Inaugural Kalzumeus Podcast: Japan, Startups, A/B Testing, And More

http://www.kalzumeus.com/2011/12/01/inaugural-kalzumeus-podcast-japan-startups-ab-testing-and-more/

by zumda • 15 years ago

88 28 15 years ago

Thank you, thank you for the transcript. It makes podcasts so much nicer...

patio113• 15 years ago

Thank CastingWords and $115.50 for about 90% of it. (I did some light copy editing when I was concerned that our extemporaneous speaking didn't look intelligent when transcribed, but it made it about 60 minutes instead of a day.)

michael_dorfman2• 15 years ago

Both good decisions-- getting the transcription done cheaply, so it actually got done, and adding the "editor's notes" to add further context.

I'd definitely recommend this approach to all podcasts.

braindead_in• 15 years ago

Would love it if you can try out our service, Scribie.com once too. Just for comparison sakes.

tghw• 15 years ago

You didn't try routing it through Twilio's voice mail transcription?

(Mostly kidding...)

edw519• 15 years ago

Yes, thank you!

I thought I was the only one.

Patrick, I love almost everything you write, both here and on your blog, but the idea of listening to anything for more than 5 minutes drives me nuts. Maybe it's my OCD, or my need to focus deeply on my work, or maybe it's just that the podcast form does not deliver the data densely enough. I will probably read your 79 minute podcast transcription in under 10 minutes, without losing focus, and being eternally grateful.

Andrew Warner of mixergy did this sporadically at one time, but never enough. Andrew, if you're reading this, please do what Patrick has done, every time. I'll never miss another show of yours!

saturdaysaint• 15 years ago

or maybe it's just that the podcast form does not present the data densely enough.

You might find playing podcasts at faster speeds enjoyable/useful - any decent podcast app should let you play at 1.5x or 2x speed, which I find much more engaging for more informational podcasts (ie anything where comedic timing isn't critical).

AndrewWarner• 15 years ago

Thanks. We now do a new transcript for every single interview.

The demand was too big for me to ignore.

nhebb• 15 years ago

> I thought I was the only one.

You're definitely not. When scanning or seeking, Podcasts are to web communications as reel to reel is to data storage.

mmahemoff• 15 years ago

Good for SEO too.

JoachimSchipper• 15 years ago

A note to patio11: I had already closed the page when I saw this comment. Went back and happily read the whole transcript (I never listen to podcasts.)

You might want to make it more obvious that there is text on this page.

harisenbon3• 15 years ago

While I like the option for transcripted podcasts, I actually find that I listen to podcasts more than I would go through and read the transcripts (except for research / review later on).

Perhaps it's just a factor of having a long commute, but I love being able to load up my ipod with podcasts and just listening to them like I would the radio.

gsiener• 15 years ago

Awesome...is there a feed I can subscribe to?

patio113• 15 years ago

I just put " http://www.kalzumeus.com/feed/atom/ " into iTunes and it worked. YMMV. I'm not sure what the option is called in English and don't know if other clients will play well with Wordpress' atom feed.

ekanes• 15 years ago

Worked for me too. On a Mac:

iTunes > Advanced > Subscribe to Podcast

warp• 15 years ago

BeyondPod on Android has no trouble downloading the audio from that feed (it does show all posts though).

rokhayakebe• 15 years ago

You have to read the "Indian Translator & The 3 Authorities" story. This will make your day.

patio113• 15 years ago

As long as I'm mining the three longest years of my life for humor, my favorite incident was this one:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2312592

AbyCodes• 15 years ago

Best thing after SEO happened!

w1ntermute• 15 years ago

For anyone still wondering, T-corp is Toyota, based in nearby Nagoya.

> the problem is that Japan has been in a recession since about what, I think it’s ’90, ’92, something like that?

Eh, this isn't exactly accurate: https://www.economist.com/node/21538745

harisenbon3• 15 years ago

T-corp: You just didn't hear it from us. =)

Also, while I personally wouldn't call what Japan is in a "recession," that is how the Japanese refer to the current economic situation when compared to the bubble of the 80s. I wonder sometimes if the whole "recession" keyword is a method of social control, but that's getting into slightly tinfoil hat territory.

tom_b• 15 years ago

patio11 - you say pick up a book on a/b testing - recommendation?

xiaoma• 15 years ago

I was a huge fan of your earlier stuff, and wish you'd had a podcast like this long ago! I haven't listened to the podcast yet, but you've definitely got my attention for this one and the next one even if I don't like this one.

I hope you can remember what it took to get success in the first place and share some of that with listeners much in the way Andrew does on mixergy by asking entrepreneurs about the early days. Clearly there are some strategies that are highly effective for those who have already amassed great skills or made a name for themselves but not so effective for those who haven't.

Finally, I've noticed an ever increasing amount of your writing aimed at trying to push engineers to focus on less engineering and more business. This is understandable considering that it's the direction you took, but please remember that some of us have non-engineering business backgrounds and would love to learn how to improve on the tech side. Believe it or not, there are a lot of people who do a good job at sales and marketing of very low-tech things but struggle in internet/app driven businesses!

adrianwaj• 15 years ago

I wonder Patrick how you view the Fukushima disaster with regards to how it impacts Japan, and also yourself personally.

harisenbon3• 15 years ago

Just a comment about the ie6 usage that I mentioned in the podcast( http://www.ie6countdown.com/ )

I was speaking from old data from ie6countdown from last year. Apparently Japan has made great strides since then. (Currently at 6.5%)

Good be be corrected.

Sukotto• 15 years ago

Patrick. when AB testing your podcast, please try doing a 20 minute "snack size". I find I mostly have little pockets of time (i.e. when washing up after dinner) when I can listen to a podcast but anything longer than that requires me to set some time aside just to listen.

Inaugural Kalzumeus Podcast: Japan, Startups, A/B Testing, And More

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