Alex Talks to a Podcasting Pioneer

StartUp Podcast

• Episode: Alex Talks to a Podcasting Pioneer
• Website: StartUp Podcast
• Feed URL: http://feeds.gimletmedia.com/hearstartup
• Duration: 00:48:28
• Published: 2019-05-17 12:10

Jeff Ullrich was a struggling business manager with a drinking problem and a waning sense of professional direction when, in 2010, he saw an opportunity: podcasting. It was a brand new medium, and no one had really tapped its potential. Together with comedian Scott Aukerman, Jeff founded Earwolf, one of the first podcast networks, and developed shows like How Did This Get Made? and Comedy Bang! Bang!. Jeff was one of the biggest names in the industry — and then he made a decision that got him erased from the history books.