I just saw this banner fly over San Francisco.
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I just saw this banner fly over San Francisco. Pocket FM says it has reached about $500M ARR, more than 2x last year. 250M+ listeners. About 70% of revenue from the US. 135+ minutes of listening per user per day. This is not simply an audio app. They built a microtransaction engine around 10 minute serialized stories. Cliffhanger. Coin unlock. Next episode. Their latest launch, Sherpa, is an AI narrative engine that uses retention data to help creators make the next episode stick. A plane is marketing. Engagement, monetization, and US growth are what matter. Audio may be getting its TikT
Posted by Robert Scoble (605.2k followers) 1 h ago · 31 likes · 7.4k views · view the original post on X. Kept by the AI Radar as AI business. Tools mentioned: Sherpa by Pocket FM.
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