The Podcast Accelerator: How to Grow Your Podcast · Mark Asquith

Squadcast Bought By Descript! Reaction, plus Podcast Movement 2023

·25 min

Mark Askwith analyzes the acquisition of Squadcast by Descript, offering both industry perspective and deeply personal founder insights. Drawing on his own experience selling Captivate to Global, Mark celebrates the Squadcast founders' achievement while addressing the founder burnout narrative. He discusses the psychological toll of startup life, the importance of work-life balance, and reframes acquisitions not as selling out but as selling up to achieve greater impact.

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A podcasting acquisition and event preview turn into a plainspoken case for balance, burnout relief, and founder reality.

Mark Askwith, co-founder and managing director of Captivate.fm, uses a podcasting acquisition and a Podcast Movement 2023 preview to make a blunt case for founder exits, burnout, salary pressure, mortgage pressure, and the need for a bit more balance.

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You want a grounded take on a podcasting acquisition and the Podcast Movement 2023 preview.

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