Question 1

What are the key takeaways from Chris Hutchins's episode on Lenny's Podcast?

Accepted Answer

1. Consistency beats talent in podcasting - just showing up weekly for 10 weeks puts you in the top 4% of all podcasts ever created. 2. Customer insights alone don't build products - you need to create internal excitement and repeat your vision constantly, just like founders do at every all-hands. 3. Focus on being someone's favorite podcast, not everyone's okay podcast - every episode should be someone's favorite, even if it's niche. 4. State your intent when pushing hard for ideas - saying 'all I care about is company success' prevents people from thinking you're acting out of self-interest. 5. Don't start a podcast unless you'd do it for free forever - most won't take off, but people who love the topic stick with it anyway.

Question 2

What does Chris Hutchins say about podcasting and content-creation?

Accepted Answer

"Yes, there are four million podcasts. However, there are only about 150,000 podcasts that have had 10 episodes and have published in the last 10 days. The easiest way to be in that top 3%, 4% is to just stick to it. If you just do an episode a week for 10 weeks, you're now in the top 4% of all podcasts." - Chris Hutchins "You think that customer research is all you need to build a product at a company, but figuring out how to create excitement internally and get buy-in from other teams because they're the ones that are going to build it. Sometimes you get caught up as a PM of like, 'Oh, we got the customer insights, we did the testing.' That's not the end of it." - Chris Hutchins "As a founder, I was like every week, 'Hey everybody, before we get started, this is the mission we're on, this is why we're doing it.' As a PM sometimes you're like, 'Well, I told people three weeks ago and it was in the top of the PRD.' I realized that same thing is true - you have to bring people along with you." - Chris Hutchins

Question 3

What are Chris Hutchins's views on podcasting, content-creation, product-management?

Accepted Answer

Chris Hutchins: "Yes, there are four million podcasts. However, there are only about 150,000 podcasts that have had 10 episodes and have published in the last 10 days. The easiest way to be in that top 3%, 4% is to just stick to it. If you just do an episode a week for 10 weeks, you're now in the top 4% of all podcasts." Chris Hutchins: "You think that customer research is all you need to build a product at a company, but figuring out how to create excitement internally and get buy-in from other teams because they're the ones that are going to build it. Sometimes you get caught up as a PM of like, 'Oh, we got the customer insights, we did the testing.' That's not the end of it."

Chris Hutchins

Launching and growing a podcast | Chris Hutchins (All the Hacks, Wealthfront, Google)

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Chris Hutchins

Launching and growing a podcast | Chris Hutchins (All the Hacks, Wealthfront, Google)

Chris Hutchins

Launching and growing a podcast | Chris Hutchins (All the Hacks, Wealthfront, Google)

TRANSCRIPT

Chris Hutchins

Launching and growing a podcast | Chris Hutchins (All the Hacks, Wealthfront, Google)