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This week, I dive deep on Spotify, the exploding audio market, and a concept called Business Model Leverage. If you have any feedback on content or format, or have any ideas for topics I should touch on in the future, you can find me on Twitter @brettbivens and to stay up to date, you can sign up to the Venture Desktop newsletter at here. You can find all of the links from the episode below. Maffei — "When you sum it, we believe the ear is under-monetized versus the eye." "Audio...Liberty still loves you" (Sirius XM / Liberty Media Investor Day) Greg Maffei on CNBC Pandora — "We want a bigger Share of Ear in the expanding Audio Day" Gavin Baker — Monetization follow attention and engagement. Nicola Korzenko (Podfund) The Podcast Monetization Gap Spotify Q3 2019 Business Model Leverage BAML Research on Podcasts Blending genres of audio...Deep Cuts Retweetables — Semil on Followability Rereadables — Bill Gurley on the 10x Revenue Club Relistenables — A16Z, A Podcast About Podcasting Get on the email list at venturedesktop.substack.com