet's podcasting conference Podcasting Essentials is produced by: SoundCartelsoundcartel.com.au+61 3 9882 8333See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2021-06-0127 min
Chartable Radio2020 Podcast Trivia, and Predictions for 2021In this episode, we play a game of podcast trivia using data and trends we saw in content and listening behavior in 2020, and then share some predictions and what we hope will happen for podcasters and the podcasting industry in 2021.Our hosts this week are Aaron Dowd (Account Manager), Dave Zohrob (Co-founder and CEO, and Karo Chakhlasyan (Chief Operating Officer).Be sure to also check out Dave's 2020 Year in Review blog post for more insights and some sweet, sweet graphics.Links:Subscribe to Chartable RadioFollow Chartable on TwitterSign up for a free...
2021-03-0938 min
Sounds ProfitableThe Wild West of Podcasting and the Apple Watch, w/ Dave ZohrobWas the Apple Watch double dipping numbers on podcast downloads? Did the IAB do anything to fix it? Does the fix actually help?Key Links:
Dave Zohrob of Chartable
Article: https://soundsprofitable.com/update/apple-watch-os-downloads
-----Download numbers are an incredibly important metric, but how can we regulate their legitimacy? Dave Zohrob and Chartable have answers, and Bryan is more than eager to talk about the good practices of advertisers, as well as the bad.-----Credits:
Hosted by Bryan Barletta of Sounds Profitable - bryan@soundsprofitable.com
Audio engineering by Ian Powell
Executive produced by Evo Terra of Simpler Media
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2021-02-0725 min
Sonic InsightsPodcast Analytics Startup Chartable Raises $2.25M Seed - Sonic InsightsChartable, a startup that creates Podcast analytics & attribution for publishers and advertisers, just raised $2.25 million in seed funding. The funding was led by Initialized Capital, which also contributed to Chartable’s $1.5 million round last year and includes participation from Naval Ravikant, Greycroft Partners, The Fund, and Weekend Fund.
Insights:
- Background of the Founders of Chartable, Dave Zohrob and Harish Agarwal, and how their frustrations running their own podcast, Hacker News, led to Chartable.
- Quick overview of their Podcast Analytics and Attribution products for publishers and advertisers including Smart Ads...
2020-09-1503 min
Podcast Me AnythingChartable's Dave Zohrob Returns to talk Smart PromosDave Zohrob, Co-founder and CEO of Chartable is back with me today to talk about a new feature called Smart Promos. Smart Promos is a tool that traces listeners who hear an ad for your podcast and then download your podcast. This is the first time we’ve been able to measure the impact of podcast to podcast promotion.Chartable helps publishers understand and grow their audience and help advertisers figure out if the ads they’re buying are actually working. We talk about how Chartable works, how they protect the privacy of listeners, and some of the co...
2020-08-2015 min
Podcast Junkies - Storytelling Interviews & Conversations with Podcasters Podcasting Passionately229 Dave Zohrob - An Analytical Approach to Podcasting05:37 – Harry welcomes to the podcast, Dave Zohrob who speaks his background and roots, the impact of Covid-19 and how Dave got involved in podcasting 17:40 – Harry and Dave discuss podcast analytics and Dave shares the genesis story of his company, Chartable 27:43 – Data and insights that Dave has gleaned through his work with Chartable 33:43 – Dave speaks to the decision to raise funds from outside investors 42:37 – Best practices for business owners looking to expand their branded podcasts 49:12 – The first piece of tech that Dave recalls from his early life 54:03 – What is something that Da...
2020-07-3156 min
Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech LeadersS3 E2: Dave Zohrob, ChartableDave Zohrob has been coding since before he can remember. He is among the crews where their Dad's bought TRS-80's hooked up to the TV and loaded games from tape drives. He loves music, and even ran a small record label in San Francisco. But nowadays, he focuses on his family with two little kids. While working at Angelist, he and his co-founder decided to start another thing together... the problem was, they didn't know what to build. Dave had been a podcast listener for a long time, but never really thought about what was under the hood...
2020-07-2827 min
Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech LeadersSeason 3 - TrailerComing soon... we will be releasing Season 3 of the Code Story podcast. With 2 seasons under our belt, we've dialed into the founder tidbits that you want to hear most. And, we are going to take a few new approaches to how we shape those conversations, produce those episodes, and bring your favorite show to life. You'll hear from amazing guests, such as Cole Raven of Podchaser, Dave Zohrob or Chartable and Mark Hendricks of Wild Ventures. And in these interviews, we continue to uncover the stories you want to hear most - stories around success, mistakes, scaling, building and maki...
2020-07-1501 min
Media RoundtableEpisode 5: Dave Zohrob, Co-Founder and CEO of ChartableIn Episode #5 Dan speaks with Dave Zohrob, Co-Founder and CEO of Chartable. Dave talks COVID-19, Joe Rogan, and everything podcast from atop his treasure chest of data and with an impeccable wardrobe.
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2020-05-271h 06
Create Reach InspireDave Zohrob on the Future of PodcastingI recently had the opportunity to chat with Dave Zohrob, founder of podcast analytics and attribution platform, Chartable.
We talk about why analytics are useful to podcasters and share our predictions for where podcasting is heading in the near future. Learn how to grow your podcast in 2020 by listening to this episode of Create Reach Inspire.
2020-03-0640 min
HOLIDAY PARTY!SEPTEMBER 30 2019 – INTERNATIONAL PODCAST DAY! with Amy CowanHAPPY INTERNATIONAL PODCAST DAY! Join us as we celebrate the thing that we're doing while we're celebrating it! Today we're partying with pal and beloved guest Amy Cowan (aacowan.com)!! LET'S PARTY!! Find Holiday Party online – Patreon: patreon,com/HOLIDAYPARTY Twitter: @HOLIDAYPARTYPOD / Instagram: HOLIDAYPARTYPODCAST / Facebook: @HOLIDAYPARTYPODCAST / HOLIDAYPARTYPODCAST.COM Find Alyssa – Twitter: @alyssapants / Instagram: lettertalkpodcast / alyssapants.com Find Disa – Twitter: @cinnamonenemy / Spotify: open.spotify.com/user/1243777842 SHOW NOTES History/Fun facts about the holiday According to Wikipedia, a podcast is “an episodic series of digital audio or video files which a user can downlo...
2019-09-301h 26
Podcast Me AnythingExploring Chartable's New Smartlinks FeatureDave Zohrob, co-Founder and CEO of Chartable, and co-host of Hacker Daily, explains how podcasters can best use their new SmartLinks feature to know whether or not people clicking on their podcast links are ultimately converting into listeners. You can try our new SmartLink we set up for Podcast Me Anything https://link.chtbl.com/ChartableIntv.
2019-05-1730 min
Podcast Me AnythingExploring Chartable's New Smartlinks FeatureDave Zohrob, co-Founder and CEO of Chartable, and co-host of Hacker Daily, explains how podcasters can best use their new SmartLinks feature to know whether or not people clicking on their podcast links are ultimately converting into listeners. You can try our new SmartLink we set up for Podcast Me Anything https://link.chtbl.com/ChartableIntv.
2019-05-1730 min
Build Your SaaSBurn it all to the groundJon and Justin are back from Portland and wrestling with ideas, bots, and CMSes:Justin's spouse wants to know why we wouldn't sell for $5 million (and each get $2.5 million)Jon found some bot traffic that we need to eliminate from our analytics, and it's giving him a Postgres headache.Justin is trying a bunch of different CMS options: Vapid, Statamic in an effort to get off WordPress.★ Thanks to our sponsors:Balsamiq: They make a low-fidelity wireframing tool, specifically geared for non-designers. Get in the zone, and I feel creative right away. Try out th...
2019-05-0749 minBuild Your SaaSIs this the best time to start a podcasting startup?Dave Zohrob, the CEO of Chartable, chats with Justin about bootstrapping a startup in the podcast space. We cover:Why Jon and Justin started TransistorNavigating co-founder relationshipsHow to stand out and build a podcast audience in 2019Our thoughts on Anchor (this was recorded pre-acquisition)This is a re-broadcast of the Chartable Radio podcast.★ Thanks to our sponsors:Alitu.com: Alitu removes all the tech headaches associated with producing your podcast. They take care of processing, editing & publishing your podcast. Go to Alitu.com and check out their video demo.Podcastinsights.com: If yo...
2019-02-1351 minChartable RadioJames Cridland, Editor, Podnews.netOur guest this month is James Cridland, Radio Futurologist and Editor of podnews.net, the on-demand audio industry's must-read daily newsletter. Topics covered include: - the early days of Podnews - how podcasting fits in with radio - a global perspective on podcasting - what, if anything is holding podcasting back - podcast stats and charts - and James' favorite podcasts of 2018 If you don't already subscribe, you should! https://podnews.net Interviewed by Dave Zohrob, co-founder of Chartable.com, the best podcast analytics and...
2019-01-2800 min
Chartable RadioJames Cridland, Editor, Podnews.netOur guest this month is James Cridland, Radio Futurologist and Editor of podnews.net, the on-demand audio industry's must-read daily newsletter. Topics covered include: - the early days of Podnews - how podcasting fits in with radio - a global perspective on podcasting - what, if anything is holding podcasting back - podcast stats and charts - and James' favorite podcasts of 2018 If you don't already subscribe, you should! https://podnews.net Interviewed by Dave Zohrob, co-founder of Chartable.com, the best podcast analytics and...
2019-01-2834 min