207 Andrew Mason - Democratizing Podcast Production

I welcome for Round 2, visionary, entrepreneur, and founder of Groupon, Andrew Mason. Andrew is also the CEO of Descript, a digital media platform that enables audio editing through text, as opposed to waveforms. In this episode, we talk about the speech synthesis technology behind Descript and its impact on the podcasting community. Andrew speaks to his growth as a leader and discusses some of his ongoing projects. Finally, Andrew shares his thoughts on the monetization of podcasts and the exorbitant amount of new money that has been infused into the podcasting industry.