Josh Nielsen (Zencastr) \\ Creating the “perfect” podcasting platform

In today’s episode, we are joined by Josh Nielsen, a founder who launched his tech career as a Hackstar in Boulder. He then traveled all over the world, only to return to the Rockies to build and grow something new and very exciting, Zencastr. Josh is here today to talk to us about the trajectory of the podcasting industry, what podcasters need and how his platform is innovating, modern recording tools for quality conscious podcasters

Here’s a closer look at the episode:

• What brought Josh to the Rockies
• From Mechanical Engineering to Computer Engineering
• Early days at Mahalo
• TechStars Hackstar program
• Hackathon music production platform
• Moving to Australia
• Fast-tracking creating a new company
• How a quilting business comes into the story
• Why a podcasting platform?
• The problem with the available platforms
• Getting the first 100 users
• Moving to Thailand
• Making money while you sleep
• Josh’s return to the Rockies
• Solving more podcasting headaches
• What is unique about Zencastr
• Raising capital
• Bringing on a co-founder
• What’s next for Zencastr

Resources:

Zencastr Website: www.zencastr.com

Josh Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshnielsen/

Zencastr LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zencastr/

Josh Twitter: https://twitter.com/joshontheweb

Zencastr Twitter: https://twitter.com/zencastr